Perfect Puppy

Wednesdays @ 8:00-9:00pm, November 4 - December 9 (no class on November 18)

For a teenage dog, the world is full of temptation and distraction: Chicken bones on the street, other dogs, Pizza on the coffee table. Too much fun to come when called.  In this class, we continue your dogs education and socialization into becoming easygoing, well mannered pups who listen to their parents.

This class includes the following:

• Impulse control - Learn about distance, distractions, and duration-the basis for advanced doggie education.
• Manners - Build on your pup’s existing skills. Take sit, down, watch me, and loose leash walking to the next level.
• New learning - It’s time to add the tougher stuff. “ Go settle”, longer sit & down stays and more.
• Rocket recall - Want a dog that boomerangs back to you at the dog park? This is the way.
• Flexibility - We’re working on off leash heel.
• Fun - Always!

Prerequisites:

Puppy Kindergarten or the equivalent. Pups must be 5-10 months at start of class.

Good Manners 1 (Beginner Obedience)

Wednesdays @ 6:00-7:00pm, November 4 - December 9 (no class on November 18)
Saturdays @ 11:00am-12:00pm, November 7 - December 12 (no class on November 21)

Your dog's next step towards becoming a Good Manners dog that all your family and friends will envy.  We practice exquisite manners.

This class includes the following:

• Generalization - Learn how to take distance, distraction, and duration into the world.
• Recall when it counts - Test your dog's recall at the dog park and be amazed at the results.
• Loose- Leash in a crowd - Stroll through a busy shopping district with a well-mannered pooch at your side.
• Leave it - Always. Cement your dog’s resistance to temptation.
• Café-quality stay - Practicing long down stays with distractions that earns you a dog you can take anywhere.
• Heel - Off-leash
• Fun - Always!

Age Requirement:

Dogs must be 1 year or older.

Canine Connection

Wednesdays @ 6:00pm, November 4 - November 25

This class includes the following:

• Learn how to increase your dog's attentions and focus on you!
• Build a better relationship between you and your dog
• Teach your dog fun tricks
• Play games
• Make leash walking more fun and productive
• Build a good foundation for obedience, agility and therapy dog training
• Take the "serious" out of dog training with a more relaxed approach

Beginner Agility

Tuesdays @ 6:00pm November 3 - December 8
Saturdays @ 9:00am November 7 - December 12

This class will teach handler and dog alike the basic working knowledge and foundation so dogs will perform with ease and confidence.

This class includes the following:

• Preparing your dog physically and mentally
• Effectively communicate with one another to move together as a team
• Fun advanced heeling exercises and flat work

Equipment that will be used in this class:

Tire, Open tunnel, Collapsed tunnel, Jumps, A-frame, Wobble plank (intro to the teeter totter), Pause table, Slightly raised planks (intro to the dog walk)

Prerequisites:

Basic level obedience (or permission from instructor), the ability for handler to keep dog focused.

Intermediate Agility

Saturdays @ 10:00am November 7 - December 12

This class will teach handler and dog alike the basic working knowledge and foundation so dogs will perform with ease and confidence.

This class includes the following:

• Perfecting performance on agility obstacles familiarized in Agility 101
• Weave pole training; two different methods up to six poles
• Familiarizing the teeter totter and the dog walk at full height
• Maneuvering dogs successfully around obstacle sequences and agility courses

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of Beginners Agility - must be proficient on all obstacles covered in Beginners Agility (no weaves)

Advanced Level Agility

Wednesdays @ 7:00pm November 4 - December 9


Fun is first and foremost! This class moves up for those ready for the competition level agility course while obstacle discrimination and distance handling are perfected. Instruction will tailor to your level and the course will be set at specific skill levels.

Each week a competition-level agility course or sequence of obstacles will be set and with the instructor's help, each student will analyze the course and choose a strategy to maneuver around the course successfully with their dogs.

This class includes the following:

• Front and back crosses
• Serpentines
• Threadles
• Obstacle discrimination
• Distance handling

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of Beginners and Intermediate level agility classes.

Private Agility Lessons

Private lessons will also be available for those who are interested in higher level training or for dogs that may have issues that would prohibit them from being in a group class environment (aggression or fear factors etc.)