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BASIC BEHAVIOR AND OBEDIENCE SERIES

BASIC BEHAVIOR & OBEDIENCE 

(ANY age)

This is an excellent class for those who are trying to overcome minor behavior issues or learn and understand basic behavior and obedience, including manners. Your family will learn how to better understand your dog and to communicate more clearly with them through better handling and using commands that your dog will learn to understand.

1.5 hours, 1 day per week, for 7 weeks

Current Class Schedule BBO Orientation Packet

BEYOND BASICS

(Prerequisites: Successful Competition of BASIC BEHAVIOR & OBEDIENCE)

Take the next step in furthering your dog’s education and enroll in our Beyond Basics class. We will continue from where you left off in Basics and in our Beyond Basics class you will work teaching your dog how to respond to commands using leash drag and long-line techniques that build to off leash obedience.

1 hour, 1 day per week, for 7 weeks

Current Class Schedule BBO Orientation Packet

Specialty Classes

RALLY LEVEL

Beginning and Continuous 

(Prerequisites: completed BBO)

This class will refine some of the skills you have learned in Basic Behavior and Obedience. We will also introduce some new skills that will not only be used in Competition Obedience but will make your dog a better companion. The main objective of competition obedience is to showcase dogs that have been trained to behave in the home, in public places, and in the presence of other dogs, in a manner that will reflect positively on the dog and handler. Even if you don’t have aspirations of gaining titles (which are available in several different venues to both purebred dogs and mixes) this class is a great way to continue to build your relationship with your canine team mate. Emphasis will be placed on building the team using positive reinforcement.

1 hour, 1 day per week, for 7 weeks

CONFORMATION HANDLING CLASS

This drop-in class is for practicing with your Conformation show dog. Our team of Instructors have years of experience in profes-sional handling of show dogs to guide you through the process of getting your dog from promising youngster to finished Champion!

This is a drop-in class held once (1) a week

AGILITY LEVEL 1-4

(Prerequisites: completed BBO or have instructor approval)

Introduction to Agility (dogs should be 6 months or older to do this class) Emphasis is on building a working relationship between dog and handler in agility, with work on handler/dog focus. Emphasis on positive reinforcement. Through the course of the 4 clas-ses, dogs are introduced to all of the equipment and to performing the skills needed to successfully compete in Agility.

1 hour, 1 day per week, for 7 weeks

TRICKS PLUS

(Prerequisites: completed BBO or have instructor approval)

Many behavior problems result from bored dogs and owners who don’t know how to play with them. In Tricks Plus, you will not only learn positive techniques to teach your dog a variety of fun and useful tricks but we also cover other ways to engage your dog! Some of the tricks covered are: rollover, crawl, fetch, bow, and even putting their toys away.

1 hour, 1 day per week, for 7 weeks