Training Classes
Puppy Class
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Puppy class is an 8 week class for pups ages 10 weeks to 1 year old. The class covers how to use positive reinforcement training in all aspects of puppy raising and training. The class will cover topics like house training, mouthing/nipping, chewing, jumping, socialization, stages of development and crate training and more:
Basic
-Name Recognition
-Watch
-Come
-Sit & Down
-Walk on a leash
Manners
-Mouthing
-Barking
-House Breaking
-Crate Training
-Leave it & Drop it
Socialization
-Greeting people politely
-Proper play
Basic Obedience I
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Offers basic manners that can be applied in and around the house. This class is best for dogs 1 year and older. Suitable for rescue dogs and those with no prior obedience.
Basic Skills
-Sit
-Down
-Stay
-Come
-Place
Manners
-Jumping Up
-Sit to Greet
-Heel with an Automatic Sit
Managing Distractions
-Leave It/ Drop It
-Sit/ Down/ Stay with Distractions
Socialization
-Greeting people politely
Intermediate Obedience II
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Picks up where Basic Obedience left off. Suitable for puppies as well as those over the age of one. This class builds your relationship with your dog while adding distractions and allowing distance between you and your dog.
Basic with Distractions
-Sit-Stay-Come
-Down @ a distance
-Heel with Finish
-Come
-Place
-Leave it/ Drop it
-Relationship Building with Distractions
Advanced Obedience III Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Class
Canine Good Citizen is a one on one 8 week class that focuses on training the 10 skills which make up the AKC Canine Good Citizen test. CGC training emphasizes manners and sociability. Dogs will practice meeting human and canine strangers, becoming comfortable with distractions, walking nicely around human and canine distractions, as well as traditional sit, down, stay and come.Gets your dog ready to certify excellent manners in public. This certificate is usually a prerequisite for therapy work or some sports dogs.
These are the ten things we test for:
Accepting a Friendly Stranger
Sitting politely for petting
Appearance and grooming
Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
Walking through a crowd
Sit and down on command and Staying in place
Coming when called
Reaction to another dog
Reaction to distraction
Supervised separation
AKC Trick Dog Classes
Great class for dogs and their owners to have fun learning tricks together. Perfect 4-H or class project for children. This 8 week class focuses on teaching your dogs novice tricks such as shake, jump, fetch it, crawl, bark on cue and more.
Is your dog AKC “Canine Good Citizen” certified? Looking to have some fun with your dog and learn some impressive tricks? Why not try to earn an AKC Trick Dog Title?!
There are five AKC Trick Titles you and your dog can earn:
AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN)- Your dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. (see link to “Application” below for lists of skills). If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title. See the list of tricks here.
AKC Intermediate Trick Dog (TKI) – Your dog must have the Novice title, plus perform 10 Intermediate tricks. See the list of tricks here.
AKC Advanced Trick Dog (TKA) – Your dog must have the Intermediate title, plus perform 10 tricks from the Advanced list. See the list of tricks here.
AKC Trick Dog Performer (TKP) – In this title, handlers perform a short routine with at least 10 tricks with at least 3 tricks using props. See the requirements here.
AKC Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE) – In the highest level of Trick Dog, the Elite Performers perform a routine that has a story/script. At least 5 props are used. See the requirements here.
