Basic Obedience

Beginning Family Dog Training

• For dogs 5 months and older who have not had a group training class.
• Learn basic commands including sit, down, off, come, stay, attention work, walking on a leash, polite greeting behavior and foundations for heel.
• 5 week session.

Get Focused and In Control

• For dogs 5 months or older.
• For dogs that have difficulty paying attention, are highly excitable and/or easily distracted.
• Learn how to get your dog to focus and be in control.
• 5 week session.

Intermediate Family Dog Training

• For dogs who have completed Beginning or Puppy II
• Refine and work on making the commands learned in previous class “real-life ready”
• Introduce working on having more control when your dog is at a distance
• Focus on compliance when faced with distractions

All About Distractions!

Does your dog have the basics, but you’re not sure how to transfer those basics to environments that are distracting?  This class that will work step by step on taking the skills you’ve learned and start working through the distractions that get your dog’s attention, when you are trying to get them to listen to […]

Advanced Training

• For dogs who have completed Intermediate
• Polish the basic commands so that compliance is quick and automatic
• Continue to refine heel and distance control
• Begin off-leash work

Outdoor Advanced Class

This class is for dogs who have completed our Intermediate or Advanced class. We will work outdoors on advanced level skills – recalls, heeling, stays, remote cues and some off leash work.  This class is a small sized class and meets for five weeks.

Leashless

• For dogs who have completed Advanced class
• This is our most advanced-level obedience class
• Focus is on compliance while working off-leash

Magnificent Manners!

• For dogs who have completed Puppy II or Beginning class
• Emphasis on teaching your dog to have a loose leash while walking and pay attention while on walks
• Teaching polite greetings – no jumping!

CGC – Canine Good Citizen

The Canine Good Citizen (or CGC) test is a certification by the AKC and is open to dogs of any breeding. The test is comprised of ten different skills. This is a preparatory class to ready you for the test. Exercises include general manners such as sitting quietly by your side while you hold a conversation with another  person. Each […]

Great Outdoors

• For dogs who have completed Intermediate Class
• Work on your training skills where it counts most…the Great Outdoors!
• Five weeks

Enrichment Walks for Fun and Function

Most of us think of a walk with our dog as just that…walking!  In this class, we will learn what a good walk entails.  From sniffing and why it is good (not bad!) for your dog, parkour for exercise and flexibility to fun to games that use their brain in addition to physical exercise.  We’ll discuss […]

Remote Control – Working on Distance Training

• For dogs who have completed Intermediate Class
• Work on training when your dog is not right at your feet.
• Your dog needs to listen even when you are out of arms reach….we will work on it
• Dogs need to be friendly with people and dogs

Really Reliable Recall

• Teach your dog to come when called, quickly and with enthusiasm
• Recalls while your dog is distracted and at distances
• Prerequisites: Really Reliable Recall 1 is for dogs who have completed Puppy II or Beginning class. Really Reliable Recall 2 is for dogs who have completed Really Reliable Recall 1

Get Focused and In Control Level 2

We are excited to offer the next level to this class!

We will increase distractions – think people running, dogs running –

and continue to work on helping your dog with emotional control.

This class will still remain small in numbers with two trainers

Great Start Package

• A 75 minute In Home Private Training Session where we will cover all the basics you will want to know about your new dog
• Beginning Family Dog Training Class