EFFECTIVE OBEDIENCE TRAINING

Everybody comes to class with different goals for their dogs. Our Level I classes provide a solid foundation, whether your goal is a well-mannered pet or ultimately an advanced obedience title. Just as the weekly classes build on one another, there are multiple levels of obedience classes that progress through more and more advanced levels of training.

LEVEL ONE is the best place to start with your dog so you can learn how to improve your relationship and communicate with your best friend. All the basics are taught, from responses to your first command to how to work off leash and hand signals. We include basic house manners too, such as not jumping on guests or bolting through an open door to your home or yard.This class also covers all the basic commands, such as sit, down, stand, and stay in all three positions, using verbal and hand signals. We work on heeling, which is a controlled walk with you dictating the speed without your dog pulling. The come command receives special attention, since that can be considered the most important command.

Learn how to survive the puppyhood period. Proper socialization at this age is crucial. Start training on the right foot, since the puppies are learning from the start, teach them what it is you want them to know. This class is very important for people who have never owned a puppy before, or anyone with a new puppy who wants to start early training. Puppies are like sponges, you want to be sure they learn what you want them to know.

Further your training from basics to working around real distractions. Advanced training that will make owning a dog a real joy. A goal at this level is off leash control. After having laid a foundation, take your training to a new level, distractions and all.

Train and prepare to show your dog to a Companion Dog title (CD.) Get comfortable with off leash work no matter what is going on around your dog. Learn the handling skills to better your own performance. Introduction to drive theory - Put your dog's Personality Profile to work for you by understanding how your dog thinks.

A continual class that works on all levels of AKC obedience including Open and Utility. Perfect your handling skills for competition. Your goal in this class is an Open title (CDX) and a Utility Dog (UD.) This workshop goes year round and works on a punch card system. Come when you can, get your card punched, so you never miss out on a class if you can't come every week. We have lots of fun every week, working on handling, retrieving, scent discrimination, jumping, etc.

Rally is a sport in which the dog and handler proceed at a brisk, but normal, pace through a course of designated stations. There should be a sense of teamwork with the dog under control within a 2-foot area at the handler's left side. Each station has a sign designating a particular skill that is to be performed by the team before proceeding to the next station. Our Rally class is not an obedience training class but rather a "Learning about Rally" class, teaching you about the sport and teaching the signs used in the routines. All levels will be covered. We will take a few signs every week and practice them and then do a short course including those signs each week. On the last night there will be a more difficult course set up that will be run like a Rally Match. To participate, the dog should already be trained to at least on-leash Novice obedience level.