We will ask you several questions to help you choose the right class for dog. How old is your dog?*

PUPPY CLASS

This class offers important dog-dog,dog-environment,and dog-human socialization and beginning training for young puppies. The emphasis is on the importance of consistent and humane treatment during the most impressionable period of a dog's life. Introduction to training, loose leash walking, sit, down, stay, and come. Advice on puppy rearing, such as housebreaking, grooming, and socialization.

This class is for puppies 3-6 months of age.

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Which best describes your Puppy?*

PUPPY GRAD CLASS

Introduction to/or continued training, loose leash walking, sit, down, stay, and come. Introduction to training stand/stay while being petted by a stranger. Owners learn how to communicate with adolescent dogs. This is an AKC STAR puppy class.

This class is for puppies who have completed puppy class and/or dogs 5-10 months of age.

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Tell me more about your teen to adult dog, select the item that best describes them:

My dog is super smart, but the owner doesn't yet know basic commands

My dog just became part of my family, and we are still learning to work together.

I took classes with my dog elsewhere

My dog has completed advanced beginner at your club

I have trained other dogs and passed the AKC Good Citizen test.

Can your dog do the following commands in a BUSY unfamiliar location?

Sit stay with you 6' away at the end of a leash for 30 seconds
Down Stay with you 6' away at the end of a leash for 1 minute
Heel next to you while walking on a sidewalk without pulling or jerking you.
Stand on command
Sit/Down stay while you walk around your dog without them getting up.
You and your dog can do a "circle to your left/right", an "about turn", a "left about turn"
My dog comes promptly when called and stops in front of me or at my side

My dog and I can do all of those commands:

Yes

BEGINNER OBEDIENCE CLASS

Owners are helped to develop control of their dogs through positive training methods. Owners will learn how to train, loose leash walking, sit, down, sit/stay, down/stay; stand/stay; and come. Incentives such as toys and treats are used to reinforce correct behavior. Detailed sheets for at home practice provide students with understanding of how to train the exercises.

Dogs completing this class will have a 30 second sit stay and a 1 minute down stay with the owner 6' away and the dog on leash.

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Congrats!

You sound ready for our Advanced Beginner class! Please contact our Obedience Director to request permission to join our Advanced Beginner class without having to take our Beginner class.

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ADVANCED BEGINNER OBEDIENCE

This class builds on basic skills learned in Beginner and Puppy Grad. Emphasis is on preparing owner/dog teams to pass the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen test. Examples of skills tested are loose leash walking, sitting politely for petting. Seehttps://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/for more information about the AKC Canine good Citizen test. This test is given free of charge to students during the last week of class.

This class is for dogs who have satisfactorily completed beginner class. Owner dog teams who have equivalent skills to completing beginner class may take this class with the permission of the obedience director.

I'm sorry!!

Your puppy isn't yet ready for our classes.Please wait until they will be 4 months old at the start of our classes to enroll them!

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