Classes We Provide

What would you like to learn with your dog?

Life Skills for Young Puppies

Dogs 9-15 weeks of age

6 week course (CAN BE OFFERED ONLINE, TOO)

Class Limit:  5 dogs

Designed to teach your dog the skills to live with your family in harmony.  Skills covered includes sits, downs, impulse control, focus, recall, loose lead walking, jumping, nipping, and mouthing.

Life skills

Dogs 16 weeks or older

6 week course

Class Limit: 5 dogs

Designed to teach your dog the skills of focusing on the handler, impulse control, loose lead walking, recalls, sit, stay, down, polite greeting of dogs and people.

Loose Lead Walking advanced and Mat work

Dogs 5 months and older

4 week course (CAN BE OFFERED ONLINE, TOO)

Class Limit: 5 dogs

Designed to give your dog the basic skills needed to build stationing skills through mat training, and strengthen loose lead walking.

Intro to Agility

Dogs 6 months to 1 year or older

6 week course

Prerequisite’s: Completion of Life Skills, or Reliable Recalls Session One, or other Companion Obedience Class (with approval).

Class Limit:  4 dogs

Introduction to basic equipment, jumps with no bars and our handling system. Dogs MUST be able to work at the same time as other dogs.

Agility

Dogs 1 year or older

6 week course

Prerequisite: Intro To Agility, or other Agility Foundation Class (with approval).

Class Limit:  4 dogs

Continuation of agility equipment training and handling system.  Teams will be grouped in classes with others of same skill level. Dogs MUST be able to work at the same time as other dogs.

Reliable Recalls

Dogs 16 weeks of age and older

40 games requiring two 7 week sessions to complete all 40 games.

Class limit: 5 dogs

Designed to teach your dog how to listen and recall when distractions are high.  Games are taught in varying degrees of arousal with ever increasing distractions.  Skills covered reliable recalls, focus, solid stays, choice in behaviors. Dogs MUST be able to work at the same time as other dogs.

“I believe training dogs in a positive manner increases the bond between handler and dog. The dogs become quicker learners and the skills taught are performed willingly, time after time.”

- Jan Gould

Benefits of Online Lessons

·        You receive the same level of personal instruction

·       You learn from the comfort and safety of your home at your pace

·       Decreases the level of stress for families and their dogs

·       Allows you to focus on instruction with minimal distraction

·      You receive links to video recordings of your lesson which allow you to revisit a lesson as many times as you need

·      Flexible scheduling

·      Simple technology, just a computer, tablet or smart phone with camera, audio and internet

·      May keep dogs from rehearsing unwanted behaviors in connection to additional people in your home, such as jumping up on people

·      Builds more focus on owner and enhances the relationship building 

If interested in online courses, please contact me.

 Our online school is currently under construction but updates will be coming soon!