Agility Classes:

Agility Foundation Program:
For dogs and handlers with no experience on agility, or who have completed the Agility Fundamentals for Young Dogs class. This Program is made of of 6 classes, all of which have required elements to be completed before entering the Novice class.

Novice:
This class is for dogs that have graduated the Beginning Foundation program. We will start working more sequences and continue to work with skills started in the BFP.

Intermediate
Teams in this class are working to enter, or are currently competing at novice-level classes in trials. Students will continue growing in handling skills as well as helping develop confidence in both dog and handler. Work continues on obstacle vs. handler focus.

Advanced
For dogs/handlers competing at the Open-level or above. We continue working on refining handling skills, and course analysis.

Click Your Heels !
FOCUS, OBEDIENCE, GAMES, FREESTYLE, TRICKS….all packed into one of the most fun and unusual classes you will ever take in dog training.  While we learn how to teach our dog tricks, we gain experience in shaping and using a clicker. We play games that increase your dog’s focus, improve obedience skills, and strengthen your relationship.  You’ll learn to train your dog how to “tune out” their environment and ultimately choose you. From beginning to end, it’s all about getting your dog In Focus!

Family Dog:
Family dog class will help your dog become a good family member in your house. We cover essential behaviors like sit, down, come, stay and walking nicely on a leash, as well as things like teaching your dog to not jump when greeting people, mouthing, etc.

Obedience Classes…..Happy Heels!!
Heel, Sit, Stay, Come when Called, plus a whole lot more.  All the basics of formal obedience training are taught by using only totally positive training methods.  We offer beginning which teaches proper heel position along with fronts, finishes and recalls….. advanced classes teach freestyle moves along with pre-rally…..and ring-ready classes teach you how to put it all together to compete in the obedience classes of: Companion Dog,  Companion Dog Excellent, and Utility Dog.  You’d be amazed at what your dog is capable of learning and doing!

Older Puppy Basics:
For puppies 4 months through 7 months of age. We can help teach your puppy to become a well mannered adult companion. We will show you how to get your puppy to listen to you, how to calm puppy, and deal with problem behaviors like housetraining, biting, jumping etc.  We will have a mock vet visit to learn how to use basic commands (sit, down, come, stay, heel etc.) in real life situations.

Puppy 1:
You and your 8 - 16 week old puppy will learn sit, down, come, stay and walk on a leash. Topics such as housebreaking, jumping up, chewing,and how to introduce your puppy to people and other dogs will be covered.

Puppy 2:
Continuation of Puppy 1, expanding and refining sits, downs, stay and walking on loose leash. Will introduce heel, stand, and clicker training using games and tricks to increase puppy's learning. This class is for graduates of Puppy 1.

Rally Obedience
If you want a stress-free way to train obedience skills, RALLY is the perfect solution! Rally is an obedience sport that has numbered courses with different exercises for you and your dog to perform.  The courses are different each time and may be something as simple as SIT or CIRCLE RIGHT.  Advanced work would include exercises such as HEELING BACKWARDS!  And what’s best about RALLY is that dogs of any age, purebred or mixed, are encouraged to compete…….from puppies to veterans.  AND disabled dogs or handlers are able to modify the exercises to enable them to play RALLY. It’s WIN-WIN dog training!

SportDog Foundation:
If you are looking to enter the world of Dog Sports(Rally, Agility, Freestyle, C-Wags, Competitive obedience), or are just wanting to develop a better relationship with your dog then consider this class! We will be learning:

• Stay (sit, down, and stand),
• Heel (on left), Side (heeling on right)
• Creative and consistent moving through space with your dog (not just heel), using turns, and side changes
• Crate training foundation
• Getting your dog to come (here, come, front),
• Getting your dog to move away (target, go)

As well as some useful tricks, and developing the use of play both as a motivational tool and a reward. The focus is to teach these skills and behaviors in a highly movating (FUN!) and rewarding (FUN!) way.

Requirements: Only that your dog is not reactive to other dogs or people.

Tricks Class:
Want to do something else fun with your dog? Try this class which will introduce and/or hone your skills as a clicker trainer while we work on tricks to entertain yourself, your dog, your family and friends! A great way to enrich the relationship between you and your best friend! Class pre-requisite of Family Dog or Puppy 2 class, and dogs should know sit, down, and basic stay.

CGC Class:
This class is designed to help handlers and dogs master the skills necessary to earn the AKC Canine Good Citizen award. Each week we will work on loose leash walking, come when called, and other socialization and obedience concepts necessary for passing the CGC test. This class is open to all dogs (including mixed breeds) who are at least 6 months old.

It is recommended that dogs have previous exposure to classroom obedience training, and understand sit, down, stay, come when called and loose leash walking prior to class.

Students may participate in an AKC CGC Evaluation test given once a quarter, in November, February, May, and August. Dogs who successfully meet evaluation criteria will receive the distinctive Canine Good Citizen Award from the American Kennel Club.

The ten steps that must be passed to earn  a CGC certificate are

1.  Accepting a friendly stranger

2.  Sitting politely for petting

3.  Appearance and grooming

4.  Out for a walk (walking on a loose leash)

5. Walking through a crowd

6.  Sit and down on command/staying in place

7.  Coming when called

8.  Reaction to another dog

9.  Reaction to distractions

10.  Supervised separation

All of these exercises are explained on the AKC website at www.akc.org.  Type in Canine Good Citizenship in the SEARCH box and look around in that section.