Obedience Classes

Class Description: This positive method will enable you to teach your dog good dog manners and learn how to use everyday resources that your dog values for rewards. By using a marker (either a mechanical clicker or single syllable word) your dog will quickly learn to give you good behaviors to earn a reward of praise, petting, playing with you, or their daily meals (food).

Behaviors taught in class will be getting your dog's attention, having your dog walk calmly beside you, going to a place or mat, and the basic obedience skills of sit, down, come and stay.

Class Description: For graduates of Level 1 classes. These include techniques for obtaining better control on all exercises previously learned and exercises to obtain the control to pass the Canine Good Citizen test (CGC). These courses run one hour per week for 9 weeks. Dogs new to our program should be evaluated to determine correct class level.

Prerequisites: Level 1 or permission of instructor

Recommended next class: Level 3

For graduates of Level 2 classes. Exercises include the development of off-leash heeling and techniques for obtaining better control on all exercises previously learned.  In addition, retrieving, targeting and jumping behaviors are introduced.  These courses run one hour per week for 9 weeks. Dogs new to our program should be evaluated to determine correct class level.

Prerequisites: Achievement of Level 2 outcomes or permission of instructor

Recommended next class: Advanced Obedience

Class Description: For graduates of Level 3 classes.  Develops precision and proofs previous exercises for Novice competition in 3 venues – AKC, UKC, and ASCA.  The class begins development of Open and Utility exercises  - directed jumping, scent articles, drop on recall, gloves, etc.

Prerequisites: Achievement of Level 3 outcomes or permission of instructor.

Recommended next class: Novice Obedience

Schedule, Fee and Registration Process

Class Description: For students who have started competing at the Novice level.

Prerequisites: Beginning competition or the permission of the instructor.

Schedule, Fee and Registration Process

Class Description: Students learn the signs for Rally-O in 3 venues, AKC, UKC, and ASCA.

Prerequisites: Achievement of Level 2 outcomes or the permission of the instructor.

Schedule, Fee and Registration Process

New class starting Thursday - January 31, 2013 - 8:15pm

New class starting Monday - March 4, 2013 - 5:50pm

Instructor Jane Jacobson

$80 - 9 weeks

Class Description: Refine and polish sign performance and develop course skills for competition in AKC, UKC, or ASCA Rally-O competition.

Prerequisites: Graduates of the Beginning Rally class or the permission of the instructor.

Schedule, Fee and Registration Process