Introductory Obedience Classes
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AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy
Socialization, Training, Activity, and Responsible Ownership For puppies 9 weeks to 5 months. Topics include sit, stay, down, impulse control (wait), restrained recalls (come), and leash walking. Tips on housetraining, socialization. Problem solving for undesirable behaviors: e.g. jumping up, chewing.
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Beginner I
Basic Training for Adult Dogs For dogs over 5 months of age. Topics covered include sit, stay, down, impulse control (wait), restrained recalls (come), and leash walking. Problem solving for undesirable behaviors: e.g. jumping up, pulling on leash, and chewing.
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Prerequisites: Puppies must have received two set of vaccinations, not including rabies. Adult dogs must be vaccinated. There are no training prerequisites. An evaluation may be required.
Beginner II
Canine Good Citizenship Preparation
Continuation of Beginner I: including further development of sit, down, stay, impulse control (wait), restrained recalls (come), and leash walking. Skill necessary to obtain the AKC Canine Good Citizen title will be introduced and practiced.
Canine Good Citizenship Preparation
Continuation of Beginner I: including further development of sit, down, stay, impulse control (wait), restrained recalls (come), and leash walking. Skill necessary to obtain the AKC Canine Good Citizen title will be introduced and practiced.
Prerequisites: Beginner I or permission of the instructor or Obedience Director
Competition Obedience and Rally Classes
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Novice
This class will teach the foundation skills for the AKC Novice exercises to obtain a Companion Dog (CD) title. Attention, heeling, sits, and downs, sit/wait with attention, stand for exam, recall games, and stays will be covered.
Prerequisites: Beginner II or permission of the instructor or Obedience Director
Open
This class teaches the foundation skills for the AKC Open exercises to obtain a Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title. Major focus is teaching the dog the dumbbell skills of take, hold, and carry. Off leash heeling will be covered as well as retrieving, broad jump, and drop on recall.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or Obedience Director.
Utility
This class teaches the foundation skills for the AKC Utility exercises to obtain a Utility Dog Excellent (UD) title. We will cover hand signals, scent discrimination, and directed jumping.
Prerequisites: Dogs should know all of the AKC Open exercises. Permission of instructor or Obedience Director. |
Rally Novice and Advanced
This class will teach the signs needed for the AKC Rally Novice (RN) and Rally Advanced (RA) title. Rules, regulations, and handling tips will be covered. All novice signs will be introduced and put into short courses to run.
Prerequisites: Beginner II or permission of the instructor or Obedience Director
Rally Excellent and Masters
This class will teach the signs needed for the AKC Excellent (RE) and AKC Master (RM) title. Rules, regulations, and handling tips will be covered. All Excellent and Master signs will be introduced and put into short courses to run.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or Obedience Director. 
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Specialty Classes
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Advanced Family Dog
In this class, dogs will practice and proof skills learned in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, Obedience I, and Obedience II classes in real world settings. The goal is to have a well-behaved dog in many places, not just in class. You will also practice the skills needed to pass AKC Community Canine and Urban Canine evaluations.
Prerequisites: Permission from instructor.
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CGC and Trick Dog
This class will teach the skills needed to earn AKC Trick Dog and CGC titles. You will learn training methods such as luring, capturing, and shaping, to teach your dog tricks. These foundations lead to more complex tricks (e.g. bow, back up, playing the piano). Not all teams need be working at the same level.
Prerequisites: Beginner II or permission from instructor
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