The Basic Obedience and Manners Class is the foundation for all future training and is perfect for improving the behavior of your favorite pooch. We will train or improve basic obedience skills and improve manners. We will work on attention, impulse control, and the ability to work around distractions. We will help you build better motivation and confidence and discuss how to solve some pesky behavior problems. A few things that we will focus on in this class include:

• Improving the manners of your favorite pooch.
• Improving basic obedience skills such as sit, down, stay, go to your mat, and come.
• Solving troublesome problems such as pulling on leash.
• Using impulse control games to teach leave it and other skills to decrease unwanted behaviors such as pulling toward lizards, squirrels or other dogs while on walks.
• Getting better attention and focus so your dog will respond to you the first time, even around distractions.
• Teaching your dog to work around other dogs and people, and build drive, motivation, and confidence.
• Teaching you how to utilize the power of the clicker to teach skills quickly using positive techniques
• Teaching you to reward success, not punish mistakes. This results in a dog that has trust and confidence in you and who is eager to learn.

Prerequisite: This class is for dogs 16-weeks and older that get along well with other dogs and people (friendly or disinterested; no barking or lunging at others) as we may do some off-leash work in this class.

Class Duration: 5 Weeks (one class per week, one hour each)

Through training and learning, you and your dog develop a better understanding of one another. The skills taught in this class help build a more confident, working partnership between you and your dog with improved focus and motivation. This cornerstone class prepares dog/hander teams to continue their training journey by refining basic skills and adding intermediate ones while improving impulse control and attention. Walking on a loose lead, stays, come when called, and some Canine Good Citizen skills such as polite greetings and accepting a friendly stranger are included.

Prerequisite:
This class is for dogs 16-weeks and older that get along well with other dogs and people (friendly or disinterested; no barking or lunging at others) as we may do some off-leash work in this class. Successful completion of Basic Obedience and Manners, Level 1 (or similar entry level obedience class).

This course further develops teamwork between dog and handler working both on and off leash including attention and focus games, refinement of fundamental skills such as heeling, stays, and recalls. Positioning and steering are refined on and off leash. Several fun tricks are included to strengthen your training bond. By the end of this class most teams will be ready to pass the Canine Good Citizen and Novice Trick Dog Tests as well as find success pursuing a variety of dog sports.

Prerequisite:
This class is for dogs 16-weeks and older that get along well with other dogs and people (friendly or disinterested; no barking or lunging at others) as we may do some off-leash work in this class. Successful completion of Focus Forward Obedience, level 2 (or similar obedience class).

This class develops components of heeling on and off leash including circles, figure-8, changes of direction, serpentine, spirals, and turns. Heeling components are put together to provide sequencing patterns. Formal stay and recall work includes proofing and distraction. Go outs, jumps, distance work, retrieve, and some hand signals are introduced. By the end of this course, most teams will be able to perform the requisite skills included in Beginner Novice and Novice Obedience and Novice Rally.

 Prerequisite:
This class is for dogs 16-weeks and older that get along well with other dogs and people (friendly or disinterested; no barking or lunging at others) as we do off-leash work in this class. Successful completion of Beyond Basics Obedience, Level 3 (or similar obedience class).