Group Training Classes

TYPE OF CLASS	DESCRIPTION	SCHEDULE
PUPPY KINDERGARTEN for puppies 8 weeks to 5 months 6 weeks of instruction	Featuring the new AKC Star Puppy Program! Allows for supervised play with other puppies to build self-esteem and establish positive habits. Provides an introduction to basic obedience skills (sit, down, stay, come, and loose leash walking). Also, find solutions to common puppy behavior problems (play biting, housebreaking, chewing, digging, and more) and learn proper handling and grooming techniques.	SCHEDULE
ADVANCED PUPPY for puppies 5 - 9 months 6 weeks of instruction	Continuation of the skills learned in Puppy Kindergarten. More supervised play with other puppies and socialization with people, places and things. More practice with basic skills, including come with distractions, sit and down at a distance, and loose leash walking. New cues, such as stay and heel, will be added. Continued discussion of puppy problems, handling, and problem prevention.	SCHEDULE
BASIC MANNERS for dogs 5 months and older 6 weeks of instruction	Teach basic manners skills, including sit, lie down & stay on a bed, sit & stay, wait at doorways, walk nicely at your side, leave it, and come. Teach your dog to pay attention to you in distracting situations, greet people and other dogs in a polite manner, and respond to you as a positive leader. Problem solving is included in every weekly lesson.	Small Dogs SCHEDULE
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BETTER MANNERS 6 weeks of instruction	Continuation of the skills learned in Basic Manners. Learn more exercises to teach your dog to greet people and dogs in a polite manner, more loose leash walking and heel practice, come with distractions, emergency down at a distance, stay out of sight, go lie down on a bed or blanket, and more.	SCHEDULE
FEISTY FIDO for dog-aggressive dogs 6 weeks of instruction	This class is designed for dogs who behave inappropriately around other dogs (growling, lunging, barking). Learn specific, scientifically proven techniques to help your dog to behave and relax in the presence of other dogs. Provides gradual and controlled on-leash exposure to other dogs, along with basic obedience instruction.	SCHEDULE
FEISTY FIDO FIELD TRIP 4 weeks of instruction	For those students who have completed a Feisty Fido class with their dog. Use the skills you learned in Feisty Fido to teach your dog to behave and relax in the presence of other dogs in real world environments. Teach your dog to offer appropriate behaviors in the presence of familiar and unfamiliar dogs, as well as to be able to react appropriately from decreasing distance from other dogs. Prerequisite - Feisty Fido	SCHEDULE
JUST-FOR-FUN AGILITY 4 weeks of instruction	Help your dog use up excess energy and keep training skills sharp through a non-competitive introduction to Agility training. Your dog will learn how to leap over hurdles, jump through a tire, rush through tunnels, and weave around poles. Additional training exercises include right and left turns, hand touch on cue, touching a target on cue, controlled walking, and slow down on cue.	SCHEDULE
RALLY OBEDIENCE 6 weeks of instruction	Rally Obedience combines the structure of traditional obedience with the style of agility. Learn how to navigate a course of 10 to 20 stations, where each station includes a basic obedience exercise that the dog and handler team is required to do. A fun and rewarding way to strengthen obedience skills or to be used in preparation for competition.	SCHEDULE
FIT WITH FIDO human fitness & dog obedience 4 weeks of instruction	Fitness class where your dog is your walking or running partner. Includes warm up exercises to stretch both you and your canine companion, a walking and/or jogging segment, mini workout sessions, and a cool-down segment. Additionally, provides specific basic obedience instruction to supplement your workout.	SCHEDULE
DOGA Yoga with your dog 4 weeks of instruction	Introductory yoga class for you and your canine companion. Explore the ancient art of yoga through movement, stretching, relaxation and massage. Improve your dogs behavior while helping to improve your physical and mental fitness. Owners help their dogs into different poses, in addition to doing their own poses, using their dogs as helpful props.	SCHEDULE