Group Training Classes

TYPE OF CLASS	DESCRIPTION	SCHEDULE
Puppy Kindergarten Classes will be back by popular demand in the Fall, 2008!
BASIC MANNERS for dogs 4 months and older 6 weeks of instruction	Auburn Location Teach basic obedience skills, including sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, and come, and learn how to use these skills in your everyday life. Teach your dog to pay attention in distracting situations, greet people in a polite manner, and respond to you as a positive leader. Problem solving is included in every weekly lesson.	Small Dogs SCHEDULE
		Med/Lrg Dogs SCHEDULE
TERRIER-RIFIC BASIC MANNERS small terriers - 4 months and older 6 weeks of instruction	Burien Location Basic manners class, specifically designed for owners of small breed terriers. Teach basic obedience skills, motivate your terrier to follow household rules, learn positive techniques for redirecting common terrier behavior problems, get your dog to pay attention to you, even with distractions like cats & squirrels, and allow your terrier to play with other dogs with similar play styles.	SCHEDULE
BETTER MANNERS 6 weeks of instruction	Auburn Location 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 practice, come with distractions, emergency down at a distance, stay out of sight, go lie down on a bed or blanket, and more. Prerequisite: Basic Manners	SCHEDULE
SOCIAL SKILLS for dog-aggressive dogs 6 weeks of instruction	Auburn Location 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
RALLY OBEDIENCE 6 weeks of instruction	Burien Location 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 sign that indicates a basic obedience exercise that the dog and handler team is required to do. Rally Obedience can be a fun and rewarding way to strengthen obedience skills or can be used in preparation for competition in Rally Novice. Prerequisite: Basic Manners	SCHEDULE
JUST-FOR-FUN AGILITY 4 weeks of instruction	Auburn Location NEW CURRICULUM! 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. Prerequisite: Basic Manners	SCHEDULE
FIELD TRIP 4 weeks of instruction	Multiple Locations Provides structured training sessions outside the Kent Station, at Grandview Dog Park, at the Home Depot, and on the Soos Creek Trail. Strengthen loose leash walking skills, achieve a solid sit and down stay, work on polite greetings, and get your dog to come to you with distractions, all in real life situations. Prerequisite: Basic Manners	SCHEDULE