Group Dog Classes

Puppy | Agility | Energy Control | Pet Therapy Prep

Great Beginnings! Puppy Starter Class (for puppies 8 weeks – 16 weeks old)
Early socialization is critical to a well-balanced pup! The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life is their most critical developmental stage. This is called their primary socialization period and both positive and negative experiences during this time can affect your dog for the rest of their life. In puppies first 16 weeks, they learn how to adapt to life with their human family. Our class will help socialize your pup to new people, other puppies, noises, being handled and how to deal with potentially scary things. Start your puppy off on the right paw to a life that's free of behavior issues!

This class focuses on:

• house and crate training
• socialization
• how to handle mouthing and ankle biting
• preventing food and toy guarding
• preparing your puppy for home alone time
• body handling exercises
• how to prevent behavior problems before they develop
• loads of practical tips for raising your puppy

A must for every puppy!
$75 for 4-week series

Puppy House Manners (for puppies 14 weeks-10 months)
Set your puppy up for a lifetime of success! Puppies need lots of practice to learn how to be a well-behaved pet. In this class, your pup will learn family manners such as sit, down, stay, coming when called, sitting politely for greetings and how to walk nicely on leash. Safe socialization with other puppies and people is included so they can continue to hone their doggie communication skills. A must for every pup!
$75 for 4-week series

Puppy Tricks (for puppies 14 weeks-10 months)
Teaching tricks to your puppy will increase his intelligence by challenging his brain to learn new things. Early training sets the tone for how your puppy interacts with you and how he feels about the training process. Trick training builds a strong, positive relationship with your puppy, deepens his trust in you and improves his attention and focus. Plus, it’s fun for you both!
$75 for 4-week series

Puppy Agility (for puppies 14 weeks-12 months)
This class builds puppy confidence through their developmental fear periods. Puppies will learn clicker training, agility skills and focus through fun games and puppy-sized agility equipment! You’ll teach your pup to scamper up ramps, dash through tunnels and master the teeter-totter! Perfect for helping shy puppies develop confidence and for confident puppies to develop focus and attention. Great fun for both puppy and owner!
$95 for 5-week series

Puppy Life Skills Camp (for puppies 10 weeks-12 months)
Puppies have a lot to learn to fit easily into our homes and lives. Puppy Life Skills Camp is designed to teach your puppy life and social skills to set them up for a lifetime of good behavior, free from serious behavior issues. We teach your puppy:

• walking on a loose lead, and enjoying the walk together, so you can walk your dog anywhere with ease
• greeting people with good manners, learning to sit to be noticed, and only jumping up when invited
• meeting other dogs and learning to enjoy the interaction and how to walk away from bad manners
• pre-agility fun obstacles that will help develop their confidence, focus and a strong owner relationship
• learning to play appropriately with humans and the safety rules of all games
• to easily and confidently handle new situations they may encounter later on in life

$120 for 6-week series
Puppies must be current on their vaccination schedule and must have had their 2nd puppy vaccination at least 7 days prior to first class date

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Agility is a game of accuracy and speed as handlers direct their dogs through an obstacle course. It’s the fastest growing dog sport in the country and it is fun and exciting for both you and your dog! Teach your dog to run up ramps, dash through tunnels and soar over jumps. Come and join in the fun as you and your dog learn how to perform the obstacles with precision, confidence and speed. Whether you plan to compete or just have some fun with your dog, we can teach you what agility is all about!

Intro Class (5 months & older)
This fun, confidence-building class teaches the foundation behaviors needed to be successful in Agility. Fundamentals such as contact zones, teamwork, targeting and achieving focused attention are emphasized. Your dog will learn how to perform each obstacle quickly and safely. All agility obstacles will be introduced and you and your dog will have fun learning how to successfully negotiate a short course!
$120 for 6-week series

Intermediate (6 months & older)
This class builds on skills learned in Intro and introduces handling skills, distance work, jumping skills, crosses and off-leash control. You and your dog will start to develop speed and mastery on obstacles while running short courses.
$120 for 6-week series

Competition (1 year & older)
This class covers course handling strategies, advanced techniques, agility scoring and rules and regulations covering trialing. You will learn how to read a course map, how to walk a course and how to set your dog’s line. You will learn how your body language affects your handling and your dogs understanding of their path on the course. As a team, you and your dog will build proficiency running challenging sequences and courses. Prepare for competition level performance or fine-tune your on-course teamwork.
$120 for 6-week series

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Energy Control Class (Puppy Level for pups 11 weeks to 12 months old, Adult Level for dogs over 1 year old)
Take your dog from "I want! I want!" to "may I please?" Puppies and dogs that are barky, jumpy, demanding and major-league leash pullers need to learn self-control. Obedience is important, but dogs need to develop self-control of their energy, without their owners having to constantly tell them what to do. This unique class will teach your dog self-control through "energy management" techniques and exercises. In 6 short weeks your dog will learn:

• Self-control when excited
• Owner focus in distracting situations
• How to manage their energy appropriately
• How to "escort" visitors in instead of jumping on them
• New energy control games that YOU control
• How to switch from aroused to calm—quickly!

$120 for 6-week series

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Would you like to share your wonderful dog with people who need some sunshine in their day? Pet Therapy teams are in great demand in our community! Learn the skills needed to safely visit with your dog in hospitals, nursing homes, classrooms, and other facilities. We’ll cover the role you and your dog will play in the pet therapy environment and familiarize you and your dog with conditions you will encounter on a typical visit. Our goal is top-notch obedience and control in typical visitation situations, appropriate greetings and training your dog to be comfortable around medical equipment, patients, and the sights and sounds of visit environments. This class will focus on preparing teams for the Pet Partner evaluation performed by Delta Society Team Evaluators, but is open to those who may be interested in pet therapy through other organizations.
Additional fee for Delta Society Pet Partners Student Manual if you are interested in being evaluated for pet therapy visits through Delta Society.

$120 for 6-week series

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