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Beginning Classes Puppy Kindergarten, Modules 1/2 and Dog Training for Kids PUPPY KINDERGARTEN We strongly recommend puppy kindergarten class for puppies because this class will allow your puppy to meet and interact with a variety of other people and dogs, explore a variety of equipment and begin basic obedience. We also discuss topics like housetraining (see Health & Training Tips), nipping and how to get your puppy to settle down when excited. MODULE 1/2 dogs work on the obedience behaviors listed below. Some dogs come to class because they jump up, don't come when called, pull on the leash and/or nip. If your dog desparately wants to meet all other dogs or barks furiously when he/she sees other dogs we can sometimes accomodate you in this class but sometimes we recommend that you switch to the outdoor class. We also discuss housetraining (see Health & Training Tips) and how to keep your dog busy while you are at work. Finally, we show you why letting your dogs explore new things and practice going under and over selected pieces of agility/playground equipment helps them become more confident reliable dogs and enriches their lives. Both classes work on the behaviors in modules 1/2. MODULE 1 includes: coming when called MODULE 2 adds: coming when called with distractions added DOG TRAINING FOR KIDS The first session of this 5 week class is devoted to being safe around dogs (no dogs attend this class). The middle three sections include training basic obedience skills using hand signals, learning some tricks and introducing the dogs to some equipment. The last session includes a recital and a “how to play safely with dogs” demonstration. DOG TRAINING FOR TEENAGERS AND ADULTS The first two sessions of this 5 week class are devoted to basic training and common behavior problems. The last three classes concentrate on the canine good citizen test. The canine good citizen test will be given during the last session. TRACKING This class teaches dogs to follow a scent usually laid down by a human. At the beginning of the track, you let the dogs smell an item touched by the human they will be tracking. The dogs then follow the scent trail and give you a signal when they find an article (cloth, metal, leather and plastic) that has been touched by the human who laid the track. You learn to read your dog so that you can encourage them to continue following the given scent instead of deciding that following a squirrel's track might be more fun. In beginning teams, the humans know where the track is, as you gain experience the humans do not know where the track is and so must learn to read and trust their dogs! Rates |
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