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Group classes are where YOU will learn the most about training your dog! The more you learn, the more successful you will be in your training goals. Group classes are a cost effective way to learn how to train your dog effectively and efficiently. They are also a great way to get out and spend some one-on-one time with your dog doing a variety of fun training activities!
CK9 Membership & Online Homework
We believe it is equally important to train the humans as it is to train the dogs. This is why our Foundation 1 classes (Perfect Puppy & Courteous K9) classes include 2 months free of our CK9 Membership. You will enjoy access to ALL of our online courses!
Many of our additional classes also include an online version of the class.
Foundation 1 Classes
PERFECT PUPPY (for puppies 5 months or younger)
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COURTEOUS K9 (for dogs older than 5 months)
These classes are designed to teach you all the basics such as: prompted & offered eye contact, sit, down, come, walking nicely on a leash, leave it, relaxation on their bed, focus around distractions, etc.
As well as discuss important topics such as developing impulse control, crate training and how to address typical problem behaviors and teach your dog to put their best foot forward!
$180- 6 weeks in-person group class
+ 2 months of CK9 Membership!
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*It is recommended to begin the online version of the class before your in-person class begins!
Foundation 2 Classes
LIFE SKILLS
In this advanced obedience class, we build on foundation behaviors by adding in distractions and distance as well as acquiring new skills each week that make living with our dogs easier and more enjoyable. All of which are designed to help you build stronger and more reliable behaviors that hold up in real life settings! This class also prepares you for the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test and will test you on the last week of class!
$180- 6 weeks in-person group class
+ online version of the class
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*It is recommended to begin the online version of the class before your in-person class begins!
**Prerequisite is our Foundations 1 (Perfect Puppy OR Courteous K9). If you have completed classes elsewhere, you need to schedule an evaluation if you hope to skip foundations 1 class.
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Foundations 3 Classes
OFF-LEASH RELIABILITY (E-COLLAR TRAINING)
Take your training to the next level! Learn how to work towards off-leash reliability with the use of low-level stimulation from high-quality electronic collars.
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$180- 6 weeks in-person group class
NO dogs the 1st week of class.
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***Students enrolled must have a high quality e-collar (either Dogtra or E-Collar Technologies brand) to participate in the class.***
We sell Dogtra E-Collars if you do not already have one.
Hounds Around Town
HOUNDS AROUND TOWN
Want more practice handling your dog outside and in public settings? This class is for you! There will be some weeks working outside, other weeks working in a dog friendly store, and some weeks practicing patio etiquette or brewery etiquette.
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This class is not about interacting with the public, but rather working on our dogs being calm, neutral, and well-mannered in public settings.
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$180- 6 weeks
*There may be additional charges associated with this class (going out to eat/drink).
*Prerequisites- Approval from Instructor (Jess) or Foundations 3 Class
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Agility Classes
TASTE OF AGILITY- BEGINNER
This class provides both mental and physical exercise while you and your dog work as a team through a course of jumps and tunnels. This class is meant for people looking to have fun with their dog, not to prepare you for competition.
$180- 6 weeks
*Prerequisites- Foundations 1 & 2 Classes
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TASTE OF AGILITY- ADVANCED
This class continues to develop handling skills to navigate through a variety of courses.
$180- 6 weeks
Toy Play Skills
TOY PLAY SKILLS
With this class, you get to decide what skills you would like to work on. Some examples may include teaching your dog to: have efficient fetch game- get the toy, bring it all the way back, let go of the toy or drop the toy when asked, impulse control around toys, reinforcing skills with toys vs food, putting their toys away, disc (frisbee) introduction, etc.
Each dog will be kenneled at our facility in the crate room, until it is your turn to practice the designated skills. Each student will get at least two sessions to come out and practice the skills with the trainer. This is to help set up the dog for success to limit the distraction/arousal from seeing another dog playing as well as to not wear out their energy prior to the instructor watching and providing feedback.
$180- 6 weeks
*Prerequisites- Foundations 1 Class (Perfect Puppy or Courteous K9)
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Nosework Classes
INTRO TO NOSEWORK
In this class we will instill in the dog a desire to search for something we want them to find and an ability to communicate to us that they have found it, knowing that there is a great reward at the end of that search.
$180- 6 weeks in-person group class + online version of class
(some nosework supplies for practice at home is included)
*Prerequisites- Foundations 1 Class (Perfect Puppy or Courteous K9)
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ADVANCED NOSEWORK
This class continues to build upon the foundational skills learned in Nosework 1. Searches will be more advanced and additional skills and concepts will be taught and refined.
$180- 6 weeks in-person group class + online version of the class
Mondioring (Advanced) Obedience
MONDIORING OBEDIENCE
Want to nerd out and learn more about training dogs advanced skills? Work through the 7 advanced obedience exercises found in the obedience phase of the protection sport Mondioring in this class!
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Positions- Sit, Down, Stand.
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Food Refusal- Leave anything & everything.
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Retrieve- All the things.
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Send Out- Run forward & fast until called back.
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Heeling- Off Leash.
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Absence/Stay- With Distractions while Owner is out of sight.
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and Little Wood- Handler Scent Discrimination
$180- 6 weeks
*Prerequisites- Foundations 1 & 2 Classes​​