The obedience classes offered are for puppy, beginner (large and small dogs in separate
groups) and advanced beginner levels. Pre-novice and Novice level classes are offered
based on student interest and instructor availability.
Specialty classes such as Rally (novice, advanced and excellent levels) and Canine Good
Citizen (CGC) are also offered.
All class sizes are limited.
All of our classes are six weeks long and are taught by our volunteer club members who
own and train their own dogs. We use buckle or slip collars. We do not use any harsh
training methods. We allow food, toys or whatever it takes to motivate your dog.
Puppy Class
Puppy class gets the little ones socialized and introduced
to the basic skills of walking nicely on lead, coming when
called, sitting, and laying down.
Beginners Class
In beginners classes, the dogs learn how to heel, sit, down,
stay, come and be otherwise well-behaved canine citizens.
The beginners classes are separated into large dogs and
small dogs.
Advanced Beginners Class
This is a fast-paced session that expands on the skills learned in the beginner class. It is
designed to improve on and perfect leash heeling for you and your dog, which will prepare
you both for the next level of training, i.e. pre-novice.
Pre-requisites for the Advanced Beginner Session
The dog must be able to perform the following exercises learned in the Beginner session.
- 1 minute sit/stay on a 6 foot leash
- 1 minute down/stay on a 6 foot leash
- Heeling (about turns, left turns, right turns, circles)
- Automatic sit during heeling
- Come-fore
- Recall on a 6 foot leash with a sit in front. Handler can
call the dog with lots of encouragement and assistance,
running back to get the dog to come in if needed.
Pre-novice and Novice Class
These classes advance to off-lead heeling and preparing to show in competitive obedience
trials.
RALLY - Class Pre-requisites
The Rally Novice requirements are simply that you have "basic" on-leash obedience taught
beforehand. None of the exercises will require you to go off-leash. However, your dog
should already know how to heel on a loose leash, sit when you stop, down and sit on
command, perform both a sit and down stay, stand and stay on command, the finish
exercise from both sides, and come when called. Doodling exercises in place will
encompass a large portion of the class.
Rally Advanced/Excellent requirements are that you have completed your Rally Novice (RN)
title or are working towards it.
Additional explanations of Rally and a link to AKC Rally Regulations can be found at:
http://www.akc.org/events/rally/
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