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Our Canine Concepts class is designed to help your dog develop life essential life skills in a fun and engaging way! Each class focuses on a new concept (or skill) that will help  your dog make better choice in everyday situations to be more focused and well-mannered. Each week we’ll explore a different concept such…

This beginner class introduces you and your dog to the sport, covering what flyball is, what it involves, and what you both need to know! Designed for fun and learning, this is not a competition course but a chance to explore flyball with guidance on techniques, strategies and essential skills. You’ll learn how to use…

Our Puppy Manners is a class designed to not only help your puppy learn solid dog skills, but to help you become the leader your puppy needs. Basic commands are the foundational training cues that will always be there. Any training you do beyond this class will include will include the commands we teach you…

Looking for something new to try with your dog? Rally is a fun team sport that will build you dogs confidence and enhance your relationship! This class will focus on introduction to Novice signs, attention with distraction, heeling on loose leash, rally rules and mini courses for you to practice navigating. This 5 week class…

Includes “real life” skills such as wait at the door, come and leashing up manners, loose leash walking, meet and greet, leave it, wait for the food bowl, stay, and settle, etc. Completion of a basic obedience class is a prerequisite for B.A. Level 1. All C.L.A.S.S sessions are 6 weeks and cost $135.00 each.…

This class advances a dog’s scent skills taught in the Nose work level 1 class and uses Birch scent as well as increasing the difficulty of  searches. Additionally, we introduce techniques and tactics for building a better dog and handler team. One focus of this class is adding birch scent to both container and interior…

This class is designed as a beginner class for any age dog but is best for dogs over about 5 months of age. We suggest our Puppy Manners class for under 5 months. Using positive reinforcement with praise and rewards, we teach verbal commands and hand signals for most exercises. We start with the basics;…

The Manners 2 class is an extension of the Manners 1 class, working on enhancing the basic exercises learned and adding more distractions. Each class is segmented into three parts; Rally for fun, Tricks/Games and Canine Good Citizen. All parts of this class work on establishing a stronger bond, team building, and growing confidence between…

Our Canine Concepts class is designed to help your dog develop life essential life skills in a fun and engaging way! Each class focuses on a new concept (or skill) that will help  your dog make better choice in everyday situations to be more focused and well-mannered. Each week we’ll explore a different concept such…

This beginner class introduces you and your dog to the sport, covering what flyball is, what it involves, and what you both need to know! Designed for fun and learning, this is not a competition course but a chance to explore flyball with guidance on techniques, strategies and essential skills. You’ll learn how to use…