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PUPPY
Puppy Kindergarten (For ages 10
weeks to 6 months) Puppy
Kindergarten is a 6 week class
designed to introduce you and your
puppy to some basic skills (sit,
down, stay, come when called,
walking nicely on leash). We will
also provide ways of dealing with
the “7 Deadly Sins of Puppyhood”:
barking, biting, chewing, digging,
potty training, jumping and running
away! We emphasize socialization to
people and other dogs. Treats are
used as a gentle lure/reward method
to teach your puppy that training is
fun. NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES. You
will need a 4’ or 6’ lead with
fabric or leather buckle collar.
OBEDIENCE
Beginner Obedience (For ages 6
months and older) The goal of this 8
week class is to get basic control
over your dog. You will learn to
teach your dog obedience commands of
heel, sit, down, stay, come and
finish. It also addresses bad
behaviors such as barking, jumping
on people, etc. Along with these
basics, you learn how dogs
manipulate owners and how to stop
it. Handlers must be at least 14
years old.
Intermediate Obedience (Beginner
Obedience prerequisite) This 8 week
class follows a completed Beginner
Obedience Class. The goal of this
class is to gain off-lead control.
New exercises are taught and the
Beginner Class exercises are
polished. Dogs learn to come when
called from greater distances and
stays are done while the handlers
are out of sight.
Novice Obedience/Novice Polish
(Intermediate Obedience
prerequisite) Novice
Obedience/Polish is a continuation
of off lead control. Proofing of all
exercises is done to teach the dog
to respond correctly regardless of
what is going on around him/her. It
is from this class that many
handlers start their competitive
careers.
Open
Introduction to the dumbbell, forced
retrieve, drop on recall, retrieve
on flat, retrieve over the high
jump, broad jump, three minute long
sit and the five minute long down
with the handler out of sight. The
dogs must have a CD to join and the
instructor prefers that the dog have
been enrolled in the Novice Polish
class previously to determine the
skill level of the dog and handler.
However, an evaluation appointment
can be arranged to assess the level
of the dog.
Utility
Instruction from beginning utility
work, including signal exercise,
scent discrimination, directed
retrieve, moving stand, and directed
jumping. The dog must have a CDX to
join. If the dog has not previously
been enrolled in an Open Class at
PetsWest, the dog and handler must
be evaluated by the instructor to
determine their skill level.
Rally Obedience (Beginner Obedience
prerequisite) Rally is a new AKC
(American Kennel Club) event where
the dog and handler move
continuously through a course of
designed stations. At each station
there is a sign that asks for a
required skill to be performed such
as, “Halt, Sit Down”, “About Turn
Right”, “Fast”, etc. Rally provides
the link from the CGC (Canine Good
Citizen) to Obedience or Agility.
The handler is allowed to encourage
the dog all the way through the
course. The first level is Novice
and the dog is on lead at all times.
Rally does not require the same
degree of precision that is required
in obedience.
Beginner Agility (ages 6 months or
older, Intermediate Obedience
prerequisite – or Instructor’s
approval) This 8 week course will
introduce your dog to all of the
agility equipment; Dog Walk,
A-Frame, Tunnels, Chutes, Table,
Teeter and Jumps. Attention
exercises will be taught.
Intermediate/Advanced Agility (ages
6 months or older. Beginner Agility
prerequisite – or Instructor’s
approval) Ongoing classes at all
levels of agility. Call for more
information.
Conformation
Conformation (for all ages)
Conformation training is
specifically for show dogs. The word
“conformation” in this sense, means
the showing of dogs that conform to
the standard of their breed set
forth by the American Kennel Club (AKC).
Conformation training is for
purebred dogs of all ages. The
training is focused on the persons
handling and presentation of their
dogs breed characteristics. The time
in class and in the ring are also
very beneficial socialization times.
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FOR CLASSES TODAY!!
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