Beginner Classes
Get your canine off on the right paw with these foundational courses designed to help with behavior essentials, such as potty training, basic obedience behaviors, controlled walking, and more.
Please complete the registration form to sign up for our beginner classes.
All prices effective as of 2/20/2022
Puppy Raising 101
Age Range: 8 weeks to 15 weeks
Price: $165
Course Duration: Orientation and 6 classes
Requirements: None
The first five months of your puppy’s life shapes reactions to the environment for the rest of it. Don't miss this critical stage of development! Teach your puppy to play with others, become desensitized to noise, learn manners, get potty trained, and more.
Neo-Dog 1
Age Range: 16 weeks to 3 years
Price: $225 ($112.50 for Puppy Raising 101 Graduates), $25 deposit REQUIRED
Course Duration: 6 weeks
Requirements: None
In Neo Dog 1 we teach behaviors such as "sit", "down", loose-leash walking, recall, and impulse control. We work on teaching these behaviors and then making them reliable anywhere, anytime! We also talk about our postive-reinforcement and relationship-based training methods, and how and why they work. Learn the basic skills and cues your pup needs to be a well-mannered dog and make both your lives easier!
Canine Good Citizen
Age Range: 6 months and up
Price: $150, $25 deposit REQUIRED
Course Duration: 4 weeks
Requirements: None
Prepare and test your canine for the American Kennel Club’s (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification program. The AKC certification program stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs by testing handler and dog teams on 10 items.
Control Unleashed (Puppy)
Age Range: Puppies under 12 months (larger puppies may be placed in the Adult course)
Price: $200, $25 deposit REQUIRED
Duration: 6 weeks
Requirements: Recommendation from an instructor or behavior counselor.
Control Unleashed teaches pattern games developed by Leslie McDevitt with the goal of helping to strengthen engagement and communication between you and your dog. These pattern games are extremely helpful in making novel environments and situations easier for a dog. This class is perfect for just about any dog and the pattern games can be adapted to meet the needs of any dog and handler team.
Control Unleashed (Adult):
Age Range: 12 months and up
Price: $200, $25 deposit REQUIRED
Duration: 6 weeks
Requirements: Recommendation from an instructor or behavior counselor.
Control Unleashed teaches pattern games developed by Leslie McDevitt with the goal of helping to strengthen engagement and communication between you and your dog. These pattern games are extremely helpful in making novel environments and situations easier for a dog. This class is perfect for just about any dog and the pattern games can be adapted to meet the needs of any dog and handler team.
Nose Knows: Introduction to Nose Work
Age Range: Any
Price: $200, $25 deposit REQUIRED
Duration: 6 weeks
Requirements: None
Teach your dog to use his or her nose to find the prize! The art and practice of nose work makes basic search-dog skills available to companion dogs. For more information check out the National Association of Canine Scent Work at http://www.funnosework.com.
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