Pets

New Puppy Introduction

Puppy ages 4 to 8 months

Have you recently added a new furry family member? Congratulations! Get your new addition started on the right paw by learning how to help your puppy adapt to their new family life. You’ll learn how to communicate with your pup in a way they’ll understand. We’ll go over what to do about jumping and nipping, along with learning some of the basic cues like sit and stay. Your puppy will also get a chance for some important, beneficial socialization or playtime with classmates while you watch and learn. It is important to learn when play is appropriate and what to do if it’s not.

3-10 puppies per class

Puppy Socialization

Puppy ages 4 months +

Socialization is the key to helping a new puppy grow up happy and healthy. In this class, you will learn how to help properly introduce your puppy to all the new people and things they will encounter in their young lives. Topics covered will include things such as children, items on wheels, medical/vet equipment, and other things that puppies find scary. While your puppies get a chance to interact with each other, we will go over what appropriate play is and what to do if it’s not.

3-8 puppies per class

Intro to Obedience (Level 2)

Puppy ages 5 months +

Get your dog started on the right paw with general obedience skills that all dogs (and humans) should know! This class will lay the foundations of training by teaching you, the owner, the principles of dog training, how to easily communicate with your dog, how to increase difficulty of commands once your dog starts to understand them and much more. We will work on engagement with your dog, teach them the “place” command and begin practicing the foundations for loose leash walking.

4-10 dogs per class

Beginner Obedience (Level 3)

Puppy ages 5 months +

This class will build off of Intro to Obedience, practicing engagement, the “place” command and loose leash walking while also adding in sit-stay, down-stay, and recall. We will work on increasing your dog’s focus and continue to improve their skills by practicing longer durations of each cue and adding in more distractions.

4-12 dogs per class.

Intro to Agility (Level 1)

Puppy ages 6 months +

For puppies and first-timers! Learn the fundamentals of agility and how to encourage your dog through simple obstacles while developing primary skills, confidence, and enthusiasm. Agility is a great way to bond with your dog and enhance their listening skills while also getting out their extra energy! This class is perfect for those that want to test the water while enjoying fun exercise with their dog.

Beginner Agility Class (Level 2)

Puppy ages 6 months+

This class is for those who really enjoyed our Intro to Agility course. Here you’ll learn to navigate through simple combinations of more challenging obstacles with confidence by adding in new obstacles and increasing the number of consecutive obstacles.

3-6 dogs per class

Trick Training for Fun

Puppy ages 6 months+

Join us for an hour of fun with your furry friend! No pressure, no stress, no anxiety. Just fun! This class is all about teaching your dog some fun tricks. And the best part is, we’ll work on whatever tricks you choose! We’ll supply a list to help you choose what you’d like to do, or you can come with some ideas of you own. Anything goes! We’ll spend the hour seeing what our dogs can do and having a blast making it happen.

4-8 dogs per class

The “Place” Command (Teaching Stay)

Puppy ages 6+

Is it difficult to keep your dog under control when guests come to your door? Do you wish your dog could be in one spot (away from your feet!) while you make or eat dinner? The place command is perfect for these situations, and many more! In this class, you will learn how to train your dog to stay in one defined area (place) until he or she is released. You will practice this skill with your dog in a structured way and receive a hand out of the process so you can repeat it at home, or anywhere else.

Human End of the Leash

Ages 18+

This class is for everyone who struggles with a pup that thinks—or actually does!—run their house. It’s all about how establishing leadership and demonstrating to your dog that the humans in the pack are the ones to follow and will help lead to a better behaved dog. You’ll learn how and why leadership is key to a well-balanced canine family member. By employing these methods, you’ll get control back and begin to see behavioral issues diminish or even disappear. Learn simple things to do to show your dog that you’re the leader of the pack so s/he doesn’t need to be. Please leave your pups at home for this class.

Prong Collar/E-Collar 101

Ages 18+

Have you considered using a prong collar or an e-collar on your dog? Would you like to learn more about the pros and cons of training your dog with these collars? Or, are you unfamiliar with or against using these collars altogether? This is an informational class for dog owners where we will discuss the purposes of these collars when used as intended and go over many of the common misconceptions behind prong collars and e-collars. There will be time to ask questions about anything and everything related to these collars. Please leave your pups at home for this class.

When registering, please register an adult for the class, not your dog. To register for any of the pet training programs, participants must be age 18 or older.

For Pet Parents and their Pups

For Pet Parents Only (Please leave your pups at home for these classes)