Our Classes
We offer a variety of class levels to suit every dog. From puppies to competition dogs, we have a class for you!
Puppy Head Start
Our Puppy Head Start class is designed to get your puppy off to a great start on their training journey. This class covers all the essentials, plus socialization, potty training help, behavior troubleshooting, and some fun games.
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Covered Skills:
Sit, Down, Stay, Loose Leash Walking, Recall, Leave it, Place, Potty Training, Socialization, Luring, Targeting, Cooperative Care, Supervised Separation, Greeting Manners, Engagement and more...
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This 8 week class is $200.
Basics & Beyond
Our Basics & Beyond class covers all those basic skills plus essentials like Greeting Manners, Doorway Manners, Cooperative Care, and Troubleshooting problem behaviors.
Covered Skills:
Sit, Down, Stay, Loose Leash Walking, Recall, Leave it (Food, Non Food, Dogs and People), Luring, Targeting, Cooperative Care, Greeting Manners, Doorway Manners and Engagement Games, Disengagement Games more...
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This 8 week class is $200.
Next Level
The Next Level is our step up from the basics class. This class covers more advanced obedience skills like hand signals, heel work, Mastery of Basics & Beyond skills with Distractions, Long Stays, Leave it and Stand for Exam.
Covered Skills:
Straight sits and Downs with Distractions, Stay with Distance and Duration, Leave it (Dropped and Moving Objects), Heel, Hand Signals, Stand for Exam and more...
This 8 week class is $225.
Rein It In!
Our Rein It In! class is all about helping your dog to calm down, rein it in and pay attention. This class helps teach your dog to redirect, focus and ignore distractions.
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Covered Skills:
Place, Settle, Leave it (Food, Non Food, Dogs and People, Dropped items, Moving Objects), Doorway Manners, Greeting Manners, Loose Leash Walking, Engagement Games, Disengagement Games, and more.
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This 8 week class is $250.
Alphabet Soup Beginners
Our Alphabet Soup Beginner class is designed to build a strong foundation for success in AKC programs. This class focuses on polishing manners, boosting confidence, and preparing dogs and handlers for their first steps in competition.
Covered Skills:
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) core skills, Canine Good Citizen Advanced (CGCA) prep, Trick Dog Novice & Intermediate tricks, Virtual Home Manners (VHM), Beginner Novice Obedience heeling and stays, Rally Novice introduction, household manners, focus games, and more.
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This class will be $75 per prepaid month.
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All Dogs must have instructor approval prior to attending this class.
Alphabet Soup Advanced
Our Alphabet Soup Advanced class is geared toward teams who already have a solid foundation and are ready to take their training further. This class fine-tunes precision and teamwork while preparing for advanced competition titles.
Covered Skills:
Rally Novice polishing, Rally Intermediate & Advanced coursework, Canine Good Citizen Urban (CGCU), Novice Obedience (CD) foundations, advanced heeling and fronts/finishes, group stays, jump work, proofing in public spaces, and more.
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This class will be $75 per prepaid month.
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All Dogs must have instructor approval prior to attending this class.
Tackling Reactivity
This class will cover foundational skills needed to get your reactive dog under control.
Covered Skills:
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Emergency Behaviors
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Foundational Skills
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Home Management
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Impulse Control
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Relevant Obedience Skills.
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Redirections
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Disengagement
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Counter-conditioning
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Handler Focus
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This 4 week class has options for Working and Audit slots.
Working Slot $300 - 4 spots available
Audit Slot $175 - 6 spots available
Socially Savvy Canine
This class will meet at various locations weekly so we can work around countless distractions. This class is designed to offer great opportunities for you to put your dog in “real-world” situations while remaining in a semi- controlled environment.
Covered Skills:
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Mastering loose leash walking
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Managing & redirecting unwanted behaviors
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Safe socialization with people and other dogs
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Polite Meet & Greet interactions
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Impulse control in real-life situations
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Preventing bad habits like barking, jumping, and lunging
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Walking politely past distractions (people, dogs, children)
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Sit/Down/Stay commands with real-life distractions
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Reinforcement techniques (duration, distance, distractions)
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Settling down in public places like restaurants and cafés
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Field trips to practice skills in real-world environments
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Introduction to obstacle courses for fun and engagement
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Skill-building through games & exercises
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Mat work with distance, duration, and distractions
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Weekly handouts and homework for continued learning
If you're goal is to have a socialized dog who can be well-behaved in any setting, then this class is right for you.
Testing for AKC CGC and CGCA will be available for interested participants after the class is over.
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This 6 week class is $250.