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Weekly Pet Obedience Classes
Pre-requisite: Healthy dog, aged 6 months or older.
Dogs will be leashed when attending and working in this group class. Dogs who have a foundation from Puppy K will ease right in to learning the more advanced skills older dogs should master. However, dogs who have not yet taken any other puppy or obedience classes are also welcomed and will benefit from taking this training class.
Again, as in Weekly Puppy Kindergarten classes, we teach the “7 Training Samurai + 2” as our foundation obedience behaviors, but dogs and owners are taught with a higher level of detail in the instructions, with longer durations of behavior required of the dogs, and with greater distractions introduced than the training experienced in Puppy K class. Heeling on- and off-leash and for longer durations is practiced so that you can experience pleasant walks in public with your dog. Teaching dogs how to stay alone comfortably for increasingly longer durations of time will help prevent and cure canine separation anxiety.
Dogs who master the training taught in Weekly Pet Obedience Classes can then go onto being successful, happily-adjusted, well-behaved pet dogs.
Dogs that successfully complete our Weekly Pet Obedience classes also can go on to more advanced training options such as Herding, Rally Obedience, Competition Obedience, Agility, Nosework, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Freestyle, Earthdog, Barndog, Trick Dog, Therapy Dog Work, CGC, FDC— in other words, your dog can go on to participate in any endeavor where willing partnership and understanding between dog and human is valued.
BEHAVIORAL OBEDIENCE
Obedience Training is more than just obedience commands. It’s a matter of
teaching foundation behaviors before moving on to performing simple behaviors
on command and more complex or difficult behaviors. Our sessions are unique in
teaching both the handler and Phydo to pay attention to each other while
encouraging calm, focused behavior. We also include SIT, DOWN, COME, STAY, and
WALKING NICELY ON LEASH.
Each dog and handler is taught starting at whatever level they need to start
with because each home-dog situation is different. So, it won’t be that
everyone does A this week, B the next and so forth. If you and your dog have
not mastered A, it is senseless to move on to B. And yes, training your dog
takes time and effort. There are no shortcuts.
Many handlers/owners will sign up their dogs for repeat sessions. We just pick
up where you left off, and if you are having a behavior issue, we will address
it then and there, or refer you to someone who can help.
Behavioral obedience group classes taught by Diane Thompson at Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm
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Weekly Pet Obedience Classes
Pre-requisite: Healthy dog, aged 6 months or older.
Dogs will be leashed when attending and working in this group class. Dogs who have a foundation from Puppy K will ease right in to learning the more advanced skills older dogs should master. However, dogs who have not yet taken any other puppy or obedience classes are also welcomed and will benefit from taking this training class.
Again, as in Weekly Puppy Kindergarten classes, we teach the “7 Training Samurai + 2” as our foundation obedience behaviors, but dogs and owners are taught with a higher level of detail in the instructions, with longer durations of behavior required of the dogs, and with greater distractions introduced than the training experienced in Puppy K class. Heeling on- and off-leash and for longer durations is practiced so that you can experience pleasant walks in public with your dog. Teaching dogs how to stay alone comfortably for increasingly longer durations of time will help prevent and cure canine separation anxiety.
Dogs who master the training taught in Weekly Pet Obedience Classes can then go onto being successful, happily-adjusted, well-behaved pet dogs.
Dogs that successfully complete our Weekly Pet Obedience classes also can go on to more advanced training options such as Herding, Rally Obedience, Competition Obedience, Agility, Nosework, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Freestyle, Earthdog, Barndog, Trick Dog, Therapy Dog Work, CGC, FDC— in other words, your dog can go on to participate in any endeavor where willing partnership and understanding between dog and human is valued.
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Best Buddies Pet Obedience Classes
Session Dates 2024 (recent) |
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Session IV. Feb 26 - Apr 1, 2024. Mon Evening, 6 Classes. 5:45 - 6:45 pm
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Session V. Mar 1 - Apr 5, 2024. Fri Afternoon, 6 Classes. 2:00 - 3:00 pm
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Session VI. Mar 2 - Apr 6, 2024. Sat Morning, 6 Classes. 9:15 - 10:15am
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Session VII. Apr 8 - May 20, 2024 (skip 4/22). Mon Evening, 6 Classes. 5:45 - 6:45 pm
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Session VIII. Apr 12 - Jun 7, 2024 (skip 4/19, 5/3, 5/24). Fri Afternoon, 6 Classes. 2:00 - 3:00 pm
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Session IX. Apr 13 - Jun 8, 2024 (skip 4/20, 5/4, 5/25). Sat Morning, 6 Classes. 9:15 - 10:15am
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Session X. Jun 3 - Jul 22, 2024 (skip 7/1, 7/15). Mon Evening, 6 Classes. 5:45 - 6:45 pm
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Session XI. Jun 14 - Jul 26, 2024 (skip 7/12). Fri Afternoon, 6 Classes. 2:00 - 3:00 pm
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Session XII. Jun 15 - Jul 27, 2024 (skip 7/13). Sat Morning, 6 Classes. 9:15 - 10:15am
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| A la carte registration available within each session. |
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