Advanced Manners, Behaviors, and Relationships Class

Our Advanced Manners, Behaviors, and Relationships class presents dogs with a challenging series of exercises and skills in a fun and rewarding atmosphere based on our positive reinforcement training methods.

Taught by Lisa Edwards, CDPT-KA, CDBC, students are presented with an environment that provides them with a skillset that will not only allow them to function well in complex environments but will also prepare them to move onto more advanced areas like animal-assisted therapy.

Advanced Class Guidelines:

Each class is six weeks long, meeting on a weekly basis at the same time and location.
Each weekly class is 50 minutes long.
Both the Dog and Human need to have graduated from the Intermediate Class or have prior permission from instructor. Proof of vaccination is required prior to the beginning of the first class.
Because class size is limited, once you have enrolled and a spot has been reserved for you we cannot offer refunds.
The cost of the class is $175.00.

Advanced Class Outline:

Humans will proof and fine-tune:

Communicating precise commands, instructions, and requests
ON and OFF lead attention skills with ever greater distractions

Humans and Doggies will proof and fine-tune:

More HEEL ON and OFF Lead
Review of FRONT, BACK, FORWARD, FOLLOW, and TURN
Touch
Recall — ON and OFF Lead
Just for Fun: Moving Down, Moving Stand, Jump, and Heel Backwards

Humans and Doggies will proof and review skills for the CGC Canine Good Citizen Test:

Accepting a friendly stranger
Sitting politely for petting, sit and down
Appearance and grooming, drop-it and leave-it
Out for a walk
Walking through a crowd
Sit and down on command, staying in place
Come when called
Reaction to another dog
Reactions to distractions
Held by a stranger