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Contact us today about this class by
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For dogs who are at least 4 months of age
To maximize your class time dogs are advised to obtain Basic Obedience skills:
Sit, Down, Stand, Come, Leave It & Stay
Class Methods: Clicker Training and positive reinforcement.
Goals: The obvious goal is to teach your dog entertaining parlor tricks. Teaching tricks or any behaviors to your dog help keep your dog mentally stimulated. This is important because if left without a job and bored many dogs will find their own sources of entertainment which translates to many dog owners as “misbehavior.” The class does have several other benefits such as continuing socialization for your dog and meeting other people who are as crazy about their pet as you are! Keep up your training and socializing to insure that your dog remains a well-adjusted and confident dog.
Class length: 6 weeks
Cost: $210
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Equipment needed:
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(Clickers will be provided)
Buckle collar & Cloth or leather leash
Toys/treats for your dog
Optional: hula hoop
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TRICKS COVERED:
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- Roll Over
- Shake/Wave
- Jumping through a Hula Hoop
- Back Up
- Walk a circle around the owner
- Hugs and kisses
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- Spin...chase their tail
- Crawl
- Bow
- Play Dead
- Weave through owner's legs
- Cover their nose
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TIME PERMITTING:
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- Opening a cabinet door and retrieving an object
- An additional trick decided by class vote
- Possible recital :-)
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Get your registration forms here!
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Articles/Stories
From a Dog's Point of View
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“Training does not limit a dog, training frees a dog. My dog is
not limited because s/he does what I tell her. She is free: free to
ride with me, free to meet people, free to run off lead in the park,
free to play with other dogs. The untrained dog is free to sit in
the backyard all by itself”
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-Sue Ailsby
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“In dog training, jerk is a noun, not a verb.”
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-Dr. Dennis Fetko
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“Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we
come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul-
chicken, pork, half cow. They must think we're the greatest
hunters on earth!”
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-Anne Tyler
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“I know that dogs are pack animals, but it's difficult to
imagine a pack of standard poodles . . . and if there was such
a thing as a pack of standard poodles, where would they rove
to? Bloomingdale's?”
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-Yvonne Clifford
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