December 28, 2011

Sam the bulldog from CT

Published December 28, 2011 at 1280 × 960 in Gallery.

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Pick up a flyer at Dave's Soda and Pet City in Hadley or print and complete an Application from the link on this site or email My Dog, LLC!

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9/12, 19, & 26 (Thursday) 3 90-minute sessions Bump Up Your Skills 5:30-7 PM $125/dog

10/24 (Thursday) 5 one-hour sessions*
Basic Manners 5:15-6:15 $130/dog

10/24 (Thursday) 5 one-hour sessions*
Intermediate Manners 6:30-7:30 PM $130/dog

*October 31 is Halloween and we WILL hold classes.

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If there is a course you are interested in that isn't currently on the schedule, please let us know.

Basic Manners: Sit, down, stay, come!, don’t jump, good leash walking, name recognition, leave it, drop it and more! Great for young dogs, newly rehomed dogs, & dogs of any age to brush up their skills. Meets 5 times; your dog comes to all the sessions.

Intermediate Manners: Like High School for your dog -- don't stop at Basic, life requires more! Walk on a loose leash past a high distraction item or Come! to you past a temptation like a person or toy, walk past another dog & handler team without puling or stopping to say Hi....lots of real life practice once your dog knows the basics!

Bump Up Your Skills: Participants select 3-5 behaviors. They may include “Come!”, leash walking, drop it, don’t jump! Each class creates its own list. What’s yours?

Three Critical Skills: Come When Called, Walk Nicely on Leash, and Greet People Politely. This focused, intensive course meets 3 times and concentrates on these three most important life skills.

Try Rally Obedience: This is a playful version of formal competition obedience. You and your dog partner to perform cues such as circle to the right, 1-step sit/2 steps sit/3 steps sit, down stays with distractions, and much more! It’s fun, it’s effective and it introduces you to a new set of training games!

Come When Called! Learn a variety of positive approaches to enhance your dog's reliability to come when called EVEN with distractions!

Walk Nicely on Leash! Multiple positive approaches to improve your dog's manners on leash, not pulling EVEN when there's something exciting ahead!

CGC: Canine Good Citizen: Nationally recognized title through the AKC covers manners we expect from a good canine citizen in our world. From sit & down to ignoring a dog or person to accepting petting and grooming...lots of important behaviors are strengthened and then evaluated (optional). FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: http://www.akc.org/dog-owners/training/canine-good-citizen/training-testing/

Scent Work: Is your dog bored, not enough to do especially in the bad weather or when you don't have time for a long walk or training session? A fun and engaging solution is to take a Scent Class! Beat the doldrums with a new adventure for both dog and owner!

Hope to see you in class soon! You'll see the link to the registration form on this website. If a course is canceled or postponed, registrants will be notified at least 24 hours in advance.