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COMPETITION OBEDIENCE CLASSES
Foundations
This class builds on basic obedience skills to prepare dogs and handlers for competitive obedience trials. These classes teach the precise movements, handling skills, and focus required for higher-level exercises.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 10:00am
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Tuesdays at 6:30pm
Novice
This class prepares dogs and handlers for heeling on and off-leash, recalls, and stands for examination. This class focuses on sharpening foundational skills to be able to perform more advanced skills and prepare teams for earning the CD title.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 11:00am
Open
This class will prepare dogs for more advanced exercises, including drop on recall, retrieves, command discrimination, and the broad jump. This class prepares teams to earn the CDX title.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 12:00pm
Teaching Utility
This class will teach dogs and handlers the foundation pieces of all the Utility exercises. The class will focus on breaking the exercises down into teachable pieces to ensure proper understanding to the dog. *Students must have a set of articles, a set of gloves, and a set of tins (instructions will be sent upon registration) prior to the first day of class.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Tuesdays at 5:30pm
UDX
The UDX class covers all the exercises in both the Open class and the Utility class. This class is appropriate for dogs who have foundational skills in all of these exercises. The class will help prepare dogs for earning the UDX title.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost:
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$220 for 6-week, 90-min class
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$190 for 6-week, 50-min class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 1:00pm (90-min class)
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Tuesdays at 7:30pm (50-min class)
FOUNDATION/PUPPY/SPORT CLASSES
Competition Puppy
This class is for puppies 8 weeks to a year who are striving for competition obedience careers! Puppies will be introduced to many beginning foundation pieces such as hand touch, heeling, engagement, retrieving, go outs, etc.​
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:​
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Thursdays at 12:00pm
Competition Sport Elective
This class is for all dog sports! Are you having a hard time at the start line in agility? Is your dog disconnecting with you at set up? Are your transitions falling apart? Does your dog go flat when no cookies or toys are present? What about ring entrances? Is your dog with you? This class will focus on all the little things in between exercises and courses that can make your run or class more successful!
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Instructor: Jackie Florio
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Saturdays at 12:00pm
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Mondays at 5:00pm
Engagement & Tricks
Does your dog want to be with you? Is your dog waiting to do the next thing with you? Ignoring the environment and choosing you? This class focuses on developing engagement between dog and handler using tricks and games as well as getting it on silence. Engagement is often the missing piece between teams and is the most important skill needed for competition obedience. This class is appropriate for all levels.
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays at 10:00am
Heeling Concepts
This class will focus on all the concepts of heeling. Position in stationary, maintaining position in motion, focal point, engagement, rhythm and stride, turns, pace changes, handling (footwork and body position).
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Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays at 11:00am
RALLY CLASSES
Rally Novice / Intermediate
This class will cover Novice and Intermediate Rally courses focusing on learning Individual signs, preparing to trial in Rally, and learning to navigate a full course. Dogs will be worked on leash. Prerequisites for Novice/Intermediate is CGC or equivalent training. Dog must know how to sit, stand, down, come when called, and walk on a loose leash. Novice/Intermediate class would be for WCRL Level 1.
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Instructor: Danette Chorney
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Rally
(All Levels)
This class will cover Rally courses focusing on individual signs, advanced techniques on course handling, and running multiple courses at all levels. Prerequisites for the class: CGC or equivalent skill set. All dogs should be able to work on a loose lead or off lead.
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Instructor: Danette Chorney
Cost: $220 for 6-week class (90-minute class)
Classes Scheduled:
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Fridays at 7:00pm
PET DOG CLASSES
Puppy School
New puppy? We’ve got you covered. This class will cover all the necessities to getting your puppy off on the right paw! House breaking, crate training, leash manners, proper socialization both with dogs and humans will be discussed, sit, down, stay and cooperative care will be introduced so your puppy will succeed with being handled at the vet and groomer. Trouble shooting areas will be discussed such as biting and mouthing, chewing on inappropriate things, handling a puppy around small children, feeding schedules, exercise regimes, and more!
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Class is suitable for puppies 10 weeks and up.
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First class will be WITHOUT puppies.
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Up to two people may accompany puppy to each class.
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Instructor: Jackie Florio
Cost: $200 for 6-week class
Primary School
For all our Puppy School graduates! This class will take our dogs on the next step of becoming obedience super stars by sharpening all the skills learned in puppy school! Recalls, engagement and attention, sit, down, stand, loose leash heeling, toy play, tricks, jumping, confidence building and more. This class will also introduce foundational competition obedience and rally skills!
Class is suitable for dogs and puppies 6 months or older.
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Instructor: Jackie Florio
Cost: $200 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:​
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Saturdays at 11:00am
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Mondays at 4:00pm
Canine Good Citizen Class (CGC)
The CGC (Canine Good Citizen) class involves both training and preparing your dog to pass a 10-step evaluation that is non-competitive and open to all dogs, regardless of breed. This class places important emphasis on good manners. The test evaluates a dog's ability to behave politely in public, including actions like accepting a friendly stranger, sitting politely for petting, and walking on a loose leash. Upon passing the test, dogs will have earned the AKC CGC title.
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Learn more about the AKC CGC Title here.
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Instructor: Chris Chorney
Cost: $220 for 7-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Wednesdays at 6:00pm
BREED HANDLING CLASSES
Breed Handling Class
Breed handling class will teach owners how to present their dogs in a breed conformation show. Class will cover skills like stacking (posing), gaiting (running), and ring procedures, and focus on accentuating the dog's best features. This class is beneficial for both novice and experienced handlers to practice, improve skills, and acclimate their dogs to the show environment. Junior handlers are welcome.
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Dogs are welcome at 8 weeks of age so long as they have had their 1st round of shots and been in the owner’s possession for 10 days. After 12 weeks, rabies vaccination will be expected.
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Instructor: Tuni Conti
Cost: $20 per dog, per class​
SCENT WORK CLASSES
Intro to K9 Nose Work®
K9 Nose Work® is an activity that uses real-world environments and can be done almost anywhere. Every search has the potential to be a highly stimulating experience for both dog & handler. By participating in K9 Nose Work® with your dog, you’re giving him the freedom to express and refine his natural talents, and he’s giving you a glimpse into how he “sees” the world.​
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Instructors:
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Jennifer Fimbel, NACSW CNWI
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Stefanie Mount, NACSW CNWI, AKC SW Judge
Cost: $250 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:​
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Tuesdays at 9:00am
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Fridays at 4:00pm
Class length will be determined by the number of students.
Some of the many benefits of K9 Nose Work® are:
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Dogs easily burn lots of mental & physical energy doing searches
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Searches can be done anywhere you can take your dog
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No prior training is required and no obedience is needed
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In classes, dogs work one at a time and rest crated or safely in a vehicle between searches so reactive dogs can enjoy the activity, too
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Shy or fearful dogs build confidence and overactive dogs put their energy into fun searches
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Stronger bond between dog & handler as handler learns to observe, understand, and rely on his/her dog