HAYLIE GERNET DOTT WORKSHOP! BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH MOTIVATION AND PLAY, JUNE 6TH
COMPETITION OBEDIENCE CLASSES
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 10:00am
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Mondays at 11:00am
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
Challenges!
In this three week class session, mindful challenges will be introduced to dogs in a way to build resiliency and confidence to prepare them for the obedience ring. Dogs must have a minimum of a solid Novice foundation in order to take the class.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $120 for 3-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays June 25th, July 2nd, July 9th at 2:00pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 12:00pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays at 1:00pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost:
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$220 for 6-week, 90-min class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 1:00pm (90-min class)
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Wednesdays at 12:00pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
Advanced Heeling Skills
Communication is key to training your dog. Topics to be covered include: Using body language cues that are clear to your dog, keeping your dog's focus, understanding what heel position means for both you and your dog, evaluating if you are aiding your dog in training to the point of lack of performance in the ring, and use of food and toys in training. Heeling will be broken down into sections. We will also work on transitioning to off leash heeling for competition. The class is designed to make you think.
Instructor: Mindy Costanza
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays at 12:00pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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.
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Wednesdays at 10:00am
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
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).
Instructor: Laurie Strimavicius
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Wednesdays at 11:00am
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
Improving Your Ring Performance
This class will cover all of the nuances you need to know to be successful in the ring. Topics covered; proper warm ups, developing a training plan, staying connected with your dog from crate to gate, proper use of markers, developing variable reinforcement, engagement, the use of games that transfer into the ring, off leash skills, transitions and ring entrances, and more! This class is suitable for handlers training for Novice to OTCH.
Instructor: Jackie Florio
Cost: $190 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Mondays at 6pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
RALLY CLASSES
Introduction to Rally
This class is for handlers and dogs that are new to the sport of Rally, and will cover the basic concepts and skills for Rally Novice level. We will be focusing on training the skills, learning individual signs, preparing to trial in Rally, and learning to navigate a full Novice level course. Dogs will be worked on leash at all times. Prerequisite for this class is CGC or equivalent training. Dog must know how to sit, stand, down, come when called, and walk on a loose leash.
Instructor: Danette Chorney
Cost: $160 for 5-week class
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Fridays at 6:30pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
Rally
(All Levels)
This class is for handlers and dogs that are already training and showing in Rally, and will cover Rally courses across all levels. We will be focusing on training more advanced skills, learning individual signs, advanced techniques on course handling, and running courses at all levels. Prerequisites for the class: CGC or equivalent skill set, and currently training and showing in Rally. All dogs should be able to work on a loose lead or off lead.
Instructor: Danette Chorney
Cost: $160 for 5-week class
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Fridays at 7:30pm
Drop in availability per instructor's consent.
PET CLASSES
Puppy School
This class is designed to get your puppy off to a great start. Topics covered: crate training, feeding, potty training, engagement, proper socialization, stays, recalls, leave it and more! The importance of life skills will be the primary focus of this class. Problem solving will also be addressed in areas such as nipping, barking, jumping. This class is suitable for puppies 10 weeks and up to 5 months old. First class is without dogs. Limit of two people per puppy may attend class.
Instructor: Chris Chorney
Cost: $200 for 6- week class
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Wednesdays at 5:00pm
Obedience Life Skills
This class is structured to teach your dog solid, foundational life skills. The class will focus heavily on reliable behaviours taught to your dog so they can stay safe in life as well as serve as an enjoyable companion to live with.
Behaviors such as stay, leave it, recall, down, grooming management skills, loose leash walking, and behaving while in the company of other dogs and people will be taught. Appropriate for dogs 6 months and up.
Instructor: Chris Chorney
Cost: $200 for 6-week class
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Wednesdays at 6:00pm
SCENT WORK CLASSES
NOVICE AND ADVANCED SCENTWORK
This scent work class is designed for dogs who are already on odor. In this class, we will focus on building drive to find scent and introducing more challenging problems.
We will explore all four elements of AKC scent work, interiors, exteriors, buried, and container. Giving dogs and handlers the chance to build confidence and teamwork in a variety of settings. This class is set an environment to help you and your dog prepare for novice and advanced level searches, while having fun and strengthening your understanding of the game! This class is appropriate for dogs at the Novice/Advanced or NW1 levels.
Instructor:
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Kaleigh Gagnon
Cost: $220 for 6-week class
Classes Scheduled:
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Thursdays at 7pm