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We are currently not offering courses in
the fall of 2008
Dog Tired offers an array of training courses for you and your canine kids
to enjoy.
From beginning obedience, advanced beginning, rally class, canine good
citizen
coursework and exams to zen dog classes where owns learn more about calming
techniques and how to interpret their dogs body language. Our in house
trainer is Melinda Patterson.
Beginning Obedience
This course is designed to introduce dog’s and their parents to the basic
commands of sit, sit-stay, down, come, controlled walking and leave it. The
course will also offer
stress-relieving exercises and games for everyone to enjoy. Dogs must be at
least
six months to attend, current on all vaccinations including bordetella and
handlers
must be over the age of 18.
The course is six weeks long.
Cost $75
Advanced Beginning Obedience
Advanced Beginning is designed to continue training the basic commands of
sit, sit-stay, down, come, controlled walking and leave it. The course will
also offer stress-relieving exercises and games for everyone to enjoy. Dogs
must have attended a basic obedience course, be at least six months to
attend, current on all vaccinations including bordetella and handlers must
be over the age of 18.
The course is six weeks long.
Cost $75
Canine Good Citizen Course
This class is a series of seven classes, plus the CGC test, for a total of
eight sessions. The training part of the class will cover the ten
points that will be evaluated, at the CGC test. These points include:
Greeting a friendly stranger; meeting a strange dog; accepting petting from
a friendly stranger; accepting being gently touched on the head, body and
both front feet; walking through a crowd; reaction to distractions (audio
and visual); walking on a loose lead; being gently brushed; basic commands
(sit, down, stay, come); and being left alone with a friendly stranger.
Upon successful completion of the CGC test, each dog and owner will receive,
from the American Kennel Club, a Canine Good Citizen certificate. This
certificate is suitable for framing. The CGC class is for all dogs.
The test is for dogs six months of age and over.
Cost (including test) $100.
Zen Dog
This class will teach owners how to read their dogs’ body language, and to
correctly interpret what the dog is trying to tell you. Owners will also
learn canine calming techniques and how to re-direct their dogs in
stimulating situations.
The goal of this class, is to educate the owner and the dog to a better way
of communicating, and to learn skills to be more relaxed and comfortable in
all encounters.
The first class, in this series will be for owners only. The second class
will be owners to practice on calm dogs brought in for practice. The classes
three through eight, will be for dogs and their owners to practice the
skills to be taught. The “Zen Dog” class is for all dogs and puppies.
Cost $85.
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