What is agility? Well, it's about the most fun a dog and owner can have together! In the sport of agility, the handler has a limited amount of time to get their dog to safely navigate a set of obstacles in a predetermined order. The obstacles can include jumps, tunnels, a chute, weave poles, A-frame, dog walk, teeter-totter, and more. The dog must safely complete the obstacles in a specific order and within the time limits.
Success in agility requires proper training, as it is a game of physical skills, control, patience and most of all, teamwork between handler and dog. Agility is a race against the clock, but accuracy is a requirement.
Our philosophy is that a great agility team is built upon a sold foundation of basic skills. Using positive training techniques and emphasizing play, we take time at the beginning of your agility career to build these skills. Once the basic foundation skill are in place, we move on to equipment and handling skills. Overlay all of this is our desire to help you build a great relationship with your dog, where YOU will be the ultimate reward and agility become the ultimate game your dog can play with you.
·OBEDIENCE TRAINING·
All of the classes in our family dog program are geared towards teaching you how to help your dog become a fun, well behaved and well-adjusted family pet. Basic manners and obedience are emphasized using dog friendly methods. No choke chains or pinch collars are used. You will learn how to "think dog". We will learn common problems and prevent the most common bad habits. Each session consist of one class once weekly for six weeks.
Our goal in all of our classes is to help create a lifelong friend in your dog by making your dog more obedient, confident, well-mannered and more enjoyable to be around. Your dog will become a more well-behaved and well-adjusted family pet. Our focus is on training you to train your dog with respect, consistency and trust. Teaching your dog manners strengthens the bond between you both and through better communication you'll have a lifetime of companionship. We will teach you how to build rapport with your dog using positive, reward based training methods. These methods foster trust and learning. No punishment, no jerks.
·PUPPY TRAINING·
Why should all puppies go to school? By five months of age much of your puppy's personality has been determined. Early puppyhood is a critical time for socialization and learning. This is the time we set the stage for the rest of your puppy's life. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance to show your puppy how to confidently relate to other puppies, unfamiliar people, and strange sights, sounds, and events. It is crucial that this developmental stage is used wisely! Using a positive approach, we focus on training for the pet and companion dog with the emphasis on reliable responses.
Your will learn to teach your puppy to come when called, sit, down, stand and stay. Plus all of the normal natural "doggie behavior" ... barking, chewing, jumping up, biting, or mouthing and house soiling will be discussed.
Useful information about common problems and concerns that you may have about your puppy's behavior will be provided in our classes. We will begin to teach you, how to teach your puppy, Puppies will be acclimated to other individuals, things and situations. You will learn how to teach a puppy to sit and take things gently from your hand as well as play pass the puppy to get your little tyke used to gentle handling of different body parts (great for drying dirty paws and cleaning ears!).
We'll also discuss preventing resource guarding problems as well as destructive chewing and getting on furniture. Upon graduation your puppy will be socialized and he/she will be well on their way to having established great manners for life.
There are typically only 6-8 puppy participants per instructor in each session. Your puppy must be between 9 and 20 weeks at the start of class to attend Ideal Puppy I or a similar class in another school.
Please bring a 6 foot leash, a flat collar or Gentle Leader, and a tug toy. Bring a water bowel as well. Soft treats of choice cut into very small pieces as we will be using a large quantity! It's best to bring a hungry puppy to class.
