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Advanced Training
After basic training
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- For dogs of any age
- Learn what you want on your schedule
- Your dog only has to know sit, down, stay and come
- Learn agility, tricks or anything you can imagine!
- Prepare your dog for an animal acting career!
- Start service or rescue animal training
- Hunt with your dog
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Advanced Classes Offered:
Canine Good Citizen Test:
CGC is a certification program that is designed to reward dogs that have good manners at home and in the community. The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs.
Agility:
In short, Agility is a sport in which a dog runs through a timed obstacle course under the guidance of the handler. Agility training strengthens the bond between dog and handler, and provides fun and exercise for both. Agility is a fast paced sport and is a lot of fun to watch and to participate in. The atmosphere at these events is relaxed (unless you're actually running) and friendly. The action is usually non-stop.
Flyball:
Flyball is a relay race with 4 dogs on a team. The course consists of a starting line, 4 hurdles spaced 10 feet apart and a box. The first hurdle is 6 feet from the start line and the box is 15 feet from the last hurdle for a 51 foot overall length. The dogs jump the hurdles and steps on a spring loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog catches the tennis ball and then runs back over the 4 hurdles. When the dog crosses the starting line the next dog goes. The first team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat.
Field Dog Training:
If you are a hunter, field dog training will teach your dog to flush game, point and retrieve. Starting with puppy training at 12 weeks to 6 months with basic obedience training, leash correction, basic land and water marks, live gun fire, birds and crate training. This early training provides a strong foundation for your puppy to enable him to advance into higher level training.
Conformation:
In conformation events, dogs are judged according to how well they measure up to their breed standard.For a dog to be eligible to compete in conformation, pup has to be intact ie not spayed nor neutered and be AKC registered dog. And have no major conformation faults
Tricks:
Trainers will teach you how to communicate using hand signals, verbal commands and mechanical clickers. By the end of the course, your pet will be ready to perform behaviors such as “go to your mark,” “watch me” and “speak,” just to name a few, and will stand for examination. In addition to offering the first steps to a possible Hollywood career and huge benefits in good behavior, completing the course strengthens the bond between pet and owner.