Canine Freestyle is a combination of obedience, tricks and agility, all set to music. You'll discover your own sense of rhythm and your dog's natural gait while incorporating heel work, turns, spins, and more. It's so much fun! No prior dance experience required; open to dogs of any age and skill level.
Canine Good Citizen 1 teaches the basic foundation skills from the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program, including sit, down, accepting a friendly stranger, staying in place, sitting for petting, walking on a loose lead, and appearance and grooming. This class is ideal for anyone who is interested in pet therapy or simply wants a well-rounded and well-behaved dog. Open to dogs of any age and skill level.
Canine Good Citizen 2 teaches the advanced skills from the AKC's Canine Good Citizen Program, including walking on a loose lead, walking through a crowd, recall (come here), reaction to another dog, reaction to distraction, and supervised separation. This class is ideal for anyone who is interested in pet therapy or simply wants a well-rounded and well-behaved dog. Open to dogs of any age and skill level.
Clicker 101 will teach you to use the clicker to perfect existing skills and quickly train new behaviors. Come check out this cutting edge approach to training! Beginners welcome - clickers provided.
Come On, Let's Go! provides intensive practice on recall (come here) and leash walking skills. Enjoy your walks without pulling, and feel confident that your dog will respond when called.
Curious Canines will unleash your dog's inner Pet Star! Each week we will sample fun new skills like canine freestyle dancing, Rally obedience, tricks, and clicker training.
Drop In Training is for dogs over six months old. This flexible class allows you to train when you want, work on what you want, and pay as you go. A great way to get some extra practice on a particular skill or learn something new. Pre-registration is required so you can tell us about your dog and your training goals.
Family Dog Challenge will teach your dog good manners through fun and games. Can you walk your dog while carrying a cup of coffee? Have your dog stay while you open the door or eat a snack? Ask your dog to ignore a tempting item on the ground? Learn all this and more in an environment of friendly competition!
Intro to Agility is a fun way to build your dog's attention and confidence. We'll introduce various agility obstacles including jumps, tunnels, the A frame, dog walk, and pause table, work on handling skills, and run short courses.
Intermediate Agility is perfect for dogs who are familiar with the basic obstacles. We'll increase your dog's comfort level with more challenging obstacles and emphasize transitions and handling skills while running full courses.
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Novice Obedience is perfect for anyone who wants a well-behaved companion
dog. We will teach and practice the AKC novice exercises including
leash walking, sit stay and down stay, coming when called, and stand for
exam. Class includes a gentle introduction to competition obedience. A
great intermediate or refresher class.
On the Town
is for dogs over six months old. We'll take advantage of the natural
distractions of downtown South Haven to practice real-life skills
including loose leash walking, sitting at corners, and polite retail
behavior. Classes will be held outdoors.
Open Training Time is a drop-in class that lets you
take advantage of our indoor heated training space to practice on your
own with other dogs and their owners (a trainer will be present at all
times). Fee is $10/hour. Contact us for more information.
Puppy Primer is for puppies up to six months old. Socialization to people and other dogs is encouraged while we introduce and practice foundation cues such as sit, down, attention, and come here. Housetraining, puppy mouthing, jumping and other common issues will also be covered.
Ready to Rally is an introduction to this popular sport that emphasizes teamwork. Practice your leash
walking and stay skills with a new course each week. Dogs should be able to reliably sit, down, stay, come when called and walk (reasonably) nicely on leash, but all experience levels are welcome.
Recall Reality will teach your dog to come when called, even with distractions. Get a joyful and reliable recall! A 25-30 foot long line is recommended for this class. Open to dogs of any age.
Stay Focused will help you get and keep your dog's attention, work through increasing levels of distractions, and fine-tune your stay cue in a variety of settings. We have a party at our last class to show off our skills! Open to dogs of any age.
Super Puppy is for puppies up to six months old. We will review sit and down, and focus on leash walking, coming when called, and appropriate socialization through off leash play.
Talent Show has music, freestyle and tricks in the mix. Join us for a great time and consider walking with our group at this year's Do-Dah parade!
Tricks and Clicks is a great way to have fun, bond with your dog, provide new challenges, and fine-tune your handling skills. An introduction to clicker training is included (clickers provided).
Walk This Way is dedicated to polite on-leash behavior. Learn how to get your dog to pay attention, walk without pulling, and be under control when passing people and other dogs. Open to dogs of any age.
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