Obedience Training
Obedience skills are essential in today’s fast-paced world.
Teaching your dog appropriate social behaviors makes them good canine citizens plus those skills are the foundation on which all dog sports are built.
We ask a lot from our dogs. Whether you have a new puppy, a rescue dog, or an older dog with challenges, we have a class for you. Our goal is to help you maximize your dog’s skills whether they are a devoted family member or a sports competitor.
Classes Offered
PUPPY CLASSES
There's nothing cuter or more challenging than a new puppy. We're here to help you get started right. We offer classes structured just for puppies from ages 12 weeks to 12 months. We even have classes for teenagers! Classes teach basic skills like, sit, come, down and have lots of great socialization experiences. We'll answer your questions about digging, barking and living with more than one dog. We're here to help your pup grow up right. All puppy classes are $120 for 6 weeks.
For more detailed information or to enroll your puppy, go the PUPPIES! tab under Training.
OBEDIENCE BASICS for the TEENAGE DOG
This class is for the adolescents, ages 6 months to 1 year that didn't attend an early age puppy class. The goal of this class is to help puppies and their owners navigate the difficult teenage year challenges as the puppies grow, get stronger and more willful.
Class Goals are to build reliability and consistency in response to basic cues (i.e., sit, down, come, wait, walk on a loose leash) by adding duration, resistance to distractions, and prompt correct responses. We will continue to work on aspects of “living with dogs” like attention span, mild reactivity, digging, barking, and other behaviors that are not specifically task related. The main goal is to build joy for training for both handler and dog and help both the dog and handler navigate the teens successfully. The class is 6-weeks $120
Focus & Control
This class is basic obedience on steroids. It is designed for dogs of any age with challenges, dogs who aren’t comfortable with other dogs, people or noise, dogs who are high drive and don’t know how to focus and pay attention or dogs who lack socialization skills, are shy or fearful. If you own a canine juvenile delinquent, this is your class and there is hope.
Dogs learn basic obedience and life skills like how to crate, sit calmly, pay attention, and how to tolerate other animals and people. This class focuses on helping handlers understand dog behaviors, what triggers unwanted responses and helping dogs build confidence and skills for today's world. There are NO DOGS AT THE FIRST CLASS. 7-week session $195
RELIABLE RECALLS
Nothing is more important than a reliable recall. That one skill can keep your dog safe from injury or from getting lost. This class will focus on reliable recalls regardless of distractions, noise or other reasons your dog might currently choose not to come directly and quickly to you.
Bring your dog's favorite treats, toy or ball and wear comfortable shoes. You're both going to run and have fun learning to come. Bring a long line if you have one. Class is 6 weeks long and by the time you finish, your dog will be a recall champ. Class Fee is $130 which includes $10 for a recall manual and materials.
Community Canine (CGC-A)
The AKC Community Canine program is all about ensuring you have a well-behaved dog while you’re out and about in the community. While CGC training typically happens in a classroom environment, the 10-step AKC Community Canine test is conducted in real life situations like walking on a busy sidewalk or through a local park–giving you and your dog the confidence to enjoy everyday to the fullest, no matter what comes your way. Dog/Handler teams will work each week to perfect skills learned in CGC. The class includes CGC-A testing. 6-weeks $95.
Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
At Comp K9, we believe that all dogs are good dogs, and all owners are great owners, all it takes is training, patience, lots of love, and of course, plenty of praise and rewards.
This class will prepare you and your dog to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) test (included in class) and help you and your dog be the best you can be. During the 6-week session, we will cover basic skills like sit, down and stay along with basic manners, interacting with other dogs and people and responsible dog ownership. At the end of the class you will have earned your CGC and be ready to take on the world. Class Fee: $95.
PRIVATE PROBLEM DOG TRAINING
We offer private sessions for dogs experiencing socialization issues such as dog to dog challenges, excessive barking, dog to people challenges, handlers with physical limitations and large dogs, etc. We will meet you for a 1/2 hour evaluation session for $25. If we feel your challenges are something we can help with, we'll schedule a time for training to begin. If we cannot help we will refer you to a trainer or behaviorist who can. Training is charged at $100/hour.
BEGINNING OBEDIENCE
Join us as we celebrate the end of the rain! This class is for dogs and older puppies in need of basic skills: walk on a loose lead, come, sit, down and stay. Dogs learn new skills in class so they are comfortable around other dogs, people and other animals. Dogs learn to target and play games appropriately. 6-week class fee: $100
INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE
This class is for the dog handler teams who are preparing to compete in Obedience. Class is highly individualized and focuses on off-lead work, polishing and proofing basic skills, and working under distraction. Class is mix of Intermediate/Advanced Dogs. Class fee is $20/session paid monthly. (4 sessions in a month = $80). To register choose the number of sessions in that month.
ADVANCED OBEDIENCE
This class is for the dog/handler teams who are getting ready to compete or are currently competing in obedience trials. It covers advanced skills needed in Open and Utility like retrieving, scent discrimination articles, directed jumping and directed retrieving. Class is highly individualized for each student. Class fee is $20/session paid monthly. (4 sessions in a month = $80). To register choose the number of sessions in that month.
SEMI-PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
We offer semi-private instruction for groups up to four dogs at a time a date that is convenient for you. All Semi-Private Instruction is in one-hour increments. Enroll for the instruction and a trainer will contact you directly to set a date and time. Class Fee: Minimum $100/hour
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
We offer private instruction at a time a date that is convenient for you. All Private Instruction is in one-hour increments. Enroll for the instruction and a trainer will contact you directly to set a date and time. Class Fee: $80/hour
Classes are kept small so we can individualize instruction to maximize your results (6-8 students)
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