GROUP CLASSES AT WEST UNIVERSITY
GROUP CLASSES FOR PUPPIES AND TEENS
DOGS 5 MONTHS AND YOUNGER
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm starting Sept 12th
Elementary Puppy Class is a 4-week series dedicated to increase confidence through socialization and relationship-based training. Your puppy will learn essential communication skills, be introduced to new people and other puppies, and begin their basic obedience foundation. Owners will learn critical handling skills and how to navigate play sessions between dogs.
Email us to get Junior on the schedule!
This 4-week class expands on Elementary Class. We will focus on impulse control, social skills and broaden your foundational skills. We will be working on building and maintaining calm and polite behavior in exciting and highly distracting environments. This is a fun, interactive class for adolescent dogs who have completed Elementary class.
GROUP CLASSES FOR ADULTS & SENIORS
DOGS 5 MONTHS AND OLDER
Mondays @ 7:00 pm starting Sept 11th
Skills 1.0 is a 4-week class that prepares your dog for authentic, daily situations and challenges. We will work on impulse control and overall basic commands such as sit, stay, down, recall, loose leash walking, leave it/take it, and jumping up. This class is for adolescent dogs and adult dogs over 5 months of age who are fully vaccinated.
Email us to get Skills 2.0 on the schedule!
This 4-week class is designed to help build on the basic level commands you learned in Skills 1.0 and make these behaviors useful in your everyday life. We will focus on refining your previously learned commands and introduce more complex exercises. Completion of Skills 1.0 is a requirement for taking Skills 2.0.
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm starting August 8th
Tricks training provides lots of enrichment and mental stimulation for dogs of all ages. Tricks can also be useful in building the confidence of shy and anxious dogs. Take this 4-week class purely for fun, to enhance what you've learned in manners class, build confidence, or to obtain AKC Tricks Titles!
Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm starting August 16th
*CGC TESTING INCLUDED*
During the 4-week course we will teach you how to work with your dog on more advanced obedience consisting of loose leash walking, walking past people and other dogs, longer stays, coming when called from further distances, sitting for greetings, brushing & to be petted, working on longer waits while you are out-of-sight.
Thursdays @ 7:00 pm starting August 17th
Our 6-week Peace On The Leash class is designed to provide owners with critical handling skills so they are confident and equipped to deal with the triggers and challenges that may arise in their everyday environment. We also aim to provide the dogs with coping skills necessary to exist more comfortably in the presence of triggers that provoke heightened levels of fear, anxiety, and reactivity.
WORKSHOPS FOR DOGS OF ALL AGES
Sunday July 9th @ 10:30 am
Are you ready to reduce the conflict happening between you and your dog while out walking? This one-off workshop will focus on teaching you how to build a loose leash walk with your dog by using structured time and free time, leash handling skills, and how to have a companion who enjoys walking with you!
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Email us to get Recall on the schedule!
Does your dog ignore you when you call them? This could be for a number of reasons. Take this 2-week workshop to learn how to begin training a solid recall (coming when called) regardless of the situation! We will incorporate recall games, exercises, and break things down so your dog learns coming to you is worth it.
Sunday July 9th @ 9:00 am
If your dog needs to blow off some steam, this one-off workshop is perfect for them! We will focus on “working out” your dog with Canine FitPaws equipment, playing with toys, jumps, backwards movement, body awareness, and coordination. On top of that, this is an excellent way to develop a great relationship with your dog!