4 Paws Academy Dog Training
Don't Blame 'em...Train 'em
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Class Descriptions
Puppy Kindergarten - $65.00
All other classes - $85.00
Puppy Kindergarten: (12 weeks-6 months of age) Starts simple obedience commands like heel, sit, down, come, stay. Time also spent on socialization with other puppies and other people. Puppy problems such as chewing, crate training, housebreaking, grooming, etc. included. Best thing you could ever do for your dog!!
Beginners 1 Obedience: (6 months and older) Begin formal training. Learn heeling with sits, turns, etc. Work on sit stay and down stay. Learning to come when called, leave it, and attention work. Works on problem areas such as jumping, barking, etc.
Parts of the Canine Good Citizen Test are introduced.
Beginners 2 Obedience: (follows Beginners 1) Training becomes even more structured. Distractions are added during heeling, stays, and recalls. Begins Figure 8 (weaving), adds finishes, more distance added during stays. Continues to add onto other skills started in Beginners 1.
Advanced Obedience: (follows Beginners 2) Begins to perfect all obedience commands, and prepare handlers for showing their dogs in obedience or just having a better behaved pet.
Beginners Agility: Teaches all obstacles required for AKC agility. Begins teaching of turns, handling skills, and simple sequences.
Advanced Agility: Continues work on obstacles, adds height to A-frame, dog walk, teeter. Continues work on handling skills and more complicated sequences.
Novice Rally Obedience: AKC Rally is the new dog sport that is taking the nation by storm, a successful stepping stone from the AKC Canine Good Citizen® program to the world of obedience or agility. Rally was designed with the traditional pet owner in mind, but it can still be very challenging for those who enjoy higher levels of competition. A novice rally course includes 10 to 15 stations that demonstrate different skills. Communication between handler and dog is encouraged and perfect heel position is not required, but there should be a sense of teamwork between the dog and handler.
Advanced/Excellent Rally Obedience: Rally offers both the dogs and handlers an experience that is fun and energizing. Advanced/Excellent rally course includes 15-20 stations demonstrating different skills. All exercises are judged off leash.
Beginners 1 Obedience: (6 months and older) Begin formal training. Learn heeling with sits, turns, etc. Work on sit stay and down stay. Learning to come when called, leave it, and attention work. Works on problem areas such as jumping, barking, etc.
Parts of the Canine Good Citizen Test are introduced.
Beginners 2 Obedience: (follows Beginners 1) Training becomes even more structured. Distractions are added during heeling, stays, and recalls. Begins Figure 8 (weaving), adds finishes, more distance added during stays. Continues to add onto other skills started in Beginners 1.
Advanced Obedience: (follows Beginners 2) Begins to perfect all obedience commands, and prepare handlers for showing their dogs in obedience or just having a better behaved pet.
Beginners Agility: Teaches all obstacles required for AKC agility. Begins teaching of turns, handling skills, and simple sequences.
Advanced Agility: Continues work on obstacles, adds height to A-frame, dog walk, teeter. Continues work on handling skills and more complicated sequences.
Novice Rally Obedience: AKC Rally is the new dog sport that is taking the nation by storm, a successful stepping stone from the AKC Canine Good Citizen® program to the world of obedience or agility. Rally was designed with the traditional pet owner in mind, but it can still be very challenging for those who enjoy higher levels of competition. A novice rally course includes 10 to 15 stations that demonstrate different skills. Communication between handler and dog is encouraged and perfect heel position is not required, but there should be a sense of teamwork between the dog and handler.
Advanced/Excellent Rally Obedience: Rally offers both the dogs and handlers an experience that is fun and energizing. Advanced/Excellent rally course includes 15-20 stations demonstrating different skills. All exercises are judged off leash.
