Our puppy classes allow for flexibility, because we know you've got a busy life! Classes are ongoing, so you can start right away. They are designed so that you can attend either one or two days a week for the same price. 11 weeks* old pups up to 5 mos of age, must have 2 puppy vaccines to start. Start teaching important good manners and socializing immediately while the puppy is imprinting. Attend once a week or twice a week. Pre-registration required Early imprinting, bite inhibition, socialization, handling and training is important for your puppy to gain positive experiences with new people, dogs and environments and learn to work with distractions. You can start attending puppy class anytime, as long as your pup has received 2 puppy vaccines. Requirements are: 2 Distemper Parvo combination vaccines; <> Each class is fifty-five minutes. Bring your family members, however children must be at least 6 years old and quiet during class. The number of classes you can attend depends on the age at which they start. If a pup starts at 11 weeks they could attend until 20 weeks, 2 classes per week. 20-11=9 weeks 9 weeks x2 classes/wk =18 classes for only $95!
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LOOK HERE FOR UPDATES: -- ALL classes are on, please dress in layers with appropriate footwear for a fun outing. -- Class updates for weather are posted at least one hour before class. Check the KSBW.com Interactive Radar Futurecast for Aptos weather. Classes may be held outdoors, moved indoors or postponed . If postponed, one week is added at the end of the schedule. Please check with us and update your calendar accordingly.
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For dogs and puppies over 4 months, and for newly adopted dogs. Want a well mannered dog who listens, doesn't jump on guests or drag you around? We teach you how to get control so you can enjoy living with your dog. This class teaches you how to get your dog's attention, train sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, impulse control the first time you ask for it. Basic reward-based obedience and manners. Follow Puppy Preschool or start an adult or rescue dog in training. You and your dog will learn how to train focused attention around distractions, new people and dogs. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, includes 1 hour of training. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. If class is postponed for weather, the class will be extended. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost.
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For dogs and puppies over 4 months, and for newly adopted dogs. Want a well mannered dog who listens, doesn't jump on guests or drag you around? We teach you how to get control so you can enjoy living with your dog. This class teaches you how to get your dog's attention, train sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, impulse control the first time you ask for it. Basic reward-based obedience and manners. Follow Puppy Preschool or start an adult or rescue dog in training. You and your dog will learn how to train focused attention around distractions, new people and dogs. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, includes 1 hour of training. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. If class is postponed for weather, the class will be extended. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost.
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For dogs and puppies over 4 months, and for newly adopted dogs. Want a well mannered dog who listens, doesn't jump on guests or drag you around? We teach you how to get control so you can enjoy living with your dog. This class teaches you how to get your dog's attention, train sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, impulse control the first time you ask for it. Basic reward-based obedience and manners. Follow Puppy Preschool or start an adult or rescue dog in training. You and your dog will learn how to train focused attention around distractions, new people and dogs. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, includes 1 hour of training. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. If class is postponed for weather, the class will be extended. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost.
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Outdoors. Canine Middle School or Intermediate Level - You will learn to train your dog in distracting or exciting environments increasing the good times that you have with your dog while out and about. Add more distance, duration and distraction to increase your dog's fluency and reliability. Special emphasis on loose leash walking, polite greetings and faster recalls. This class is great for adolescent dogs who need continuing structure and training around distractions. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost. Prerequisite: Family Dog 1 or equivalent with Attention & Impulse Control.
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Got a crazy or a flexible schedule? This class is for you! (OE) Open Enrollment is a topic based Family Dog & Puppy 1 class. Start any time, sign up for this class and come to eight of our Family Dog OE topic classes (see OE classes on the calendar) on your schedule with one dog. The classes are held several times a week, pick the times and topics that fit your calendar. If you need help, email or attend our Welcome class. You get the flexibility to sign up for any of our OE classes any time you want within 90 days for a total of eight one-hour classes. Save up to 40% by signing up for Family Dog Open Enrollment versus paying for single classes. Sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training class first to get our introductory information, then attend Attention & Impulse Control to get the basics, after that choose a topic class that fits your schedule. Loose Leash Walking, Recall Games, Polite Greetings, Leave It, Sit, Down & Stand, Stay, Wait & Settle, Fetch & Release, Go To Your Spot, Real World 101, Arousal to Doga - Down Stay, Cool Tricks, Crate Games are some of the OE topic choices offered on a rotating basis. Find our schedule at www.livingwithdogs.us. Open Enrollment applies only to classes marked OE that are offered on our Class Calendar. Attendance records are kept by our staff and emailed to you with monthly updates. Your pass is valid for 90 days after you sign up. In other words, you have 90 days to use up 8 classes. After 90 days, the card expires. There are no refunds for unused punches on a punch/training cards however you can extend your punch card for an additional fee. Sign up online for each workshop you would like to attend at least 3 days prior to the class. Passes are not transferable to any other dog.
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Learn how to be a better trainer with skills and smarts that will prepare you for classes. This bonus, people-only session is for students that have already signed up for our Open Enrollment, Family Dog 1 and Puppy Preschool Classes. We will help you learn about the ways that dogs learn and get an introduction to using positive reinforcement science-based training. TO BRING: All participants should bring note-taking materials. This session is one and a half hours. Prerequisite: Pre-registration and payment for any Living with Dogs (LWD) class.
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Practice putting the basic skills together out in the real world. Want to take your dog to a cafe? or to be welcome anywhere? This practice class is for you. Prerequisite: Open Enrollment Attention & Impulse Control Class plus at least 2 other OE classes (Loose Leash Walking; Polite Greetings; Stay, Wait and Settle; Sit, Down & Stand, or Crate Games or Family Dog 1.) Save 40% by signing up for Family Dog Open Enrollment for 8 OE classes over 90 days. Class may stop at a cafe to practice long down stays and you may have an opportunity to order something to drink if you choose.
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The ability to go from arousal to calmness is a valuable life skill for pet dogs and it will make your life together more relaxed. Dogs key into our energy, so we will practice some simple techniques and stretches for humans and some for dogs for you to use in the real world together. This class can be combined with our Stay, Wait & Settle, Polite Greetings or Go To Your Spot to help dogs learn what to do when they get excited. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class. Save 40% by signing up for Family Dog Open Enrollment for 8 OE classes over 90 days.
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Stay or wait will allow you to get out the door safely and calmly, it will give you more freedom to greet people, to leave your dog alone and help your dog learn to relax. A reliable stay is a core skill for advanced classes, agility & treibball. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series and is a one class equivalent. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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Does your dog walk you instead of the other way around? Dogs will practice paying attention to their owners and walking nicely on leash despite interesting distractions. Handlers will learn how to increase their awareness of environmental distractions by "thinking like a dog" and develop skills to motivate their dogs to maintain their attention. Combined with our Leave It; Polite Greetings; Wait, Stay & Settle and/or Arousal to Doga classes, your dog will be able to learn real life impulse control skills for many common situations. This class is designed to be a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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Teach your dog to willingly pick up whatever you ask for, bring it without chewing on it, and release it to your hand. This class teaches retrieves - for fun, useful daily help ("bring my slippers," "bring the TV remote"), and the basic skills needed for training ball retrieves. We will work with items of many different textures, materials, and weights/sizes. This class is both for dogs who’ve never retrieved and for those who like to play-retrieve but don’t always bring the ball/stick/toy back. Dogs of all ages, breeds, and mixes are welcome. Dog must be able to focus his/her attention on handler most of the time when near other dogs and people. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog open enrollment series and is a one class equivalent. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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When guests arrive, packages are delivered or dinner is served you will no longer need to wrestle or quiet the dog when you train Go To Your Spot. You'll be able to send your dog across the room to his spot and have him stay there until you release him. That frees you up to greet people at the door and frees you from the embarrassment of an untrained dog. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series and is a one class equivalent. Also helpful to continue your work with our Stay, Wait & Settle and Polite Greetings classes. Very Helpful: Welcome to Reward Based Training. Prerequisite: Attention and Impulse Control.
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A dog who listens to what you say is a joy to train and live with. Teach your dog to be attentive and to respond quickly, willingly and happily. Learn how to manage, control, and channel your dogs' energy, enthusiasm and exuberance by teaching impulse control, calmness and attention around distractions. Once your dog has these skills teaching basic obedience becomes a much easier endeavor. This class is the first one of our OE series, so that you can get the most out of your training time. It can be taken separately or as a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment series. Save 20% by signing up for Family Dog Open Enrollment for 8 OE classes over 90 days. We suggest that you take Welcome to Reward Based Training prior to this class.
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Train the basic positions with fluency. Does your dog respond quickly on your first request? Around other dogs and people? From a distance? While in motion? You'll learn the hand signals and add verbal cues. Prerequisites: Welcome to Positive Training and Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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Does your dog walk you instead of the other way around? Dogs will practice paying attention to their owners and walking nicely on leash despite interesting distractions. Handlers will learn how to increase their awareness of environmental distractions by "thinking like a dog" and develop skills to motivate their dogs to maintain their attention. Combined with our Leave It; Polite Greetings; Wait, Stay & Settle and/or Arousal to Doga classes, your dog will be able to learn real life impulse control skills for many common situations. This class is designed to be a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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The Leave It command protects you by training the dog what to do when they are sniffing, eating or chasing an inappropriate or dangerous object. This class teaches ten steps to beginning leave it using a reward based system without force or punishment. Combined with our Recall Games and with practice, Leave It can be a very powerful tool in your training toolbox. This class is designed to be a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series. Also helpful to continue your work with our Stay, Wait & Settle and Polite Greetings classes. Very Helpful: Welcome to Reward Based Training Class. Prerequisite: Attention and Impulse Control Class.
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An essential skill set, a reliable stay or wait will allow you to get out the door safely and calmly, it will give you more freedom and help your dog relax when he/she is alone. Learn how to train a reliable stay. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series and is a one class equivalent. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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Learn how to quiet and calm your dog when they are excited, aroused or wild and crazy. The ability to go from arousal to calmness is a valuable life skill for pet dogs and it will make your life together more relaxed. Dogs key into our energy, so we will practice some simple techniques and stretches for humans and some for dogs for you to use in the real world together. This class can be combined with our Stay, Wait & Settle, Polite Greetings or Go To Your Spot to help dogs learn what to do when they get excited. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class. Save 40% by signing up for Family Dog Open Enrollment for 8 OE classes over 90 days.
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Does your dog walk you instead of the other way around? Try our Loose Leash Walking & Heeling Class! Dogs will practice paying attention to their owners and walking nicely on leash despite interesting distractions. Handlers will learn how to increase their awareness of environmental distractions by "thinking like a dog" and develop skills to motivate their dogs to maintain their attention. Combined with our Leave It; Polite Greetings; Wait, Stay & Settle and/or Arousal to Doga classes, your dog will be able to learn real life impulse control skills for many common situations. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog open enrollment series and is a one class equivalent. Prerequisite: Attention & Impulse Control Class.
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Tricks are fun to train and dogs love the mental and physical stimulation while you get a dog that is easier to live with and easier to train. You'll learn to train tricks like shake, take a bow, spin in a circle, weave between your legs and play dead. Tricks can enhance your relationship with your dog, make you laugh and improve all of your training. Come prepared to have some fun. Limited to 4 attendees. Prerequisites: Attention and Impulse Control. The Welcome to Reward Based Training is also recommended.
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When guests arrive, packages are delivered or dinner is served you will no longer need to wrestle or quiet the dog when you train Go To Your Spot. You'll be able to send your dog across the room to his spot and have him stay there until you release him. That frees you up to greet people at the door and frees you from the embarrassment of an untrained dog. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog Open Enrollment (OE) series and is a one class equivalent. Also helpful to continue your work with our Stay, Wait & Settle and Polite Greetings classes. Very Helpful: Welcome to Reward Based Training. Prerequisite: Attention and Impulse Control.
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A canine topic DVD on Monday nights. 1/9/12 Adolescent Dogs, Part 2. A dog leaves puppyhood and enters adolescence at about the age of 5 months and does not leave it until 2 or 3 years. The most challenging ages is usually between 8 and 18 months. Some dogs pas through this phase with little trouble, but most drive their owners crazy. During this phase, it can be hard for owners to see the light at the end of of the tunnel. Many small behavior problems can become large ones. ---LWD students, alumni and friends are welcome to attend if there is room. Videos are subject to change based on your input. Part social, part educational and the best of both. This is a people only, no dogs event. Limited to 7 people. Because space is so limited, please do not take a spot if you aren't going to commit to be there. This class can be used as a part of the Family Dog open enrollment series and is a one class equivalent.
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Advanced Beginning Level Agility. Prerequisite: Contact us at sandi@livingwithdogs.us or voice mail 831-476-9065.
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Ongoing Agility Class. Prerequisite: Please contact us for an evaluation. sandi@livingwithdogs.us or voice mail 831-476-9065.
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The CGC test is open to the public and the Therapy Dog Test is open to Tales to Tails Therapy Dogs Inc. volunteers seeking certification. The CGC certification shows that your dog can demonstrate reasonable basic skills in public. For the responsible dog owner, a CGC is an important line on your dog's resume. Some hotels and restaurants will allow CGC-certified dogs into their establishments. CGC certification is also a prerequisite for therapy dog certification. The test is open to mixed breed and purebred dogs of all ages. Puppies must be of an age where they have received all of their appropriate immunizations, such as rabies vaccines. The test covers ten items: 1) Accepting a friendly stranger 2) Sitting politely for petting 3) Appearance and grooming 4) Walking on a loose lead 5) Walking through a crowd 6) Sit and down command – staying in place 7) Coming when called 8) Reaction to another dog 9) Reaction to distraction 10) Supervised separation Upon successful completion of the 10 items on the test, your dog is awarded a CGC certificate from the AKC. This certificate has the potential to literally open doors for your dog. CGC Skills are taught in Family Dog 2 class. Therapy Dogs Inc. provides certification and liability insurance, networking opportunities and credibility for members when scheduling visits with facilities. TDI has behavior and temperament standards that must be met for dogs to be certified. For more information and membership information, please go directly to Therapy Dogs Inc's website www.therapydogs.com.
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Dogs love to run! This is a sport for dogs who love to run and to chase. Very little training is required for most dogs. About 85% of dogs of all breeds will chase the lure. We know a dog will run when we see their reaction to the moving lure, especially if they follow it with their eyes. A few dogs take more than once to figure the game out, most catch on right away. Lure coursing involves chasing a lure around a field at high speed. A typical lure course is up to 1,000 yards long. This course is unfenced. Dogs should be in good physical condition. Pre-register and our monthly schedule will be sent to you on an ongoing basis. Pre-pay OR pay at the door for the same price. Sundays, monthly, spring through late fall. As a courtesy to others waiting in line, we suggest that your dog have a reasonably good recall. If you are concerned about this, we can run your dog toward the end of the day. The $20 entry fee gives you 5 tickets or you can buy 1 ticket for $5 at the event. Please register in advance with your email address so we can keep you updated. Each lap around the field is worth one ticket*. If you do not use all of your tickets you can use them at our next lure coursing event. Lure coursing is run in the cooler morning cooler hours for the dogs. Sorry, no children under 10 years old. *One ticket at our field, two tickets at charity events like the Spring Dog Festival. Check out our lure coursing photos on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Capitola-CA/Living-with-Dogs/142201734894
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Private exercise time on our field for you and your dog. Thirty minutes of legal off leash time to play fetch, run, or just sniff without other dogs or people around, times are to be arranged with us in advance. Great for reactive dogs. Available only to current Living with Dogs clients or by arrangement. Limited times available. Sign up online and note preferred time and date in the notes section and we will email you to confirm.
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In order to be fair to all students, classes need to be compromised of dogs/handlers that are at a similar place in their training. Many of the skills progress through build significantly on skills you learned in an earlier classes. If the class is compromised of dog/handler teams who are really different in skill level and understanding, it will result in time being spend with those whose dogs are not up to speed. In order to facilitate efficient and effective classes, students need minimum skill sets to proceed to the next level. If you are not able to gain the required skill set before the end of the class, you have several options available to you. You can repeat the class. You can schedule private lessons. You can work on the skill set on your own and then come back for an assessment by the instructor. The instructors will provide you with as much help as they can to help you achieve your objective and move on to the next level.
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We appreciate Email and phone messages as we try to spend most of our time helping our clients (seldom sitting at a desk) and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We are able to answer Email in the late evening hours after our classes end at 8:30PM. We offer classes most weekday nights and weekends so let us know when we can reach you best. In the meanwhile we strive to have most of your questions answered on our website and hope you will take a look around our site. Talk to you soon!
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This course is specifically designed to teach handlers how to manage and train dogs that lunge, bark, growl, are reactive or aggressive to other dogs while on-leash. Handlers will practice and be coached on strategies using reward-based training to help their dogs learn alternate behaviors to reactivity. We teach you how to use these techniques effectively to help you handle situations as they arise. Home practice is very important to your dog's success. Our Reactive Rover services are intended to address a variety of aspects of on leash reactivity towards other dogs, depending on your dog's needs. Required reading/viewing: Reactive Rover book and DVD by Kim Moeller. See our website for a link. This class is not appropriate for dogs who only exhibit aggression toward other dogs while off-leash, or who exhibit aggression toward people. This is an outdoor class, if there is rain a video may be shown instead at an indoor location. An email will go out before class to notify you of updates in location. If class is postponed for weather, the class schedule will move out one week. The first class is a 2 hour orientation and video without dogs. An email will be sent to you with directions to the video location 2 days prior to the start of class. There will also be a special reactive dog video presentation on Sunday Nov 20th. Note: Family Dog classes are held both before and after this class, please be sure to arrive on time so we can stay on track and you can depart before the next class arrives. When you register an automated email will be sent to you with instructions on "What to Bring".
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This course is specifically designed to teach handlers how to manage and train dogs that lunge, bark, growl, are reactive or aggressive to other dogs while on-leash. Handlers will practice and be coached on strategies using reward-based training to help their dogs learn alternate behaviors to reactivity. We teach you how to use these techniques effectively to help you handle situations as they arise. Home practice is very important to your dog's success. Our Reactive Rover services are intended to address a variety of aspects of on leash reactivity towards other dogs, depending on your dog's needs. Required reading/viewing: Reactive Rover book and DVD by Kim Moeller. See our website for a link. This class is not appropriate for dogs who only exhibit aggression toward other dogs while off-leash, or who exhibit aggression toward people. This is an outdoor class, if there is rain a video may be shown instead at an indoor location. An email will go out before class to notify you of updates in location. If class is postponed for weather, the class schedule will move out one week. The first class is a 2 hour orientation and video without dogs. An email will be sent to you with directions to the video location 2 days prior to the start of class. There will also be a special reactive dog video presentation on Sunday Nov 20th. Note: Family Dog classes are held both before and after this class, please be sure to arrive on time so we can stay on track and you can depart before the next class arrives. When you register an automated email will be sent to you with instructions on "What to Bring".
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Explore the basics of "ball driving" and you will learn the skills to play Treibball: Targeting, orientation, advanced distance and impulse control and ball driving. Treibball is for all types of dogs. Treibball is perfect for the dog who likes to chase or need a job, regardless of breed, age or size. Dogs must have good attention around other dogs, and basic obedience skills (see Family Dog 1 class) to participate. Dogs can be as young as 8 months. Dogs may work off leash together in class.
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Perfect for all ages over 4 months or newly adopted dogs. Want a well mannered dog who listens, doesn't jump on guests or drag you around? We teach you how to get control so you can enjoy living with your dog. This class teaches you how to get your dog's attention, train sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, impulse control the first time you ask for it. Basic reward-based obedience and manners. Follow Puppy Preschool or start an adult or rescue dog in training. You and your dog will learn how to train focused attention around distractions, new people and dogs. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, includes 1 hour of training. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. If class is postponed for weather, the class will be extended. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost.
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Perfect for all ages over 4 months or newly adopted dogs. Want a well mannered dog who listens, doesn't jump on guests or drag you around? We teach you how to get control so you can enjoy living with your dog. This class teaches you how to get your dog's attention, train sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, impulse control the first time you ask for it. Basic reward-based obedience and manners. Follow Puppy Preschool or start an adult or rescue dog in training. You and your dog will learn how to train focused attention around distractions, new people and dogs. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, includes 1 hour of training. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. If class is postponed for weather, the class will be extended. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost.
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Outdoors. Canine Middle School or Intermediate Level - You will learn to train your dog in distracting or exciting environments increasing the good times that you have with your dog while out and about. Add more distance, duration and distraction to increase your dog's fluency and reliability. Special emphasis on loose leash walking, polite greetings and faster recalls. This class is great for adolescent dogs who need continuing structure and training around distractions. Once you are signed up and paid you can sign up and attend Welcome to Reward Based Training at no additional cost. Prerequisite: Family Dog 1.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. There is no charge to be put on our waiting list. An email notification will be sent to you when a new class is scheduled. PLEASE NOTE your best times and days in the notes section on the registration form.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. There is no charge to be put on our waiting list. An email notification will be sent to you when a new class is scheduled. PLEASE NOTE your best times and days in the notes section on the registration form.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. Fun Foundations for Dog Sports (Agility) Dog sports are a great way to build confidence in your dog as well as being an outlet for your dog's energy. You and your dog will learn the basics including fun obstacles like ladders, boxes and tippy boards, body awareness and balance, games and motivation with toy play, teamwork, communication, ground work, obstacle recognition, safe performance, and motivation for a fun, fast agility performance. 1 hr/week for 6 weeks. We provide a wonderful experience for you and your dog, including: Safe, competition grade agility equipment; a fully fenced, lanscaped grass training field; hour and a half class for 6 weeks; small class sizes for more individual attention; continuous classes renewing every 6 weeks.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. We haven't been this excited about a new dog sport in a long time. Dogs learn to herd large balls (surrogate sheep) into a pen, handlers learn distance work, directing the dog to go out around the "flock", wait for direction, go left or right and drive the ball into the pen. Ball Herding is for all types of dogs, especially herding dogs and ball crazy dogs. Much like sheep herding, ball herding or "treibball" is for the dog that needs a job. Dogs must have good basic skills (Family Dog 1 min.) to particpate. Dogs can be as young as 5 months, assuming they are reliable their basic behaviors. Dogs may be working off leash together in class, so they must be dog friendly. This class will not meet on Sun Jan 31. VIDEO to see a dog in treibball action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBJ9DVp9dyM
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Sign up on our waiting list for CGC test notifications. CGC is a certification program that is designed to reward dogs who 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. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club.
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Earthdogs will get down and dirty for fun. Earthdog sports are as dynamic and exciting as the dogs are. Families enjoy participating in the play days because there are so many activities to be involved in with their dogs. Demonstrations will be followed by “paws on” activities. Beginners with no experience and advanced terriers are welcome to try go-to-ground. If there is time we will do straight line racing. All earthdog breeds including Jack Russell, Parson Russell, Border, Rat, Cairn, Patterdale, Fox, Glen of Imaal, Dachshund, Australian, Lakeland, Norwich, Scottish, Irish,Welsh, West Highland, Yorkshire, Daschund and more are welcome to attend. You'll need a leash, crate, water bowl, water and a jacket (for you). If you do not have a racing muzzle, you can buy one at the event. We will have coffee. In case of rain, we will postpone if there is a 90% chance of heavy rain, we usually do not cancel if there is a chance of showers. We will put up umbrellas and canopies. Sorry no refunds for cancellations. Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. Waiting list for Earth Dog Play Days. There is no charge to be put on our waiting list. An email notification will be sent to you when a new play day is scheduled.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. This class is for dogs who LOVE water and LOVE to retrieve but whose handlers need the tools and techniques to make their dogs into a dock diver. You'll learn how to: - Build drive with games for the chase/retreive object - Build up your dog's strength - Introduce the dock - Control your dog while on the dock - Learn retreive and object throwing techniques. This class meets at ponds and pools around Santa Cruz County.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified about upcoming classes. Waiting list for Difficult Dog Class. Call us for more information. There is no charge to be put on our waiting list. An email notification will be sent to you when a new class is scheduled. PLEASE NOTE your best times and days in the notes section on the registration form.
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