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. Visit http://www.livingwithdogs.us/classes/kindergarten.html to find out how many classes you can attend. 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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Beginning Obedience: Want to start training your dog now? Expecting to travel during the class? This class is designed for you! ----- (OE) Open Enrollment is a topic based class. Start any time and come to eight of our beginning level OE topic classes within 90 days with one dog. The classes are held five times a week, day time, evenings and weekends. Pick the times and topics that fit your calendar. ----- Check out the demonstration calendar at: http://www.livingwithdogs.us/classes/OE-cal.html ----- You can attend on the same day every week for 8 weeks, attend twice a week or fit classes to your needs. The class schedule is kept on password protected interactive calendar system, when you sign up we will send you a link and instructions to sign up for the classes you want to attend. ----- Different topic classes are offered an average of five times a week in most weeks. If you need help, email or attend our Welcome class. 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 and attend Attention & Impulse Control first to get the basics, after that choose a topic class that fits your schedule. See the Class Calendar below for the OE topic choices that will be offered on a rotating schedule. ----- Open Enrollment includes access to eight topics on a regular basis: Welcome to Reward Based Training, Attention & Impulse Control, Polite Greetings, Recall Games, Loose Leash Walking, Target Heeling, Stay, Wait & Settle, Go To Your Spot, Leave It, Real World 101, Calm Departures and Arrivals. In addition Cool Tricks, Fetch, Tug & Release, Crate Games, Sit, Down & Stand, Distance Control and Reading Canine Body Language are offered on request. -- Your pass is valid for 90 days after you sign up. ----- After 90 days, your subscription expires. There are no refunds for unused classes however you can extend your subscription for an additional fee. Passes are not transferable to any other dog. Please email questions to sandi@livingwithdogs.us, we'd be happy to send you our Getting Started information or to help you!
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This off leash sport is for dogs who love to run and to chase. Very little training is required for most dogs. Lure coursing involves chasing a lure around a field at high speed. Dogs should be in good physical condition and have a good recall. Pay at the door. Held Sundays, monthly, spring through late fall. 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. 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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Beginning Obstacles. You and your dog will be learning teamwork, handling and obstacles (jumps, tunnels, chute, dogwalk, A-frame, table, and teeter). Prerequisite: Fun Foundations for Agility.
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--- By invitation only ---- for advanced level trainers. For SCDTC members only. Please sign up for Monday night practice.
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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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$25 discount for regitration before April 1. Explore the basics of "ball driving" and you will learn the skills to play Treibball: Targeting, orientation, distance 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 or on long lines together in class. Sandi Pensinger is the instructor and author of the Treibball Handbook, Beginning & Intermediate Treibball DVDs. A copy of the book in ebook form is included in the class.
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For our agility students only.
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Advanced Beginning Level Agility. This class is in it's fifth six week session. The students are at a advanced beginning level and need to have two-on, two-off contacts, be familiar with the obstacles, and be sequencing obstacles. Prerequisite: Contact us at sandi@livingwithdogs.us or voice mail
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For ongoing students. Call for an evaluation 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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Price for NON-CURRENT LWD Students: Private exercise time on our field for you and your dog weekday mornings only. 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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Must be CURRENTLY ENROLLED in an LWD class. Private exercise time on our field for you and your dog weekday mornings only. 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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LOOK HERE FOR UPDATES: Fri 4/27/12: Classes are on today as posted! Class updates for weather are posted at least one hour before class, look here to find the information, we will not be sending email for these updates. Classes may be held outdoors, moved indoors or postponed. If postponed, one week may be added at the end of the schedule please update your calendar accordingly. Dress appropriately in layers for the current weather conditions and wear good warm footwear with traction when handling dogs.
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Thankfully there is a new class designed to take your hyper hound and turn them into a well mannered, respectable member of your family! Your crazy canine also gets to have fun while learning how to cool their jets, learn good manners and proper interactions with people and other pets. Exercise, training and mental stimulation are vital to a well behaved dog so grab a ball or a tug toy, some delicious treats and come to class. Hyper dogs are often VERY energetic, typically are young, are frantic or exuberant when greeting, bark and whine when they want something and can't have it now, can be obsessive about toys, can be easily frustrated and have trouble controlling their impulses and focusing. They are not usually aggressive around dogs or people, but may be over aroused. The class is held in a small group and we may work with one dog or two dogs at a time to demonstrate the training techniques. All of the dogs will have working time at each exercise.
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Agility: Fun Foundations is 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, handling, obstacle recognition, safe performance, and motivation for a fun, fast agility performance. 1.5 hr/week for 6 weeks. We provide a wonderful experience for you and your dog, including: Safe, competition grade agility equipment; 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 with a graduated progression of classes leading to full agility courses. Take Fun Foundations continue with Beginning Agility, then Beginning Intermediate, Intermediate and then Advanced. Your class will advance together to the next level.
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This class teaches you how to train your dog's attention, sit, down, come, loose leash walking, leave it, wait, & let’s go - when you ask for it even around distractions, new people and dogs. Train with fun & rewarding training methods. Puppies over 4 months and adults or newly adopted dogs will enjoy learning in this class. 6 weeks of sequenced classes, 1 hour of class per week. Please arrive 15 minutes early to prepare your dog for class. Bring toys, mat and treats to class. When you sign up be sure to read our registration email for more class details.
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This is one of our favorite classes! This is a real world training class that uses behavior shaping in a new location each week to increase your dog's rapid responses on or off leash around other dogs. Using real world distractions, new locations, recall, call-off, heeling and stay exercises with increasing distances and distractions you and your dog will gain skills for better quality of life or to be better prepared for dog sports (Agility, Dock Diving, Town & Trail, Herding Ball or Lure Coursing) classes. As a part of the class we meet at a dog friendly restaurant to continue the socialization process - both canine and human. Prerequisite: Living with Dogs Family Dog 2 or evaluation.
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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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