GROUP CLASS SCHEDULE
Group Classes limited to 6 teams.
All classes meet for 1 hour a week for 6 weeks unless otherwise noted!
Registration: online registration and payment is standard, but your may pay in person the first day of class as well. Refund Policy: There are no refunds once class has started. Winter Weather: Class cancellations will be posted to our FB page Palmer Classes noted in Blue. Plainfield classes in Gold. Our new Resort offers 6000 sq ft of training space as well as Daycare & Boarding. Located 1 mile east of Stockertown on Kesslerville rd.
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COVID-19 update: All group classes are delayed until 3/30/2020
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Remote Consults and Coaching are now available-see Coaching & Behavior Consults for more info
The Manners Flextime Program: Obedience for the Family Dog
Our Manners Program offers 4 levels of skills training for your dog with built in flexibility for your schedule and a pace option for successful training of any dog. Join our experienced staff for a class and learn how to teach your dog basic polite behaviors. Move up through the levels and earn your dogs AKC Canine Good Citizen Title, prepare for Therapy Dog testing or continue to Lev 4 and earn your dog's AKC Advanced Canine Good Citizen Title. All classes offer one free repeat at no additional cost if class is repeated in the immediate next session. Orientation is now online! A course code will be sent upon registration.. There is no FLEX between locations.
Class cost is $160 and meets for an hour a week for 6 weeks.
DATES LISTED ARE START DATES
Manners 1 Flex-Time
Skills: Coming when called, relax on your mat, walking with a loose leash, Leaving things alone, Sit/Down/Stay, Focus & Attention stop jumping! Introduction and training on how to use a marker system to teach your dog anything!
Cost: $160
At Palmer: Monday 6:00 pm 4/27 , Tues 6 pm 4/28, Sat 9 am 4/8, Sun 12:45 pm 4/19
At Plainfield/Nazareth Resort: Mon 3/30 6:30 pm, Thurs 6 pm 4/2, Sat 4/4 10:15 am
Manners 2: Advanced Obedience-developing reliability in basic skills
Skills: Doorbell cues go to your mat, off leash recalls, stay even though . . ., using leave it, introducing Heel, supervised separation, loose leash walking past people/dogs, greetings without jumping
At Nazareth: Sat 3/14 11:30 am-please note this class will move to Plainfield 4/25
At Palmer: Mon 6 pm 4/20, Tues 3/24 7:15 pm, Sun 11:30 4/19
At Plainfield Resort: Thurs 10 am 3/26, Mon 4/6 7:30 Thurs 4/2
Manners 3: Earning the Canine Good Citizen Title-CGC test included in week 6 of the class
Skills: Stay at 20 feet, Recall at 15 feet, Sit/Stay for greeting a person/dog, heeling & loose leash walking in the real world, supervised separation, using Place behavior, recalls away from deer, squirrels, etc, grooming
At Nazareth: Mon 7:30 pm 3/16 moving to Resort 4/20
At Palmer: Sat 11:30 am 4/11
At Plainfield Resort: Sat 4/25
Manners 4: Advanced Canine Good Citizen-testing included in week 6.
Skills: Stays by other dogs, perfecting heel and loose leash walking, door etiquette, super polite greetings, Come away from anything, greeting dogs on leash, Therapy Dog skills (polite petting, head on lap/bed, accustom to hospital equipment)
At Nazareth: Mon 3/16 7:30 pm-moving to Resort 4/20