Beyond Basic Dog Training (Intermediate)

Does your dog already know how to sit and stay, but you would like to extend his training? In this 5 week course, we will delve further into intermediate commands.  Teacher will speak about importance of adding duration and distraction in training commands. Teacher will also address how dogs communicate and problem behaviors and any difficulty behaviors students have with their dog in training or behavior will be addressed.  Teacher will demonstrate the command on a real dog and/or demo dog.  Students will practice the command using their own dogs.  This is a hands on class.  It is important that student participate in training.  Teacher will bring in Video from AKC Website and other videos and power points to present the lesson. 

Week 1: Sit-Stay/Down-Stay with duration, communication 
Week 2: Sit-Stay/Down-Stay with distractions, take-it/leave it and problem behaviors
Week 3: Place (Go to your Bed), Recall (Come when called) 
Week 4: Heel and Loose Leash Walking
Week 5: Graduation (Students will be assessed on a modified version of CGC (Canine Good Citizen Test) 
Sit-Stay with Duration - 45 seconds Sit-Stay and down-stay with distractions - 30 seconds
Leave it - on the ground
Heel - Heel by your side for 15 feet
(Students must go in person to take actual (Canine Good Citizen test)
Tricks if time left in class