Puppy Kindergarten

This six-week class is for puppies from 12 weeks to less than 6 months old.  We will use treats & praise to help you mold your puppy into a wonderful family companion by working on basic obedience commands like Sit, Down, Come, Stay, and walking on a leash. We will also work on establishing control with good manners like not biting or jumping on people, in addition to providing essential socialization to build your puppy's confidence in new situations. Puppies must have had at least two sets of vaccinations before beginning this class.

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Choose from the starting dates listed below. Your class will meet at the same time once a week for an hour, for six weeks.

Puppy Agility

Puppy Agility is a great way to help your puppy build confidence in challenging novel situations.  The six-week puppy agility class is for dogs under one year of age.  Prerequisite: A Puppy Kindergarten class

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Beginning Obedience

This eight-week class is for dogs 6 months and older, with or without previous training.  This is an essential class in good basic manners for your dog. We will help you mold your dog into a wonderful family companion by working to develop an enthusiastic yet reliable response to basic obedience commands like Sit, Down, Come, Stay (with high distraction), and heeling on a loose leash. We will also work on establishing control with good manners like not barking, biting, or jumping on people.

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Choose from the starting dates listed below. Your class will meet at the same time once a week for an hour, for eight weeks.

Intermediate Obedience

This class meets for eight weeks and further refines the beginning obedience exercises and includes off-leash heeling. We work on heeling very closely to other people & dogs, and increasing distance and distractions on the recall and stay exercises. Requires completion of Beginning Obedience or instructor approval.

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.
 

Tricks Class

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparatory Class

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Therapy Dog Certification

Rally Obedience

Call us at (952)895-6115 or use our contact page to begin registration.  Payment in full guarantees your place in the class. Please review our Policies & Guidelines on the About Us page.

Novice Obedience

This class prepares and polishes dogs and handlers for a Companion Dog (CD) title. Ongoing schedule.
 

Competition Novice Obedience

This class is for dogs and handlers who have been through our Attention & Drive classes, and are now preparing to compete for their Companion Dog (CD) title. Instructor permission required. Ongoing schedule.
 

Novice Preparatory Class

This class is for people who have been attending the Novice class and are planning to compete soon.  This class covers things you need to know before setting foot in the competition ring, and will provide personal attention to help each dog and handler team polish their performance.
 

Beginning Open Class

This class covers the basics of how to get your dog started with the open exercises including retrieving, jumping, and out-of-sight stays.  This class is for dogs who need to learn the basics of the open exercises before advancing to the regular open obedience class. Instructor permission required.
 

Open Obedience

This class covers the open exercises including retrieving, jumping and out-of-sight stays to prepare dog and handler for their Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title. Ongoing schedule. Instructor permission required.
 

Beginning Utility Class

Utility Obedience

This class covers the most advanced obedience exercises including hand signals, scent articles, directed retrieving, moving stand and directed jumping. This prepares dogs and handlers for their Utility Dog (UD) title. On-going schedule. Instructor permission required.
 

Obedience Run-Throughs

Ongoing schedule, we will have one ring available for competition obedience run-throughs. Lots of distractions available; Beginning Obedience & Puppy Kindergarten classes going on in adjacent rings.

Conformation Run-Throughs

Ongoing schedule, drop-in class.