Class Descriptions
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| Beginner Class | Help your dog become a respected member of your family. Basic obedience commands are the foundation for teaching other commands. The first class is orientation. Please, no dogs on the first night. |
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| Adv. Beginner | Continued work with your dog to prepare for Novice class and/or obedience trial competition. | requirements |
| Attention and Handling New! |
This is an intensive class which will focus on attention work, distractions in attention exercises, and heeling. At least 15 minutes of each class will be spent working on handling/footwork without the dogs. |
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| Novice | "Novice Class demonstrates good canine companion skills such as heeling, both with and without a leash, coming when called, standing for a simple physical examination, and staying in both a sit and a down position with a group of dogs." --AKC website Competing in the Novice class at obedience trials can earn an AKC Companion Dog (CD) title. |
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| Open | "Open Class is more challenging as more exercises are done off leash and retrieving and jumping challenges are added." --AKC website Competing in the Open class at obedience trials can earn an AKC Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title. |
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| Utility | "Utility Class, which includes scent discrimination, directed retrieves, jumping and silent signal exercises, is the most challenging class." --AKC website Competing in the Utility class at obedience trials can earn an AKC Utility Dog (UD) title. |
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| Rally | Rally is a fun activity for both dog and handler. A Rally course is laid out with a series of stations instructing the handler on what action to perform. |
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