Group Dog Training Classes

All classes are taught using positive reinforcement methods.

Playful Pup Class Schedule
November/December 2024
Classes start the week of November 4th and end the week of the week of December 9th.
   Cost $150                                   Coburn Road East Montpelier

Messing About / Tricks and Games     Wednesdays at 4:30
This class is designed for you to have fun with your dog. All ability levels are welcome.

Tricks
Indoor obstacle courses
Obedience games (based on students’ wants: stay, come, leave it, etc.)
Scent work

Puppies and Young Adolescents Saturdays at 10:00

Focus on creating a strong relationship with your young dog.
Age specific issues: craft training, jumping up, attention, etc.
Sit, down, stay, leave it, come, leash skills, polite greetings.
We may have a play time depending on dogs’ temperaments and sizes.
Email me if you have an older dog you’d like in this class. I’ll create a Polite Manners class if I have enough interest.

Therapy Dog Prep/Canine Good Citizen Wednesdays at 6:30

For dogs who are ready to go beyond basic skills and behave nicely in public environments.
Practice skills needed for Therapy Dog testing Therapy Dogs of Vermont (I don’t administer this test.)
Practice skills from the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test which will be administered on the last day of class. CGC test items
It’s fine if you’re not interested in testing, the skills are helpful for all dogs.

Play groups – People socialize while they watch their dogs play in my 3-acre fenced-in yard. $10 per playgroup, per dog. I’d like you to come most of the time, but it’s okay if you miss a week from time to time. For dogs with strong social skills. I have room in all groups for socially savvy dogs.