Obedience Classes

S.T.A.R. Puppy is a 6-week AKC course focusing on basic obedience and socialization for puppies. It aims to teach essential skills like leash training and commands while fostering positive interactions with people and other dogs.

This class focuses on teaching essential household manners such as impulse control, sitting, lying down, standing, waiting, coming when called, and proper leash manners. By mastering these skills, your dog will build a solid foundation for harmonious and stress-free everyday interactions.

This class focuses on enhancing foundational obedience skills and introducing hand signals for commands and recall. It aims to foster effective communication, strengthen the bond between dog and owner, and prepare for the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test, ensuring a supportive and positive learning environment throughout.

This class focuses on preparing dog-handler teams for Therapy Dog International (TDI), a volunteer organization that provides therapy dog visits to institutions and facilities. The goal is to offer comfort, companionship, and emotional support to patients and staff, promoting healing and improving overall well-being in various settings.

This course focuses on strengthening the bond and communication between you and your dog, ensuring they remain focused and responsive in both stationary and moving exercises. It emphasizes impulse control, helping your dog stay calm and attentive in various situations while preparing you both for more advanced training and readiness for any sport or activity you wish to pursue.

This course provides thorough instruction in AKC rally signs and competition rules across novice, intermediate, advanced, and excellent levels. It includes tailored ring preparation techniques and specialized guidance for virtual titling in beginner novice and novice obedience, aiming to equip participants with the skills for successful participation in both in-person and virtual AKC rally events.

This course focuses on teaching dogs to hold and retrieve items, progressing from basic object holding to retrieving on command amidst distractions. Through structured training, participants develop foundational skills necessary for AKC's newest titling sport, fostering a stronger bond and effective teamwork between dog and handler.

This ongoing class focuses on teaching the exercises required for Open Obedience titles, including command discrimination, retrieving over high jumps and on the flat, the broad jump, and drop on recall. With clear guidance and practice, you’ll develop the skills needed to confidently train your dog for success in competition.

This class prepares you and your dog for success in obedience, rally, or agility competitions, covering essential skills, rules, and expectations. With engaging techniques and ongoing support, you'll keep your dog motivated and happy while building confidence for both virtual and in-person events.

This class focuses on teaching the advanced exercises needed to earn a Utility Obedience title, including hand signals, scent articles, go-outs, directed retrieving, and glove retrieving. You'll receive clear guidance and practice to help you and your dog master these skills for success in competition.