Training Classes offered at Dogs' Day

 

In our classes, we teach you (the owner) to train your own dog using force-free methods based on current scientific research.  Our instructors, Janece Rollet and Ellen Sam, have over 18 years experience each.  Their methods emphasize the importance of the personal bond and mutual trust you share with your dog.   In addition to training happy, friendly and obedient pet dogs they have also trained service dogs for the handicapped and law enforcement K-9s.  They were educated at Purdue University and were jointly awarded the prestigious Association of Pet Dog Trainers Ian Dunbar member of the year award for 2005. 

Group classes are scheduled for weekday evenings for the convenience of those who must work or attend school during the day.  Click here to view the current training calendar.  Private lessons are available on Saturdays by appointment.  Contact us for more information regarding private lessons.

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	Puppy class: Basic manners for pups from 8 weeks to 6 months old
	Beginning obedience: Basic manners for dogs over 18 months old. No dog is too old to learn!
	Intermediate obedience: Improve walking on leash, more reliable stays, respond to cues from a distance
	Advanced obedience: Practice more reliable stays, and teach your dog fun and useful tricks! Topics vary according to interests of instructor and students

 

Beginning obedience
This class is for adult dogs (6 months and older). 

You will learn how to teach your dog to:

• Pay attention to you in a distracting environment
• Obey basic commands: sit, down, stay, come
• Walk on leash without pulling
• Leave or drop an item he is not supposed to have
• Replace undesirable behaviors (such as jumping up) with acceptable behaviors
• Change position by following a hand signal, rather than being pushed or pulled

...and more!

Puppy class (for ages 8 weeks to 6 months)

The period from 8 to 20 weeks of age is critical for the development of your puppy's personality.

Good habits and attitudes taught during this period will prevent the development of behavioral problems later.

• We provide tips to make housetraining faster and less stressful.
• We help your puppy develop a calm attitude through confidence-building exercises and opportunities for positive social interactions
• We teach you how to:

--Prevent or untrain common problems such as play-biting, jumping, chewing, barking

--Train your puppy to pay attention to you in distracting environments

--Train basic obedience commands for calm behavior in the house and on leash: sit, down stay, come when called, leave alone something they're not supposed to have, change position by following a hand signal, rather than being pushed or pulled.

• End keep-away games with underwear and trash: teach puppy to give you things he has found.
• Sit to greet people instead of jumping up, sit and wait to have a door opened, sit for meals.
• We provide information on nutrition and health care.

Intermediate obedience
For graduates of our Beginner and Adolescent (B) classes...includes behaviors needed to pass the Canine Good Citizen test offered by the American Kennel Club

• You will learn how to teach your dog to:
• Obey in the presence of tempting distractions
• Obey cues given from a distance
• Calmly greet new people and dogs
• Learn to touch or follow a "target" for

§ walking at your side without a leash

§ going to a particular place to wait (e.g. to stay out of the way while you eat or answer the doorbell)

Advanced obedience
Teach your dog fun and useful tricks!

May be repeated to cover different modules

Depending on student interest, Advanced modules may include:

• Finding lost objects
• Retrieving objects (e.g. fetch a soda from the refrigerator
• Deliver objects or messages to a family member
• Put toys away
• Close doors, turn lights on and off
• Preparation for AKC or UKC obedience competition
• Tracking
• other topics of interest to students and instructors

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Instructions for first class meeting

To register for a class please print and fill out each of the forms below.  You may then drop them off or mail them to Dogs' Day, 2516 Sandersville Rd., Lexington KY 40511.  If you prefer they may be faxed to (859) 255-8858.

Training application page 1

Training application page 2

Questionaire page 1

Questionaire page 2
 

Please send a copy of your dog's current vaccination or antibody titer records when you register, or bring to the first class meeting.