Basic Life Skills - for ages 5+ months (no prerequisite)
(Puppy Pre-School grads under 5 months are welcome!)
Start date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
End date: Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30am PDT
One hour per week, for 4 weeks
Your Instructor is: Cathie Tims, CPDT-KA, FFCP, CSAP-BC
Certified Fear Free Professional Dog Trainer & Separation Anxiety Behaviour Consultant
Having skills & manners are super beneficial and ensure you and your dog provide a positive contribution to the canine community. A well mannered dog can comfortably join you out and about, in various environments, and you will be more able to enjoy yourself too!
We welcome 2 persons per dog to attend. (plus children under 12 years of age)
While Playing Fun Games and Interacting with your dog, you'll be Luring, Capturing & Shaping and introducing your dog to the following basic foundation skills:
- Attention / Focus & engagement
- Polite greetings - Dog / Human
- Polite greetings - Dog / Dog
- Meet no greet - Learning not to always expect access to other dogs / people
- Nose to hand targeting
- Leave it /Off
- Stay / Wait
- 'Coffee Shop' - Mat / Place Training
- Building calm and focus attention around distractions (engage-disengage, pattern games)
- Loose leash walking & Heel
- Recall (Come when called)
Throughout classes we will touch on these important subjects:
- Why dogs behave the way they do?
- How to stop unwanted behaviours
- How to encourage observe and reward preferred behaviours?
- Meeting your dog’s needs (physical exercise, mental stimulation, enrichment, social needs, rest)
Location: Training Center - 305 Cedar Street, New Westminster, BC
Cost - $260.00 plus tax
Questions, please email cathie@cathiescanineconnection.com
* We are unable to offer make up classes, please make arrangements to attend all classes.
There are NO REFUNDS or Credits for unscheduled missed classes.