Level 2 Classes at Green Acres Kennel Shop

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Level 2 Classes

We Make Training Fun for You and Your Dog!

Dog Friendly! – NO pain, intimidation, dominance, alpha rolls, scruff shakes, prong, choke or shock collars.

Small class sizes, individual attention.

Relaxed, supportive atmosphere.

Family attendance encouraged.

Scientific, proven, effective training methods for all dogs and breeds.

Program supervised by Certified Professional Dog Trainers and Professional Members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Every dog and handler will have achieved different results after the completion of our Basic Manners class, depending on their individual skills, the time they had available for training, and their selection of priority behaviors. Our Level 2 classes have been designed to allow you to choose the areas where you would like to concentrate your efforts. Each class consists of a 2.5 hour orientation for human handlers, followed by five weeks of 45 minutes of instruction for handlers and their dogs. If you have any questions, please talk to your Basic Manners instructor, as they may be able to guide you towards the workshop that is most applicable for your individual situation. You may take one or both of these workshops, and need not take them in any specific order.

Prerequisites for Level 2 Workshops: completion of GAKS Basic Manners course and/or pre-approval of GAKS training staff.

Level 2 Workshop A: Out and About: Training the Advanced Recall and Heel/Walking Politely Behaviors

This workshop focuses on two of the most important behaviors you can teach your dog:

coming when called, and

staying close by your side while out for a walk

Building on the foundational skills you learned in your Basic Behaviors class, you and your dog will practice recall and walking politely/heel behaviors amidst a variety of tempting distractions. Also covered at an advanced level in this class include the leave it and attention/watch me behaviors. Weather permitting, considerable amounts of class time will be spent outside, so that skills can be repeatedly practiced in real world environments.

Level 2 Workshop B: Glad to See You: Training the Stay and Polite Greeting Behaviors

This workshop focuses on two foundational obedience behaviors:

stay/wait

greeting other people and dogs in an appropriate, calm manner

Working as a team, you and your dog will learn and practice both the down and sit stay behaviors. A variety of distractions, both human and environmental, will be provided to help your dog achieve success in diverse circumstances. You and your dog will also practice polite greeting behaviors: learning to anticipate, manage, and conduct calm, appropriate interactions with individuals of various genders, sizes, and energy levels. We’ll practice polite doorway etiquette skills; additionally, you will learn how to help your dog wait patiently when they’re not the center of your attention. Weather permitting, considerable amounts of class time will be spent outside, so that skills can be repeatedly practiced in real world environments.

Level 2 Class Schedule

2010 START DATES

CLASS

TUE

SAT

Workshop A: Out and About: Training Advanced Recall and Heel
$85
(4 to 5 students)

3/23, 7/13
6PM

6/5, 10/23
2PM

Workshop B:
Glad to See You: Training the Stay and Polite Greeting Behaviors
$85
(4 to 5 students)

1/26, 5/18, 9/7
6PM

8/14
2PM