[12:00-1:00 PM on Sundays] Through engaging sessions, we'll focus on building a strong foundation of obedience while deepening the bond between you and your dog. Learn essential commands such as "place," "leave it," "walk," "heel," "stay," and "recall" through positive reinforcement techniques. Each week, we'll work on refining these skills, ensuring clarity and consistency in your training approach. By the end of the course, you'll have the tools and knowledge to effectively train these commands and enjoy a harmonious relationship filled with mutual understanding and trust.

[1:30-2:30 PM on Sundays] In this course Tessa will teach you how to prepare your pup for each of the 10 components of the Canine Good Citizen test. The last class we will practice putting it all together, and if your pup is ready, they will have the opportunity to receive their CGC certification.

[6:15-7:15pm on Tuesdays] This course focuses on teaching you how to communicate with your dog using the leash and thus working towards a loose leash walk. We will practice the walk, heel, and leave it command. We will teach you how to work with your dog to maintain a loose leash when walking around other dog, past other dogs, and in different environments. The last week of this class will take place in a public spot in order to practice around new distractions. This course is not appropriate for dogs who are experiencing extreme reactivity or struggle to be in a room with multiple other dogs.

[12:00-1:00 PM on Sundays] The goal of this course is to have your dog greet people appropriately, settling in the home even around guests, and assisting with impulse control around food or other items. The commands we are focusing on include off, leave it, and place. This beginner’s course teaches the foundations of all of these commands so that you are able to then build off of them in your own home.

[1:30-2:30 PM on Sundays] Through engaging sessions, we'll focus on building a strong foundation of obedience while deepening the bond between you and your dog. Learn essential commands such as "place," "leave it," "walk," "heel," "stay," and "recall" through positive reinforcement techniques. Each week, we'll work on refining these skills, ensuring clarity and consistency in your training approach. By the end of the course, you'll have the tools and knowledge to effectively train these commands and enjoy a harmonious relationship filled with mutual understanding and trust.

[6:15-7:15 PM on Tuesdays] Do you dream of having a calm, relaxed dog that you can bring with you around town? This 4 week course will give you the tools necessary to work on engagement around distractions, creating a calm mindset, and how to simply exist even with other people and dogs around. Some commands we will be working with include place, settle, down, leave it. By the end of this course we hope to have you comfortable on working the skills necessary to begin to bring your pet out in public.