Group Classes

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Manners n More

Small, Group Classes held outdoors: 

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September 22 - morning classes

Minding your Manners - for older puppies and young dogs :

This class is meant for friendly younger (under 3 years of age)dogs who need the opportunity to practice and rehears all the favourite skills for the urban wilds!

For : Puppies under 20 weeks

Ongoing puppy group Sundays and Private Sessions available 

The Puppy Manners is a series of 6 classes designed for puppies under 20 weeks of age.

When your puppy is older, they can transfer into the adolescent / young adult classes. 

Includes help with: 

 - House Training - Where is the bathroom?

 - Understanding What Correct Socialization Is

- Puppy nipping / biting / appropriate Play

-  Attention & Involvement 

- Mat Work / Settle / Calm Down

- Walking together with a loose leash

- COME NOW ! 

- Leave it / Drop it / what's the difference 
- Sit/ Down / Targets

Understand solutions for your behavior concerns such as :

- Housetraining questions of all kinds  
- Nipping / biting and how to build a softer mouth and good bite inhibition
- Play / games that build bonds

-  Preventing separation distress
- Enrichment / meaningful activity 
- Socialization / with dogs / with people / 

- Shaping and Influencing Behavior

- What dogs need in order to learn

- Greeting people and dogs appropriately
- Impulse control exercises – Wait, Leave It, Stop

- Socializing exercises  and Hit List! 

- Stationary games with Sit, Down and did you say 'STAY'?!

5 months and older 

Young Dogs who have a little more experience also require opportunities to socialize and rehearse with a supportive group. Their class is geared toward learning new behaviors while generalizing and proofing the skills they learned in Puppy Class.  

Intermediate Mutts: 

 - For Canine Spirit's Students