We teach you and your dog competition skills
We offer group obedience and agility training classes, from puppy kindergarten to the highest levels of competitive obedience and agility. We teach and encourage positive training methods using treats, toys, and verbal praise as rewards. All instructors are volunteers and have earned at least one AKC Obedience Title with their dog. All instructors complete a hands-on apprenticeship program and participate in continuing education.
Weather Policy
Each individual instructor has the choice of whether to hold class or not. If you have any questions contact your instructor or they will contact you.
Aggression Policy
The club reserves the right to refuse admittance to a dog of a vicious temperament or to dismiss any aggressive dog from class. Aggressive dogs may be asked to be muzzled.
We offer a 10% discount for the first obedience class taken with an adopted pet from an approved organization. You must provide a copy of the adoption contract at the time of enrollment.
Courses
Puppy Classes
Dogs that complete puppy class are ahead of the game when they start their obedience training. The puppies will be socialized and well mannered by the time they are six months old. The bond that you will build with your dog by going through puppy classes will last a lifetime.
Beginner Obedience
The session begins with a one-hour orientation, and it’s important to note that dogs are not allowed during this orientation. To participate effectively, you’ll need a properly fitted collar and a six-foot leash. These items are conveniently available for purchase either during the first week of classes, where you can ensure they fit correctly, or at any point throughout the session. In the 10th week, your progress will be evaluated. Rest assured that all dogs will graduate from the program and receive a certificate. Moreover, you’re warmly invited to attend our graduation party, a celebration of your accomplishments.
Junior Handlers
The goal of this class is to teach the Junior Handler and dog to work together. A basic beginners class for the dog (with an adult handler) is highly recommended but not required. Parents should consider the size, age, and maturity of the child and dog when enrolling in this class.
Novice
Continuation of Beginners class with the emphasis being more on preparation for showing your dog in AKC & UKC Obedience competitions. Novice classes are required to move into agility classes as they continue building a solid foundation for your dog to stay when required and to work off lead.
Open
In open obedience dogs and handlers work on mastering a broader range of exercises compared to the Novice level. These exercises include off-leash commands, various intricate heeling patterns, and retrieving dumbbells over a high jump. The courses require a high level of precision, teamwork, and communication between the handler and their dog.
Rally
Rally consist of a sequence of numbered signs, each sign indicating a specific exercise to perform. These exercises can include anything from heeling patterns, sits, stays, recalls, and even more advanced maneuvers like jumps and weaves. Handlers must guide their dogs through the course, ensuring they execute each exercise correctly before moving on to the next.
Utility
In utility obedience, dogs and handlers must demonstrate a remarkable degree of precision and reliability in their obedience exercises. These exercises can include tasks such as directed retrieves, scent discrimination, signal exercises, and more. Handlers are required to communicate with their dogs through precise signals and cues, often at a distance from the dog, showcasing the high level of training and control achieved.
Tricks
This class includes training & testing for AKC’s Trick Dog Titles. The main focus of the class will be Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Performer level tricks allowing teams to work at their individual team’s level. Dogs must be under control on leash with a flat or martingale collar. Prior completion of the Canine Good Citizen title is helpful, but not required.
Agility
In agility courses, dogs and handlers must work together to complete a series of obstacles, including jumps, tunnels, weave poles, A-frames, seesaws, and more. The objective is to complete the course as quickly and accurately as possible while following a specific route dictated by the course design. Handlers use a combination of verbal cues, hand signals, and body movements to guide their dogs through the course, demonstrating effective communication and coordination.
Puppy Classes
Dogs that complete puppy class are ahead of the game when they start their obedience training. The puppies will be socialized and well mannered by the time they are six months old. The bond that you will build with your dog by going through puppy classes will last a lifetime.
Beginners Obedience
The session begins with a one-hour orientation, and it’s important to note that dogs are not allowed during this orientation. To participate effectively, you’ll need a properly fitted collar and a six-foot leash. These items are conveniently available for purchase either during the first week of classes, where you can ensure they fit correctly, or at any point throughout the session. In the 10th week, your progress will be evaluated. Rest assured that all dogs will graduate from the program and receive a certificate. Moreover, you’re warmly invited to attend our graduation party, a celebration of your accomplishments.
Junior Handlers
The goal of this class is to teach the Junior Handler and dog to work together. A basic beginners class for the dog (with an adult handler) is highly recommended but not required. Parents should consider the size, age, and maturity of the child and dog when enrolling in this class.
Novice
Continuation of Beginners class with the emphasis being more on preparation for showing your dog in AKC & UKC Obedience competitions. Novice classes are required to move into agility classes as they continue building a solid foundation for your dog to stay when required and to work off lead.
Open
In open obedience dogs and handlers work on mastering a broader range of exercises compared to the Novice level. These exercises include off-leash commands, various intricate heeling patterns, and retrieving dumbbells over a high jump. The courses require a high level of precision, teamwork, and communication between the handler and their dog.
Rally
Rally consist of a sequence of numbered signs, each sign indicating a specific exercise to perform. These exercises can include anything from heeling patterns, sits, stays, recalls, and even more advanced maneuvers like jumps and weaves. Handlers must guide their dogs through the course, ensuring they execute each exercise correctly before moving on to the next.
Utility
In utility obedience, dogs and handlers must demonstrate a remarkable degree of precision and reliability in their obedience exercises. These exercises can include tasks such as directed retrieves, scent discrimination, signal exercises, and more. Handlers are required to communicate with their dogs through precise signals and cues, often at a distance from the dog, showcasing the high level of training and control achieved.
Tricks
This class includes training & testing for AKC’s Trick Dog Titles. The main focus of the class will be Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Performer level tricks allowing teams to work at their individual team’s level. Dogs must be under control on leash with a flat or martingale collar. Prior completion of the Canine Good Citizen title is helpful, but not required.
Agility
In agility courses, dogs and handlers must work together to complete a series of obstacles, including jumps, tunnels, weave poles, A-frames, seesaws, and more. The objective is to complete the course as quickly and accurately as possible while following a specific route dictated by the course design. Handlers use a combination of verbal cues, hand signals, and body movements to guide their dogs through the course, demonstrating effective communication and coordination.