Sports Prep – Thursday 10:00am – Diane Battis


  • Week 1
     January 9, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Week 2
     January 16, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Week 3
     January 23, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Week 4
     January 30, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Week 5
     February 6, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Week 6
     February 13, 2025
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Are you interested in pursuing a dog sport such as agility, disc dog, rally, competition obedience, or nose work / scent work? This class will prepare you for the teamwork involved and will cover: shaping, working off leash, building teamwork, preparing for the ring, controlling those impulses, and other topics. The primary focus will be (more…)

Competitive Obedience – The Novice Level – Thursday 11:15am – Diane Battis


  • Week 1
     January 9, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Week 2
     January 16, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Week 3
     January 23, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Week 4
     January 30, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Week 5
     February 6, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm
  • Week 6
     February 13, 2025
     11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Using a positive training approach, this class will focus on competition obedience, the novice level for AKC and CDSP Obedience. The class incorporates a lot of game training techniques, making the experience fun for both the dog and handler! Aspects of the other obedience levels will be introduced including retrieving and directed targeting. Prerequisite: Advanced (more…)

Basic Canine Manners – Friday 9:00am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 10, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 2
     January 17, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 3
     January 24, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 4
     January 31, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 5
     February 7, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 6
     February 14, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am

For dogs 4 months and older. Dogs and owners will be introduced to using a clicker and other methods of positive reinforcement based training. This class teaches basic good manners, including but not limited to polite greeting, loose lead walking, sit, down, stay, and coming when called. How to address minor problematic behaviors such as (more…)

Basic Canine Manners – Friday 10:15am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 10, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Week 2
     January 17, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Week 3
     January 24, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Week 4
     January 31, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Week 5
     February 7, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Week 6
     February 14, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am

For dogs 4 months and older. Dogs and owners will be introduced to using a clicker and other methods of positive reinforcement based training. This class teaches basic good manners, including but not limited to polite greeting, loose lead walking, sit, down, stay, and coming when called. How to address minor problematic behaviors such as (more…)

Walking and Recall Games – Friday 11:30am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 10, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 2
     January 17, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 3
     January 24, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 4
     January 31, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 5
     February 7, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 6
     February 14, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm

This six-week class will focus on building good walking manners and recall skills. It will incorporate exercises and games to gradually build up those skills and also incorporate some other helpful behaviors such as focus and impulse control. No prerequisites. Students new to Y2K9s will need a free evaluation prior to the start of class. (more…)