Advanced Canine Manners – Friday 12:40pm – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 10, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 2
     January 17, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 3
     January 24, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 4
     January 31, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 5
     February 7, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 6
     February 14, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm

For dogs who have completed Basic Canine Manners (or passed an equivalent proficiency evaluation). ACM will focus on more advanced at-home manners skills. This class emphasizes delayed food rewards, calm behavior near strangers and other dogs, and proficiency in manners skills with distractions present, distracted recalls, leave it (when something is dropped), and more loose (more…)

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


  • Week 1
     January 11, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 2
     January 18, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 3
     January 25, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 4
     February 1, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 5
     February 8, 2025
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 6
     February 15, 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…)

Puppy Preschool – Saturday 10:15am – Winnie Radolan – 2025 Session


  • Ongoing
     January 11, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Ongoing
     January 18, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Ongoing
     January 25, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Ongoing
     February 1, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Ongoing
     February 8, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am
  • Ongoing
     February 15, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:15 am

Effective July 22, masks will be optional. However, any instructor may request students to wear a mask during class. For pups from 8-16 weeks of age, this class addresses issues specific to young puppies as well as teaching very basic good behaviors. Coming when called and not jumping up are emphasized. The AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy (more…)

Basic Canine Manners – Saturday 11:30am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 11, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 2
     January 18, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 3
     January 25, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 4
     February 1, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 5
     February 8, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 6
     February 15, 2025
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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 – Saturday 12:40pm – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     January 11, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 2
     January 18, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 3
     January 25, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 4
     February 1, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 5
     February 8, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 6
     February 15, 2025
     12:40 pm - 1:40 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…)