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Basic Living Skills

This private class meets in your home and is a five week beginners course designed to provide basic manners for dogs of all ages.  Aimed at providing owners and dogs with communication, self control and cooperation skills, this class meets once a week for one hour.   Dogs experience the pleasures of cooperating with their humans, and owners develop their abilities to provide avenues for positive interaction and recognition. This class is offered in private settings and is designed to fit your specific needs.  Partners may expect:

  • A Communication System
  • Enhanced Self Control
    • Come
    • Wait
    • Sit Maintain
    • Down Maintain
    • Loose Leash  Walking
    • Leave It 
  • Socialization information
  • Relaxation
  • Civilized Living Skills
    • Housebreaking
    • Jumping
    • Chewing

Necessary equipment includes:

  • Properly sized buckle collar
  • Six foot leash
  • Quality treats
  • Desire to succeed

 


Enhanced Skills Development


This ten week private course begins in your home and includes then expands upon the basics.  It is aimed toward developing  dogs who enjoy managing themselves in a variety of settings;  as well as humans equipped with the understanding and ability to coach them. This class meets once a week for one hour and is individually designed to accomplish your specific goals.   Classes are  held indoors initially eventually moving outdoors and into the public. Focus is placed on:

  • Enhanced job development
  • Relaxation with distractions
  • Generalization 
  • Public manners 

Perception Modification


Perception Modification literally means to change the way a specific stimulus is  perceived.  This Relaxation Recipe  addresses any  behavior that needs a new outlook, and can be used to change undesirable emotional response, whether fear, anger, aggression or territoriality.  Success with reactive behaviors, including leash aggression,  fence fighting, fear biting, and dog aggression is now available!  Your efforts and participation produce beasties who can manage themselves when presented with formerly overpowering stimulus.

Perception Modification is establish in private, distraction free settings utilizing  communication, and motivation.  No flooding, shocking, submitting or dominating required.  Private consultations for Perception Modification are arranged on an individual basis.  Program duration is determined by need and will vary.


K-9 Nose Work Introduction

Join the exciting new sport of K9 Nose Work!  This class allows your dog to develop it's natural scenting abilities by using their desire to hunt.  Utilizing your dog's amazing sense of smell and desire to search, this class is designed for ALL dogs and humans.  By engaging these basic skills, K9 Nose Work builds confidence, burns off mental and physical energy and enhances the bond between owner and dog.   And, it's the perfect adjunct to Perception Modification!

This group class meets once weekly  in Tucker for 1.5 hours and class size is limited.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Canine Good Citizen  


This group class is designed for dogs that have participated in a beginner’s course and will meet five times, weekly for 1 hour. The course will culminate in the administering of the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Certification. Group class sizes are limited. Necessary equipment includes:

  • Well fitted buckle collar.
  • Six foot leash
  • Thirty Foot long line
  • Quality treats
  • Toys


 

Miscellaneous 

Travel Fee for drive of 31-45 minutes via Google from Tucker, GA 


Travel Fee for drive of 46-60 minutes via Google from Tucker, GA


Hourly rate