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Competition Obedience Classes
Our Advanced Obedience Classes are geared for those interested in obedience competition. We offer a variety of classes teaching everything from the fundamentals to polishing up your performance and working on problem areas that might be affecting your scores. Crates are required equipment for all these classes
- Advanced Foundations for Competition Obedience
Class Description:
This class is for experienced handlers and/or dogs and handlers that have completed the Beginner Foundations class or Advanced Beginners class. This class will progress the dog and handler to higher levels of obedience skills, including command discrimination and dumbbell work, using skills the dog has mastered in the Beginner class.
- Competition Novice Obedience
Class Description:
This class is for dogs who want to compete in AKC Obedience. The skills taught in this class will get you ready to enter an AKC Obedience trial at the Novice level. Skills taught are: precision heeling on lead and off lead, Stand stay with a person able to go over the dog, recall from 30 ft away, fronts and finishes. You will also learn some training games to keep the training upbeat.
Prerequisites: completion of the Advanced beginner class, or earned an AKC BN title.
Session 6 registration link Monday 9:00 AM or Monday 10:00 AM
- Introduction to Open and Utility for Young Dogs
Class Description
This class is for young dogs who have completed the Advanced Foundations in Obedience class or the Competition Novice Obedience class. This class will introduce most of the Open and Utility exercises to young dogs with games and props, and will give young dogs the “picture” for the advanced classes at a young age.
Prerequisites for this class: completion of the Advance beginner class or the Competition Novice class
Required equipment: Dumbbell and Articles. Do not purchase prior to the first class so you can learn how to size them appropriately.
Crates are required for this class
- Pre-Open/ Open Obedience
Class Description
For the competitor just starting to train for open and the competitor polishing for the ring. Pending the number of teams at each level class may be split with the beginner teams meeting at noon. Just starting teams need not know any of the open exercises but must have good off leash control and know how to heel both on and off leash with distractions. Items covered in the class will be learning the drop on recall, position changes, retrieving and the jumps. Polishing teams all must have a reliable retrieve, understanding of both jumps, know all 3 position changes and a drop on recall. Items covered in the class will be getting ready to show in the ring, managing ring pressure and distractions.
Required Equipment : Dumbbell- can be wood or plastic
- Competition Open Obedience
Class Description:
This class will focus on teaching the Open exercises used in The AKC Open Obedience class. Each week we will work on 2-3 exercises, and we will be working many of the exercises with a few different dogs and handlers in the ring.
Prerequisites: Your dog must have a reliable Retrieve and be able to work off lead with other dogs also off lead.
Equipment: You must have a dumbbell.
Session 6 registration link
- Utility Obedience -
Class Description:
This class will focus on teaching the Utility exercises used in AKC Utility competition. Each week we will work on 2-3 exercises, and we will be working many of the exercises with a few different dogs and handlers in the ring. Handlers will also help each other by putting out articles and gloves, and doing the moving stand exercise.
Prerequisites: Your dog must have a reliable Retrieve and be able to work off lead with other dogs also off lead.
Equipment: You must have a set of scent articles and 3 white gloves. See AKC Obedience Rules for requirements for articles and gloves.
Multiple Classes offered on Sunday morning and Tuesday
Registration link for Sunday 9 am
Registration link for Sunday 10 am
Registration link for Sunday 11 am
- Open/ Utility Obedience- Proofing and Problem Solving
Class Description:
This class is for dog and handler teams that have a full understanding of the Open and Utility exercises. Instruction will be offered on ways to improve and polish your performances. Challenges will be used to assure you and your dog have a full understanding of each exercise and can work under stress and induced pressure.
Prerequisites: The class requires that you can demonstrate to the instructor that you can perform ALL Open & Utility exercises & that the dog has a solid understanding of those exercises.
Dogs MUST be capable of working off leash around other working dogs whilst being under FULL voice command”
