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DOG BEHAVIOR & TRAINING SERVICES
With over 30 years combined experience, our training staff can help you achieve success with your pet! Each member of our training staff is highly educated and experienced in teaching basic obedience skills, resolving common household problems and much more. We only use the most up-to-date positive reinforcement techniques available to help you and your pet achieve success and build a strong bond. Take a look below to see how you and your dog could be learning and growing together. If
you would like more information regarding our training department or
courses, please contact our office or email our training staff at bvhobedience@aol.com.
General Obedience Courses
Puppy Kindergarten
Start your puppy off right with this 7 week course emphasizing socialization and owner education. Basic puppy rearing topics are addressed using positive reinforcement training techniques.
Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Obedience
You really can teach an old dog new tricks! In our 7 week Basic Obedience course, dog owners are taught basic leadership skills. Obedience exercises are taught using positive reinforcement techniques and targeting. Exercises include sit, down, stay, stand, come and mild leash work.
After you've mastered the basics, move on to our Intermediate Obedience course, a 6 week course designed for owners and dogs who wish to continue working on manners or for those wishing to take the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. The CGC consists of 10 pass or fail exercises. The team must pass all exercises to earn the CGC certification. (Prerequisite: Basic Obedience)
Once you've completed obedience at the intermediate level, enroll in our 6 week Advanced Obedience course where you begin to work on some of the more advanced phases of training. Dogs and handlers work with more distraction and continue to strengthen the bond formed by working as a team. (Prerequisite: Intermediate Obedience)
K9 Continuing Education
Leash Walking
Improve your pet's manners (and well-being!) in this 6 week course for any dog 5 months or older. Basic leash manners are taught in this fun course where each week is at a different pet-friendly walking area. Locations are determined based on course participant's skill level and experience and are determined by the course instructor.
Tricks & Games
A fun course that teaches various tricks and uses games to build and reinforce basic obedience skills.
(Prerequisite: Basic Obedience)
Agility Fun I
A fun obstacle training course for every owner and their pet. Included obstacles are jumps, tunnel & chute, contacts (teeter, A-frame, walk & pause table) and weave poles.
Please Note: This is NOT a competition course.
(Prerequisite: Basic Obedience)
Toy Breed Social
Four weeks of trainer supervised socialization for toy breed and toy breed mixes.
Please Note: Dogs must be under 20 pounds. All dogs over 6 months of age MUST be spayed or neutered. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Puppy Happy Hour
Four weeks of trainer supervised socialization and play for dogs of all breeds.
Please Note: Dogs must be under 5 months of age.
Special Programs
Behavior Consultations
Private behavior consultations are available for owners of dogs with any type of behavior problem. Owners will work with a consultant and (a veterinarian when necessary) to resolve problematic behavior using the most advanced behavior modification techniques available. Private evaluations are available for both puppies and adult dogs that include,but are not limited to aggression screening, social adaptivity, sight sensitivity, sound sensitivity and tactile sensitivity. This is a GREAT option when considering adopting a new pet or to better understand the pet you already own.
Therapy Dog Program
Perhaps the most well known part of our training program are our Allan's Angels Therapy Dogs. Allan's Angels is a volunteer group that provides certified, trained and insured dogs and handlers to individuals, nursing homes, hospital and other facilities for animal assisted therapy. Dogs and handlers must meet strict criteria to be accepted into this program. Courses are held twice per calender year. Please call or email our office for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: Proof of current vaccination is required for ALL dogs and will be requested at the first class. Proof of spay/neuter is required for all pets over 6 months of age attending socials and will requested at the first class.
Pre-payment is required for all courses.
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