Negotiating Life’s Obstacles and Living Room Agility
- Is your dog super smart and looking for more stimulating activity?
- Is your dog particularly sensitive to the environment, people or other animals?
- Is your dog easily distracted?
- Do you want a more obedient and responsive dog?
- Do you have dog sport aspirations?
- Are you looking for creative ways to establish a solid foundation from which to begin this training with your dog young or older?
- Are you a curious pet owner who wants to understand more about how your dog learns and how you may improve your ability to communicate with your pup?
First class without your dog, remaining 5 classes with your dog
Thursday evening at 7:00pm, Apr 16, 2015, first class without your dog
Thursday evening at 7:30pm: Apr 23, 2015-May 21, 2015 with your dog
$95 new students; $90 continuing ed class fee for each 6 week session group class series
The curriculum may cover:
- Target training – teach your dog to move towards or follow an object
- Follow a target stick
- Go to a Mat and settle
- Tricks using targets
- Go Around an object
- Move Onto an object
- Go Under an object
- Go Through an object or a narrow space
- Variety of ways to use food and other reinforcements for your dog
All pet-friendly training. Exercises may be modified to help you and your dog work towards your goals. Science-based instruction.
Limited to 4 dog/handler teams for each class. Lots of personal attention from a certified professional dog training instructor. Reduced distractions to help your dog concentrate in group classes.
Instructor: Karen Mast, CPDT-KSA of The Successful Mix, LLC
Contact Karen between 9am-9pm at 540-269-6904 or via email at thesuccessfulmixllc@yahoo.com for more information and to register.
For more information about the CPDT-KSA credential and continuing education requirements reference:Certified Pet Dog Trainer
Proof of vaccinations or titer and signed waiver will be required
Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA 