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Puppy Training Classes -
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El Dorado County Training Center:

Puppy Nursery School: Bring your new puppy to
school to teach a polite sit and walking on leash. Cover appropriate
play, socialization of your puppy and house rules. Supervised puppy
play time too. Shots required are 2 of DHLPP series starting no sooner
than 7 1/2 weeks of age. Please wait to start your puppy in school until
at least 4 days after their 2nd shot.
Instructor: Alan St. Andrew 3
Wks, Max 4 Dogs, Age 11
1/2 Wks – 16Wks, $49

Kindergarten:  Teach come, sit to greet people, walk
calmly on leash, help with puppy issues including puppy biting, house
training and more!  Playtime for compatible puppies. For 3-8 months
and small friendly older dogs. Dogs play with tunnels and jumps to
build confidence and have fun!! Learn how to prevent certain puppy  
problems and be a kind and benevolent leader!! Groups are kept
small for individual coaching and time for QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.

Instructor: Cherie Maitland
5 Wks, Max 5 Puppies, $99      


Puppy Manners and Issues: Help your puppy
pay attention even with distractions.
 Teach come, sit to greet people,
walking calmly on leash. Help with puppy biting, house training and
other issues facing puppies and their owners. Off-leash playtime for
compatible puppies. For puppies 3-10 months with the first 2 of their
shot series. Learn how to prevent certain puppy problems and be a
kind and benevolent leader!! Groups are kept small for individual
coaching and time for QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.
Instructor: Cherie Maitland 6 Wks, Max 5 Puppies, $109    


AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program: Give your
puppy a head start toward Good Citizenship! Basic Obedience, Life
Skills and AKC S.T.A.R.puppy testing in one comprehensive course.
Topics covered include: Developing an exercise plan to meet your
puppy's needs, social skills with people and other puppies, sit, down,
come, stay, walking on loose lead, bite inhibition, teaching your puppy
to be happy being handled and examined, and greeting people without
jumping!
Instructor: Cherie Maitland
For more info on the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program.
7 Wks, Max 4 Puppies, $129



Puppy Pre-Agility Classes: (Up to Approx. 12
months)
     Start out your puppy on tunnel, low jumps and table.
Learn proper handling skills. Minimal jumping for dogs still growing at
this age. Have fun with your dog while training. Run fun short courses.
Basic skills including walking on leash and sit are required.
3 - 4
Classes @ Center 5 Puppies $88  
FOR MORE INFO SEE PUPPY AGILITY PAGE
Instructor: Cherie Maitland


Good Manners: Teach your dog over approx. 8 months
who already has the puppy basics, to walk well on leash, sit politely to
greet people, wait at gates and doors, leave it, heel and more.
Communicate effectively - help your dog pay attention, even with
distractions. Become a better leader for your dog. Understand the
uses of reinforcement and punishment, and how dogs learn new
commands.
Instructor: Cherie Maitland 5 Wks, Max 5 Dogs, $109  



Prepare for the AKC Canine Good
Citizen Test:
Come learn about and practice for taking
the
10-step AKC Canine Good Citizen Test. Class includes a pre-
test and ideas for dealing with any test-taking anxiety!





SEE THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN PAGE FOR LOCAL TEST DATES

Are You the Leader of Your Pack?  
Learn how to implement Leadership Behaviors with your puppy or
adult dog. Use Body Blocks like dogs use and teach your dog to yield
the right of way. Give and take away attention and petting based on
your dogs actions. Use look aways and gain control through basic
obedience using a
Learn to Earn Program. Teach "OFF"and train a
move forward or back up from a valuable item. Remember Leaders
Control Space and other Resources!!
Instructor: Cherie Maitland 4 Wks, Max 5, $88

Drop-In Training Practice: A great opportunity
to drop into a few classes and get personalized and professional
training help in a small group. Topics can include just about anything
except for more serious behavioral problems. Come practice your
dog's down-stays with distractions, sit to greet, heel, come, wait . . .
whatever you want to improve. Call 622-PUPS first to make sure there
is room on the particular day you want to drop in.
Max 4 Dogs, $22 per
class.
 Instructor: Alan St. Andrew


Helping the Cautious Canine:
Help your fearful, anxious dog relax and build their confidence. Step-
by-step exercises desensitize your dog and you become a better
leader too.
 Instructor: Cherie Maitland  4 Wks, Max 4 Dogs 1st
week humans only. $1
09


Conformation Troubleshooting: A behavior
shaping clinic to identify and strengthen "soft spots" in your dog's
conformation ring performance. Teach your dog to shine in the show
ring!
Instructor: Alan St. Andrew  4 Wks, Max 4 Dogs, $59


















For a list of higher level and Competition Obedience
Classes, Agility For Fun and Rally Obedience programs for
adult dogs visit the website for Our Furry Friends Training
Centers:
www.DOG-B-GOOD.com
Amador County Training Center:

PUPPY KINDERGARTEN: Help your puppy pay
attention even with distractions.  Teach come, sit to greet people,
walking calmly on leash.  Help with puppy biting, house training and
other issues facing puppies and their owners.  Off-leash playtime.
Play with tunnels and jumps to build confidence. For puppies with
the first 2 of their shot series.
4 Wks, Max 5 Puppies, $78
Instructor: Cherie Maitland




PUPPY PRE-AGILITY:  (Up to 12 months)
Indoors in Pine Grove Start out your puppy on tunnel,
low jumps and table. Learn proper handling skills. Minimal jumping
for dogs still growing at this age. Puppy playtime. Have fun with your
dog while training. Run fun short courses. Basic skills walking on
leash and sit required.
4 Classes @ Center. $78
Instructor: Cherie Maitland
FOR MORE INFO SEE PUPPY AGILITY PAGE

GOOD MANNERS:   Use positive methods to teach
and improve heel, sit to meet and greet people, down,  Basic
Obedience, wait and more.  Communicate effectively with your dog
and be a clear, calm, firm and kind leader.
 
4 Wks, Max 5 Dogs $78  Instructor: Cherie Maitland


ARE YOU THE LEADER OF YOUR
PACK?
 Learn how to implement Leadership Behaviors
with your puppy or adult dog. Use Body Blocks like dogs use
and teach your dog to yield the right of way. Give and take
away attention and petting based on your dogs actions. Use
look aways and gain control through basic obedience using a
Learn to Earn Program. Teach "OFF"and train a move
forward or back up from a valuable item.
Remember Leaders
Control Space and other Resources
!!
Instructor: Cherie Maitland
4 Wks, Max 5, $88




PREPARING FOR THE AKC CANINE
GOOD CITIZEN TEST
: Come learn about and
practice for taking the 10-step AKC Canine Good Citizen Test. Class
includes a pre-test and ideas for dealing with any test-taking
anxiety
! Basic Obedience Skills are Required.
4 Wks, Max 5 Dogs, $59
   Instructor: Cherie Maitland




AKC CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TESTS ARE GIVEN AT
VARIOUS LOCATIONS - SEE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN


REALLY RELIABLE RECALL: Teach your
dog to spin and gleefully run to you when you use your special
signal!This class not only develops a new more effective come
command, it also helps your dog pay better attention to
you and improves their regular recall command
4 Wks, Max 5, $88   Instructor: Cherie Maitland
For Classes on
Preparing and
Training for Therapy
Dog Work in
SACRAMENTO and
EL DORADO
counties
Visit
Therapy_Dogs
on the Main
Our Furry Friends
Training Center's
website.