Intermediate Puppy Training Class

"Puppy Jr. High" (Age: 5-9 months, Prerequisite is completion of Puppy Training & Socialization class or permission of instructor.) Class is limited to 8 dogs.

This six-week class is to be taken after puppy class at Ahimsa or elsewhere. training class The goal of Puppy Jr. High is to get you and your dog working toward off leash reliability, so that the Advanced Puppy class goes smoothly. In Advanced Puppy, the dogs will rarely have a leash on. In this class, the dogs will either be dragging leashes or you will be holding the leash while your dog works, unless your dog is ready to be off leash.

You will learn how to broaden your dog's understanding of sit, down, stay, come, leave it, and walking politely, in the face of bigger and bigger distractions. We will also teach some tricks and begin teaching the dogs to go to a rug and stay there. You will need to bring a rug to your class.

You will need to make sure your dog is interested in your treats or toys in this class, and we'll be using a LOT of treats, so bring a variety of treats/food/toys and do not feed your dog the meal before class. It may also be helpful to get them a good amount of exercise before class.

This class has play time, so dogs who do not play well with others should take an on leash manners class or if there really is a problem, think about taking Wallflower Dogs or the Growly Dog Class. The standard class after Intermediate Puppy is Advanced Puppy.

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