Growly Dog Advanced

For owners who have mastered the skills from Growly Dog class and want to move a little further towards socializing with other dogs.

Note:
Your class may have skip dates (days the class is not meeting) – see below


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Your dog must have a reactivity threshold of across the street or less without barking or lunging. Within that distance your dog should be relaxed enough to perform some basic obedience behaviors and be comfortable enough to take treats.

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More about the Growly Dog Advanced class:

This class is for owners who have mastered the skills from Growly Dog class and want to move a little further towards socializing with other dogs. Classes are limited to 5 dogs. At the start of each class, people will leave their dogs in their cars while they check in and have questions answered by the trainer. After check-ins, we will spend roughly 45 minutes doing set ups both inside and outside the classroom, with the dog groups arranged by the trainers. At the end of class we will have a short wrap up to address any questions or issues that came up over the course of the training.

This class focuses on:

  • Shrinking the bubble – help each dog become comfortable around other dogs at gradually smaller distances
  • Teaching you how and when to incorporate a longer leash into your set ups to improve the training
  • Teaching you different variations of Growly Dog set ups to help generalize calm behavior around triggers in a variety of contexts and situations
  • Teaching you the skills to orchestrate your own training set ups to speed up the rehabilitation process

You need to have experience using a marker (e.g. a clicker, or the word “yes”) to identify when your dog has noticed another dog before any growling, barking or lunging. You should also be comfortable using the leash to stop your dog gently and have a fairly good understanding of what your dog’s triggers are.

Growly Dog Advanced is a 4 lesson “series” class scheduled 1 day a week over a 4-week period (unless there are skip dates, e.g., for Holidays). Classes can’t be swapped or rescheduled because each class has a set begin and end date with content that builds from class to class.

This class includes a free dog training clicker and an instant download of our 100+ page Ahimsa Dog Training Manual. You can also purchase a hard copy at the Ahimsa Training Center. Click here for more information on our Ahimsa growly dog classes in Seattle.

Learn more about our Cancellation and Refund Policy here.