Seattle Dog Training Class Schedule 2009

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Puppy Kindergarten
Puppy Kindergarten. Puppy Training & Socialization for puppies up to 5 months (6 for small breeds). Recommended starting age: 8-10 weeks. Your puppy will get a big dose of socialization, plus get started on all of the basic "obedience" skills. It's a rolling admission class, so you can start any time. Attend more than once weekly to get maximum benefit in this critical time.

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Intermediate Puppy
Intermediate Puppy (Puppy Jr. High) Adolescent dogs 5-9 months old begin to focus more and more with distractions in this class. The goal is to work toward off-leash reliability, which will be honed even more in Advanced Puppy. The format is the traditional once-weekly meeting. Pre-requisite: Must have taken a puppy class at Ahimsa or get instructor's permission.

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Play Times
Play Times These sessions are NOT part of the Dream Dog memberships.

We have had owner-present play times for small dogs and puppies since 2004. The dogs and humans alike have a great time! Bring your dog's shot records (usually a receipt from the vet), a few treats, and the payment - cash or check are easiest.

Note: For the Puppy Play, dogs must be under 5 months old and have at least the first set of shots, plus 10 days for it to sink in. Please do not attend if you take your puppy to the dog park or dog daycare.

For the Teen Dog (5-9 months) and Small Dog (any age, under 20 pounds) play times, dogs must have all of their shots. That means 3 sets of the combo shot for puppies.

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Dream Dog Training for Adult & Teen Dogs
Everyone's Dream Dog is unique.

That's why we created a Mix & Match program where you can take classes on exactly the topics you want! We cover walking, coming when called, possession aggression, dog body language, stay, therapy dog prep, Canine Good Citizen prep, and more!

You can take one of each topics or practice certain topics multiple times until your dog is an expert.

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Orientation (Free!)
Orientation - Intro to Dog Training is a one-hour introduction to positive reinforcement training, including how to train behaviors with the clicker and how to get rid of unwanted behaviors. This seminar is free for all people who enroll in classes at Ahimsa, as well as animal professionals (vets, vet techs, dog walkers, pet store employees, etc.)

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Growly Dog
Growly Dog class teaches you how to rehabilitate your aggressive dog. We focus primarily on aggression directed at other dogs, whether the main emotion is fear or anger (defensive or offensive aggression). If your dog is aggressive to people, rather than dogs, please contact Grisha to check whether the class or private lessons would be more appropriate.

Please note the structure of the class: your dog will come to one class session and you will attend all 6 weeks. The idea is to teach you how to manage and train your dog, not to have a room full of aggressive dogs. As you watch the dog-of-the-day train, you will learn how to best work with your dog. We have volunteer dogs in each session. We systematically get the volunteer dogs closer to the student dog, keeping the student dog calm the entire time. Our students have been very happy with this format.

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Training Practice
Free Training Practice. Ever feel like your dog works great at home, where you train, but not so great out in the world? Our new free practice sessions are open to all people that have taken, or are taking, a dog training class (not just a workshop) at Ahimsa. The class is supervised, but unstructured, so you can practice whatever your dog needs help with. Excellent as preparation for the Canine Good Citizen Test!

There is no need to register in advance, but please bring a copy of your dog's vaccinations. The session is limited to 8 dogs, so arrive on time or early.

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For the schedule below, "Adult" means over 5 months old or puppies who have finished a puppy class at Ahimsa. "Small" for play time means under 20 pounds. Please read the descriptions (links on the right) for pre-requisites.

Class Name

Dog Size

Age

Day

Info

Start Date

End Date

Start Time

End Time

Skip Dates

Location

Trainer

Fee

# So Far

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Growly Dog

All

Sat

8-14

10-2

1:00 pm

2:00 pm

09-04
09-11

North Classroom

Mireille

$215

FULL

Growly Dog

All

Tue

8-31

10-5

4:00 pm

5:00 pm

North Classroom

Mireille

$215

5 dogs

Growly Dog

All

Sat

9-18

10-23

2:15 pm

3:15 pm

North Classroom

Mireille

$215

FULL

Puppy Junior High

All

Sun

8-1

9-19

4:45 pm

5:45 pm

09-05
09-12

South Classroom

Rachel

$169

7 dogs

Puppy Junior High

All

Tue

8-10

9-14

8:00 pm

9:00 pm

South Classroom

Mireille

$169

4 dogs

Puppy Junior High

All

Small Breed < 30 lbs

Sun

9-19

10-24

12:30 pm

1:30 pm

South Classroom

Carly

$169

4 dogs

Puppy Junior High

All

Tue

9-21

10-26

8:00 pm

9:00 pm

South Classroom

Mireille

$169

FULL

Puppy Junior High

All

Sun

9-26

10-31

4:45 pm

5:45 pm

South Classroom

Rachel

$169

3 dogs

Orientation

All

Mon

9-6

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

9-13

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

9-20

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

9-27

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

10-4

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

10-11

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

10-18

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

10-25

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

11-1

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

11-8

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

11-15

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

11-22

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

11-29

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Orientation

All

Mon

12-6

5:30 pm

7:00 pm

South Classroom

Adriane

Drop In

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Play Time

All

Teens 5-9 months

Thu

Teens 5-9 months

8:00 pm

9:00 pm

North Classroom

Rachel

$10

Drop In

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Play Time

All

Puppies < 5 months

Sat

12:00 pm

12:40 pm

09-11

Seattle

Mireille

$10

Drop In

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Play Time

Small

Small Dogs <20 lbs, over 4 mos

Sat

5:00 pm

6:00 pm

09-11

South Classroom

Carly

$10

Drop In

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Play Time

All

Puppies < 5 months

Sun

11:15 am

12:00 pm

09-12

South Classroom

Carly

$10

Drop In

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Puppy Kindergarten

All

Small Breed < 20 lbs

Thu