- Please look at the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen Test to familiarize yourself with the 10 required skills.
- This class tests your dog for real life scenarios (grooming, body handling, meeting other dogs, strangers, distractions such as wheeled items and sounds, walking through crowds, etc.). If your dog has shown any nervousness or fear regarding any of these items, please read this article prior to class: www.animalhumanesociety.org/
training/counter-conditioning- and-desensitization - Training Manual – 100+ page PDF with step-by-step instructions on tips for teaching many of the behaviors we’ll cover in class, in case you need some extra help!
- Tips for Keeping Dogs Quiet in Class – Please read this article before class if your dog tends to be barky, or if they’ve attended classes and had a hard time being quiet.
- Directions to the training center
Please bring with you to class:
- Before the Session: Proof of your dog’s vaccinations. Please have your vet fax to 206-866-6786, or email to admin@doggiezen.com.
- Lots of tiny treats (you may feed something like 100 to your dog, so small is good).
- Comfortable shoes (with backs) on your feet.
- Clicker (optional)
- Treat pouch – some way to easily access your treats
- Your dog on a harness, head collar, or a regular snap collar. There will be no correctional collars allowed during class.
- A regular 4-10 ft leash and a 10-15 ft training lead preferably soft nylon, cotton or leather. Please don’t bring your dog to class on a retractable leash.
- Grooming tool
- NOTE: This class is not a first training class and is for dogs who have had previous manners-type classes and is not for dogs who growl, bark excessively, or are otherwise ‘reactive’ to other dogs or to people. If your dog has reactivity issues, please contact us ASAP to see if the Growly Dog class or private lessons are more appropriate. We can apply your class fee to those sessions if you contact us with enough notice before your class starts.
Your class will be held at the training center for Ahimsa Dog Training in Seattle, located at 925 NW 49th Street, Suite C in Ballard, just off Leary Way. Click here for directions.
Absences & Course Cancellations: If your dog is not feeling well, please do not bring him or her to class. Click here for more info on missing class.
