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For puppies 8 to 16 weeks old. Provides socialization, addresses housetraining, chewing, mouthing etc. Teaches manners: loose leash, not jumping, sits downs, stays and fun puppy games.
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For dogs of all ages. Covers basic manners and obedience commands. Loose-lead, door manners, stays, coming when called. Be able to enjoy your dog no matter where you are.
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For dogs who have completed Good Dog 1, or Beginner Obedience. Great for those who want to expand their training. Builds on the basic skills. Transition to off-lead heeling, stays, distance work
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For those wanting to learn about Rally and get started towards Rally titles. Dogs should be able to heel on leash, sit stay, down stay and come when called. You will learn the Rally stations and obstacles, and finish with a course run-through.
See the AKC information on Getting Started in Rally.
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Drop-In Obedience:
(Covers Novice, Open, and Utility)
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Agility Classes now being taught at VCA Fort Collins Animal Hospital.
Louise Kuipers
Louise has had dogs all of her life and fell in love with Labrador Retrievers after her brother acquired one as a hunting dog when she was just a young girl. In 1992 she began raising, training and showing Labradors. She trains in obedience, show and field. Her dog, Willow, was 10th in the AKC All Breed rankings in 2004. She is currently training her dog, Moon, who has just earned his Companion Dog title in February of 2008. Two of her dogs are therapy dogs, actively working in the community. Louise is the owner of The Dog Club. She is active in the Longs Peak Dog Training Club, Colorado Association of Dog Daycares, Larimer Animal People Partnership (a local animal therapy group), and The Fort Collins Dog Network (a local group of dog related businesses).
Beth Baily
Beth has been involved with training animals all of her life. She started in 4H showing horses. After college she started training and showing dogs. She has been training dogs since 1987. She has competed in UKC and AKC events and has put conformation, rally, obedience, tracking and hunting titles on her dogs (RN, RA, RE, RAE, RAE2, CD, CDX, UD, UDX2, OTCH, TD, TDX & JH). She taught 4H dog training for 8 years. She is an AKC Rally Obedience Judge and an ASCA Obedience Judge. She is most proud of her Labrador retriever, Concho, her second obedience dog, who earned his OTCH in May of 2003. He was the dog of a lifetime! She is currently working her Labrador Retriever, Chief, towards his UDX and is showing her daughter's Papillion in obedience. Beth attends as many obedience seminars as she can and believes you can learn something new from everyone. There is always more than one way to solve a problem.
Kit Goodrich
Kit Goodrich has owned and trained dogs for 36 years. She started out in 4H when she was 8 years old. Her 4-H leaders were professional handlers and she became their assistant and kennel help when she was 13 years old. Currently she breeds and shows Welsh Springer Spaniels and Pembroke Welsh Corgis. She competes in conformation, obedience and rally. She professionally handles other breeds including Australian Shepherds, English Springer Spaniels, Golden Retrievers, and West Highland White Terriers among others. Her Welsh Springer, Gavin, finished 2006 as the #1 Welsh Springer All Breed and is currently in the top 10 in breed and all breed. He has received 2 Best in Shows and Best of Breed at Westminster in 2007. He has always been breeder-owner handled. Kit’s positive reinforcement techniques, with the use of treats and clicker training, make her a great addition to the training staff at The Dog Club.
Sarah Stremming
Sarah Stremming has lived with dogs all of her life. She started training dogs when she was 11 putting a Canine Good Citizen and Novice Agility title on her rescue Doberman. She has been training and competing with her current Border Collie, Kelso in Obedience Agility and Rally. He has his UD and is OTCh pointed. He is working on his MACh and UDX titles. She has trained and competed with many other dogs as well. More important to Sarah is Kelso’s success in overcoming fear, aggression and overall “weirdness” to become a well-rounded dog. She has done in-home training and behavior counseling. She has worked at The Dog Club for 2½ years as a daycare provider and trainer as well as assisting teaching obedience classes for the last 3 years.
Reserve your place in
class by calling (970) 416-1166
Private Lessons Available for conformation and obedience. Contact
The Dog Club for information.
Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Student learning Sit Stay with owner.
Kelso in Agility.
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