PuppyHead Start: For dogs 9 to 20 weeks

Your puppy has a lot to learn before the age of 6 months. Our Puppy Head Start class gives your pup the opportunity to meet and play with other dogs and people in a safe environment. We also put your pup on the right track for learning household manners and beginning obedience. We cover house breaking, chewing, leash training, and coming when called. It’s a fun class, suitable for the entire family to attend.
Please bring proof that your pup is under veterinarian care. Minimum age limit for the handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Basic Obedience, Building a Relationship: For dogs 20 weeks and older

Now is the time to bring out the best in your dog. In this foundation class your dog will learn how to walk nicely on leash, sit and down stay, come when called, not to bolt through doors, to leave items alone, not to jump up, and how to behave when groomed or examined. With these skills your dog will have a more meaningful life, will be handy around the house, and will be a welcome part of society. The first class of the session is mandatory, and you come without your dog.   Please bring a copy of your dog's vaccination records for the instructor to keep.  Minimum age limit for handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Off-Leash Preparation: Pre-requisite, Basic Obedience or Instructor approval

Now that your dog understands basic obedience let us help you move on to the next step.  Our off-leash preparation class teaches your dog hand signals and voice control from a distance of twenty feet.  Our goal is to help you train your dog to walk nicely at your side with your hands off the leash, drop to a down from a distance, come to heel position, and other behaviors that are invaluable for the family dog, those who wish to go on toward agility training, hunt work or search and rescue.    Please bring a copy of your dog’s vaccination records for the instructor to keep. Minimum age limit for the handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Canine Scent Dynamics:  The Nose Knows

Dogs have the ability to detect a scent one hundred thousand to a million times greater than a human. The new sport of Canine Nose Work teaches your dog how to use it’s nose to target specific scent sources and then alert. This fun class taps into your dog’s powerful olfactory senses and drive to hunt. It builds confidence and exercises your dog mentally and physically. And, it’s all done in a positive way! Appropriate for any dog with a nose, but it is helpful if your dog is comfortable handling confinement in either a crate or a safe spot. Food or toy motivation and basic obedience skills are helpful. Limited space, so don’t wait. Register today! .

Trick and Treat: For dogs 20 weeks and older

This class will get you and your dog started on basic principles of shaping tricks using clicker training.  Clicker training is a mutually rewarding way to train because it develops a bond and partnership as you mark and reward behaviors that your dog performs.  It’s a great way to learn more about your dog and it teaches your dog how to think and problem solve.  Minimum age limit for the handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Canine Good Citizen Program:
Pre-requisite Basic Obedience or Instructor’s approval

The American Kennel Club developed a test designed to encourage owners to train their dogs to be socially comfortable and well mannered. During this 6 week program your dog will practice how to meet and accept petting and grooming by a stranger, how to walk nicely by other dogs and distractions, to be confident when met by new sounds and sights, demonstrate basic sit, down and come, and how to remain calm when separated from you. On the sixth class the dogs will be tested. The first class of the session is mandatory, and you come without your dog.   Please bring a copy of your dog's vaccination records for the instructor to keep.  Minimum age limit for handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

City Savy: For dogs 20 weeks and older

It's not always easy to exercise our dogs in urban settings, and sometimes it's just fun to have them with us while we walk around town.  Come and learn how  to help your dog be relaxed in crowded situations, over come fears of loud noises and new sights, walk nicely at your side during window shopping, leave random items alone that are on the ground and understand a down stay while you enjoy sitting at a sidewalk cafe.  You'll enrich your dog's life by giving him an opportunity to be a welcome part of society. Please bring a copy of your dog's vaccination records for the instructor to keep.  Minimum age limit for handler is 16. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Collar Clinics: Pre-Requisite Beginning Obedience or Instructor’s approval

During the last year Sheba dug two holes, escaped from the yard and ignored her owners command to come, barely missed being hit by a car, ate the landscaping, chased numerous squirrels and neighborhood cats, raided the garbage can and munched on cow manure, chewed up Dad’s new boots and knocked over Auntie Mae…She got better.    Learn how to safely and fairly use an electronic collar to teach your dog to: reliabily come when called, walk nicely on a loose leash when distracted, and leave the garbage and critters alone.  Please bring a copy of your dog's vaccination records for the instructor to keep. Minimum age limit for handler is 18.

Help for Dog Reactive Dogs: Human to Dog Communication 101

Don’t let another walk with your dog feel like a disaster because of lunging and barking behavior. Don’t stop taking your dog out in public because your dog looses his brain when a car goes by. Come take our class. Learn what makes your dog react and the steps you can take to redirect that energy into more positive social behavior. Please do not bring your dog the first day of class, but come ready to learn how to set your dog up for success and stop the overly reactive response to every day common occurrences. Please bring a copy of your dog's vaccination records for the instructor to keep. Minimum age limit for handler is 18.

6 Paws™ Fitness Boot Camp:

With 6 Paws™ Fitness Boot Camp you leave your boots at home and bring your four pawed companion. During this 60 minute program you and your dog will perform challenging cardio and strength building exercises. We will work on nutrition, agility, balance and team work in an encouraging environment. But this is not just about fitness; it's about team-work, which shapes good obedience and a calmer dog.

Bonnie Brown Cali helped lead the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team and California Rescue Dog Association physical fitness program and spoke on how to develop and maintain a canine athlete.

Contact Instructor if your dog can be overly reactive.
Dog handlers must be at least 18 years of age