We have a new service. Starting on Sundays, we will have low-cost, but not low quality, Obedience Training. We have a professional obedience trainer with 15 years experience training dogs, certified by the Animal Behavior and Training Association, and she is also an American Kennel Club certified Trainer and Evaluator. If you are having problems at home with your dog, please contact us for a one on one evaluation of your dog. Teresa Grey and her assistant Paula Lipinski are working with our shelter dogs to make them better family pets and more adoptable.
The training will consist of seven sessions held in our training hall on the premises. The cost will be $100.00 for all seven sessions, and 50% of the proceeds will go right back to the shelter to help provide obedience training for the shelter dogs who sometimes spend quite a bit of time here waiting to be adopted. Most of our shelter dogs get their basic obedience diplomas after the first seven week session. If you have a dog that is becoming difficult to manage at home and you need help in training, please feel free to give the shelter a call for a schedule on the days of new classes and the hours to choose from.
The subjects covered in the training will include safety, how to handle your dog in an emergency, the basics of obedience, etc., and graduates will qualify to try and get their "Canine Good Citizenship" certificate. This can be very helpful, especially if you have a so-called "dangerous" breed, like Pit Bulls, Rottweilers,Dobermans, etc. Lately many homeowner's insurance companies have unfairly created a "blacklist" of dog breeds where they won't provide insurance if you own one of those breeds. If your dog has his CGC, the insurance companies should evaluate your policy on a case by case basis.
Training Classes
Obedience Classes & Clicker Training **$100 7 week session
Conformation Classes **$40 per hour or 7 sessions for $210
Start Dates
Thursday April 1st 7:15pm Basic Obedience
Sunday April 14th 2:00pm Basic Obedience 3:15 Clicker Training
Sunday May 16th 12:15pm Basic Obedience
Thursday May 20th 7:15pm Basic Obedience 8:30 Clicker Training
Sunday May 23rd 4:30pm Intermediate 3:15 Clicker
Thursday May 29th 5:45pm Canine Good Citizen Preperation
