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FOR PUPPIES (to 5 months)
Puppy Socials
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Gracie, current Puppy Kindergarten student, and Cooper, Puppy Kindergarten grad, say “hello” at Puppy Social hour.
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Puppy Socials are designed to give puppies opportunities to play with their puppy peers. This program is so much fun, for dogs AND their people, and is also important for building dog-dog play skills. Puppies between 10 weeks and 6ish months old who are enrolled in current, previous or future Puppy Kindergarten classes can come on out and meet and greet other puppies, and play, play, play!
Time: 5:45 - 6:45 PM, every Thursday
Cost: $10 drop-in fee
Puppy Kindergarten (for puppies 11 to 20 weeks old at first week of class)
 Puppy Kindergarten is our flagship small-group class, built on the latest knowledge about puppy development and behavior. In Puppy Kindergarten, pups build their relationship with you, while experiencing positive interactions with other pups and people. Puppy Kindergarten helps your puppy develop the foundation for good socialization and manners while you develop your puppy parenting skills.
Lessons cover:
- Basic puppy obedience, including attention, sit, down, settle, walking nicely on a lesah, come when called, and polite greetings
- Positive socialization with other dogs and people
- Solutions to puppy challenges such as housetraining, chewing, biting, and jumping
- Effective leadership and puppy parenting
- Games and playtime that make learning fun
- And much more!
Time: Once a week for 7 weeks. The first session, known as our “Training Toolkit Seminar” is an orientation to canine behavior and training (this session lasts approximately 2½ hours and pups stay home). Sessions 2-7 include the pups, of course; these sessions last approximately one hour.
Cost: $175, includes personal equipment/supplies session (approx. 30 minutes), 30’ long line, deluxe treat bag, clicker and wrist band (you are not required to use a clicker, but many people like to), access to online training materials, grad photos, certificate.
Dates/Registration:
Please note on the first class day your puppy stays home and class is held from 6:00 - 8:30 PM
New daytime classes!Orientation is from 11 AM - 1 PM; subsequent weekly classes meet at 12:15 PM and last approximately 1 hour.
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Time |
Instructor |
Cost |
| | Monday 09/13/2010 | 6:00 pm | Cindy Rich | $175 | | | Wednesday 10/06/2010 | 6:00 pm | Sarah Richardson | $175 | | Vaccination Requirements: Pups must have completed at least two of their parvo-distemper vaccinations (often called DHPP) and have received a bordetella vaccination to enroll in this class. These vaccinations must have been administered at a veterinary office. Many puppy vaccination packages do not include the bordetella vaccination so please ask your veterinarian about this additional vaccination.
"An excellent class! I feel like I understand so much more about my dog and what motivates his behavior. At the Canine Connection I learned some very valuable tools that I'll be able to use to continue training my dog throughout his lifetime."
-- Annmarie Barnhard (Redford's person)
Puppy Intermediate Obedience
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This class is for our Puppy Kindergarten grads who are under 7 months. In this class your dog will strengthen all the skills learned in Puppy Kindergarten by learning to perform them with higher levels of precision and with higher levels of distraction. Your pup will also continue to enjoy our supervised play sessions to keep his social aptitude social and strong.
Time: Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Cost: $120 for 6 sessions
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Time |
Instructor |
Cost |
| | Tuesday 09/14/2010 | 6:00 pm | Sarah Richardson | $120 | |
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Puppy Primer (In-home session for pups up to 5 months)
 Get off to a “pawsitive” start with your new pup with this in-home introduction to puppy learning and training. Typical topics include: housetraining, biting, chewing, jumping up, proper toys and games, and socialization, along with one-on-one coaching in early puppy training.
Time:1½ - 2 hours
Cost: $135 (Chico - additional fee may apply to other locations); includes book Before and After You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar ($20 value)
Registration: Please call (530-345-1912) or email to schedule
Private Puppy Training
 With private puppy training you receive personalized attention and coaching to help your pup get off to a perfect start. Private training is recommended when:
- You need help with behavior problems such as fear, anxiety, aggression, or unusually difficult housetraining situations.
- Your schedule or situation prevents participation in our group classes.
- You have specific training goals, such as service dog tasks, that go beyond our group class curriculum.
- You have very small children who you want involved in the training process.
- You want to build a foundation with private training before coming into our Puppy Kindergarten class.
- Your dog is too young (i.e. under 11 weeks) for group class.
Cost: $90 per session at training center; $100 per session at your home (approx. 1 hour)*.
* Additional rates apply to Durham, Paradise, Magalia, Hamilton City, and other areas.
Please note: We strongly believe that the best ongoing training experience for your puppy is our Puppy Kindergarten class which builds your relationship with your puppy while building a platform of positive socialization. We do not consider private training to be a substitute for this very important group class.
 Puppy Parenting Seminar
Join other new or soon-to-be puppy parents at these monthly seminars that provide valuable information you need to survive your dog's puppyhood.
Learn the ten critical things every puppy must know to grow into a well-adjusted and well-behaved dog, and how to teach them. Topics include: housetraining, biting, chewing, proper toys and games, socialization, and how to start your pup learning manners and behaviors that will secure his permanent spot in your heart and home.
This seminar is about pups, but is for people, so please leave puppy home with a favorite toy.
Time: 2½ hours
Cost: $45, includes book Before and After You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar ($20 value)
Dates/Registration: No classes available at this time
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