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Required form for the Puppy, Beginning, and Intermediate:
DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION HERE: Class application and
questionnaire.
Call 510-339-3276 to reserve your place before sending in the
application. Class descriptions are below. A
typical training progression is described
here. Note: You do
NOT need to be an ODTC member to take classes.
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Puppy Training - For puppies 10 weeks to 4 1/2
months at beginning of session. Puppies are socialized with people and each
other. Puppies are introduced to basic obedience commands and get to play on
puppy agility obstacles. Basic behavior issues such as house-training, chewing
and barking are addressed. Call 510-339-3276 if
interested in signing up.
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Beginning - For dogs 6 months and older. Dogs are introduced to obedience
commands such as Come, Sit, Down, Stay and Heel. The instructor is available to
answer specific dog behavior questions and help you deal with problems such as
barking, chewing and pulling on the leash. Call
510-339-3276 if interested in signing up.
NOTE First class only: Students should be prepared to leave their dogs outside the hall
(for example, in their cars) for the first half of the class while the instructor reviews
initial information with their handlers.
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Intermediate - For dogs who are promoted from Beginning training. In this
class the trainer will polish basic obedience skills, practice hand signals and
other advanced exercises, and prepare for off-leash control.
Call 510-339-3276 if interested in signing up.
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CGC and Intermediate Skills Drop-in - Prepare for Canine Good Citizen
test, Beginner Novice title, and practice Intermediate skills. CGC tests given
bi-monthly. Drop-in.
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Introduction to Scentwork Class - For dogs with no prior experience.
Seeking behavior is taught, using food, then transitioned to the target odors
used in competition. Dogs and handlers gain experience in container searches and
an alert behavior on finding behavior. This class is limited to 5 dogs. $100, 4
meetings each month. Call 510-339-3276 if interested in
signing up.
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Scentwork Practice - For dogs who are able to search for the odors used
in competition and have a behavior change on find that their handler can
recognize. This class is trial readiness preparation. All AKC odors and elements
are taught. Teams will have 3 searches to work at each session, one of which
will always be a container search for those preparing for an ORT or Novice
Container trial. The other two searches will be a variety of odors and
container, interior, exterior, buried, and handler discrimination searches. $20
drop-in.
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Foundation Skills for Utility - This class will
teach the Foundation skills for Utility. Dogs in this class must be able to work
in a group setting without disrupting the other students; in other words, very
young dogs can be welcome in this class. A retrieve is a nice-to-have skill but
isn't required (but also will not be taught). What will be covered: Signal
response from a distance, scent discrimination (with or without a retrieve,
depending on the dog), marking and mark discrimination, moving stand, directed
running (for go-outs), and direction discrimination for directed jumping. Dogs
in this class are welcome to practice sits and down with the Novice/Open class
from 7:45 to 8 PM. Approval of the instructor is required -- contact her at
h_olbrich@sbcglobal.net.
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Rally Class (Tuesday) - Preparation for AKC Rally competition. Rally is
the latest rage, and entries are filling up fast. It's fun and a great way to
supplement and reinforce classic obedience. While the moves are very basic
obedience, they are combined on a parcourse like agility, plus you can talk to
your dog throughout! The class will include all levels of Rally. Over the course
of the six-week class all Rally stations will be trained and practiced, and a
course will be run each class. Enrollment is limited.
Call 510-339-3276 if interested in signing up.
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Heeling Skills for Obedience & Rally (Tuesday) - Class focus is on teaching and polishing heeling skills for AKC Obedience or Rally (any level).
Intro class focuses on on-leash heeling and heeling elements in isolation. Advanced class focuses on combinations of elements, off-leash heeling, and proofing for
distractions. Both classes include group exercises and individually called heeling patterns. Either class level may be repeated for more practice. Dogs must already
have 'pet manner' skills (or higher), be able to hold a sit and focus on its handler,
and be able to work in a group setting without disrupting other students or dogs. Students must have signed an ODTC waiver.
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Ring Ready AKC Obedience (Friday) -
Class focus is polishing and refining skills needed to successfully compete in AKC Obedience. Not all exercises will be covered every class.
Students are those preparing for AKC Obedience competition who have signed a waiver with ODTC. Dogs must already have 'pet manner' skills (or higher)
and be able to work in a group setting without disrupting other students or dogs. Classes are pre-enroll on a quarterly basis. Limit 6 dogs total (1 dog per handler),
determined by lottery. If the same person has two dogs, one in each of the two Ring Ready classes,
please keep one dog safely in your car while you work your other dog. There will be no crating dogs in the training hall or hallway
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Novice - Held on a drop-in basis, for preparation for AKC Novice
competition.
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Open - Held on a drop-in basis, for preparation for AKC Open competition.
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Utility - Held on a drop-in basis, for preparation for AKC Utility
competition.
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