New class beginning Sunday, February 23rd at 1pm.

Good manners, Happy Dog!

This five week class will focus on teaching your dog basic manners as well as help you develop a better understanding of training. The topics covered include:

-Reliable recalls
-Leash manners
-Polite greetings
-Place stays
-Ignoring distractions
-Discussions on problem behaviors like jumping

Once you've built a foundation of polite manners, you will have a partner that will be eager to learn even more new skills!

Let’s Keep Building Better! 

Prerequisite: Happy Dog 101 or trainer approval

Up your a Happy Dog game to the next level! You’ll be offered tools for your dog that will maintain engagement during training sessions, along with understanding strategies for changing unwanted behaviors by replacing them with better choices. 

We will revisit the training we covered in HD101 and then launch into new games that will include off-leash skills for place stays, distance recalls, along with focus through distractions and a few fun tricks. 

Set yourself and your pups up for long term success by continuing to build value in your relationship. 

Are you considering finding a dog sport for you and your pup to play as a team together? Wondering what kinds of training might be involved or how to get started off on the right paw? Sporty Foundations is a great place to begin!

We will chat about ways you can teach your dog to engage with you in fun ways, by encouraging them to find the joy in training. Sporty Dogs love to move their bodies and use their minds, so let’s channel that energy to create the platform for a well rounded K9 athlete. 

Topics such as body awareness, impulse control, targeting exercises, shaping behaviors, marker cues will be addressed. If those are foreign word to you, you’re in luck! We will be covering these bases together in a supportive, friendly class. 

Prerequisites: Dogs should be a minimum of 6mos old, comfortable in a group class environment without being aggressive, and have basic leash manners. If you have questions about eligibility, please message HDL for instructor approval. 

Next class starts Monday, April 7th at 7pm. This class runs for 5-weeks.

Is your dog ready to dip their paws into the fun sport of agility?

Agility 101: Intro to Agility
Agility 201: Continuing Foundations
Agility 301: Short Sequences
Agility Handling Beginner/Novice Drop Ins

Adding new classes often! Be sure to check availability.

Bikejoring, nosework, bombproof behaviors and more!

Check often to see what specialty classes we have available.

This five week class will prep your dog and yourself to take the Canine Good Citizen test. This is a great way to ensure that your dog has manners when out in public. It tests behaviors like loose leash walking, stays, handling by strangers and ignoring other dogs.

Week five will include a test by a certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator.

Students must have participated in a group class previously (either with us or a different school).

Next class beginning February 22nd, open for registration now.