Obedience Level 1
The goal of Level 1 class is to train you to train your dog to be a nice companion dog and family pet. You and your puppy will work on perfecting the basic commands including:
- Heeling on Leash
- Sit and Down
- Sit/Stay (1-3minutes) & Down/Stay (2-4 minutes)
- Off Leash Recall
- Basic hand signals for safety
Requirements: Dogs must be at least 4 months old and if your dog is 6 months or older we will need a copy of a Rabies vaccine certificate. Please click on link: Mass Code Rabies
* Instructors are subject to change without notice and we ask that handlers accompanying dogs in class be at least 10-years old*
Starting Dates |
Day |
Time |
Instructor |
Comments |
February 13 –>Resumes April 9 Graduation |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
February 26–>Resumes April 8 Class #4 |
Wednesday |
10:00-10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
March 17 –>Changed toApril 7 |
Tuesday |
6:00-6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
| March 28–>Changed to April 11 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
April 2–>Changed to April 16 |
Thursday |
5:00 -5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
| April 15–>Changed to April 29 |
Wednesday |
10:00 – 10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
May 12–>Changed to May 19 |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
May 14–>Changed to May 28 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca | |
May 16–>Changed to May 30 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
June 3–>Changed to June 10 |
Wednesday |
10:00-10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
June 27–>Changed to July 18 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
June 30 |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
July 2–>Changed to July 9 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
Obedience Level 2
Level 2 gives you and your dog the opportunity to perfect behaviors learned in Level 1. By the end of the class, all puppies will:
- Heel on & off leash
- Sit/Stay & Down/Stay with handler at a distance
- Recall from a distance
- Recall through a tunnel of dogs & handlers
- Figure eight exercise
- Stand for examination exercise
Requirements: Graduation from Basic Level 1 Training
Starting Dates |
Day |
Time |
Instructor |
Comments |
February 26 Resumes April 8 for Graduation |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
March 28 –>Changed to April 11 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
April 15 –> Changed to April 29 |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
May 16 –>Changed to May 30 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
June 3–>Changed to June 10 |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
June 27 –>Changed to July 18 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
Obedience Level 3
Level 3 builds on the skills learned in Level 2 and focuses on enabling the dog and handler to work as a team off leash in all of the exercises.
Starting Dates |
Day |
Time |
Instructor |
Comments |
March 17–>Changed to April 7 |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
May 12–>Changed to May 19 |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm | Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
June 30 |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
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