Level I Obedience
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 5 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 |
August 13 |
Saturday |
10:15 – 11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
August 18 |
Thursday |
1:00 – 1:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer | FULL |
August 18 |
Thursday |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer | FULL |
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August 23 |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
FULL |
October 6 |
Thursday |
1:00 – 1:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
FULL |
October 6 |
Thursday |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer | FULL |
October 8 |
Saturday |
10:15 – 11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
October 11 |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
FULL |
| November 29 |
Tuesday |
6:00-6:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
FULL |
December 3 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph M. and Maureen D. | FULL |
January 5 |
Thursday |
1:00 – 1:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer | |
January 5 |
Thursday |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
|
| January 17 |
Tuesday |
6:00-6:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
|
February 4 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
February 23 |
Thursday |
1:00 – 1:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer | |
February 23 |
Thursday |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Maureen Dwyer |
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 |
| August 4 | Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
August 13 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
September 22 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
October 8 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
November 10 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca and Maureen Dwyer |
|
December 3 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca and Maureen Dwyer |
|
January 5, 2023 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
February 4, 2023 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
February 23, 2023 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
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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 |
August 4, 2022 |
Thursday |
4:00-4:45pm |
Sheila Bennett |
FULL |
September 22, 2022 |
Thursday |
4:00-4:45pm |
Sheila Bennett |
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November 10, 2022 |
Thursday |
4:00-4:45pm |
Sheila Bennett |
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January 5, 2023 |
Thursday |
4:00-4:45pm |
Sheila Bennett |
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February 23, 2023 |
Thursday |
4:00-4:45pm |
Sheila Bennett |
