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 |
June 4 (Was April 2) |
Thursday |
5:00 -5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
| June 17 (Was April 15) |
Wednesday |
10:00 – 10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
July 7(Was May 12) |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
July 16 (Was May 14) |
Thursday |
5:00 – 5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
July 25 (Was May 16) |
Saturday |
10:15 – 11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
August 5 (Was June 3) |
Wednesday |
10:00 – 10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
August 25 (Was June 30) |
Tuesday |
6:00 – 6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
September 3 (Was July 2) |
Thursday |
5:00 – 5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
September 12 (Was June 27) |
Saturday |
10:15 – 11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
September 23 |
Wednesday |
10:00-10:45am |
Joseph Mendonca | |
October 13
|
Tuesday |
6:00-6:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
October 22 |
Thursday |
5:00-5:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca | |
| October 31 |
Saturday |
10:15-11:00am |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
November 11 |
Wednesday |
10:00-10:45am |
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 |
June 17(Was April 15) |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
July 25(Was May 16) |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
FULL |
August 5 (Was June 3) |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
September 12(Was June 27) |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
September 23 |
Wednesday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
October 31 |
Saturday |
11:30-12:15pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
November 11 |
Wednesday |
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 |
July 7 (Was May 12) |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm | Joseph Mendonca | FULL |
August 25 (Was June 30) |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
|
October 13 |
Tuesday |
7:00-7:45pm |
Joseph Mendonca |
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