

Become aware of how you walk with your dog. Sorry – no children under 18 allowed in this class. If you’re slipping into a routine a couple of hundred yards before the trigger, your dog will recognize that negative energy.Pre-registration with pre-payment is required.

For questions contact Training & Behavior Department Supervisor Erin. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Do you struggle with your dog behaving badly on leash. Dogs without proof of vaccinations or titers will not be able to participate. Continue reinforcing this behavior over time as you go outside and expose your pup to different environments. Start in an environment with few distractions, such as inside your home. Begin by getting your dog’s attention and rewarding him for looking at you. Proof of vaccinations or titers must be brought to first class. Training starts the moment you put the leash on. All dogs must have Rabies and DHPP vaccinations or titers. If we can teach our dog to heel, without stimulus around first, only then can we pass the dog with perfection.Dogs must be at least 6 months of age at the start of class.Please Note: If your dog displays these behaviors at home or around the neighborhood, please sign up for an InHome Behavior Consultation first, to be sure the home environment is set up for the dog to succeed.This class is not for the dog who has bitten /tried to bite people or the dog who cowers, back up, and growls (please see InHome Behavior Consultation or Behavior Adjustment Training Private Lessons) When a dog is leash reactive and barks or lunges at other passing dogs, people. This class is for the dog who barks at other dogs and people while on leash. Walks should be enjoyable both for dogs and the humans walking them.If you are not sure this is the correct class for your dog, please consider an in-home behavioral consultation. Your dog should have already taken a basic manners class of some type where sit, down, come were taught. Problem-behavior trouble-shooting and active, participatory classes. Dogs learn to walk on a loose leash, calmly greet a person, and calmly pass by another dog. It is characterized by barking, lunging, growling, air snapping, or even biting. Dogs will learn that self-control will get them the attention they desire. Leash reactivity is when a dog exhibits fearful behaviors that may become aggressive when the dog is restrained by a leash, confined to a small space, or otherwise feels trapped. The focus of this class is to help owners teach their dogs to greet people and other dogs calmly.

It is for the dog that lunges, pulls on leash, and growls or barks uncontrollably during walks. This class is for the dog that gets vocal when greeting people or dogs on leash.
