Intermediate Obedience

This class begins October 14th and runs every Tuesday at 6:30pm for 6 weeks.

Trainer: Cliff Erhardt

What is it?

Intermediate Obedience is the third step in the Crazy Tails "Top Dog Program" or the second progression class after Obedience Basics. This class can only be accessed by taking the Obedience Basics class beforehand or any dog enrolled for Intermediate Obedience must already have a basic understanding of all obedience commands outlined in the Obedience Basics class. This class begins to expand the obedience skills already instilled in the dog and introducing more challenging behaviours and includes more challenges with distractions, duration of behaviours, precision of movements and an introduction to distance work with the use of a long line.

Topics covered:

• sit with distance & duration with focused attention to handler
• down with distance & duration with focused attention to handler
• reliable long line recalls with distractions
• stand command
• introduction to distance hand signals
• send to mat & hold with distractions
• introduction to heeling
• front on recalls
• finish positions
• proofing leave it command
• long line stay command w/ duration & distractions