Obedience Basics

This class begins September 8th and runs every Monday at 6:30pm for 6 weeks.

Trainer: Meghan Oesch

What is it?

Obedience basics is the introduction to obedience commands for dogs that are over the age of 6 months. This class can be used as an introduction to obedience for a dog that has never had any previous training in a class setting, or for graduates of the Crazy Tails Puppy Starter class. This class begins diving into obedience at a beginner level and is ideally the second step in the Crazy Tails "Top Dog" program (the top dog program begins with Puppy starter and progresses through the obedience class levels until Advanced Obedience.) This class can be step one for dogs that may have been adopted at an older age and are just beginning their obedience journey but are too advanced in age for the puppy starter class as their brain development phase is already over and socialization window is closed.

Topics covered:

• focus on the handler
• sit with duration
• down with duration
• long line recalls
• leaving food & objects
• loose leash walking with duration & distractions
• introduction to stay command
• send to mat
• auto sit while greeting people
• passing dogs on leash