CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT:
4 Paws Spa & Training Center
121A Industry Lane, Suite 1
Forest Hill, MD 21050
CLASSES OFFERED:
Puppy 1 Obedience Class
For Puppies up to 1 year
Puppy 2 Obedience Class
For Graduates of the Puppy 1 Class
Basic 1 Obedience Class
For Graduates of the Puppy 2 Obedience Class
Basic 2 Obedience Class
For Graduates of the Basic 1 Obedience Class
Novice 1
For dogs 1 year and older older just getting started with their training
Novice 2
For Graduates of the Novice 1 Class
Intermediate Obedience Class
For Graduates of the Basic 2 Class
Advanced Obedience Class
For students that wish to continue training &
Compete with their dogs in Open & Utility
SESSION LENGTH:
Each session is 7 Weeks long.
Classes are 1 hour per week.
COST PER SESSION:
Seven week session is $160.00
Please read the Rescheduling and Cancellation Policy
Copies of Certificate of Vaccines are required
prior to the first class.
PUPPY 1 OBEDIENCE
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This 7-week course is for puppies under 1 year of age. Your puppy will learn focus on you, the beginning stages of walking on a leash, how to be groomed, pet, held properly, take a treat or toy away, enjoy being pet by another person, follow you, sit and down on command, come to owner when called, and to stay with another person for a brief period of time. Your puppy will also learn to love their crate, lay quietly on a Boundary or Dog Bed. Your puppy will learn the importance of play, to be optimistic, why training is so much fun and that you are the gamemaker!
Your puppy must attend 6 of the 7 classes to be eligible for the American Kennel Club (AKC) S.T.A.R. Puppy Award. The AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator may observe and check off the 20 items on the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Award Registration Form during the course. Once the form is completed and submitted to AKC, you will receive your AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Medal, a Packet from AKC and a very nice gift bag, which, is sponsored by The Mill.
It is highly recommended that you continue your puppies training in to the Puppy 2 Obedience Class.
PUPPY 2 OBEDIENCE
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This 7-week course is for puppies who graduate Puppy 1 Obedience Class. In this class your puppy will continue to learn the benefits of focusing their attention on you, building confidence, optimism, work on flexibility and independence while learning how to handle multiple situations. Taking what was learned from Puppy 1 Obedience Class and reinforcing learned commands and behaviors.
It is highly recommended that you continue your puppies training in the Basic 1 Obedience Class.
BASIC 1 OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7-week course is for dogs that have graduated from the Puppy 2 Obedience Class. We will continue to work on learning their name, recall, sit, down, calmness, building confidence, grit, working while other dogs are near, while creating an optimistic and confident dog. The Boundaries will continue to be used as a tool in training.
We also work on building a relationship with your dog through attention and focus. While using games and obedience we keep it fun and exciting.
It is highly recommended that you continue training in the Basic 2 Obedience Class.
BASIC 2 OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7-week course is for graduates of the Basic 1 Obedience Class. In this class we continue to work on loose leash walking, recalls, sit and down stays, figure 8 walking.
We will continue to build our Boundaries and work on growing calmness while other dogs work. We start to add in more distractions, duration and distance while the dogs are working.
We will also learn about new things to do with your dogs such as agility, scent work and tracking.
It is highly recommended that you continue training in the Intermediate Obedience Class.
Novice 1 OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7-week course is for dogs that are 1 year of age and older with little or no obedience training. In this class your dog will learn calmness, healing, sit, down, recall, building confidence, learn the roll of a boundary, loose leash walking, and thinking in arousal.
We also work on building a relationship with your dog through attention and focus. While using games and obedience we keep it fun and exciting for our dogs.
It is highly recommended that you continue training in the Novice 2 Obedience Class.
Novice 2 OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7-week course is for graduates of the Novice 1 Obedience Class. In this class we continue to work on loose leash walking, recalls, sit, down, stays, healing figure 8 walking, and thinking in arousal.
We will continue to build our Boundaries and work on growing calmness while other dogs work. We start to add in more distractions, duration and distance while the dogs are working.
We will also learn about new things to do with your dogs such as agility, scent work and tracking.
It is highly recommended that you continue training the Intermediate Obedience Class.
Intermediate Obedience Class
This 7-week course is for graduates of both Basic 2 and Novice 2. In this class, we will polish the dogs obedience cues that were learned in previous classes. We will also practice off-leash commands, while increasing the distractions, durations and distance.
Competition OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7-week course is for students that wish to compete with your dogs in obedience.
You will learn all of the elements through Utility while learning what it takes to prepare you and your dog for competition. Will work on keeping your dog physically and mentally fit and sharp.
You and your dog will also learn the importance of Calmness Protocol, what fills your dog’s bucket and how to empty it.What turns your dog on, how to prepare for a show and plan a warm up drill.
In this class you will be challenged and so will your dog. Come have fun with your dog and learn how training the dog in front of you changes everything.
We will also hold practice run through, where we will video you so that you can see how you are doing and the things you need to work on.
ADVANCED COMPETITION OBEDIENCE CLASS
This 7 week course is for graduates of the Intermediate Obedience Class and/or anyone that wises to compete in Open or Utility.
This class will focus on the exercises in Open and Utility while challenging your dog with fun and enjoyable games to keep them thinking an on your toes.
You and your dog will work on leash and off leash, proofing exercises and learning to prepare the choreography of getting form one exercise to the next while keeping your dog engaged and enjoying the work.
You will learn to work with other competing teams and help each other get better and better.
This class will challenge your, prepare you and
your dog to compete with confidence and create a partnership that will last you a lifetime.
The Mill of Bel Air Classes
Puppy classes started in September 2019, at The Mill of Bel Air, in Bel Air, MD. It is so important to start your puppy as young as possible.They are like little sponges, are yearning for attention and learning. Spending time creating an optimistic and confident puppy will. Seeing puppies grow into well behaved dogs and watching the relationship between dog and owner grow is priceless.
These classes have moved to 4 Paws Spa & Training Center effective June 1, 2020.
*Payment accepted in the forms of Cash, Check or Venmo App.
Providing leading edge training for both owners and dogs; to develop the dog that every owner desires.
