Obedience, Rally & Focused Attention Classes

Rally is a team sport that builds the relationship bond between you and your dog using verbal and non-verbal cues. This class is meant for teams who are actively competing in rally or would like to some day compete. All rally signs, including the basics, will be taught in this class. The exercises will be adjusted based on each team’s experience level. This class is a great opportunity for those already competing to get some extra practice, those who wish to get started in the sport of rally, and everyone in between!

Prerequisites: N/A

This class is all about expanding the skills needed for your competition toolbox! It is for those who are looking to improve their skills with a goal of competing at obedience or rally. Handlers must be willing to use reinforcers such as food, toys, praise, and play while working with their dogs. Skills worked on will include maximizing engagement, finding and maintaining heel position, perch work, heeling with enjoyment, fronts & finishes, and stays with confidence.

Prerequisites: Dog must be at least 6 months old. Must have basic knowledge of sit, down, and stay. Dogs must be able to work comfortably around other dogs and handlers. This class is not appropriate for dogs who display reactive behaviors.

This class is all about expanding the skills needed for your competition toolbox! It is for those who are looking to improve their skills with a goal of competing at obedience or rally. Handlers must be willing to use reinforcers such as food, toys, praise, and play while working with their dogs. Skills worked on will include maximizing engagement, finding and maintaining heel position, perch work, heeling with enjoyment, fronts & finishes, and stays with confidence.

Prerequisites: Dog must be at least 6 months old. Must be proficient at basic obedience skills: sit, down, stay, come when called. Heeling should be started but doesn’t need to be ring ready. Must have taken Focus for Competition Obedience at Canine Sports Zone or provide video of proficiency. This will be a busy class with short demos and everyone working on a skill simultaneously. Aggressive or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. This class uses priority registration and requires instructor approval.

Hey, you! Pay attention! Do you find yourself begging your dog for their attention? Is your dog more interested in other dogs and the environment than you? This class is for you! Whether your dog is a puppy, an adult dog that’s new to your home, or a dog you’ve had for years, let’s teach your dog that paying attention and focusing on you is the best thing in the world!

Prerequisites: This class is not appropriate for shy or reactive dogs.

Our sport dogs need to be able to navigate busy spaces with ease and focus on their handler while chaos happens around them. This doesn’t come easy to most of our fast paced pups! Building these skills will lead to easy entries, dealing with down time, and a dog who is ready to work when the time comes. This three week class will get you started on that path! Class will be held every other week to allow time to practice skills outside of class. This class teaches great skills for puppies but does not replace a standard puppy class.

Prerequisites: This class is not appropriate for shy or reactive dogs.

Let’s learn some tricks! Trick training has many benefits. It’s a great way to build an amazing relationship with your dog as you both learn how to work with each other. They are often great building blocks for learning needed behaviors in other sports. You’ll get to practice a variety of training techniques, like luring, shaping, and target training. Having a set of tricks your dog knows and is confident in can help them in situations where they are nervous or unsure, like the waiting room at the vet. You also get to show off to your friends!

Prerequisites:  Dogs must be at least 6 months old and able to work comfortably around other dogs and handlers.  This class is not ideal for dogs with dog-dog aggression or on-leash arousal concerns.  No flexi-leashes, prong, choke, or e-collars allowed.