Tag: Obedience

  • Beginning Dog Obedience for Juniors

    Beginning Dog Obedience for Juniors

    This class is designed to foster a respectful and responsible relationship between Junior handlers and their dogs with the goal of successfully exhibiting in either 4H or AKC Beginner Novice […]

  • Heeling and Retrieves

    Heeling and Retrieves

    Heeling and Retrieves. Focuses improving skills needed for Heeling and  Retrieves used in competition Obedience. Class max of 6.  

  • Open / Utility Advanced

    Open / Utility Advanced

    Handlers should have already begun to train the exercises for Open and Utility before taking this class.  Exercises will be further polished and proofed as you prepare for competition.  Prerequisite:  […]

  • Utility Obedience

    Utility Obedience

    Utility exercises include the signal exercise, scent articles, directed retrieve, moving stand and exam, and directed jumping.  Teaching methods will depend on the individual instructor, but experienced students are encouraged […]

  • Open Obedience

    Open Obedience

    This class introduces teaching and training methods for the Open Obedience exercises: heeling (off lead); drop on recall; dumb-bell retrieve; high jump; broad jump; signal exercises; stand stay – get […]

  • Novice Obedience

    Novice Obedience

    The Novice class will prepare dogs and handlers to compete in AKC Novice level obedience. All Novice exercises will be refined and handling skills will be emphasized. This class will […]