Dog Obedience Training Mississauga, Toronto, GTA, Oakville, Burlinton, Ontario

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Obedience Lessons - GROUP, PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE

Eric offers Group, Private and Semi-Private Lessons, and you may be undecided on what type is right for you and your dog? They each have their pros and cons so here are some points to help you decide.

Group:

Eric will usually suggest group lessons for most people and their dogs as they are not only the most affordable, your dog will learn in a “real life” setting with other dogs and people. Your dog will learn in a room full of other dogs and people, dogs of different ages, breeds, sizes, and temperaments. This will give you more confidence in your dog’s obedience as training them under this setting and distraction is a more practical situation.

Group classes can be a lot of fun too as the humans can differ in character as much or even more than the dogs lol. They are great for stopping minor dog/dog aggression or fear issues as by the end of the class they learn to trust others.

Class sizes run between 6 and 9 people and their dogs.

Private:

Private lessons are understandably more expensive but results WILL happen quickly as 100% of Eric’s time is spent on you and your dog’s individual needs. Eric can spend more time on commands that your dog needs extra work on, and can fast track through commands your dog picks up easily. We can push a dog to intermediate level commands and not worry about going at a group class’s pace (where other dogs may slow your dogs progress down). Another selling point to private lessons are that class times and days can be rearranged and change from week to week to suit shift workers and people on an tight schedule.

		Semi-Private:

		Semi-private lessons are great for homes with multi-dogs or for friends/relatives that want to take their dogs to training together. You and your dog will get certain benefits of both group and privates. They are more affordable than Private lessons but you can still alter class times to suit your needs. Semi-private lessons consist of class sizes of 2 to 3 dogs.

My CLASSES RUN 45 MIN TO AN HOUR, PRIVATES CAN RUN A LITTLE SHORTER. MY CLASSES ARE ALWAYS SCHEDULED AN HOUR AND A HALF APART. THE 30 MINUTES AFTER CLASS IS THERE SO I CAN HELP WITH BEHAVIOR ISSUES SUCH AS: housebreaking, jumping up, getting into garbage, excessive barking, chewing things, digging in the garbage, etc.

NOVICE, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED LESSONS.

Novice:

This class runs 10 weeks and is aimed to get complete control of your dog on a 6’ leash. Some distance “stays” will be introduced and the class will finish with a novice obedience test. Dogs that pass this level will receive a diploma and be ready for “intermediate” training. In this class we will learn:

1. Class 1 in a session without dogs. I will be teaching how to get yourself and your dog "ready" for training, what tools to buy, what I will expect from you and what you should expect from me to succeed in training.
2. Sit and Release (the “ok” command)
3. Heel (walking on a loose leash)
4. Sit for examination (your dog will sit nicely while being petted or checked over by friends or strangers) this is the beginning stage of the "stay"
5. Sit/Stay
6. Down
7. Down/Stay
8. Recall (the “come” command)
9. Stand
10. Review for test

There is an 11th week for your dogs “testing” that is thrown in for free. It is not mandatory but is fun and gives you and your dog a goal to strive for. Dogs wishing to enter intermediate training MUST pass this test.

Intermediate:

Once successfully completing “novice” training your dog will be ready for “intermediate” level.

There are no set classes and you purchase a block of time and can attend as many or as little classes in that time as you like. You can buy a “membership” for 2 month, 6 month, or a year. Classes are ongoing. In intermediate you will learn commands and variations of commands at greater distances and time.

Some of the commands we will cover are:
· The finish
· Down, sit and stand hand signal from front
· Sit and down in motion
· Doggy pushups (sit from down and vice versa)
· Out of sight sit and down stays with increasing time
· Drop on recall
· OUT command (drop whatever is in your dogs mouth)
· Out of sight recalls
· No hands on leash and training tabs working towards off leash control
· Figure 8 dog past dog heeling
· And MANY variations of these commands plus many more

Advanced Training:

These lessons are 100% off leash training with increasing distractions, out of sight time, and difficulty.

In Home Puppy Consultation:

Do you have a new puppy and want to start off on the right foot???

I very rarely do in home dog “training” I do however offers a “NEW PUPPY CONSULTATION” in home. This is a 90 minute session for people that have brought home a new puppy or better yet BEFORE they bring the new family member home. This informative consultation will show you how to stop behavior issues before they become a problem. In this session I will cover things such as:

* housebreaking and why most people are sending the wrong message
* crate training...why it works and how to eventually give the dog complete freedom of the house
* food and water...and why we DON'T leave these down at all times for pups that are not house trained yet
* toys...and why we NEVER give plush or rope toys, which toys are wrong, and which are good
* nipping, and why we never use the very popular "yelp" method
* how to establish yourself and other family members as "alpha" dogs to stop dominance issues

Plus much more...

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