Course Descriptions
This page contains the course descriptions for the wide variety of courses offered at Blue Ribbon Dogs. Please visit the 'Classes Available Now' page to see if the class you are interested in is currently on the schedule. If you are interested in a class that is not currently available, please feel free to contact us to get on the waitlist!
Puppy & Obedience Classes
In this course, your puppy will gain the skills necessary to start them on the right track to becoming a confident, well-rounded dog.
This class covers:
~Socialization to other dogs, people, surfaces, sounds, and experiences
~Foundation for skills such as coming when called and loose leash walking
~Topics such as potty training, biting, jumping, preventing resource guarding and more.
Prerequisites: At least one Distemper/Parvo vaccine prior to the start of class, a rabies vaccine for puppies 12 weeks or older. Boosters must be received at the recommended intervals throughout the course of class and proof provided.
This class is appropriate for: puppies under the age of 18 weeks at the start of class.
This class is designed for puppies who are navigating the journey from adolescence to adulthood.
This class covers:
~How to encourage calm behavior in your puppy
~How to work around distractions
~Skills such as loose leash walking, recall, polite greetings and how to settle on a mat
Prerequisites: None.
This class is appropriate for: Puppies between 19 weeks and one year of age at the start of class.
Note: This class is recommended as the next class for those who have recently completed Puppy Kindergarten.
Obedience & Life Skills 1 is a course that lays the foundation for a strong training
relationship between you and your dog. Your dog will learn essential cues like
sit, down, stay, leave it, come when called, loose leash walking, go to your bed
and more. This class meets once weekly for six one-hour sessions where you
will receive individualized training in a group class setting.
Prerequisites: none
This class is appropriate for: Dogs over one year of age.
Note: This class is recommended as the next class for those who have recently
completed Teenage Puppy Manners.
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This course builds on the skills taught in Obedience & Life Skills 1. We will delve deeper into your dogs understanding of skills such as loose leash walking, stay, recall and leave it. Your dogs understanding will be strengthened by proofing their skills in increasingly difficult scenarios which imitate real world scenarios. This class meets for 6 one-hour sessions.
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Prerequisites: Obedience & Life Skills 1 or equivalent.
Agility Classes
This class is designed for teams with prior agility experience who are looking for some extra practice and guidance. It will feature nested courses that are appropriate for Novice-Advanced level teams. Each team will get individual instruction during their turn. This is an ongoing class; sign up only for the weeks you are able to attend. All the fun without the commitment of a 6-week class!
This class is also appropriate for teams looking for individual obstacle practice, such as contacts or weaves.
Prerequisites: Prior agility experience. Please contact us if you are not sure if your dog is ready for this class.
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This class sets you up for future agility success! You and your dog will learn how to work together as a team while learning obstacle foundation skills, rear end awareness, basic handling skills and more. To be successful in agility classes, your dog should be able to work off leash while staying engaged with you, work off leash without disrupting other dogs (separated by barriers), and wait their turn patiently in a kennel. Due to the stress that agility puts on dogs bodies, dogs must be at least 9 months old to take this class.
Prerequisites: Obedience & Life Skills 1 or equivalent.
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Tricks Classes
Tricks class is exactly what it sounds like - fun tricks for your dog to learn that will wow your friends and family! You and your dog will work together to build skills and turn them into tricks that are fun for both dog and human. Tricks are a great way to strengthen your bond with your dog while providing great mental enrichment. Any dog can take tricks class - tricks can be adapted to fit a variety of abilities.
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Prerequisites: Obedience & Life Skills 1 or equivalent.
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Tricks 2
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