Springfield Dog Training Club Offers the Following Classes:
These classes are open to members as well as the general public. However, you MUST SIGN UP EARLY.....classes fill quickly!!
For all dogs in all classes, shots must be current, and a certificate from your veterinarian showing dates shots were given must be presented the first night. Except for puppies, your dog is required to have a current RABIES shot given by a veterinarian before it can attend class. Dogs adopted from shelters must be in the new owner's home at least two (2) weeks PRIOR to the dog attending class.
Puppy Socialization I
Puppy Socialization II
Puppy Socialization II
is for puppies who have completed the club's Puppy Socialization I class.
Owners and puppies advance their education thru the use of games, tricks and
'puppy size' obstacle equipment. The class limit for this class is 15.
Agile Puppy Class
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This class is for puppies up to 1 year of age that have completed Pup Soc 1. We
will teach most of the regular agility equipment while mainly focusing on
building confidence for the puppies.
Home Manners I
This class is for dogs over 4
months of age. The class covers sit, down, stay, walk on leash, come when called,
sit and stand for examination, and home manners. This is a 7-week class--1
night a week--with a book and a workbook. The first class is
orientation. Do NOT bring your dog the first night of
class. The class limit for this class is 12.
Public Manners (Previously Home Manners II)
This class is for those wishing
to progress farther with their training, and gain more control over their dogs. This
class helps to prepare dogs to pass the Canine Good Citizen test given the last
night of class. The CGC is a certification offered by the American
Kennel Club. The class also prepares dogs and handlers to continue to the
obedience or rally competition classes. The class limit for this class is 12.
Novice Class
Prerequisite: Obedience/Rally Skills class.
The Novice class is for preparing the dog and handler to
compete in Novice obedience. The dog should have completed the Obedience/Rally
Skills class. The Novice class stresses obedience handling as opposed to rally
handling, and concentrates on teaching handlers to withdraw food and voice
lures. All of the Novice exercises are included in this class: Heeling, Figure
8, Stand for Exam, Recall, and Stays.
The class limit for this class is 12.
Competition Heeling
30-minute
class of ring preparation and proofing for Novice, Open and Utility heeling.
This class is concurrent with Open/Utility and is included in the class fee fore
those classes. Novice handlers are encouraged to work in Open on exercises
other than heeling.
Obedience/Rally Skills
Prerequisite: Must have
completed Public Manners class or equivalent. The Obedience/Rally Skills
class is to teach the dog the skills required to continue on into either the
Novice obedience class or the Rally class. Methods are motivational yet are
geared to teach precision. This is a challenging class involving different
methodology on some of the exercises learned in the Home Manners and Public
Manners classes. It is geared for those who want to compete with their dogs, yet
is also a place for people to take their dogs who simply want to continue
training.
Rally Class
Prerequisite:
Obedience/Rally Skills class or equivalent training. This class prepares
the handler and dog participation in rally. The requirements for participation
in this class are that the dog have either completed an Obedience Rally Skills
class, or know how to do the skills required. That is, heeling maneuvers
including tight left circles and turns, motivated right circles and turns, good
response to sit and down, a short stay, a close front and both finishes. The
Rally Class is primarily learning proper handling for each rally sign, running
courses, and ring rules. This class covers Rally Novice, Advanced and Excellent
signs.
Open Class
This class assists in preparing
dogs and handlers for earning the title of Companion Dog Excellent. This
class limit for this class is 12.
Utility Class
This class assists in preparing
dogs and handlers for earning the Utility title. The class limit for this
class is 12.
Obedience/Agility Skills
Prerequisite:
Home Manners I. This course will help handlers and their dogs build on the
basic skills they began learning in Home Manners and how these skills may be
applied in agility training. While this course will serve as a foundation
for those wishing to continue their agility training, it is also intended to
improve general handling skills, build confidence in both handlers and their
dogs, and enhance the relationship between people and their canine companions.
This class is designed for one working dog per student due to simultaneous
exercises. The class limit for this class is 12.
Agility Basics-Contacts
Prerequisites: Obedience/Agility Skills OR the following: 30 second sit stay, 30 second down
stay, controlled walking on a loose leash with a buckle collar, good recall with
distractions, no aggression or distraction to other dogs using the CGC handlers
shake-hands exercise.
The purpose of this class is to start or
re-learn the contact obstacles in agility, channels weaves and open and
closed tunnels.
This class is designed for one working
dog per student due to simultaneous exercises.
The class limit for this class is 12.
Agility Basics-Jumps
Prerequisite: Obedience/Agility Skills OR the following:
30 second sit stay, 30 second down stay, controlled walking on a loose leash
with a buckle collar, good recall with distractions, no aggression or
distraction to other dogs using the CGC handlers shake-hands exercise. The
purpose of this class is to introduce on the ground skills or flat
work skills along with an understanding of cues and body language to use
when jumping your dog. This class will continue to work on the channel weaves
and open and closed tunnels.
This class is designed for one working dog per student due to simultaneous
exercises.
The class limit for this class is 12.
Novice Agility Class
Prerequisite: Agility
Basics-Contacts & Jumps,
and dog must be able to run short
sequences of agility obstacles off leash in order to start preparing to show at
the novice level. Thus, off-leash control of the dog is required.
We will now add handling and actual course layouts. This is a class to stay in
until you receive your first title.
The class limit for this class is 12.
Advanced (Competition) Agility Class
Prerequisite: completion of one agility title. This class is designed for
students competing in Advanced Agility classes. We will concentrate on more
handling and more involved course layouts.
The class limit for this class is 12.
Tracking Class
Tracking classes prepare dogs
and handlers to earn the AKC TD (Tracking Dog) title. This class has
limited enrollment.
Special Classes
The Springfield Dog Training
Club also offers special classes on occasion, including obedience handling, clicker
training, motivational retrieving, and childrens' classes, etc. Check our web pages for up-coming events!
This page updated 01/20/08 02:18:54 PM. Contact: mailto:nancyschanda@missouristate.edu