CDTC classes - Obedience, description

Puppy Kindergarten *(Part of the AKC Star Puppy Program)* *Available Classes*
Description	PK offers new puppy owners an opportunity to socialize their puppies to "friendly strangers" (instructors, other owners, and other puppies) and to build the puppy's confidence in various situations. PK will instruct students how to begin teaching the basic commands of dog obedience to their puppies in a safe, structured environment.
Topics Covered	Name recognition Sit Down Loose lead walking Handling & grooming exercises Fun recalls Confidence building exercises
Prerequisites	Puppies 10-20 weeks old at beginning of class (the younger, the better!) Do not have to have all vaccines (consult with your Vet)

Good Manners Class Available Classes
Description	Good Manners Class is geared to beginning dogs and/or beginning trainers, or trainers just wanting to do some continuing education. Students will learn how to "speak dog" and teach their dog some basics, several useful skills for the real world and even a few tricks. Class emphasizes responsible dog ownership, best ways to handle unwanted behaviors, and the importance of play, exercise & enrichment in a dog's life. Good Manners, while not a pre-requisite to Capital's "Basic" class, is an option for those new to training and/or owners seeking to know more about how to live compatibly with their canine companion.
Topics Covered	· Name recognition · Sit & down · Loose lead walking · Station training ("go to your place") · Grooming & handling · Play & exercise is important in your dog's routine · Responsible dog ownership · A bit of trick training
Prerequisites	Dogs at least 5 months old

Basic Class Available Classes
Description	Basic Class exposes new and experienced dog owners to the training that dogs need for good manners at home and in public, and perhaps for eventual obedience competition. This class also provides students the opportunity to teach their dogs appropriate behavior in the presence of other people and dogs. All training is done on leash.
Topics Covered	· Name recognition & paying attention · Leash handling · Sit · Down · Stays · Loose lead walking · Recalls · Heel position · Beginning stand · Help with common behavior problems
Prerequisites	Dogs at least 6 months old, or 5 months if graduate of PK

Advanced Basic Class Available Classes
Description	Advanced Basic students will learn to get behaviors on cue more consistently, to teach their dogs to perform for longer periods, to do stays at greater distances, and to work with their dogs around greater distractions (the 3 Ds of training — duration, distance, distraction!)
Topics Covered	· Walking on a loose leash · Heeling · Sits & downs without physical or food prompts & at various distances · Formal & fun recalls · Stand · "Finish" (return to heel position) · Exposure to exercises from the AKC's Canine Good Citizen Test
Prerequisites	Dogs must be a graduate of a Basic Class, or Graduate of a PK (with recommendations of PK instructor), or Approval of Advanced Basic instructor

Tricks Class Available Classes
Description	The Tricks class involves shaping behaviors (tricks) with emphasis on working towards teaching behaviors aligned with production work (commercials, tv, movies, webshows). The goals of this class: 1) Activate the dog's mind, by teaching new, fun, & increasingly challenging behaviors to the dog, to alleviate boredom & destructive behaviors; 2) Provide fun training activities between dog & owner, to increase their bonding & mutual trust; 3) Increase the self-confidence of the dog (helps dogs to overcome some fear issues) 4) Teach building block, foundation behaviors, upon which, increasingly difficult behaviors can be developed; 5) Teach owners how to develop a training plan for teaching more difficult behaviors, which require breaking the behavior into smaller, achievable sub-behaviors, & then chaining the behaviors together to create the more difficult behavior
Prerequisites	Advanced Basic or permission of instructor

Clicker Training Level 1 Available Classes
Description	This is a clicker training class. We will work on basic training for pet and/or show dogs. Handlers will learn how to get desirable behaviors from their dog and get rid of undesirable ones. All training is done on leash.
Topics	· Name recognition · Come when called · Sit · Down · Stand · Loose lead walking · Leaving things alone · Polite people greeting · Polite dog greeting · Tricks
Prerequisites	Dogs or Puppies with no dog or human aggression

Clicker II: Canine Good Citizen Available Classes
Description	There will be a strong emphasis on clicker training. Whether you plan to get a Canine Good Citizen certificate or you just want to hone your clicker training skills and have a more polite house pet, this class may be for you. We will focus on the exercises for the AKC CGC test which include the sit, the down, and the recall on lead, polite people and dog greeting, handling and brushing by a stranger, being left for a few minutes with another person while the owner is out of sight, and walking through a crowd with distractions. We will also continue shaping basic behaviours and learning some new ones
Prerequisites	Basic Obedience or Permission of the instructor

Subnovice
Synopsis	In Subnovice students polish skills learned in earlier classes. The handler and dog acquire skills necessary to become a "team" and develop the foundation for the exercises in the Novice level of obedience competition.
Topics Covered	Attention Heeling with attention Automatic sits and turns while heeling Stand for examination Off-leash recalls Off-leash stays (1 minute sit, 3 minute down)
Prerequisites	Graduate of an Advanced Basic Class, or Graduate of a Basic Class (with recommendation of Basic Class instructor), or recommendation after evaluation by the Subnovice Instructor or Training Director

Novice
Synopsis	Novice instruction offers students an opportunity to work with instructors who will help prepare them for showing at the Novice level of obedience competition.
Topics Covered	Attention Heeling with attention, automatic sits and turns, and figure eights Off-lead heeling Off-lead recalls Off-lead group stays (with distractions) Ring etiquette and procedures
Prerequisites	Dog must be able to pass CDTC Proficiency Test, or by approval of the Novice Class instructor, if handler has previously trained.

Novice/Open - Clicker
Synopsis	This class is for advanced Novice/beginning Open dogs and handlers who are interested in using clicker training. Prior experience with a clicker is not required. Your dog does not have to have a retrieve. The dog does not have to have a Companion Dog Obedience title; but must be able to do most of the Novice exercises in a training setting.

Open
Synopsis	Open instruction offers students who have completed, or who are completing, a Companion Dog title the opportunity to learn the exercises required in the Open level of obedience competition.
Topics Covered	Off-lead heeling and Figure Eight Drop on Recall Retrieve on Flat Retrieve over High Jump Broad Jump Out of sight Sit Stay Out of sight Down Stay
Prerequisites	Two legs toward Companion Dog obedience title or by approval by the Instructor.

Utility
Synopsis	Utility instruction offers students who have completed, or who are completing, a Companion Dog Excellent title the opportunity to learn the exercises required in the Utility level of obedience competition.
Topics Covered	Off-lead Heeling Hand signals for Heel, Stand, Stay, Sit, Down, Recall, and Finish Directed Retrieve Scent Discrimination Moving Stand and Examination Directed Jumping
Prerequisite	Two legs toward Companion Dog Excellent obedience title or by approval by the Instructor.

Capital Dog Training Club

Classes - Obedience, description of classes

Beginning Obedience Classes, 8-weeks in length

U pper Level Obedience Classes, run on a continuous basis

Capital Dog Training Club

Classes - Obedience, description of classes

Beginning Obedience Classes, 8-weeks in length

Upper Level Obedience Classes, run on a continuous basis

U pper Level Obedience Classes, run on a continuous basis