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SIRIUS IS LIVE ONLINE!
At SIRIUS Puppy & Dog Training we value your puppy’s development and YOUR health equally. For that reason we have made the decision to move exclusively to an online classroom format through Spring of 2021.
Visit our Classes page to figure out which online class is best for you.
Please note that we are a California-based company, and all classes are listed in Pacific Standard Time.
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Basic Manners Foundations
Our starter course where your pup will learn the foundation building block skills necessary for basic manners training and you’ll learn how to easily and clearly communicate with your dog in order to teach all sorts of behaviors in the future. This class is the prerequisite for most of our training courses.
- Principles of Learning & Training
- Attention/Eye Contact/Name Game
- Hand Targeting: Random/Front/Side/Duration
- Collar Grab/Gotcha
- Basic Positions: Sit, Down, Stand - with hand signals and verbal cues, practice distance, duration, distraction and a release word
Once you complete this course, move on to Basic Manners II: Redirecting Rowdy Behavior.
Entry level class, Basic Manners is a prerequisite for all other Single Topic Courses. For ages 18 weeks and up. For pups under 12 weeks, please see Puppy Kindergarten, for pups 12-18 weeks see Puppy Training I. Once you complete this course, move on to Basic Manners II: Redirecting Rowdy Behavior.
This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.
Available classes
| Class info | Location | Trainer | Day | Time | Start | Info | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Dieuwke | Wednesday | 6:00pm (PST) | Apr 14 | Class info | Join the waiting list |
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Dieuwke | Wednesday | 7:30pm (PST) | Apr 14 | Class info | Join the waiting list |
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Sue | Saturday | 9:00am (PST) | Apr 17 | Class info | Join the waiting list |
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Rayel | Wednesday | 7:30pm (PST) | Apr 21 | Class info | |
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Dieuwke | Thursday | 6:00pm (PST) | Apr 22 | Class info | |
| Basic Manners Foundations | SIRIUS Live Online | Sue | Wednesday | 6:00pm (PST) | Apr 28 | Class info |
