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: Puppy Training I

Puppy Training I

Location: 
Sacramento (Sierra 2 Center)
Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community
2791 24th St, Room 10 or 11
Sacramento, CA 95818
Trainer: 
Heidi Hurdy
Price: 
$200.00
Dates: 
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Time of day: 
6:00pm
Day of week: 
Thursday

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
Requirements: 

Entry level class, Basic Manners is a prerequisite for all other Single Topic Courses. For ages 14 weeks and up. For pups under 14 weeks, please see Puppy Kindergarten.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Tame your wild beast! This course teaches your dog impulse control around food, toys, and greetings. Mat work teaches your pup to just chill out and relax in their place for extended periods of time while you cook, eat, entertain, or answer the door. 

  • Off/Leave It/Take It (for food from hand and floor and tug toy control)
  • Tug w/Rules
  • Mat Work - Find Mat, Stay w/Duration, Distance, & Distraction
  • Polite greeting (sit to greet)
Requirements: 

For ages 15 weeks and up. Prerequisite - online Puppy Kindergarten, Puppy Training I, Basic Manners Foundations, or in-person Puppy Training I or Basic Household Manners.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Learn how to build the good habits that teach your pup to reliably come when called. Your dog must understand what “Come” means, before mastering the art of recall at the park. Teaching your dog to happily come when called also will eliminate frustrating games of chase around your house and garden.

  • Attention & U-Turns
  • Hand Targeting Front/Find Front
  • Sit Front (Collar Grab)
  • Restrained Recalls
Requirements: 

For ages 15 weeks and up. Prerequisite - online Puppy Kindergarten, Puppy Training I, Basic Manners Foundations, or in-person Puppy Training I or Basic Household Manners.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Walking with your pup should be a pleasurable experience at both ends of the leash. Walking companionably side-by-side is the sign of a wonderful relationship. This class will get you and your dog in sync.

  • Side Sit
  • Follow Hand Target
  • Turns
  • Sit, Let’s Go!
Requirements: 

For ages 15 weeks and up. Prerequisite - online Puppy Kindergarten, Puppy Training I, Basic Manners Foundations, or in-person Puppy Training I or Basic Household Manners.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Tricks keep training fun! Broaden your horizons and hone your skills as a team in this lighthearted course.

  • Bow
  • Sit Pretty
  • Bang/Rollover
  • Out of Sight Position Work
Requirements: 

For ages 15 weeks and up. Prerequisite - online Basic Manners Foundations, or In-person Puppy 1 or Basic Household Manners.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Curriculum coming

Requirements: 

For ages 18 weeks and up. Prerequisite - Basic Manners Foundations and Tricks!

For puppies between 8-14 weeks old on the first day of class. This class is $160 for 4 sessions total. Each session is approximately 50 minutes.

Puppy Kindergarten Curriculum

Household Training: House Training, Chewing, Barking, and Home Alone Problems (Separation Anxiety), Crate Training, Resource Guarding

Puppy Biting and Handling: Catch, Cuddle, Exam and Restrain your Puppy, Veterinary and Groomer Handling Routines, Frustration Tolerance, Calming and Gentling

Manners & Safety Training: Puppy Obedience Training, Manners, Impulse Control, Boundary Training, Settle Down, Training Games 

Safe Socialization: Socialization to People, Introducing New Environments, Calm and Confident Attitude, How to Throw a Puppy Party

Learn how to toilet train, chew toy train and safely socialize your pup with people; address puppy biting, whining and crying; prepare your puppy for handling by veterinarians and groomers and prevent household behavior problems such as house soiling, destructive chewing, and chewing.

Puppy Kindergarten is a SIRIUS innovation. It is a set of four classes designed to ensure that you receive urgent training at the earliest possible time. There are three elements of puppy training that must be addressed in a puppy’s first three months of life:

1) Puppies must be thoroughly, yet safely, socialized to people so that later in life, they do not become wary or fearful of children, strangers, or men.

2) Puppies must learn to be gentle with their mouths so they do not inflict serious injury on people or animals as their jaws grow substantially stronger.

3) Puppies must learn how to live in a human home so they do not damage your belongings or suffer from separation anxiety.

Though not as urgent as the above items, puppies will be introduced to basic manners and obedience commands as well. While you may have your puppy on hand for a little bit of practice and demonstration, Puppy Kindergarten is primarily a seminar-style course which provides information for you on how to set your pup up for success.

Don’t feed your puppy right before class. Instead, bring their kibble to class in a ziploc bag for use as lures and rewards while training. Also bring a few extra-tasty treats to reward your pup for their best performances. Make sure your treats are in small, bite-sized pieces that won’t fill your pup up or take long for them to eat.

Requirements: 

Age: On the start date of the class, pups must be between 8 weeks and 14 weeks old.

This Live Online class will be conducted using Zoom and will require a high-speed internet connection and a computer or mobile device.

Puppy I is so much fun and hugely educational!

In this online course taught using Zoom, we’ll teach you how to safely socialize your puppy and acclimate them to places such as the vet and groomer. Puppies will learn the building blocks of important skills including come, sit, settle down, leave it and more. You’ll learn how to address and prevent common puppy behavior and temperament problems such as puppy biting, jumping up, and pulling on leash. Classes are kept small to ensure individual attention.

Requirements: 

Age: On the start date of class, pups must be between 12-20 weeks old (i.e., 84-140 days).

There is no prerequisite for this class, however Puppy Kindergarten is strongly recommended as a starting point for age appropriate puppies. 

If your dog is older than 20 weeks old and has not completed Puppy Training I, Basic Manners Foundations is the age-appropriate class.

Early puppy training is as easy as it is enjoyable. Much more challenging though, is to ensure that your puppy maintains bite inhibition, remains socialized and friendly to other dogs and people, and continues to pay heed to your instructions while working through adolescence. Training focuses on proofing verbal control without the need for food lures or rewards, or any other training tools. Exercises include distance sits in play (for the home, yard, dog parks and off-leash walks), settle down, rock-solid stays, and both off-leash and on-leash walking and heeling. Puppy 2 will help you teach your adolescent pup to be calm, attentive and responsive and to respond quickly, willingly and happily, especially when distracted, off-leash, and at a distance.

Class fee

Registration Fee: $200 for 5 sessions; each session is approximately 50 minutes.

Don’t feed your puppy right before class. Instead, bring their kibble to class in a ziploc bag for use as lures and rewards while training. Also bring a few extra-tasty treats to reward your pup for their best performances. Make sure your treats are in small, bite-sized pieces that won’t fill your pup up or take long for them to eat.

We encourage the whole family attend the class together but require at least one adult per enrolled puppy.

Requirements: 

Pre-requisite: Must have completed a SIRIUS Puppy Training I within the last 4 months.

Age: Under 8 months old.

If your dog is older than 20 weeks old and has not completed Puppy Training I, please start with Basic Manners Foundations.

Para cachorros entre 8-14 semanas de edad las clases serían de $160 por 4 sesiones en total. Cada una es de aproximadamente 50 minutos. 

Currículum de kindergarten

[A] Capacitación en el hogar: capacitación en la casa, masticación, ladridos y problemas de ansiedad por separación, entrenamiento en caniles, protecciòn de sus propiedades 

[B] Manejo, manipulación y mordedura: Atrapa, abraza, examina y contiene a tu cachorro, rutinas de manejo veterinario y de peluquería, tolerancia a la frustración, calma y moderación 

[C] Modales y entrenamiento de seguridad: entrenamiento de obediencia del cachorro, modales, control de impulsos, entrenamiento de límites, aprender a calmarse, juegos de entrenamiento, 

[D] Socialización segura: socialización con las personas, introducción de nuevos entornos, actitud tranquila y confiada, cómo celebrar que hace bien las cosas 

Aprende cómo ir al baño, entrenar para morder los juguetes adecuados y socializar de manera segura a su cachorro con las personas; señalarle que ha mordido quejándose y llorando; prepare a su cachorro para que lo manipulen veterinarios y peluqueros y evite problemas de comportamiento en el hogar, como suciedad en la casa, masticación destructiva. 

Puppy Kindergarten es una innovación de SIRIUS. Es un conjunto de cuatro clases diseñadas para garantizar que reciba capacitación urgent. Hay tres elementos del entrenamiento de cachorros que deben abordarse en los primeros tres meses de vida de un cachorro: 

1) Los cachorros deben socializar, de manera segura, con las personas para que más adelante en la vida, no se vuelvan cautelosos o teman a los niños y extraños en general. 

2) Los cachorros deben aprender a ser gentiles con la boca para que no causen lesiones graves a personas o animales a medida que sus mandíbulas se fortalecen.

3) Los cachorros deben aprender a vivir en un hogar humano para no dañar sus pertenencias ni sufrir ansiedad por separación. 

 

Aunque no es tan urgente como los elementos anteriores, los cachorros también recibirán modales básicos y comandos de obediencia. 

Requirements: 

Requisitos:

No alimentes a tu cachorro justo antes de la clase. En cambio, traiga su croqueta a clase en una bolsa ziploc para usar como señuelos y recompensas durante el entrenamiento. También traiga algunos premios extra sabrosos para recompensar a su cachorro por sus mejores actuaciones. Asegúrese de que sus premios estén en trozos pequeños, del tamaño de un bocado, que no llenen a su cachorro ni que tarden mucho en comer. 

Edad: En la fecha de inicio de la clase, los cachorros deben tener entre 8 y 14 semanas de edad. 

Esta clase de Live Online se llevará a cabo utilizando Zoom y requerirá una conexión a Internet de alta velocidad y una computadora o dispositivo móvil. 

Le enseñaremos cómo socializar de manera segura a su cachorro y aclimatarse a lugares como el veterinario y el peluquero. Los cachorros aprenderán los componentes básicos de habilidades importantes que incluyen venir, sentarse, tranquilizarse, dejar y más. Aprenderá cómo identificar y prevenir el comportamiento común de los cachorros y los problemas de temperamento, como morder, saltar y tirar de la correa.

Requirements: 

Para cachorros entre 12 y 20 semanas de edad. No hay requisitos previos para esta clase, sin embargo, se recomienda encarecidamente tomar la clase de Puppy Kindergarten como punto de partida para cachorros apropiados para su edad.

Si su perro es mayor de 20 semanas y no ha completado Puppy Training 1, Basic Manners Foundations es la clase apropiada para su edad.

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