Pop in to our open enrollment courses at any point in the curriculum! Open enrollment means that you can start at any point in the class. Our Puppy Kindergarten class is broken down in to real-life scenarios (Living Room, Kitchen, Vet, Outside Stroll, Grooming, and Cafe). Upon enrollment in this course, students will watch a virtual session prior to starting their in-person group classes. Students should complete all 6 sessions sequentially for best results.

Students will learn to train and communicate effectively with their dogs in various scenarios. Skills learned in this course include: settle on mat, desensitization to noises, sit, down, come when called, preventing resource guarding, handling skills, sit and down stay, loose leash walking, and much more!

An optional in-home session is recommended to compliment this course, and proof all of your behaviors on the environment that matters most: your home! This consultation can be added as an option during registration.

Pop in to our open enrollment courses at any point in the curriculum! Open enrollment means that you can start at any point in the class. Our Basic Manners class is broken down in to real-life scenarios (Meet and Greet, Home Office, Neighborhood Walk, Company for Coffee, Trip To Park, and Dinner Time). Upon enrollment in this course, students will watch a virtual session prior to starting their in-person group classes. Students should complete all  6 sessions sequentially for best results.

Students will learn to train and communicate effectively with their dogs in various scenarios. Skills learned in this course include: settle on mat, meet and greets, sit, no jumping, dog greetings, down, sit and down stays, leave it, come when called, and loose leash walking!

An optional in-home session is recommended to compliment this course, and proof all of your behaviors on the environment that matters most: your home! This consultation can be added as an option during registration.

If you’ve been struggling to control your dog’s reactive behaviors, we can help! You can finally enjoy walks with your dog without feeling embarrassed or frustrated. Enroll today and see the amazing transformation in your dog’s behavior for yourself!

Learn to communicate effectively and enjoy walks with your reactive dog! Students will learn to create positive feedback loops in the presence of triggers through our online curriculum, as well as weekly group coaching calls with Jenn.

Why go virtual? This allows us to work at the DOG’S pace, which is ultimately the most important, and will set them up for success. In a traditional group class, we have a pace that we have to move at in order to go through all of the curriculum. Going virtual allows for more flexibility, to move at your dog’s pace, and to set learners up of all abilities for the best experience possible.

In addition to 12 weeks of training material and feedback, you will also receive access to an exclusive bonus section! This area is full of tips, tricks, recommended products, and more, exclusively for you and your reactive dog. Students can participate in weekly group coaching calls with Jenn, as well as receive private feedback on their video submissions!

Control Unleashed: The Puppy Program is meant as “preventive medicine” for puppy raisers.

Many common behavior problems can be either prevented or minimized by starting a puppy with good foundation training from the beginning. In addition, this program provides a program that will help you create a puppy with the ability to focus on whatever you want, for as long as you want, whenever you want. “Paying attention” is its own skill set and teaching it should be separate from teaching your puppy more complex behaviors. Without attention, you won’t get as far as you want with all those other behaviors you’re going to teach because it’s likely they will fall apart in the face of distraction. So it is wise to teach the attention skill set as the “base of operations” for your puppy training.

The attention skill set includes: Discrimination skills, self-control skills, and arousal regulation skills. The concepts and suggestions in this book can also be used for rescue dogs that, like puppies, are starting out as “blank slates” as far as your training is concerned.

THESE SKILLS CAN CHANGE YOUR DOG’S LIFE!

Minimum Pre-requisites:

• Control Unleashed class is not a replacement for Basic Obedience and is not a introductory course.

The AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is an exciting program designed to get dog owners and their puppies off to a good start.

The Benefits of Training

Training classes teach you how to best communicate with your puppy. Organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to socialize with other dogs. In classes aimed at earning the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy distinction, you’ll be able to get information on all of your puppy-raising questions including housetraining, chewing, and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as coming when called. AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy training is a natural lead in to the AKC® Canine Good Citizen® Program.

How It Works

When you complete this course (taught by an AKC Approved CGC Evaluator) with your puppy (up to 1 year old) your puppy is eligible to be enrolled in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program.

You'll attend class for at least 6 weeks. Your instructor will administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test at the end of the course. Upon passing the test, you'll get an application to send to AKC® for enrollment in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program. All dogs are welcome to participate in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program including purebreds and mixed breeds.

Your puppy will receive the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Medal (for display or memento purposes; not suitable as a collar tag). You and your puppy will be listed in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records. In addition, so that you can continue learning, you’ll receive our AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy package that includes:

A beautiful, frameable certificate designating your puppy is in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records at AKC

AKC Puppy Handbook, a valuable resource

Discount to enroll in AKC Reunite, a 24-hour recovery service

Ongoing Monthly Email Newsletter: Your AKC. This includes training tips and up-to-date information every dog owner needs to know. We want you and your puppy to continue learning beyond puppy classes.

Jenn Frankavitz is an AKC Approved Canine Good Citizen Evaluator

This is a 6 week course meeting once weekly for 45-60 minutes.

The AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program is designed to recognize dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. This rapidly growing nationally recognized program stresses responsible dog ownership for owners and basic training and good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10 step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club.

The Benefits of Training

The AKC CGC Program provides an excellent foundation for training in other fun activities such as Rally, Obedience, and Agility and results in a well-mannered dog who is a joy to live with. Some therapy dog groups require passing the CGC Test as a prerequisite, some insurance companies recommend CGC training, and an increasing number of apartments and condos are requiring CGC training for resident dogs.

The AKC CGC Prep Course is a 6 week class which includes the cost of the CGC Evaluation at the end of the course. Skills covered include accepting a friendly stranger, sitting politely for grooming, loose leash walking, walking through a crowd, sit, down, stay, come when called, calm greetings toward other dogs, reaction to distractions and supervised separation.

Jenn Frankavitz is an AKC Approved CGC Evaluator

AKC Community Canine is the advanced level of AKC's Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program For dogs who have earned their CGC titles.

As with CGC, AKC Community Canine has a 10-step test of skills that dogs must pass to earn the official AKC Community Canine title. This is a title that appears on the dog's title record at AKC.

THE SETTING

All skills on the test are tested on leash. The AKC Community Canine (CGCA) test may be done in a class, at shows, in pet stores or in the community. When the test is administered in community settings such as at a business or special event, evaluators must have the necessary approval of the business owners, etc.

While Canine Good Citizen tests are simulations of real world skills, (e.g., dog/handler walks through a "crowd" of evaluators in a ring), the goal of AKC Community Canine is to test the dog's skills in a natural setting. For example, rather than the dog being tested in a ring, in AKC Community Canine, the "walks through a crowd" test item will involve the dog walking through a real crowd at a dog show, on a busy sidewalk, in a therapy dog setting, or at a training club.

REQUIREMENTS

To earn the AKC Community Canine title, dogs must meet the following two requirements:

Must already have a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) award or title on record at AKC.

Must have an AKC number of one of 3 types (AKC registration number, PAL number, or AKC Canine Partners number). All dogs, including mixed breeds, can get an AKC number. The reason for the AKC number requirement is that this is how we create titles at AKC; we attach the titles to the dog's number. For more information on getting an AKC number, see: http://images.akc.org/cgc/number.pdf

This course is designed to specifically meet the training needs of "bully breed" type dogs. C.L.A.S.S., or Canine Life and Social Skills, is an educational program to promote training focused on the use of positive reinforcement and to strengthen relationships between humans and their canine companions. C.L.A.S.S. is a three-level evaluation for dog owners to demonstrate the real-life skills of their dogs, as well as a knowledge assessment of the owners’ understanding of basic dog handling and care.

The three levels of the program are named after human university degree programs: the B.A. for Dogs™ (Bachelor’s level), the M.A. for Dogs™ (Master’s level), and the Ph.D. for Dogs™ (Doctorate level). The skills in each level vary in the level of difficulty and distractions. For example, at the B.A. level, we allow the use of treats as rewards after the completion of an exercise, and some of the “real life” skills that are assessed are waiting at the door, drop it, and settle. In the M.A. level, dogs are asked to walk past several dogs of different sizes, breeds and genders, to wait in the car before exiting, and to allow the student to handle various parts of their body. And in the Ph.D. level, students must carry everyday objects such as a cardboard box or paper sack while walking their dogs on a loose leash, ask their dogs to back up, and have their dog demonstrate table manners during a simulated dinner session. Each level also allows for two “bonus rounds” that students may elect to try or not with their dog.

Nose work is a relatively new dog sport inspired by scent detection trainers and their desire to create an activity that encourages dogs to use their innate hunting & scenting abilities. Whatever the age and ability of your dog, or you, nose work is an engaging and fun activity. Designed by the founders to be all-inclusive for both people and dogs:

• Nose work is great activity for confidence building. Your dogs learns to build independence and develop problem-solving skills by using their amazing, expert nose!
• For you, the handler, no special training is required. It is a low-impact sport.
• You can do nose work classes just for fun or prepare for competition
• One huge benefit of the K9 Nose Work™ Classes is the positive working relationship that develops between you and your dog when you both are out “hunting” together as a team.
• Nose Work can often reduce frustration and reactive behaviors by allowing the dog to utilize their hunting ability.
• Lastly, K9 Nose Work is an all-inclusive sport that even reactive dogs can participate in!