"Training the Trusted Canine"

Obedience Courses

The following five levels of regular obedience courses are held at

Company Quarter Masters, 9703-90 Ave, Morinville Industrial Park

Cost: $150.00 per course.

Last on 30 July 2009

Building Blocks Obedience (Level 1)

Puppy course is designed for nine week to four month old puppies. A five week fun obedience course for puppies.

Quiet down

Come when called

Sit

Down

The "Off" command

Safety wait

Walking on leash

Provided to all participants:
Homework Lesson sheets throughout each of the courses.
Certificate of Training at the conclusion of each course.

Cornerstone Obedience (Level 2)

An obedience course for dogs four months and up. Six weeks of training for handlers and their dogs.

Sit on command

Sit stay

Sit for examination

Heel on leash with automatic sit

Down on command

Down stay

Recall

Provided to all participants:
Homework Lesson sheets throughout each of the courses.
Certificate of Training at the conclusion of each course.

Milestone I - Obedience (Level 3)

An advance obedience course for dogs six months and up who have already received a basic obedience class. Six-weeks of obedience training for handlers and their dogs.

Heel off leash with automatic sit

Out of sight recall with distractions

Out of sight down stay for 3 minutes

Wait in motion

Provided to all participants:
Homework Lesson sheets throughout each of the courses.
Certificate of Training at the conclusion of each course.

Milestone II - Obedience (Level 4)

An advanced obedience course for the dog and handers who have already received the Milestone 1 or an equivalent off-leash training course. Six weeks of demanding off-leash obedience training with the inclusion of distractions for further progression in training the reliable dog.
( An Examination will be given at the conclusion of this course)

All exercises will be conducted off-leash and with distractions:

Finding Heel

Heel off leash

In & out of sight stays

Wait in Motion

Provided to all participants:
Homework Lesson sheets throughout each of the courses.
Certificate of Training at the conclusion of each course.

Level 5 Benchmark

For those with off leash experience wanting to train reliability outdoors.
Most of this course is conducted outdoors.
This Level 5 Benchmark course will continue to build on reliability in different environments. Be prepared to travel to various classroom locations.

Off Leash Heel

Out-of-sight stay

Emergency Wait

Out-of-sight recall

Direction control

Provided to all participants:
Homework Lesson sheets throughout each of the courses.
Certificate of Training at the conclusion of each course.

Rally O Novice

Basic obedience is mandatory for this course. The course offers the training skills needed to compete in the Rally O Novice level. Taught in this course are the individual Novice exercises as well as the rules of this competition class. Six weeks of training the many individual exercises required plus the learning and understanding of the rules for competing in the Rally O Novice ring.

The Dog Obedience Course Brochure

Course information and registration forms can be downloaded then printed from here.

Search Dog Obedience Course

Cost: $150.00 per course. Contact Precision Search Dog® to register.

This course reflects what a search dog handler needs with their dog is in the field. Control for the working dog is essential as it could be is a matter of life or death. All search dog obedience training is held outdoorsexcept under extreme weather conditions. An obedience evaluation is conducted at the conclusion of the course. Certificates are issued with a pass/fail grade.

Some of the exercises needed for search dogs are:

Emergency stop

On/Off line control

Out of sight recall

Out of sight stay

Retrieve (optional)

Class size of 1-8 participants

For current information on dates, costs, locations for courses and/or seminars, contact:

Mary-Ann Warren
Precision Search Dog®

mwtracks@netzero.net

Phone 780-939-2675

Photo credit to Precision Search Dog® unless otherwise noted.