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 312 East Johnson Avenue Cheshire, CT
 
 203.272.2182
 
email us at Smartydog1@aol.com
 
 

 
 Behavioral Obedience Classes
For ALL dogs over 5 1/2 months old
 (or puppies under 6 months old who have completed a puppy course)


Additional Course Information 
 

Keeping everyone safe & healthy is our utmost concern.

1. Class activities readily allow for physical distancing.

2. We have installed UV-C lighting in our HVAC system.  Circulating air is disinfected before returning to the room. 

We run 8 HEPA filters in our facilities to help purify the air.
There are two foundation classes to help your dog learn better behavior and solid obedience commands.

All dogs begin in the foundation I course.

Foundation I Puppy for puppies under 5 months old and under 40lbs. Foundation one focuses on how to train a puppy, establish good communication and building your dogs trust & confidence.

Sit, down, leave-it, calling your dog, walking nicely on a leash and solving common behavior problems.


Foundation I Behavioral  for dogs 5 months and older. Foundation one focus on how to train a dog, establish good communication building your dogs trust & confidence. Foundation one focuses on how to train a dog, establish good communication and building your dogs trust & confidence.

Sit, down, leave-it, calling your dog, walking nicely on a leash and solving common behavior problems.


Foundation II   Prerequisite: Complete Smartydog's Foundation I Course
Foundation II focuses on improving responses to commands. Practical commands to build your relationship with your dog.

Improve your dogs ability to obey basic commands from a distance. 
Improve your dogs ability to listen to you even when distracted.
Train your dog and build better attention through playing with your dog.
 

Behavioral Obedience Course
Foundation I

 Starting on Wednesday Afternoon, October 18th
.
 Five Week Behavioral Obedience Course - 198.00 (plus tax)

first class meets from 2:00 to 4:00 without your dog
(we allow up to two people to attend per dog)

The class may split into 2 or 3 groups with approx 6 dogs per group (dependant on how many people sign up)

Classes with your dog are one hour and will meet
approximately at the following times

12:00, 1:15 & 2:30

1. When you sign up please state that you
are registering for the daytime session.

2. You must attend the first class that meets without your dog to attend this course.  Failure to attend the first class will result in a $50.00 transfer fee to attend another session.

3. Confirmation emails do not go out until several days before the class starts. If will close registration we will notify anyone who has registered but didn't get in.
Additional Course Information
Register Online
 

Behavioral Obedience Course
Foundation I

 Starting on Wednesday Evening, October 18th

 Five Week Behavioral Obedience Course - 198.00 (plus tax)

The first class meets from 6:00 to 8:00 without your dog
(we allow up to two people to attend per dog)

The class may split into 2 or 3 groups with approx 6 dogs per group (dependant on how many people sign up)

Classes with your dog are one hour and will meet
approximately at the following times

5:15, 6:30 & 7:30

 1. When you sign up please state that you
are registering for the night time session.

2. You must attend the first class that meets without your dog to attend this course.  Failure to attend the first class will result in a $50.00 transfer fee to attend another session.

3. Confirmation emails do not go out until several days before the class starts. If will close registration we will notify anyone who has registered but didn't get in.
Additional Course Information
Register Online

Behavioral Obedience Course
Foundation I

 Starting on Sunday Afternoon, November 5th

.
 Five Week Behavioral Obedience Course - 198.00 (plus tax)

The first class meets from 2:00 to 4:00 without your dog
(we allow up to two people to attend per dog)

The class may split into 2 or 3 groups with approx 6 dogs per group (dependant on how many people sign up)

Classes with your dog are one hour and will meet
approximately at the following times

12:30, 1:45 & 2:45

1. When you sign up please state that you
are registering for the daytime session.

2. You must attend the first class that meets without your dog to attend this course.  Failure to attend the first class will result in a $50.00 transfer fee to attend another session.

3. Confirmation emails do not go out until several days before the class starts. If will close registration we will notify anyone who has registered but didn't get in.
Additional Course Information
Register Online



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

 
 
   
 

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 Our Behavioral Obedience Course
is a Guidance Based training program.

All exercises are designed for the success of your dog.
We will only ask them to do things that they can do.

You will give your dog a command, then guide your dog
to the correct behavior and then praise them...
failure is not an option, punishment is not necessary.

All of our courses are built on our unique cross training methods. Exercises are divided into a variety of categories to help you build a strong relationship with your dog while they develop a broad base of life skills.

 

 Behavioral Obedience, a guidance based cross training program
  Obedience Commands   Behavioral Commands
  Leadership exercises   Directional Commands
  Confidence Building   Controlled freedom
  Impulse Control    

*     Solve unruly behaviors

*         Learn effective discipline techniques

*         Learn play training exercises

*         Obstacle confidence training

*         End play biting problems

*         Stop your dog from stealing things

*         Eliminate jumping on furniture & doors

*         Eliminate jumping on people

*         Understanding housebreaking problems

*         Eliminate chewing problems

*         Understanding separation anxiety

*         Address canine barking issues

*         Understand how the environmental
  affects your dog's behavior

*         Understand how dogs think & learn

*         Learn household behavioral management



 Teach your dog to…    

 *         Walk nicely on a leash

*         Sit, Down, Stand and Stay on command

*         Wait & Leave-it on command

*      Greet people without jumping up

 
Obedience Commands: sit, down, stand,
sit-stay, down-stay, stay-stay
come when called,
walk nicely on a leash
Advanced Obedience Commands: long distance stays
long duration stays
sit, down or stand on recall
moving stand
Leadership Exercises: body handling, leave-it, wait, move
 Behavioral Commands: off, wait, quiet, leave-it. get busy
Directional Commands: Over, under, around, walk-on, back
Confidence Building Exercises: Communication exercises designed to increase your dogs trust in you while improving their self confidence.
Controlled Freedom Exercises: Specific movement exercises designed to teach your dog to follow your directions and stay connected to you even when they are distracted, aroused or excited.
Impulse Control A common cause of behavior problems in dogs is distraction. Environmental triggers cause dogs to shift their focus from you to the distraction.  Commands such as "leave-it" and "wait" help to improve a dogs attentiveness to their owner

 

 
 


The Smartydog Center for Canine Enrichment
312 East Johnson Avenue Cheshire, CT 06410

203.272.2182

Canine Behavior Specialist
Martha T. Bailey CKO CBS
40 years of experience for you & your dog