Our Flex Training Program is ideal for dogs who have
completed a basic level obedience course.
Does your busy schedule make it
difficult to attend classes each week?
Would you like to try a variety of activities with your dog ?
Do you own more than one dog?
Joining our flex-training program allows you to
choose individual classes to suit your dogs' personalities.
Our Flex-Training program offers you the
choice of several different classes each week.
You can choose the days and times that fit into your
schedule.
Mix and match classes to fit your schedule
Join our flex-training
program by registering online or by mail
Once you're registered simply call or email to reserve a
place
for your dog in any of the classes in our flex-training program.
You may email us your suggestions of preferred class times or types
of classes.
We will be adding more sample videos of our
flex-training classes
5-C foundation training
( formerly our
Cross
Training class)
Communication:
Practice a variety of
communication techniques
Connection:
Improve your ability to move
through a distracting
environment
Confidence:
Improve your dogs confidence in
you as well as his/her self
confidence
Control:
Develop your dogs Impulse
control & ability to over ride
environment stimuli.
& Crazy fun too.
5-C foundation is built on
engaging in successful & fun
activities.
Beyond Basic Obedience
Here's a class for people who
like to challenge their dog's
obedience skills.
Exercises will combine a variety
of obedience skills such as...
* drop on recall
* running stand-stay
* long distant stays *
Hand commands
* distracted stays
* distraction recalls
( come when they
are called no matter what)
Communication &
Confidence:
Focus is on exercises that improve
canine confidence and teaming through communication.
Competition Obedience:
Instructor Lorrie
Moule
Competition Obedience Exercises
based on your dog's level of the
training.
Emphasis is based on building a
solid competition foundation.
Competition Rally-Obedience:
Instructor Lorrie
Moule
Training for people who which to
compete in Rally-obedience.
Learn what is expected at each
station sign. Teach your dog the
skills needed to successfully
compete in rally.
Emphasis is based on building a
solid competition foundation.
Life Skills
This course is to help owners
have better control of their
dogs.
* walking nicely on a leash
* no jumping on people.
* Practicing wait & leave-it.
* coming when called.
*Sit, down and stay on command.
Mighty Mites
Specialized
training for small dogs.
Emphasis is on building
confidence & life skills.
Exercises are designed to
enhance communication and
improve your dog's recall.
Noseworks
Teach your dog to find and
indicate the location of a
scent. Training is
consistent with the skills
necessary to participate in a
National Association of Canine
Scent Work (NACSW) trial.
Dogs love to use their nose
and hunt. Scent work is an
enjoyable and rewarding activity
for you and your dog.
Noseworks 1 is appropriate
for beginner dogs, dogs can move
up to noseworks 2 as they
develop their skills.
It is recommended that
beginner dogs commit to 5 or 6
consecutive weeks of noseworks
as breaks in the initial
training will negatively affect
your dogs progress. ( classes
can be either the Tuesday or
Saturday Noseworks) There
are benefits to working your dog
in a harness.
Obstacle
Relay Races
An exciting class based on teams
of handlers & dogs competing in
an obstacle relay race.
Obstacle Challenges vary
depending on dogs competing,
they may include jumps, tunnels,
tire jump, under and go around.
Several heats are used to
determine the winning team..
Smartydog Recreational Agility:
Layered agility obstacles skills and
basic communication techniques needed to
navigate simple agility courses.
Includes a variety of obstacles; jumps,
tunnels, tire jump, A-frame, dog
walk, teeter and weaving exercises.
(Dogs
should be familiar with jumps
and tunnels and be able to move
through the course off leash,
dogs who have not done agility
training should start with our
5-C foundation course )
Jump, jump, jump:
Have fun with your dog
navigating a course of jumps.
Practice communication and
handling skills on a jumpers
course that your dog learns in
segments.
Tunnels & Bumps
Our agility course of tunnels and low
jumps is a great way to have fun & relax
your dog. The help your dog be
successful the course is introduced to
your dog in sections prior to running
the full course.
Contact Obstacles
Learning & practicing contact obstacles.
Primary obstacles will be the A-frame
and the dog walk, the teeter will also
be included.
Weave Pole Cross Training
Good for dogs who have never weaved and
dogs who are beginners at weaving. Help
your dog learn to love the weave poles.
Smartydog
Canine Chutes & Ladders
Join us on our life size
game board where you & your dog are life
size game pieces. Playing in teams
we will "spin the wheel" you & your dog
will move forward on the board.
Land on a space with a jump, A-frame or
teeter and you & your dog will quickly
move higher the board. Land on a space
with a tunnel and you & your dog will
slide back on the game board. Land
on a space occupied by another player
and you will send them back a space.
The first team to get all of their
players to the last square wins !
Trick Training
Each class
will give you the opportunity to practice and enhance
tricks that your dog knows and to practice teaching new
tricks to your dog.
We Can-ine
Dance Develop a
variety skills and movements needed to dance
with your dog. Using skills practiced in
class you will be able to choreograph a dance
routine with your dog to your favorite music.
This is a enjoyable activity of connected &
moving with your dog. Use many of the skills
your dog has learned in other training
activities such as obedience, rally and agility.
Some dogs from this course will go on to
compete at an upcoming K-dancing competition.
Activities:
Backpacking, Hiking, Carting, Movie night, Dancing with
dogs and specialized training such as Trick training,
Coming when called and Canine Good Citizen Courses.
Activities will be prescheduled and posted on our
website for your selection.
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The Smartydog Center for Canine
Enrichment
Classes in Cheshire & North Haven
203.272.2182
Canine Behavior Specialist
Martha T. Bailey CKO CBS
38 years of experience for you & your dog
