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Our Classes
Our Obedience Classes start at
- Beginners 1 - 7:00 pm
- Beginners 2 - 8:00 pm
- Intermediate - 7:00 pm
- Advanced - 7:00 pm
- Pre Trial & Trial - 8:00 pm
We have one monthly intake for classes on
the first Tuesday on each month from February
through October. Classes start at 7:00 pm
but if you are coming out for the first time
please attend 15-20mins early to allow time
for checkin etc.
Beginners Class
This class is for dogs which have had little
or no training and for puppies which have
had all their vaccinations (C5) - usually
about 16 weeks of age. If you have a younger
puppy, or one who has not yet all his "needles",
we recommend you enroll him at a Puppy Pre-school
class. Talk to one of our Instructors for
more information. We will show you how to
prepare your dog for further training, and
you will learn how to teach him basic behaviours.
This class is an 8 week course on how to
teach him all the foundation behaviours required
of a well-adjusted, obedient canine companion.
In this class you will be taught to
teach
your dog how to:
- Walk on a loose lead
- Calming techniques
- Watch (Attention)
- Come
- Drop
- Sit & Greet
- Basic tricks
- Stay
You will then graduate into "Intermediate"
Class
Intermediate Class
This class is an 8-week course on how to
teach him all the behaviours required of
a well-adjusted, obedient canine companion.
In this class you will be taught to
teach
your dog how to:
- Reinforce and improve on the behaviours taught
in the Beginner class plus;
- Targetting
- Give
- Leave it
- Stay
- On your Mat
- Drop from stand
- Greet other dogs
- Intermediate Tricks
Once you have reached this level, you may
like to keep going, and so we offer our "Advanced" and "Trialling" classes, which are geared towards getting
you into the competition Obedience rings.
Advanced Class
Commences at 7:00 pm
This class is ongoing and students
work towards
the "Positively Well Mannered
Award"
This certificate is awarded to those
students
who are able to pass the assessment
criteria
while using only positive training
techniques
and means you will graduate with a
well mannered
and well adjusted member of the canine
community.
Click here to view the assessment criteria
for this award.
Trial Class
Commences at 8:00 pm
We are affiliated with the North Australian Canine Association Inc (Dogs NT) and what this means, in a nutshell,
is that our Club is able to hold sanctioned
events, such as obedience trials, agility
& jumping trials where competitors can
gain qualifications towards ANKC - recognized titles for your dog. The instruction
you receive at our Club will help you on
your way to successfully compete at these
events, so if this is what you'd like to
do, talk to your instructor about what you
need to do to register yourself and your
dog with the Dogs NT.
At this point too, you can start to learn
about agility - a great competitive sport for you and
your dog to enjoy.
Dogs which are registered with the North
Australian Canine Association (Dogs NT) may
compete in championship shows, obedience
and agility trials.
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