209.765.2397
Donna.GoodDog@gmail.com
Find the right class for you and your dog!
Visit our booking calendar to see current class offerings.
A head start for your new puppy between 9-14 weeks of age! Safe environment for dogs who have not completed vaccinations.
For older puppies, between 12 weeks - 7 months of age at start of class. May be taken after Puppy K or on its own. Must be taken before Tweens 2.
Introduce your dog to basic obedience skills like Polite Leash Walking, Coming When Called, etc.
For older puppies, between 16 weeks - 10 months of age at start of class. Must take Tweens 1 first. For those not quite ready for Beginning Obedience.
Further develop Polite Leash Walking, Coming When Called, Sit/Wait, Give/Leave It, Mouthing and Jumping.
Our Essential Skills program teaches the skills every dog should have. The classes are offered in 2 modules. Each module is once a week for 4 weeks. You can take them in either order. You may be in need of one but not the other.
Essential Skills A – House Manners
Sit/Stay, Down/Stay, Wait, Door Manners, Off (for Jumping), Give with Toys and Naughty Things
Essential Skills B – Out & About
Polite Leash Walking, Coming When Called, Polite About Food, Leave It
Take your dog's training to the next level. Increased distractions and distance work, improved focus. Teach your dog hand signals, and learn new obedience commands. Must have basic obedience skills. We offer a variety of classes throughout the year, some are "Fun Classes" and others aim at certificates and titles.
Check the booking schedule for upcoming classes.
Class or private lessons available. AKC Obedience competition now open to mixed breeds. Consent of instructor required.
What level is your dog?
Below are the concepts taught in Essential Skills.
Your dog must possess these skills to enter any Intermediate level class.
Have your dog earn his AKC CGC certificate and title. Mixed breeds eligible. Good for prospective Therapy Dogs.
Beginners skills required.
After earning the AKC CGC certificate, continue to grow your dog's skills in either the Urban CGC or CGC Community Canine course. Dogs will train and be tested in a busier setting and asked to demonstrate more advanced manners.
Great for intermediate level dogs, mixed breed or pure breed. Earn a title or just have fun!
Great new activity for every type of dog. Let your dog learn scent detection. Limited interaction with other dogs - suitable for dog-reactive dogs.
Dogs must be at least 5 mo. old.
We offer a variety of "fun" classes to help keep your dog's busy mind active. These classes require Beginning Obedience skills or consent of instructor.
This class is in a safely fenced large area. We can focus on distractions and distance to hone your dog's skills.
Our mission in the Good Dog Puppy Program is to help owners raise puppies that will have good impulse control, can tolerate frustration, and can be calm and confident in any setting. To meet that goal, we have developed a two-tiered Puppy Program.
We participate in the AKC STAR Puppy Program
Age: 9 to 14 weeks when starting class
Course Length: 4 week program, starting the first Wednesday of each month
Primary topics:
1. New Puppy Basics:
– Housetraining & Crate Use
– “Give” Command
– Appropriate Play
2. How to Create a Tolerant, Easy to
Handle Dog:
– Body Handling
– Grooming & Care
– Preventing Resource Guarding
3. How to Prevent Bad Habits:
– Mouthing & Chewing
– Digging
– Introducing the Leash
4. Basic Commands
– Sit, Down, & Come
Age: 12 weeks to 7 months at start of class
Course Length: 4 week program, starting the first Monday of each month
Primary topics:
1. Using Rewards Properly
– How to Reward
– Body Handling
– Sit, Down & Come
2. Establishing Leadership
– Attention/Focus, Leave It
– Fetch/Tug, Find It
– Leadership
– Collar Grabs
3. Teaching Impulse Control
– “Wait” Command
– Take Treats/Toys Politely
– Crate Use
– Backaway
4. Activities for Your Tween
– Confidence Building Games
– Motor Skill Development
Age: 16 weeks to 10 months at start of class. (Must take Tweens 1 first.)
Course Length: 4 week program, starting the first Tuesday of each month
Topics build on the fundamentals learned in Tweens 1 including:
– Loose Leash Walking
– Impulse Control with Sit
– Tug and Good Release
– “Go to Mat”
– Focus Games
– Eye Contact/Attention
– Coming When Called
– Name Game
– Socialization with Things