Workshops

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Workshop: Working on Contacts

If your dog needs more work on contact equipment and getting a more reliable end behavior…join us for this two week workshop where we will focus on the contact equipment!    

Workshop: Refining Your Dog’s Listening skills

In this one hour workshop we will work on the skills needed to help your dog pay attention to you.  Does your dog ignore your cue to come?  Does it seem like Lassie is ignoring you when something better is happening nearby?  Step One:  Get their attention!  Without that, we can’t get anything else!  

Tips or the Trade: Secrets to Raising a Great Puppy!

Puppy Kindergarten class is just the tip of the iceberg for training good manners that can last a lifetime. Learn the tools professional dog-trainers use to raise great puppies. In this 75-minute workshop you’ll learn how to build your puppy’s listening skills, confidence and impulse control through games and exercises and much more! If you […]

Winter Games Workshop

Learn fun games and great tricks to play with your dog when the weather is oh, so cold! In addition to keeping your dog mentally and physically busy, these games will improve your dog’s manners and impulse control. This workshop is open to dogs who have taken one or more classes with Dog’s Best Friend. This is ideal for students who have done Puppy II or Beginning class.  1.25 hrs

Rally Workshop

Have you wanted an activity that will get you bonding with your dog and you out and doing something fun?  Join us to get in on one of the newer and increasingly popular activities to do with your dog!

Recallers Workshop!

Looking to get more practice on calling your dog to come?  In this workshop we will focus on recalls that are more challenging due to distractions. Learn how to practice for these type of distractions and what to do so that you are more confident that you can get your dog to come to you when you call!

Play and Train Workshop for PUPPIES!

This workshop is a great opportunity to continue getting your puppy the socialization they need while also keeping up with basic training.  We will have a structured play session with breaks for training along with teaching effective use of play as another form of reinforcement. We will continue to work on refining cues such as […]

Workshop: Fun with Tricks and Games for Puppies!

Join us for this fun, active and educational workshop for puppies six months and younger.  Learn new tricks, fun games and activities to keep you pooch busy as the winter cold approaches.

Winter Games Workshop Level 2

Our Winter Games Workshop was a hit!  Chelse is coming back with Winter Games Level 2  You’ll learn how to take skills from Winter Games  Level 1 to the next level and lots of new skills and games to add to your toolbox!  

Outdoor Listening Skills Workshop

Does your dog ignore you when you get outside?     In this working workshop we will address how to work through distractions that your dog encounters every day! Enticing Smells Squirrels, Birds Other Dogs Joggers/Bikers   If you enjoy practicing and improving your dog’s training, this workshop is for you! The pre-requisite is Beginning […]

Puppy Agility Workshop

Looking for something fun to do with your puppy for the evening?  Interested in burning off some of that puppy energy?  Give your puppy an introduction to Puppy Agility (all equipment at low safe levels for puppies!!) – tunnels, a-frame, dogwalk, jumps and more!

Positive training with positive results!