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Obedience Programs

Private training allows you to focus on what YOU want with your dog. However, your dog will also benefit from learning basic obedience commands and skills. This is a layout of the expectations for each level of obedience training. Each dog will progress at their own pace! 

Puppy FUNdamentals
 

For puppies 6 months and under

Your puppy can demonstrate the following behaviors at home or in the yard, with little to no distraction. Food rewards may still be used.

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  • Watch me on cue, basic engagement  

  • Sit

  • Down

  • Leave-it with treats on the floor

  • Give (a toy)

  • Loose leash walking

  • Stay at 6ft for 15 seconds

  • Come from 6ft on leash

  • Sit for petting

  • Wait at doorways

  • Puppy has had at least 3 Socialization outings

Basic Obedience

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Your dog can demonstrate the following behaviors at home or in the yard, with little to no distraction. Food rewards may still be used.  

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  • Watch me on cue, basic engagement

  • Sit

  • Down

  • Leave-it with treats on the floor

  • Give/Drop it

  • Heel and Loose Leash Walking

  • Sit/Stay and Down/stay, 6ft away and 30 seconds

  • Come from 6ft on leash

  • Sit for petting and no jumping

  • Wait at doorways

Intermediate Obedience

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Your dog will demonstrate the ability to follow the following commands in the home AND out in public, among other people and other dogs. Your dog is reasonably non-reactive towards others. Food rewards should not be needed to elicit behavior. Most dogs who pass Intermediate are ready for CGC testing.

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  • Sit

  • Down

  • Stand

  • Leave it

  • Give/Drop it 

  • Stay at 20ft and for 3 minutes with various distractions

  • Come on leash at 20ft with various distractions

  • Heel in a reasonably distracting environment

  • Park it, minimum 15 minutes

  • Sit for polite greeting with stranger

  • Polite greeting with neutral dog

  • Controlled enter/exit at doorways and vehicles

Advanced/Off leash skills

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Your dog can follow all of the following commands Off-leash in a controlled environment or on a dropped long-line, around a reasonable amount of distraction.

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  • Sit

  • Down

  • Stand

  • Give/Drop it

  • Come (minimum 50ft)

  • Stay (minimum 50ft and out of sight)

  • Leave it

  • Heel

  • Park it

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