Our Building Basics group class is our launching point for our Core Obedience Program. All dogs four months and older as well as puppies who have graduated out of Polishing Puppies start in this class regardless of their previous training experience. However, those with foundational training can progress quickly through the appropriate levels. To graduate, students must demonstrate proficiency in the following behaviors, progressively increasing duration, distance, distraction, and diversity, and transitioning toward real-world applications as determined by the instructor: sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, come and appropriate greetings of people. All dogs must have Rabies and Bordetella and should not exhibit aggressive behavior on a leash, such as excessive barking, lunging, or snapping towards people or other dogs. If you'd like to purchase Group Class Core Obedience Package instead of paying for single sessions, please email hello@logicallycaninellc.com
For all dogs who have been given instructor approval to graduate out of Sharpening Skills, our Mastering Manners group class is your next step. If you'd like to purchase Group Class Core Obedience Package instead of paying for single sessions, please email hello@logicallycaninellc.com
Polishing Puppies Is the perfect starting point for our new four legged companions who are between the ages of 8 to 20 weeks old. We focus on several elements of puppy rearing ranging from crate training and house training to curbing puppy mouthing and jumping. We will also introduce the core obedience skills of sit (with implied stay), down (with implied stay), stay, loose leash walking and come, which will be the foundational behaviors to continue on with more advanced group classes as well as real life as a whole. And, of course, we will discuss elements of appropriate socialization as incorporating elements of on and off leash play time. All puppies must have age appropriate vaccinations before starting class. If you'd like to purchase Group Class Core Obedience Package instead of paying for single sessions, please email hello@logicallycaninellc.com
June 8th Theme: Intro to Scent Work & June 27th Theme: Children's Games // Interested in how to achieve a "healthy tired" state for your dog, addressing both their physical and mental exercise needs?
While walks and play cover their physical requirements, stimulating their minds is equally crucial. In our Pop-Up Busy Bodies & Minds classes, we pose the question: How can we challenge your dog's mental agility in safe and enjoyable ways, simultaneously enhancing your bond? Each month, we'll delve into new topics, exploring activities like dog sports (agility and nose work), confidence building exercises on obstacles courses and a wide range of unique and fun games.
For all dogs who have been given instructor approval to graduate out of Building Basics, our Sharpening Skills group class is your next step. If you'd like to purchase Group Class Core Obedience Package instead of paying for single sessions, please email hello@logicallycaninellc.com
Do you have a dog who lacks confidence in normal every day situations? In A More Confident Canine, we have developed a five week course curriculum that will help you learn how to navigate through your dog's insecurities, develop a stronger and more trusting relationship and bolster your dog's confidence and overall mindset. We will utilize focus and pattern games to help them default to you as their handle when they are uncertain, guide them through a series of challenges to show them that they can succeed and overcome even when up against unknown tasks and develop exercises that you can develop at home or on the road to help reset your dog. Many students re-enroll in this course in order to continuing their dog's self confidence. Dogs must be four months or older, have up-to-date Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations prior to the first class and not be aggressive on leash (i.e excessive barking, lunging, snapping, etc.) towards people or other dogs.
Do you have a dog who struggles to remain calm in most or all situations? Is their response to distracting or over arousing environments to bark, jump or pull on leash toward the trigger in question? If so, our Calm Conduct class is a great way to start transitioning your dog from overstimulated and out of control to calm and well mannered. We will learn how to develop predictable patterns with our dogs so it becomes their new normal, demonstrate exercises to work on curbing barking and jumping up on people, teach you the value of having your dog settle on a mat and developing better leash manners when around other dogs and people. We will also discuss ways to implement impulse control activities into your daily routine to help provide more clarity and structure for your dog at home that will help them navigate their strong feelings in the real world. Dogs must be five months or older, have up-to-date Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations prior to the first class and not be aggressive on leash (i.e excessive barking, lunging, snapping, etc.) towards people or other dogs.
A dog's most important sense is their smell. Sniffing actually activates the seeking system part of their brain releasing dopamine, which results in an increase in their attention and feeling of motivation. All and all, it will make your dog feel good, raise their confidence and provide dogs of all temperaments, health stages or age ranges an outlet for exercising themselves mentally in a safe and fun environment. For the first few weeks of class, we will be building up their drive to search for food as well as learning how to incorporate adding a start line, creating a routine and showing you how to interpret your dog's body language. We will then start to move away from searching for food to learn how to signal for the odor of birch. Dogs must be four months or older, have up-to-date Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations prior to the first class and not be aggressive on leash (i.e excessive barking, lunging, snapping, etc.) towards people or other dogs.
When you bring your dog out into public, do they pull continuously on leash? Do they see another person, dog, woodland creature or just simply want to reach a really delectable smell that causes you to suddenly lurch forward, potentially hurting your arm in the process and makes walking nearly impossible and just downright unenjoyable? In our Leash Pullers Anonymous class, we will help you teach your dog to start walking on a loose leash more consistently by implementing methods and techniques that show your dog that staying at your side is much better than pulling ahead. We will also cover the pros and cons of different tools that you can use to help you with your loose leash walking journey and begin to prepare you for how to handle more difficult distractions out in the real world. It is common for students to re-enroll in Leash Pullers Anonymous multiple times in order to strengthen their skills before moving on to the next class: Urban Adventurers. Dogs must be five months or older, have up-to-date Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations prior to the first class and not be aggressive on leash (i.e excessive barking, lunging, snapping, etc.) towards people or other dogs.
One of the most important behaviors that we can teach our dogs is how to come when called (i.e. recall). Many dogs struggle with this skill in the face of outside temptations such as smells, people, other dogs, etc. In our Ready, Set, Recall! course, we will start by selecting our recall word and charging up the importance of that word up in order to make it highly valuable for our dog. We will then take that recall word and incorporate it into several different exercises that will start having our dogs return to us faster. We will start to introduce distractions near the end of the class, but we highly encourage you to take the second part of this series when it becomes available as it will specifically work on this skill with higher levels of distractions and in new environments. Dogs must be six months or older, have up-to-date Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations prior to the first class and not be aggressive on leash (i.e excessive barking, lunging, snapping, etc.) towards people or other dogs.
