Our Classes 

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Life Skills & Puppy Class 

This class is for all dogs and all ages. Yes, older puppies too.

You will learn:

• to teach self-control to your dog,
• how to teach your dog with emotions, so that you don't have to rely on treats all the time.
• how to prevent unruly behaviours.
• why your dog does what he dogs
• how to play with your dog.
• to get your dog come back to you
• how to teach commands sit, down, come, etc
• how to get your dog to walk beside you (with or without a harness)
• how to train your dog silently !

The first class starts with 10/15 mins of talking about how dogs learn, equipment used, our philosophy of traning, then we are into training. All dogs stay in the car for the 'talk'

Classes are Sunday  morning 10:00 am-11:00 am

Where? The Social Hall at the Blind & Low Vision NZ (formerly The Blind Foundation), 96 Bristol Street, St Albans/Merivale  - Put in 92 Bristol Street in Google Maps

We are using the grounds on the outside of the hall. We have a fully fenced little area to train as well as amble space around the garden and car parking.

The is Weather dependent. Any classes that have to be cancelled due to the weather will be tagged the following month for a 11:15am start.

Month	Day	Cost
January 2024 - 10:00am- 11:00am	Jan 14, 21, 28	$ 105- 3 wks
February & March 2024	Feb 11, 18, 25, March 4	$135- 4 wks
April 2024	April 14, 21, 28	$105- 3 wks
May 2024	May 5, 12, 19, 26	$135- 4 wks
June 2024	June 9, 16,23, 30	$135- 4 wks
July & August 2024	July 21, 28, Aug 4, 11	$135- 4 wks
Sept 2024	Sept 8, 15, 22, 29	$135 4 wks
Oct 2024	Oct 6, 13, 20, 27	$135 4 wks
November 2024	Nov 3, 10, 17, 24	$135 4 wks

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Hide & Scent Class

Hide & Scent class is basically playing games that challenge your dog's sense of smell and using your dog's natural scenting abilities.

It starts as an easy game then the challenges become more and more complicated.

Your dog will be asked to differentiate between different smells, navigate obstacles, and solve complicated puzzles to find her prize.

Dogs, like children, need games to burn off energy and to just have a bit of fun!. Your dog may not enjoy basic dog training because it involves activities he doesn't necessarily want to do – like hold still while you walk away, or sit and lie down over and over.

Dogs, like children, need games to burn off energy and to just have a bit of fun!. Your dog may not enjoy basic dog training because it involves activities he doesn't necessarily want to do – like hold still while you walk away, or sit and lie down over and over.

The benefits are:

the handler starts to read their dog better

to teach games like retrieve,

increase the relationship between you and your dog

that it burns a lot of physical and mental energy for your dog

that it helps build your dog's confidence. Your dog can never be wrong because he's using the one thing that he's great at- his nose! Saying this though, the handler (that's you) can miss the subtle signs your dog gives you- and that's what this course is about- reading your dog.

that ALL DOGS can join a class because they don't meet any dogs in class

To train for scent work, you need another person to set up the scent therefore you will be teamed up with another dog/owner in the class.  

DATE:
-to be announced-  

TIME: unknown

LOCATION: Blind Foundation Social Hall, 96 Bristol Street.

COST: unknown