GROUP CLASSES

AKC Star Puppy

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Socialization, Training, Activity, and Responsibility. These four items comprise the foundation of a good puppy training program. Owners who complete all six weeks with their puppies are eligible to take the AKC STAR puppy test.

Skills: leash walking, sit, down, leave it, body handling, come

Opportunities: puppy play

Fun: Tunnel, tarp walk, hoops

Instructor: Marti Hohmann

Cost: $165 for 6 weeks

Starts: Saturday, January 3 @ 9 am (six weeks)

Indoors and air-conditioned.

Register for January 2026:

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Introduction to Canine Nose Work

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This class develops your dog's availability to use his nose. Watch with amazement as he finds a treat and later, the odor of essential oils, under chairs and tables, on the wall, and in boxes. A fun class for handlers of all abilities -- absolutely no obedience required.

Instructor: Marti Hohmann

Cost: $145 (six weeks)

Starts: Thursday, October 16, 6 pm - 7 pm (five weeks)

Address: 5549 Colbright Road, Lake Worth

Register: https://WestPalmDog.as.me/?appointmentType=83924993

Service Dog Group Walk

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Join Marti and/or Ben on a group outing with your service dog in training. After an initial meet and greet, you will accompany us on an outing to an area store. Great for moral support and developing the impeccable behavior in public settings we expect of working dogs. Load/unload, parking lots, store entrances, and checkout.

Instructor: Marti Hohmann and/or Benjamin Probst

Cost: $45 (per session)

Starts: Thursday, October 16, 1 pm - 2 pm and weekly through the end of the year. You do not have to sign up for every lesson to participate.

Registration:

https://WestPalmDog.as.me/?appointmentType=83924907

 

CGC Prep

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Adolescent dogs present challenges -- they stop listening, start to bark, don't come when called. They can also make you laugh and thrill you with their zest for life. Train your way through this period of your dog's life and commiserate with people who will surely understand you. This class will also start you on your journey towards the Canine Good Citizen exam.

Instructor: Marti Hohmann

Cost: $145 for 5 weeks

Saturdays, 10am-11am

Address: 5549 Colbright Road, Lake Worth

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Barn Hunt - Meet the Rat

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This class evaluates a dog's interest in barn hunt and urban locating, dog sports in which dogs scent rats hidden in tubes and cages. Great fun for terriers and other dogs with prey drive.

Instructor: Marti Hohmann

Cost: $40 for 90 minutes

Saturday, February 6, 10am - 11:30 am (5 dogs)

Address: 5549 Colbright Road, Lake Worth

Register: https://WestPalmDog.as.me/?appointmentType=85699641

 

Not Jumping on People

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Teach your dog what to do besides jump on you and help friends and neighbors understand how to greet your dog properly. We will tackle this problem together in two 1-hour sessions.

Instructor: Marti Hohmann

Cost: $55 for 2 weeks

Starts Saturday, December 13 and December 20 at 9am (one hour)

Address: 5549 Colbright Road, Lake Worth

Registration: https://WestPalmDog.as.me/?appointmentType=84353766