GROUP CLASSES
We offer group training classes for both puppies and adult dogs indoors in Boca Raton, Florida. Advance registration is required.
Address: Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC), 21160 95th Ave S, Boca Raton, FL.
Basic Obedience
Introduce your older puppy or adult dog to the basics: Sit, Down, Stay, Touch, Leave It, Come When Called, No Jumping, and Walk without Pulling. Indoors in the A/C. Graduates of puppy class welcome - also the perfect class if you've started training at home, and want to introduce your socialized dog to a group setting.
Instructor: Benjamin Probst
Dates: Starts November 29, 2018 (six weeks) - January 17, 2019. No class December 20. Class will extend one week beyond the six week schedule to allow for holiday flexibility.
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost: $125
Location: JARC (auditorium), 21160 95th Ave S, Boca Raton
Continuing Nose Work
Exercises, puzzles, and challenges to strengthen dog-handler skills and teamwork. This class will teach fundamental skills (odor obedience, corners, thresholds, ground and elevation hides, etc.). Suitable for graduates of Introduction to Odor and/or dogs introduced to birch elsewhere. Location features interesting opportunities for hides (halls, classrooms, bathrooms, etc.) simulating a trial setting.
Instructors: Judy McPartland, ANWI
Dates: Starts November 29, 2018 (six weeks) - Jan 17, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. No Class December 20th
Cost: $125.00
Location: JARC, 21160 95th Ave S, Boca Raton
Advanced Obedience
Prepare your dog to pass the American Kennel Club’s Urban Canine Good Citizen exam, a ten-part test that checks your dog’s ability to down/stay, come when called, leave it, and walk on a loose leash under distracting conditions. AKC Beginner Novice exercises will also be introduced and practiced.
Location: Jewish Association for Residential Care, 21160 95th Ave S., Boca Raton
Instructor: Marti Hohmann, CPDT-KA, ANWI
Start Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 (6 weeks). No class December 20. Class will extend beyond the six-week schedule to allow for holidays flexibility. Ends January 17, 2019.
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $125
Introduction To Nose Work
Tap into your dog's natural hunting ability and introduce him to scent games using boxes, containers, and objects of all kinds. Learn to observe what your dog looks like when he is working and when to reward him for a job well done. One dog works at a time, so please bring a crate. Please choose this class if you have not tried nose work before. This is the perfect class for hot summers -- give your dog a fun activity you can enjoy indoors that will help him burn mental and physical energy.
Instructors: Marti Hohmann, CPDT-KA, ANWI
Dates: Starts November 29, 2018 at 7:30 pm (six weeks). No class December 20th. Class ends Jan 17th.
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost: $95.00
Location: Jewish Association for Residential Care, 21160 95th Ave S., Boca Raton
Puppy Start Right
Get your youngster off to a great start with this fun, fast-moving combination of obedience, socialization, and confidence-building exercises. Indoors in the A/C. For puppies 10 weeks - five months of age.
Instructor: West Palm Dog Staff
Dates: Not offered
Time: Not offered
Cost: $125
Location: JARC (auditorium), 21160 95th Ave S, Boca Raton
This class is for puppies older than seven months of age, graduates of basic obedience class, or friendly adult dogs in need of impulse control training. Dogs should have had been taught Sit, Down, and Stay in another setting. Skills: Down/Stay, Leave it, Touch, Let's Go with Turns and Automatic Sit, Come (Formal Recall), Wait, Not Jumping on People, Go to Your Mat, and Say Hi under control. Relaxation exercises on the mat will be introduced.
Instructors: West Palm Dog Staff
Dates: Not offered
Time: Not offered
Cost: $125.00
Location: Peggy Adams Rescue League, 3100/3200 N. Military Trail, WPB
Introduction To Odor
Now that your dog has learned to hunt independently, teach him that certain odors are valuable. Hone your observational skills so that you will know what he looks like when he is in odor and on source. Prepare to be amazed as he finds odor you can neither smell nor see! One dog works at a time, so please bring a crate. Choose this class if you have some nose work experience.
Instructors: Marti Hohmann, CPDT-KA, ANWI and Judy McPartland, ANWI
Start Dates: TBD
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (six weeks)
Cost: $125.00
Location: JARC, 21160 95th Ave S, Boca Raton
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