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Specialized Classes in Diamond Springs



































                                 




Helping the Cautious Canine:  June 6  - 27, Thurs 2 - 3pm
Help your fearful, anxious dog relax and build their confidence. Step-by-step exercises
desensitize your dog and you become a better leader too.  
1st week humans only. $109    Instructor: Cherie Maitland


    Fun Fitness with Fido:
  • April 13 - May 11, Sat 2:30 - 3:30pm  Skip 4/27
  • June 4 - 25, Tues Noon - 1pm

    Come get exercise with your dog!! In this unique class, explore Agility For Fun,
    Canine Freestyle and improve your dog's obedience! Class meets indoors,
    though on good-weather days we will also go for a walk around the neighborhood.
    Wear comfortable shoes, layers of clothing and bring drinking water. You can go at a
    comfortable pace for you and your dog. Basic leash and obedience skills required.
    $88    Instructor: Cherie Maitland










Feisty Fido: June 1 - 29, Sat 4 - 5pm
A Private Behavioral Appointment is Recommended In Addition to
Use of Gentle Leader Headcollar Prior to Signing Up.
   
1st Class is without the dogs
Help your dog feel less aggressive and leash-reactive around other dogs. Lessen your
dog's lunging and high-arousal level when s/he sees other dogs. Call for more info and
prerequisites. Become a better leader too.   $119   Instructor: Cherie Maitland




    Clickin' Tricks:
    Is your dog  bored? Too much energy, not enough to do? If you are looking for a way to stimulate your
    dog's mind and have some fun at the same time, then this class is for you! As you explore ways to
    challenge your dog, get some useful behaviors as a bonus. $88  Instructor: Alan St. Andrew

  • May 10 - May 31, Fri 10 - 11am
  • Jun 24 - Jul 15, Mon 10 - 11am




My Dog - My Helper:  
  • Apr 19 - May 17, Fri 4 - 5pm
  • Jun 14 - Jul 19, Fri 10 - 11am   Skip 7/5
Practical skills to transform your dog into a working companion. Teach your dog to open
or close doors, turn lights on or off, and bring hard to reach items to your hand or lap in
this introductory class. $99  Instructor: Alan St. Andrew


Shaping Clinic:
  • Mar 18 - Apr 15, Mon 3 - 4pm
  • May 31 - Jun 28, Fri 4 - 5pm
Whether you need specific services from your dog, or you just want to challenge a busy mind, THIS is the class for you! Using
behavior shaping techniques such as "chaining" and "free shaping," get your dog to do useful things, like getting on his bed on
cue, putting his toys away, picking up the phone and more! We can work on something YOU have in mind as well. $99  
Instructor: Alan St. Andrew      Contact Instructor for Pre-Requisites



Lead By Following - A Control Unleashed ® Class:
  • Apr 1 - May 13, Mon 4:30 - 6pm
  • Jun 10 - Jul 22, Mon 4- 5:30pm  

A series of 'games' to play with your dog to teach him to:
  • Reorient on you entering or leaving places and while walking (using targeting skills),
  • Exercises hat simultaneously build focus and new attitudes about the things around him,
  • Remain comfortably calm on his mat no matter what's going on around him,
  • Increase both enthusiasm and focus in a distracting environment, with increasing challenges so that he can perform well off
    leash around other dogs, for example at agility meets.
Control Unleashed ®  is a behavioral program where many of the core exercises are based on the principles of desensitization
and counterconditioning. The basic learning theory it operates on is this: the dog learns that his own behavior causes a reward
to happen. An event marker such as a clicker speeds this process (OPERANT CONDITIONING). This program was developed
by Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CDBC,CPDT.
7 Weeks, Maximum 4 Teams, $126   Instructor: Alan St. Andrew












Conformation Troubleshooting:
A behavior shaping clinic to identify and strengthen "soft spots" in your dog's
conformation ring performance. Teach your dog to shine in the show ring!
5 Wks, Max 4 Dogs, $75 Instructor: Alan St. Andrew

  • Mar 29 - Apr 26, Fri 10 - 11am
  • May 6 - Jun 3, Mon 10 - 11am



See Canine Freestyle
Wonder whether Freestyle is for you and your dog? Check out Cherie
Maitland's Intro to Fun Canine Freestyle hour and quarter class. Freestyle is a
great way to continue to bond and train with your dog!
Diamond Springs - 622-PUPS
Our Furry Friends Training Center
694 Pleasant Valley Road, Ste 8
Diamond Springs, CA
Next to Double Diamond & Crossroads Vet
Visit Obedience Classes in Diamond Springs
Cherie's Dogs Demonstrate
"Don't Touch" and Great
Self-Control
(Notice Biscuits on Paws)
Preparing and Training
for Therapy Dog Visits

Therapy_Dogs
CONFORMATION HANDLING:
Not sure on the
next step for you
and your canine
companion? Trying
to choose the right
class and trainer?
Try this helpful
60-minute
Assessment and
Training Tips
class and clarify
what's next, plus
receive training tips
that you can
implement right
away!

Class meets
one-time and costs
$25 and has a
maximum of 4 for
extra attention!
Not sure on the next step for you and your canine companion? Trying to choose the right class and trainer? Try this helpful
60-minute Assessment and Training Tips class and clarify what's next, plus receive training tips that you can implement right
away!

Class meets one-time and costs $25 and has a maximum of 4 for extra attention! For more information visit the Dog Training
Assessment  page
Visit Our Dog Sports Page:

  • Agility For Fun
  • Canine Freestyle
  • Rally Obedience
  • Treibball
  • Nosework
If you are having more serious behavioral issues with your dog such
as aggression, fearfulness, issues with other members of your
household, please contact our Behavior Specialist, Cherie Maitland
NEW CLASS!
Dogs Behaving Badly Workshop: To be
Announced
The focus of this class is impulse control—grabbing for food,
door dashing, jumping on people, and losing focus in the face
of distraction. This allows you to apply the impulse control
concepts learned to a number of different real-life contexts.
Max enrollment: 4
Bring: A hungry exercised dog, yummy moist treats, a 4 or 6
foot leash, and a flat collar, head halter or martingale (no
pinch collars or choke chains please).  
Optional Equipment: Treat Bag
$35     Instructor: Erik Grendahl
FUN NEW
CLASS:
Beginning
Nose Work
Visit Dog
Sports Page