These programs are designed to give dogs skills above and beyond obedience, and they can enhance their daily lives by giving them a purpose.
The courses offered below are an exclusive offering to Gold and Platinum members of our Academy. We refer to these courses as Adventure Programs, and these are offered after a dog has completed the minimum training equivalent of our 8-week puppy camp or 8-week boot camp. We require this level of training because dogs will need an off-leash recall, obedience under distraction(s), drop-it, and many other exercises learned in the 8-week camp.
These programs are designed to give dogs skills above and beyond obedience, and they can enhance their daily lives by giving them a purpose. Further, it gives owners/handlers and their dog an outlet to work together, engage activities/exercises challenging the mind and body, and further enhances what they’ve learned during boot camp.
2-weeks, $1900
The goal of our Couch to 5K program is for you to be able to include your dog in specific activities that you can enjoy together, while also helping to meet your dog’s fitness needs. This includes having your dog learn to heel while going for a jog with you, and/or learning to jog next to a bike. These activities are great ways to take your dog with you while going jogging or biking, as well as keeping them active to meet their exercise needs. This is a fast-paced physical conditioning program and can teach the dog to run for a 5K, so if you are looking to have your dog build up their endurance, get fit and they enjoy running and fast paced activities, this is the adventure program for you.
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The sport of Scent Work is based on the work of professional detection dogs (such as drug dogs), employed by humans to detect a wide variety of scents and substances. This course teaches dogs to search for cotton swabs saturated with the essential oils of Birch, Anise, Clove, and Cypress. The cotton swabs are hidden out of sight in a pre-determined search area, and the dog has to find them. Teamwork is necessary: when the dog finds the scent, he has to communicate the find to the handler, and these cues or indication is a key component to the training. Neither the dog nor handler knows where the target odor is hidden. The handler has to rely on the dog, and follow the dog’s nose to success.
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The Canine Good Citizen (CGC) is a 10-skill test that teaches good manners to dogs and responsible dog ownership to their owners. This course will focus on these 10-skills, and dogs will practice and strengthen proper responses or control to better prepare them for the final test. This two week intensive course will conclude with owner(s) going through the CGC evaluation. CGC is open to all dogs–purebred and mixed breed. There are no age minimums or limits for participating in the Canine Good Citizen program. If you have goals of doing therapy dog work with your dog, this course will introduce your dog to many of the same requirements therapy dog organizations have for advancement or certification.
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Your dog will work on confidence building skills and learn how to read the body language of the handler while having fun going through courses. This course will teach the fundamentals of going through jumps, tunnels, A- frame, Dog Walk and more. Your dog will learn the different crosses we use in agility (Front, Rear and Blind) while going through small circuits (3-4 obstacles). Upon completion of Agility Foundation 1 owner(s) will receive a summary of their dogs abilities regarding agility, specific exercises or practice needed at home to move on to Agility 2, or the green light to return for Agility 2 if/when the owner would like their dog to advance further.
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Fast CAT® – which stands for Coursing Ability Test – is a timed 100-yard dash where dogs run one at a time, chasing a lure. Although it is a relatively new sport, its popularity has spread like wildfire. This two-week course will introduce dogs to sport, and they will gain familiarity with the process, field setup, luring, and rewarding activity of getting to run full blast to the finish line. Upon course completion, owners will receive instruction specific to their dog, how to prepare for future events, and tips/technique that have helped them with the foundation training they’ve received for competing in this fun and exhilarating sport.
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This course will introduce dogs to the concept of fetch, the interactive game between dog and human. A solid foundation in the game of fetch helps overcome some of the hurdles often encountered like playing keep away, becoming possessive, drive building, focus/concentration on the game, drop-it, and more. This course will give owner(s) a productive way to exercise their dog, and can also be the steppingstone for the game of search (scent discrimination for finding items).
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