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Intro to Obedience - Puppy Training with Patience
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Your puppy will be in great hands with his/her first trainer, Patience Hayes. This program is an eight-week course, for puppies 12 weeks to 1 year old. It was designed to help you through the early stages of puppyhood. Patience will cover housebreaking, recall, how to walk on a leash and what is appropriate play with other dogs and humans. She will also cover topics such as destructive behavior & prevention as well as doggie park etiquette. This class is held on Thursday evenings, for one hour - 45 minutes training, followed by a 15 minute socializing and play period. During the play period, Patience will be available to answer questions and help with specific problem areas.
On-Leash Obedience Program
While on-leash, your dog will learn the basic commands (Sit, Down, Come, Heel and Free) as well as the two most important words to a dog. These words are "Good" and "No." In addition to the general obedience commands, we can customize the program to deal with other behavioral issues. After completing On-Leash Obedience at Bark Avenue, you will have control of your dog in the types of situations where good behavior is required. On-Leash Obedience is designed to set your dog up for Off-Leash Obedience. For your convenience, daycare is included on training days.
Off-Leash Obedience Program (Lifetime Obedience Program)
Off-leash obedience is designed to teach your dog that it should be obedient regardless of distractions. While we do not recommend you allow your dog off-leash where it is not allowed, we know there are situations in which off-leash obedience is important. Imagine being able to call your dog back from a wild game of chase at doggie park without having to chase him/her around yourself. More seriously, leashes and collars can break. Strong off-leash obedience may save your dog's life in these situations. This program also includes free follow-up group classes for as long as you own your dog. Our on-leash program is a prerequisite for this program. For your convenience, daycare is included on training days.
Therapy Dog Preparation Training
This program is designed to prepare your dog for the rigorous tests for Therapy Dog programs. Therapy dogs are dogs that have been specially trained to work in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, assisting patients. These dogs are owned by volunteers who generously donate their time and their dog's time to help others. It is very rewarding for the dog, the owner and the patient. Therapy dogs must have absolutely rock solid temperaments and very strong obedience training. While we cannot guarantee that your dog will pass the test, this program is the best place to get started. For your convenience, daycare is included on training days.
Agility
Not available at this time. Please check back. We will post when it is available.
Aggression Management
Aggression Management training is designed to help owners of overly protective or defensive dogs. Often, dogs who have not had sufficient obedience training can become defensive or aggressive. This can be true of all breeds from large working breeds all the way down to small lap dogs. The exact methods and techniques vary and are dictated by the needs of the individual dog. For your convenience, daycare is included on training days.
Protection Sport
Our Training Director, Daniel McElroy is a Level Three certified decoy with Protection Sport Association (PSA). Our Protection Sport Program is operated through Windy City Working Dog Club. The club was formed by Paul Bilecki (President), Melinda Belicki (Treasurer), Mike Pulford (Vice President) and Daniel McElroy (Vice President). Windy City Working Dog Club offers training for PSA as well as French Ring Sport. The rates for training are based on an annual fee and/or a per-visit basis. For more info please visit www.windycitywdc.com.
Private Lessons
Private lessons are available at a rate of $45.00 per half hour at Bark Avenue and $75.00 per half hour in your home (limited availability).
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