Puppy & Manners Classes
$120 for one 8-week session, $200 for a punch card covering 2 consecutive 8-week class sessions ($40 savings). These cards must be used in two consecutive obedience sessions (for example summer and fall, or winter and spring) and only by the person who purchased it.
Name recognition | Impulse control |
The basic 5: sit, down, come, leave it, stay | Sound desensitization/spook proofing |
Resource guarding | Bite inhibition |
Housebreaking/Crate training | Calming techniques |
Walking on a leash | Greeting people |
Attention work | Leave it, take it, give it |
Jumping inhibition | ... and more! |
Monday evenings, 7:45pm-8:30pm
Socialization with other dogs and people | Walking politely on a leash |
Sit, Down, Stand, Stay, and Come | Leave it/Take it/Give it |
Attention Work | Eliminating jumping on people |
Self-control | Calming techniques |
Targeting | Teaching tricks |
Obedience games | ... and more! |
Monday evenings, 7:45pm-8:30pm
This eight-week class is for puppies who have completed Kinderpuppy I. In this class your puppy will continue to have the opportunity to socialize with other puppies and people. You will learn how to put your dog training skills from Kinderpuppy I to practical use. This class includes:
Socialization with other pups and people | Controlling jumping and play biting |
Sit, Down, Stand, Stay, and Come without luring | Leave it/Take it/Give it |
Distraction and proofing exercises | Integrating obedience with life rewards |
Walking politely on a leash | Sending to a “place” (mat, bed, crate, etc.) |
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy evaluation | … and more! |
Our Puppy classes are based on Dr. Jennifer Messer’s, DVM, “The Kinderpuppy Course”. We have also included AKC’s S.T.A.R. Puppy program. Evaluations will be given during the last class of Kinderpuppy II. All breeds of dogs, including mixed breeds, are welcome to participate in all of our classes.
Class registration is closed. Session 1 is full.
2023 Session Dates:
Session 1: Orientation 02/27; Classes start 03/06
Session 2: Orientation 05/08; Classes start 05/15
Session 3: Orientation 07/31; Classes start 08/07
Session 4: Orientation 10/16; Classes start 10/23
Monday evenings, 6:30pm-7:15pm
$120 for one 8-week session, $200 for a punch card covering 2 consecutive 8-week class sessions ($40 savings). These cards must be used in two consecutive obedience sessions (for example summer and fall, or winter and spring) and only by the person who purchased it.
This eight-week class is for dogs that are too old for puppy classes (roughly five to six months and older) with minimal or no prior training experience. This class will include:
If you wish, you may take the AKC Canine Good Citizen test at the end of this class session.
Distraction and proofing exercises | Walking politely on a leash |
Sit, Down, Stand, Stay, and Come without luring | Self-control |
Calming techniques | Eliminating jumping on people |
Targeting | Attention work with distractions |
Obedience games | ... and more! |
This eight-week class is for dogs who have completed a Puppy or Beginning Manners Class and is based on building a better relationship with your dog. This class will include:
This eight-week class is for puppies between 8 and 18 weeks old (16 weeks old or younger on the first day of class). In this class your puppy has the opportunity to socialize with other puppies and people. You will learn how to handle typical puppy training issues including:
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W1314 Cedar Drive
Ixonia, WI 53036
Monday evenings, 6:30pm-7:15pm