Hunterdon Canine Center LLC

1.Beginners Obedience:   For dogs over 12 weeks of age.   The start to a great family pet.  Handlers will learn how to teach he basic obedience skills of walking on a leash without pulling, sit and stay in place, down and stay and come when called.  Dog training theory/behavior will also be covered. 

2.  Advanced Beginners/Canine Good Citizen Obedience:  For handlers and dogs who have completed Beginners Obedience.  This class continues to build on the basic skills while preparing for off-leash reliability with distractions.  CGC skills will be taught along with an introduction to Agility and Rally.

3. Attention Class:  Want your dog to pay attention to you in ALL situations...This class is for YOU.   A fun, motivating class for both dog and handler.  Great preparation for Obedience, Agility and Rally trials as well as fun training for the Family Pet

4.Rally Obedience:   For dogs who have understand the basic commands of sit stay, down stay and who walk with the handler without pulling. A great class to continue training and for owners who would like to start competing in obedience.

5.Novice Obedience: Prerequisite: Attention Levels I, II and III or with instructor approval.  Heeling on and off leash, Standing while examined, off leash recalls and sit/down stay will be covered while incorporting training games and working towards competition.

6.  Open Obedience:  Prerequisite: For dogs trained through Novice or with instructor approval.  Teach and/or perfect retrieving and jumping skills in a fun-motivational way.

7.Utility Obedience:  Prerequisitie: For dogs who have a reliable retrieve or with instructor approval.  Teach and/or perfect the Utility class exercises of hand signals, scent discrimination, directed retrieve and directed jumping.

8.Beginner Agility:   You will learn to handle your dog to take jumps and go over various obstacles.

9.   Advanced Agility:  For dogs who can work off leash and have taken beginner agility

10. Introductory Agility Skills:  Get your dog started the right way with all the necessary foundation skills essential for competition.  Good for dogs of all ages. Shadow handling, body awareness, flatwork, side cues.  Basic beginners obedience required as prerequisite.

11. Agility Jumping Skills: Class will focus on particluar jumpling skill each week (front crosses, serpentines, etc.) and then incorporate skills into a course.  Learn all the proper cues and handler positions with the most efficient path.  Recommended for dogs in the Novice/Open level. Prerequisite:  Beginner Agility.

12.Show Handling

13.Drop In Training Time:  A 3 hour period for anyone who wants to train on their own with other handlers & distractions. The cost is $15 whether you stay for one, two or three hours.