We just brought Puppy home. So now what do we do? How about enrolling your newest family member in the BonaFide Puppy Foundations class? This class combines basic skills training with socialization, desensitization to everyday sights and sounds and brief lectures on topics that will interest all puppy parents. The class is set up for YOU to decide when to attend class each week so you have the flexibility that every busy pet owner needs! This is the perfect first class for puppies approximately 12 weeks to 5 months old.
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Puppy Kindergarten at Ralston Vet Clinic
The Puppy Kindergarten class offered by BonaFide Dog Academy - at Ralston Veterninary Clinic - provides the perfect balance between socialization and training for young puppies. Each 45 minute class will be divided into socialization, basic training and discussion time designed to make learning fun for you and your puppy. By interacting with other puppies in a supervised, carefully-structured socialization period, your puppy will learn valuable skills that only other dogs can teach him. He will learn to control his biting strength and appropriately interact with other dogs - vital skills for a bite-free, fight-free life.
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AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy
*Recommended for pups 4-8 months of age* AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is a program designed to get puppies and their owners off on the right paw! This class provides special training and recognition for responsible owners and their puppies (this a great follow-up to our Puppy Foundations Flex class). Both purebred and mixed breed puppies are welcome to enroll. The AKC evaluation fee is included in the cost of the class (evaluation given at the last class). Puppies that pass the S.T.A.R. testing are eligable to receive a S.T.A.R. Puppy Olympic-style Medal, a listing in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records and a frameable certificate. This class is highly recommended for puppies and owners who deserve recognition for their Socialization, Training, Activity and Responsibility!...
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AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy
*Recommended for pups 4-8 months of age* AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is a program designed to get puppies and their owners off on the right paw! This class provides special training and recognition for responsible owners and their puppies (this a great follow-up to our Puppy Foundations Flex class). Both purebred and mixed breed puppies are welcome to enroll. The AKC evaluation fee is included in the cost of the class (evaluation given at the last class). Puppies that pass the S.T.A.R. testing are eligable to receive a S.T.A.R. Puppy Olympic-style Medal, a listing in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records and a frameable certificate. This class is highly recommended for puppies and owners who deserve recognition for their Socialization, Training, Activity and Responsibility!...
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Puppy Agility Sampler
Take advantage of the natural curiosity and abundant energy of your puppy to introduce her to the fun sport of agility! Your puppy will be exposed to safe, puppy sized challenges in a social setting. She will learn to control her body while gaining confidence from running through tunnels, walking on wobble boards and more!
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Basic Manners and Obedience Classes
Focus and Self-Control
Have you ever felt like your dog is interested in everything in the world except you? Does your dog mind you at home but nowhere else? Does your dog lack self-control in new environments, around new people or in exciting situations? If you answered YES! to any of these questions, then this is the class for you and your dog!
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Focus and Self-Control
Have you ever felt like your dog is interested in everything in the world except you? Does your dog mind you at home but nowhere else? Does your dog lack self-control in new environments, around new people or in exciting situations? If you answered YES! to any of these questions, then this is the class for you and your dog!
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CLASS Foundations
In C.L.A.S.S. Foundations, teams will focus on the building blocks of real-life skills. Basic positions (sit, down, stand), foundation leash manners, recall (come when called), attention skills and more will be honed in this fun & informative foundations class.
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CLASS I
C.L.A.S.S. I is for our undergrads - teams going for their B.A. award! Building on foundation skills, teams will integrate basic manners into real-life scenarios that every dog owner will find invaluable! Develop your skills at properly greeting strangers, taking walks as a team, showing self-control around enticing distractions, settling in new environments and more. With fun games and innovative activities, before you know it, you are on your way to your B.A.!
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CLASS II
Have you recently passed your CLASS B.A.? Ready to train for your Masters degree? Join us for CLASS II! This class will challenge teams with fun activities and games designed to improve on advanced real-life skills that you will find useful in every day life, and required to pass your Master-level CLASS evaluation!
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Field Trip!
Everyone wants their dog to be well-mannered in public, so what better place to train than in the real world? Each week, Field Trip will meet at a different outdoor location so teams can develop their good basic manners in the context of new, real-life distractions. Work on loose-leash walking, polite greetings, basic positions, self-control, attention, recall and more in this about-town class!
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Breed/Group Specific Classes
Specialty Classes
Pet Agility Sampler
Do you think your dog would enjoy running through tunnels, jumping through tires and scaling obstacles? Try out agility with your canine companion in this fun four-week sampler class!
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Cranky Canines
Is your dog cranky at the end of the leash? Does he bark, growl and lunge at other dogs? Learn how to help your dog go from cranky to calm in this specialty class!
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Wallflowers
Do you have a shy dog? Is your dog nervous in new environments? Does your dog get stressed around new people, objects and/or dogs? Our Wallflower class is just for you! Learn how to help your fearful dog gain confidence and a new outlook on those things that they are afraid of; gain confidence as the owner of a shy dog to successfully manage your pooch and turn his scary situations into positive ones!
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Rock Solid Recall
Does Rover come the first time, every time you call him? If not, come learn how to start training your dog for a really reliable recall!
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Dog Sports Classes
AGILITY Classes
Agility 101
Dog agility is a sport that combines obedience with an obstacle course for your dog! It is a great way to build a relationship with your dog, gain off leash control and have fun! Agility 101 will build on the foundation of our entry level agility classes. Enrollment by permission only.
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Agility Course Handling
This is for intermediate to advanced teams. Enrollment is by permission only.
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RALLY Classes
Intermediate Rally
Once teams have successfully completed our Intro to Rally class, they can move into Intermediate Rally! This four-week class will highlight specific exercise challenges each week and give students the opportunities to run on-lead, beginner-level courses.
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Advanced Rally
Are you ready for off-lead rally? Middle and upper-level rally courses include more stations, including new and more challenging exercises. Courses are also run off-lead! If you are ready to take your rally training to the next level, join us for Advanced Rally! This four-week class will highlight specific exercise challenges each week and give students the opportunities to run off-lead, advanced courses.
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