2010 Spring Session Now Scheduling. Click Here to register online now
SPECIAL NOTICE : May 4th, 2010 - We now have enough people interested to begin a session. Our problem now is that Beth, our Training Director is going to Toronto, Canada on the 16th of this month to compete in her first of three competitions to qualify for the Paralympic games held this next time in London England. She will be back around the end of the month and we will call everyone who has registered to schedule a date to begin the session as soon as she returns. We apologize for the inconvenience but it took too long getting enough people to sign up that we ran out of time before she has to go... At any rate, we haven't forgotten anyone and let's figure a tentative start date of Sunday, June 13th at Hickey Park in Flippin / time - 3pm. There is still room for a couple more in this session. Register now to participate!
Dogs of all ages and breeds accepted. (Dogs that show agresssion towards people or other dogs may need to be enrolled in private classes)
NOTE: Private Classes are held at the shelter complex in Rae Valley Only.
The SPCA is now reserving spots for our 2010 Spring Session. Classes will be instructed by Beth Levine and Charlie Campbell, and assisted by Josh Cunha. Classes may be held either indoors at the Flippin City Community Building or at Hickey Park in Flippin, depending on weather conditions.
This is an 8 week course, 1 class each week. Each class will run approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Each session is designed to hold up to 10 dogs at a time. Cost is $10 per class payable at the time of each class. North Central Arkansas Dog Club Members receive $2 off each class.
When? Sessions will begin everytime we have 10 people/dogs committed to an entire session (weekly classes / 8 weeks total). As of 3/24/10, we have room for 8 dogs and their owners in the upcoming session. Note: This may change if we do not get 10 people enrolled within a reasonable amount of time. If that is the case, we will set strict starting dates and hold classes for however many people and dogs are ready to go in order to not make anyone have to wait too long before being able to get started. If more than 10 people and dogs enroll for one session, we will run more than one session at a time so that as one class gets out for the day, the next one starts.
Days of the week and times are not set in stone. We will adjust our schedules to meet the need. We truly believe that every dog as well as dog owner, can, and will, benefit from having good to excellent Basic Obedience skills. We want you in one of our classes. We will work with all of those enrolled in each session, as much as possible, to do our best to set a beginning date, day of the week, and time of day for each class that is good for everyone enrolled in that session. We can make our own schedule fit almost any day or time. We would suggest that Sunday afternoons would be best for everyone so that there are no conflicts which would keep anyone from being able to attend each week until the full session is completed.
Charlie Campbell, Certified CGC Evaluator # 60305
Important! For those wishing to have Beth train their own dogs as service dogs, we would suggest that you participate in one of these sessions before you begin the Service Dog training. It is important that any dog going into Service Dog training have a good basic obedience before they can truly be dedicated to learning the more advanced tasks of becomng a Service Dog.
Equipment needed: (provided by you)
Class itinerary includes:
Class includes: Intro to class, introduce people and dogs. Class rules-responsible dog ownership-cleaning up, etc. Talk about your philosophy of training (e.g., will you use food, clickers, or ??). Fitting of training collars. Meet and greet dogs (petting, ears and feet). Demo and practice walk on loose lead; start training Sit.(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: Questions, problems with your dog during the week? Meet and greet the dogs; touch ears and feet, try a brush or comb. Practice and feedback on walk on a loose lead; practice and feedback on sit. Demo sit/stay and try it. Demo down and try it. Start Coming When Called.(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: Questions, any behavior or training problems this week? New person (asst. or a student while you hold their dog) does meet, greet, brief groom. Walk on a loose lead (one at a time with feedback). Walk by distraction dog (can use other students at a farther distance and with necessary precautions). Sit and sit-stay; down and start down-stay. Add time to sit-stay. Coming when called(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: Greet dogs as students arrive-touch ears, feet, etc. Problems this week? Walk on a loose lead-closer to other dogs and near other people. Weave in and out of people if students are ready. Students show dogs can sit. Sit-stay: add time and distractions. Down and down-stay with added time and distractions. Start on Supervised Separation. If students bring crates, some can put dogs up and hold dogs of others. Coming when called-can be done on leash or long line.(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: Students have been introduced to all skills. Work on problem areas. Add more difficult distractions, add time to stays, start having the owner move away from the dog on the stays which to this point may have been with the owner simply stepping out in front. Add distance to come. (Use long lines for safety).(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items All Items 1-10) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: Continue to work on problem areas, increasing distances, adding distractions, changing locations and formats for the exercises.(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items All Items 1-10) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
Class includes: By now students should be going out the full 20-ft. on the stays, out 10 ft. for come. Dogs should not be jumping on distraction dog and should tolerate the touching of their ears and feet. Review and work on any problems.(If testing for CGC Certification, this class covers test items All Items 1-10) - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
-- Homework
--- CGC Test Night & Graduation Ceremony - (Download the "Testing Requirements" to the left)
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call the shelter office at 870-453-7249.
Classes will begin as soon as we have 10 dogs enrolled.