Activity Classes
Tricks! From Classics to Party Tricks
Teaching your dog how to do tricks on “cue” is a fantastic approach to training any behaviors that you would like your dog to understand. We love using tricks as a distraction when our dogs are uncertain, such as in the waiting room at the vet, or waiting for your turn in class. We use tricks to warm up our dogs for competition in many dog sports.
Intro to Dog Sports 2.0
In this 4 week course we will discuss everything needed to create a successful sport pup. We will discuss drive building exercises, beginning skills for dock, disc, agility, and other sports, and ways to keep our pups at the top of their game. This class is suitable for dogs & puppies that are just starting sports, or interested in getting into them, as well as dogs already competing that want to up their game.
AKC Fit Dog Level 1
Instructor: Kim Sykes is an AKC Fit Dog Instructor and a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer.
In this six-week course, you will learn how to safely incorporate a basic fitness program into your dog’s everyday life. Proper conditioning is vital to dogs of any age, to maintain and improve their physical wellness. The skills taught in this class will help you develop a great warmup for your canine athlete. Upon completion of the course, if you choose, you can be tested to meet the requirements for the AKC Fit Dog Level 1 title.
K9 Manners & More is an AKC recognized Fit Dog Club.
Watch this space for new class announcements.
AKC Fetch
AKC Fetch is a pass-fail noncompetitive test. The four levels of titles (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Retriever) assess the ability of the dog to retrieve. In the Advanced and Retriever levels, the dog must respond correctly to signals. There is also a memory component in Advanced and Retriever because a retrieving bumper or ball is dropped (or thrown) behind a blind where it cannot be seen.
For more information on the AKC Fetch title go to: www.akc.org/fetch
Scent Work
Dogs explore their world through their noses. We can work with our dogs to identify specific smells and let us know when they find them. We use specific target odors in this class and dogs learn to search interiors, exteriors, and containers.
When introduction classes open for this fun partnership with your dog, they will be posted here.
There are advanced/competition classes ongoing for dogs that are “on odor”.
- Continuing Odor – Thursdays 3:00 pm
- Continuing Odor – Saturdays 3:00 pm
**Classes are currently full and are not accepting new participants.
Agility
Run, jump, climb, zoom through tunnels – that’s what agility is all about. In the sport of dog agility, the handler directs their dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. The Agility 1, 2, and 3 Foundations courses teach teamwork, focus, handling, and agility obstacles in a safe and positive manner.
We have several agility classes for different levels of experience. For prerequisites and detailed description please click on the links below.
Please note, class sizes are limited and preference will be given to K9 Manners & More COEDs and Model Citizens graduates.
Other advanced agility classes are available. Please speak with your instructor or call our office for more information.
- Agility 1: Foundations Class – Thursdays 3:00 pm
- Agility 1 Foundations Class – Saturdays 11:00 am
- Agility 1 Foundations Class – Saturdays 1:00 pm
- Novice Agility – Wednesdays 6:30 pm
- Intermediate Agility – Saturdays 1:00 pm
**Most agility classes are currently full and not accepting new participants. Watch this space or our Facebook page for announcements of new classes and/or openings.
Agility Field Rental
Agility ring rentals (event center on turf) are available for dogs with agility training experience.
In order to rent the agility ring, you must read and comply with all of our regulations for agility ring use. To read them and to schedule an Agility Ring rental, go HERE
Dock Classes
All the classes for the dock have moved to their own page.
Click HERE to go to that page.