Puppy Headstart
For puppies under a year old, Puppy Headstart focuses on establishing the Three Life Issues (stay with me, come when called, and stay where I put you) by helping owners to learn effective leadership, and relationship building through games and play. Owners will learn to effectively mark and reward behaviours through positive reinforcement. Exercises include (but are not limited to): loose lead walking, focus work, recalls, sits, downs, and puppy manners, plus an introduction to agility. Upon completion of this course, owners can enroll in Beginner Performance.
*NOTE* There will be no puppy socialization. We want you to become their leader, their best friend & you’re the one that is to be respected. IF you want to have puppy play time, organize it on your own time. We have all the essential training tools for this class on site. We have a retail section for collars, leashes, toys and we sell homemade bait on site as well.
Beginners Performance
In this follow-up to Puppy Headstart, further emphasis is placed on the Three Life Issues, while obedience skills and manners are further perfected. Emphasis is also given to establishing reliable recalls and stays, through the use of games, operant conditioning, and positive reinforcement. In addition, handlers and puppies are introduced to the basics of performance obedience and footwork. Completion of this course is a prerequisite for Agility, Nosework, Rally-Obedience, and Competition Obedience.
Beginners Obedience
This course is the follow-up to Beginners Performance, and prepares handlers and dogs to begin work on their Companion Dog (CD) title, or to take the Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) test. In this course, puppies and dogs will learn the art of heads-up healing, improved focus work, stays, and recalls. Emphasis is also given to establishing proper footwork for the ring. This course is recommended for anyone interested in entering the competitive obedience ring, rally-o, or agility, or anyone who wants to have fun with their dog.
ADVANCED Obedience
This course is the follow-up to Beginners Obedience. Perfecting sits, downs and stands. Attention heeling and working dogs with a check lead with complete loose lead. Fronts and around finishes, and reliable recalls with fronts.
ADVANCED 2 Obedience
This course is the follow-up to Advanced Obedience. Perfecting sits, downs, stands, heeling. Fronts and finishes, and reliable recalls with fronts. Start dumbbell work. Retrieving and high jump, bar jump and broad jump (Open Obedience)
INDEPENDENT MAT TIME
- Linda Siczkar
This mat time is an opportunity to work on group excercises with
other students and sharpen your performance in the obedience and
rally rings. Mat time is just that - a time to independently work on
areas you feel need sharpening. Come each week with a plan on what
you and your dog want to achieve working towards your goals.
Opportunities for proofing and building reliability in your teammate
will help build confidence together in the competitive ring. Be
prepared to have fun with your dog and leave tired!
Rally-O
Rally-Obedience is one of the newer ‘dog sports’, and emphasizes positive interactions between handlers and dogs, while completing a course comprised of a series of obedience-inspired obstacles.
- Beginner's Rally-O:
In this introductory class, handlers and their canine teammates, will learn how to interpret and properly complete the signs, and footwork necessary to complete a Rally Novice course. Emphasis will be placed on ensuring that handlers learn to have fun in the Rally-O ring. It is recommended that handlers and dogs complete Puppy Performance prior to entering Beginner’s Rally-O.
- Intermediate/Advanced Rally-O:
The follow-up to Beginner’s Rally-O, handlers will have the opportunity to learn and practice obstacles found in Rally Intermediate and Advanced courses.
- Excellent/Master Rally-O:
The follow-up to Intermediate/Advanced Rally-O, handlers will have the opportunity to learn and practice obstacles found in Rally Excellent and Master courses.
- Rally-O run thru: This is set up as class and NOT
Drop-in
Similar to the premise behind Fungility, this course gives handler/canine teams the opportunity to practice at full Rally-O course. This is a great opportunity to work out any “bugs”, and to further hone handler skills, while also building the confidence of your canine partner. Please note: Instruction will be minimal. Masters, followed by Novice and then Advanced courses – please contact the CCC for further information.
Agility
- Foundations/Beginners Agility):
In this course, handlers and dogs learn the fundamentals of agility. Dogs will be exposed to new surfaces, learn proper stretching techniques, contact form, and jumping techniques, and will be introduced to weaves, the A-frame, dog walk, tunnels, chutes, hoops, pause table, and tippy boards. Handlers will learn the importance of body language, and learn the basics of effectively handling their dog through an agility course. Additional recall, focus and basic obedience skills are emphasized. Please note - handlers/dogs will begin in Foundations and advance to Beginners. Prior to enrolling in Foundations, dogs should have a reliable recall, be comfortable off-leash and have a “sit”, “stay”, and “down” command. In this class we will work with multiple jumps and continue with contacts, adding the teeter.
Introduction to multiple poles (Weave poles)
Handling technics like front cross, blind cross and rear cross.
Start line stay. Obstacle focus.
Handling:
1. Connection
2. Handling for dog - NEW SPRING CLASS
Advanced Level 2 (Advanced/Masters Combined) AgilityWe will continue to build your skills running
sequences, practicing a variety of Handling Maneuvers
including International Style Handling, obstacle
discrimination, directionals, & distance work.
This advanced level class will focus on the handling skills
needed to navigate an agility course.
Teams will continue to refine handling while learning how to read a course and determine the best handling technique to use on different courses every second while increasing comfort on full height contact equipment, perfecting contact performance and weave skills on alternating weeks.
Ideal for teams that want to play recreationally or aspire to complete.
Prerequisites:
~ Completion of Advanced Agility Level 1 with good proficiency in skills covered, dog/teams from
other schools need to be able to sequence 5-6 obstacles and have no issues with contact
equipment and weave poles.
~ Your dog is able to do all the Agility Equipment.
~ Your dog must be able to focus on you in a distracting environment.
- Advanced Agility:
This follow-up to Intermediate Agility is also recommended for those handlers, looking for further practice, and to help build confidence in their handling skills. In this level, dogs are introduced mini-courses, that are designed to emphasize specific handling skillsets. Additional time is spent on honing front crosses, while rear crosses are introduced, plus additional advanced handling skills (such as distance handling) are covered. Time is spent in gaining experience with each obstacle, with particular emphasis on weaves and the teeter. By the end of this class, handler/dog teams should be prepared to run a Novice agility course.
- NADAC Agility:
Courses will be designed with only NADAC equipment used. Dogs must have independent obstacle performance on all equipment (dog must be fluent on all obstacles). You will be running various courses and getting individual feedback regarding your personal challenges. Courses will become more challenging with concepts of threadles, layering and 270’s introduced. Emphasis on motivation and reinforcement will continue. - Grids & More:
LYNDA VIBERT
The Grids & More class is a mix but mainly agility. There is a grid, a few fitness pieces that students can work on with their dogs while waiting their turn on the Grid. Limited cone work, discrimination, teach switch if time allows. Most classes will end with a short sequence to run.
Dogs in this class must already know how to do agility and the obstacles used in agility, be able to work off-leash and remain in the ring with the handler at all times when or while they are working. Everything is not done every week. We use obstacles used in ‘Nadac’. One dog is worked at a time on the grid, so there is downtime. Multiple dogs work on leash at their leisure on the fitness pieces in the other ring.
Most important: A FUN AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE! - Introductory to Nose Work
Prerequisite: - at least one obedience class
- dog must be comfortable and quiet in a crate and the class environment
This class introduces the dog and handler to the basics of scent detection - how to start, execute and end a search. The goal is to develop a strong commitment to odour using wintergreen. By the completion of this course the team should succeed at the CKC Instinct Level or an SDDA DOT. - Beginner Nose Work
Prerequisite: - Introductory to Nose Work
This class introduces you and your dog to pine and thyme. The team will begin to search for multiple odours in a search area. The searches will become more complex including bigger search areas, more items to search and hides placed in various positions. eg. high, under, etc. To move forward the team must be able to successfully find 2 hides in both a container search and a small area search.
- Intermediate Nose Work
Prerequisite: - Beginner Nose Work
Anise and clove are introduced at this level. All searches increase in difficulty. Different types of distracters become part of the search challenge. Inaccessible hides and dogs working independently at increased distance from the handler are introduced. At this level the handler and dog should have confidence in each other and understand their jobs. They should function as a true team with the dog leading and the handler providing support. At the end of this level the team should be successful competing at the lower levels of scent trials.
- Nosework 1 and Nosework 2
Prerequisite: - Intermediate Nose Work
- Trial / Competition Experience
These levels are similar in the topics covered. The Nosework 1 class is for people who have just moved up from the Intermediate class while the Nosework 2 class is for the more experienced teams. Both levels build and expand on previously learned skills; refine them and prepare teams for successful competition.
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Exterior Nosework
Intermediate, Advanced and Excellent Levels only.
Teams must have some exterior search experience.
This class will be held outdoors at CCC - weather permitting. We will work on all types of exterior searches - Containers, Area and Vehicle.
If the weather is uncooperative and we can’t work outside, we will have some interior searches set up inside, focusing on Advanced and Excellent level searches.
Searches will follow CKC and SDDA guidelines
Nosework
Please note that each level is not intended to be immediately followed by the next. You or your dog may need (or want) to spend more than one 6-week period at each level. Because each level is progressively harder, you may need to participate longer at each level before moving up. This is particularly true at the Nosework 1/Nosework 2 levels.
Show Handling
Preparation for the conformation show ring. These are NOT drop in. Classes held on Saturday and limited to 6. Each semester will run 4 weeks and interested students must register ahead with CCC and pay for the whole block before class starts.
