Thursday, January 13, 2011

New Puppy Classes!


Celebrate National Train Your Dog Month by registering your puppy for a training class at Michigan Road Animal Hospital. Now there are two choices for small group classes!

Sensible Puppy Start is an early puppy socialization and training class for puppies 8 weeks to 4 months old. The class runs for 6 consecutive Wednesday nights from 6:15 to 7:20pm. Sensible Puppy Start includes information and practice on the 7 essential areas of successful puppy raising: Potty Training Socialization, Soft-Mouth training, Self-Control, Exam Training, Etiquette and Enrichment. You will learn everything you need to know about preventing problem behavior, stopping nipping and jumping and taking advantage of this unique window of time in your puppy’s development. Class time includes socialization with other class members and puppies. Included in your tuition is a comprehensive 90-page manual to remind you what you learned in class and monthly puppy field trips until your puppy turns 1 year old. Tuition is $149.

Sensible Puppy Skills is an intensive four-week training class for puppies 4 months through 12 months old. This class begins on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 and runs for four consecutive weeks. This class is 65-75 minutes long. Focusing on specific skills such as polite greetings, leash manners, Come and Stay, Catherine Steinke will show you how to practice with your puppy to instill good manners that will last a lifetime. Even if your puppy seems a bit unruly or out of control, you will learn how to gently and kindly train your puppy to settle down and obey you. There are no excused absences or make up sessions for this class so please clear your calendar for all four sessions. This class is repeatable and payment for each month is due at the first class. Included in the tuition for this class are step-by-step skill sheets and monthly puppy field trips until your puppy turns 1 year old. Tuition is $99.

The registration form for either class is available on the website. www.SensibleK9.com

Please contact Catherine Steinke by email for more information about these courses. Catherine@SensibleK9.com

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