Obedience Classes
FDTC offers four types of obedience classes: Beginning, Advanced, Open,
and Utility. These classes are designed to help you, the owner, train your
dog. Our classes range in size from 8 to 15. These limits are set to
provide the optimum educational experience, which includes special individual
attention, if needed.
Our Beginning classes are scheduled based on enrollment. For more
information on any of the classes, please contact Toni at 510-790-2904
The Beginning Obedience Course
The Beginning Course is offered for any dog 4.5 months of age or older.
It runs for a period of 8 weeks, with all training performed on leash.
This introductory course is designed for the inexperienced trainer or the
untrained dog.
This course provides an excellent opportunity for the handler to become
familiar with the standard obedience commands and for the dog to become
comfortable interacting with other dogs. The commands and excercises
covered in the beginning course are sit, heel, come, down, and stand.
Cost: $100 for 8-week session
The Advanced Class
The Advanced Class is designed for the experienced trainer and dog continuing
their basic education. Training in the class is performed on and off
leash. Lessons taught in the advanced class are heel on leash and figure
eight, stand for examination, recall, heel free, one-minute sit, and
three-minute down.
The Open Class
All exercises in the Open Class are performed off leash at the trainers
discretion. This class is for the highly accomplished dog and the seasoned
trainer. Your dog will enjoy heeling, retrieving, the drop on recall,
jumping, and the three-minute site and five-minute down with the handler out of
sight.
The Utility Class
Training in the Utility Class is performed off leash and with verbal and
nonverbal (hand signal) commands. The Utility Class is for the master
trainer and the veteran dog. Some of the exercises tackled in this
one-hour session are the stand, stay, down, sit, and come commands utilitizing
hand signals, the selection by scent alone of the handler's article (metal and
leather) from among other articles, and retrieving one of three gloves as
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