Blue Ribbon Dog Training Academy

Beginner Level This is a 6 Week class * For the first time dog owner * Dogs having no training * Puppies first class *AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program
Class	Day	Time	Start Date	End Date	Skip	Price
Puppy Kindergarten Pet Manners Registration Form Download here.	Wed	6:30-7:40PM	09/15/10	10/27/10	10/13	$90
	Tues	6:30-7:40PM	10/19/10	11/23/10	---	$90
	Wed	6:30-7:40PM	11/17/10	12/29/10	---	$90
	Tues	6:30-7:40PM	12/14/10	01/18/11	---	$90
	Wed	6:30-7:40PM	01/12/11	02/16/11		$90
	Tues	6:30-7:40PM	02/08/11	03/15/10	---	$90

Dates for AKC S.T.A.R Puppy Testing 1 Session * For Puppies that have completed 6 weeks of Puppy Kindergarten
Class	Day	Time	Date	Date	Date	Date	Price
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Testing	Tues	6:30-7:30 PM	9/14	11/30	11/23	01/18/11	$15
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Testing	Wed	6:30-7:30PM	8/18	11/3			$15

Advanced Beginner Level 6 Weeks * For dogs that have completed the Pet Manners Class. * To prepare dog and handler for the AKC Good Citizenship Test. * This class can be repeated as needed
Class	Day	Time	Start Date	End Date	Skip	Price
Better Pet Manners/CGC Registration Form Download here.	Wed.	8:00-9:00PM	09/15/10	10/27/10	10/13	$90
	Wed.	8:00-9:00PM	11/17/10	12/29/10	---	$90
	Wed.	8:00-9:00PM	01/12/11	02/16/11		$90

Competition Classes * Preparing you to show your dog
Class	Day	Time		Skip	Cost
Beginner Competition Sub.-Novice/Novice	Mon.	7:00-8:15PM	Drop-in Class. Held every Monday Night. "Advance at your own pace." $10 to attend 1 of the class sessions or $15 for both.	5/31 9/6	$10/$15 per Evening
Advanced Competition Grad.-Novice/ Open/Utility or Rally Obedience	Mon.	8:15-9 :00PM		5/31 9/6	$10/$15 per Evening
Advanced Competition Grad.-Novice/ Open/Utility	Tues.	8:00-9:00PM	Drop-in Class Being offered beginning 7/27/10 Working on dumbbell, jumping, and Utility exercises.		$10 per Evening

Tracking (AKC/Schutzhund) Offered by East Fork Schutzhund Club

Sun.

9:30AM
(Mike Instructor)

Call for drop-in information.

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$15

MAIL COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM TO: Blue Ribbon Dog Training Academy, 3548 Jackson Pike, Williamsburg, OH 45176
Please include payment and shot record.

Please make sure your dogs' vaccinations are up to date, including Bordatella. Record of titers is also acceptable.

Classes and Private Instruction

All prices are for training at the Blue Ribbon Dog Training Academy facility.
All classes are taught using the 10¢ Method to Training Your Dog™.
Classes generally consist of 5 to 8 dogs or puppies unless specify otherwise.

Any dog breed, or mixed breed, is welcome. (Some breeds may be easier to train than others).
Private Instruction is available to anyone wanting one-on-one help with your dog, whether it's a problem or for competition,
$50 for a 1 hour session (and $10 for each additional 15 minutes).

In-Home Training

Perfect for people with a tight schedule or don't have a way to bring your dog to us.
Behavior Problems that are occurring in your home can be worked on in your home.
$50 per hour (minimum charge is $100 plus charge for mileage).

People with Special Needs

Blue Ribbon Dog Training Academy is sensitive to the needs of dog owners who lack the strength and co-ordination of an average adult. Young people,
Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities are welcome in group lessons and private instruction.
PARENTS
Are you giving your kids a puppy as a present? Why not include an obedience class!
We specialize in dog training for kids!
We encourage family participation when training a puppy. Kids 8 and older can help train!
   Younger children may not have the attention, comprehension skills, or hand/eye coordination
   to do the actual training. It depends on the individual child and puppy.

             Gift Certificates Available

CLASSES OFFERED

Group/Class Rates
       ● $90 FOR 6 WEEKS or Sign up for a Training Package. $110 Includes our $90 class plus you get a 6' leash, training collar, and treat bag. Use of a credit card (VISA or MasterCard) has a $5.00 processing fee.

       ● Group classes meet once a week for 6 weeks. Each session is approximately 70 minutes.

Graduates Receive (Last class)
The last class generally consists of review of things taught and games testing these skills.
      ● Dogs attending at least 4 of the 6 scheduled classes, receive a certificate at the last class.
      ● Dogs attending all 6 classes of the 6 scheduled classes, are acknowledged as
                   PERFECT ATTENDANCE.
       ● Owners attending the last night of class, receive a $10 certificate towards a future class.
       ● Juniors (under 12 years old), training their own dog, receive a "Report Card".

The Puppy Kindergarten and Pet Manners class are taught together as one class. I have had success doing this for several years. Puppies and dogs are all taught the same behaviors and generally taught the same way, though the method may vary slightly from dog-to-dog. Puppies learn to interact with other puppies, young dogs, adult dogs, and people. Your individual training is puppy or dog appropriate and your Graduation Certificate will reflect the appropriate class.

Puppy Kindergarten

This class teaches your puppy behaviors you want before they learn bad habits . Desired behaviors are taught and rewarded.
Teach your puppy manners. Emphasis on socializing, come, sit, down and house breaking. There's also a weekly discussion on a variety of topics. This is of particular interest to people who have never before owned a dog or puppy. Class is taught by Kath Cook, an AKC Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. The class is geared to cover what you & your puppy need to take the AKC's S.T.A.R.Puppy test.

Need help with housebreaking? See my Puppy Housebreaking Flowchart. Download here.

AKC's S.T.A.R. Puppy Program

S.T.A.R. (stands for Socialization, Training, Activity, and Responsibility) Puppy gives you and your puppy goals, teaching the owner to be a responsible owner and teaching basic skills to your puppy. A test is given frequently (generally the week following the end of a class) to owners and puppies that meet the requirements.

Puppy must be under 1 year old.
Puppy must have attended a minimum of 6 weeks of classes (Make up classes are available)
Classes must be taught by a Certified AKC CGC Evaluator
The test is open to all Blue Ribbon students
Test includes "Owner Behaviors", "Puppy Behaviors", and a Pre-Canine Good Citizenship Test Behaviors

CONGRATULATIONS TO:
PAT WILSON & "Schafer" Passed S.T.A.R. Puppy test 3/3/10
EMMA HORMAN & "Olivia" Passed S.T.A.R. Puppy test 3/3/10
KAREN MONTEITH & JDM'S THIRD TIMES A CHARM OF TANGLEWOOD "Charm" Passed S.T.A.R. Puppy test 3/8/10
KAYLA TOMLIN & "Sammy" Passed S.T.A.R. Puppy test 4/21/10
GLENDA FLAUGHER & GLEN ACRES WHAT-A-LADY "Lady" Passed S.T.A.R. Puppy test 7/13/10

Pet Manners

Your adult dog is NOT too old to learn to be a well-mannered member of your family. I will teach you to train your adult dog how to sit, down, stand, stay, come. Just as in Puppy Kindergarten, we train the older puppies, young adults, and mature adult dogs by molding behavior using reward and/or substituting behavior . Corrections may be necessary on some dogs due to pulling when walking with the owner or resolving other undesirable behaviors. Your dog may not know what you want. I teach you to communicate with your dog.

Problems with a dominant dog? Read this reprint of "Every Dog Needs a Number". Download here.

Better Pet Manners

This class is a continuation of what is taught in Puppy Kindergarten and Pet Manners. More complex heeling, longer stays and handlers leave their dogs. This is an goal oriented to take the AKC's CGC test and I add Rally Obedience exercises. Students graduating from this class can repeat or go into competition classes.

Canine Good Citizen (CGC) AKC Canine Good Citizen®

This class will help prepare you and your dog to earn a Canine Good Citizenship (CGC) certificate offered by the American Kennel Club. The test consists of 10 exercises including accepting a friendly stranger, sitting politely for petting, walking on a loose leash, walking through a crowd, grooming, sit and down on command, reaction to another dog, coming when called, reaction to distraction and supervised separation. Taught by Kath Cook, an AKC Certified CGC Evaluator.

New message from AKC: "The Canine Good Citizen® program is a noncompetitive activity that promotes responsible dog ownership. The number of Canine Good Citizens continued to increase, with more than 25,000 dogs taking the 10-step CGC test in 2003. The program promotes awareness of responsible dog ownership as an alternative to breed-specific legislation.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture adopted CGC as part of the dog-training program at the National Detector Dog Center. The Boy Scouts of America added CGC to its dog-care merit badge requirements and used AKC materials in creating the section of the merit badge study guide that focuses on breed identification.

The state legislatures of New Hampshire and Washington passed resolutions endorsing CGC."

CONGRATULATIONS TO:
THERESA CARICO & SIR RILEYS RISING STAR "Riley" Passed CGC test 8/25/04
THERESA CARICO & CINDY LOO WHO "Cindy" Passed CGC test 10/12/05
BONNIE OLDS-CARSON & PRINCESS DAISY MAE BELLE "Daisy" Passed CGC test 10/12/05
BONNIE OLDS-CARSON & DUCHESS ANNA OF THE BURG "Anna" Passed CGC test 10/12/05
ELIZABETH VANDEGRIFT & DOLLY XXXVII "Dolly" Passed CGC test 10/12/05
ANNA VANDEGRIFT & ARCHIBALD ANGEL "Archie" Passed CGC test 10/12/05
DIANA PERTUSET & JDM'S RHETT BULTER OF TANGLEWOOD "Rhett" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
DIANA PERTUSET &SERANA VOM ESSWEILER TAL "Scarlett" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
DOTTIE BOWMAN & EAGLE CREEK'S JDM'S CUDDLES OF TANGLEWOOD "Cuddles" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
MIKE COOK & ARYS VON DER SPORTSWAFFEN "Arys" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
JANE AMIOT & "Astara" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
SIG RIPPE & Renegade vom Imhoff "Renegade" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
ED WESSLER & EJ'sBEEJAY "Bee Jay" Passed CGC test 3/13/10
BARBARA HAINES (HANDLED BY LINDA RIKE) & LEGACY'S JUST ONE LOOK "Ethan" Passed CGC test 3/13/10

Canine Good Citizen® is a Registered Trademark of the AKC

Competition Obedience

These classes are held for people wanting to compete with their dog or want to their pet to be a more obedient member of their family. If you want to have a dog that can compete for obedience titles and other obedience competitions, you will want to sign up for these classes. Some private instruction would be beneficial for competition obedience. It may take more than 1 class to achieve instruction at each level. Listed below are the different levels of competition classes and the exercises targeted. For specific titling criteria, check with the registry in which you wish to compete.

Sub-Novice (4-H), Pre-Novice (AKC ), & Novice - Heeling on and off-lead. Figure 8. Stand for Exam. Recalls and finishes. Also, group sit and down stays.
Grad-Novice (4-H and AKC optional titling class)- Heel on lead and off-lead Figure 8. Drop on recall. Dumbbell recall. Recall over high jump. Recall over broad jump.3 minute down with handler out of sight.
Open - Retrieving a dumbbell on flat and over high jump. Drop on recall. Broad Jump.
Graduate Open (4-H and AKC optional titling class)-Utility class exercises
Utility - Signal exercise. Scent articles. Directed glove retrieve. Moving Stand. Directed jumping.
Versatility (AKC optional titling class)- 2 exercises from the Novice, Open, and Utility classes.

Pictured here Wezel doing Utility scent articles.

4-H Dog Obedience

Kids 8 and older enrolled in dog obedience as a 4-H project may be in this special class. There is a 8 dog minimum for this class to be held. 4-H'ers are encouraged to enroll in the appropriate competition classes above.

Pre-Agility Obedience

This is offered as a class or as private instruction. Geared towards what your dog needs to do agility, including: dog's controlled movement on both sides of handler, watching handler's hands for direction, coming when called , sit/stay and down/stay (for starting line and "Pause Table" control).

Pictured here is Kath Cook and Bella vom Highland Haus, ("Wezel") competing in AKC Agility Trial (Novice Standard Preferred class).

Rally Obedience

This is a new form of competition obedience. The dog
and handler move through a course of signs, set up to direct
movement through the course and to execute or maneuver
certain exercises. AKC, UKC, and APDT offers 3 levels.

AKC Rally Novice, Rally Advanced, and Rally Excellent.
APDT Level I, II, and III.

Pictured here is Kath Cook and Gidget vom Mika-Ashmead showing at an AKC Rally trial (Novice Rally class is done on leash).

Agility

Agility is a fast paced dog sport. Teaching your dog to go over or through
obstacles such bar jumps, tire jump, tunnels, teeter-totter, elevated dog walk, and weave poles. Dogs must learn to take direction from handler, to stay on course on safely navigate contact obstacles. This class is fun and can either be for fun or readying for AKC Agility competition.

Tracking

Tracking is a great sport that is putting the trust in your dog's natural ability to follow scent (tat we can't see or smell). We teach ground scenting (instead of air scenting). Dog learn to follow scent in straight lines, turns, finding and "indicating article" dropped, and changes in cover. This can help with search-and-rescue and tracking competitions.

    Pictured here is Kath Cook and Wezel after earning an
    AKC TD (Tracking Dog title). Thanks Judges Billie French
    and Terri McGauley.

Items to bring with you to class:
1). Treats for rewarding your dog. Please make sure they are small. Hotdogs cut into dime size
pieces work well, as does thawed Biljac frozen dog food. If you choose to use dog biscuits,
make sure they can be broken into small pieces. A favorite toy can substitute.
2.) A 6’ leash. Nylon or leather works well (do not use a chain leash or "flexy lead").
3.) A training collar. Chain with ring on either end. I will show you how to put it on your dog properly.
4} A bowl and water for your dog.

Items for sale (for your convenience):
6' leashes
Training Collars
Training Treats
AKC Approved Plastic Dumbbells
AKC Approved Wood Dumbbells

Legal stuff:
Not responsible for injuries to you or your dog. Not responsible for personal items left at BRDTA.
Keep your dog under control at all times

We accept cash, checks and (with service charge).
$30 charge for returned checks.
$20 charge for "No Show" on Private Lessons

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