Dogs On Campus - Specialty

Follow your nose....
In this class we will work on the early stages of dogs being able to conduct a search and find a specific scent. The training process encourages the dogs to locate a hidden target scent and alert us to its exact whereabouts in the environment. Please bring a variety of your dogs most loved treats. A crate ( optional but each dog will work searches one at a time) A flat 6 foot leash. A buckle collar. Also please make sure your dogs haven't eaten before class. They will get plenty of food in class, but we want them to come hungry! What is nose work? Check it out! NOVICE NOSE WORK Instructor - Mandiee O'brien $150 6 weeks, 1hr/week. There will be 5 dogs maximum per class. DATES : Wednesday MAY 9th -2012 7:15pm (FULL! Wednesday May 9th - 2012 8:30pm (FULL!) Nose work classes filled FAST! Watch for more dates this spring.
Rally O
Rally Obedience is a great venue that allows you to enjoy your dogs, while training and competing. It is a sport that combines elements of agility and traditional obedience. The emphasis in Rally is FUN, communicating and encouraging your dog while executing a specific course design of obedience exercises. This class will teach you to read and successful complete the exercises as well as putting it together to tackle a course. Novice signs will be introduced, as well as more advanced signs and skills will be readily available to challenge those already competing Pre-requisite: Dogs should have good loose leash walking or heeling skills. Have worked previously in a class-like evironment Have a good understanding of basic sit-down skills Class Dates- TUESDAY MAY 29th- 2012 at 7:45pm Instructor - Sharon Dunsmore 1 hr for 6 weeks $150.00

Treibball is an exciting new sport for dogs of all sizes and breeds. The sport began in Germany as a way to provide dogs with much needed mental and physical stimulation. Treibball has been called herding with balls, or rolling sheep. The game consists of the dog working off-leash, obeying obedience and herding cues, to drive eight large balls into a goal within 15 minutes. Tricia Waples, CTDI, will be conducting Treibball classes this summer. Intro to Treibball The Intro class will be held in-doors at Dogs On Campus in Oshawa. Instruction will include the basic obedience and herding skills to drive balls. Participants are asked to provide their own large exercise ball to work with. Class Dates: Cost $150.00 for 6 lessons Herding the Balls (Treibball Level 2) PreRequisite: Intro to Treibball This class will be held outdoors at Country Lane Pet Resort. Dog/handler teams will be exposed to multi-ball and complex treibball challenges. Participants are asked to provide their own large exercise ball to work with. Cost $150.00 for 6 lessons
Tricks!
CLEVER CANINES Enjoy a hour of fun and games. You are sure to impress all with your dogs new repertoire of cool tricks. Learn the different methods used to teach behaviors and the sky's the limit. TBD Instructor- Cindy Boht Class Date: $150 - 6 weeks Want to do something FUN and rewarding for you and your dog? Come join Tricia Waples, Certified Trick Dog Instructor, and learn some new tricks. Training tricks builds the relationship between dog and owner using a positive learning experience. Tricia will instruct the various methods used to train dogs, with over 20 tricks taught in each class. Your dog will soon be a Super Star! Novice Trick Training Come out and play with your dog. Tricks are fun to learn for everyone. Students will be taught the different methods used to teach dogs to perform tricks Basic learning theory will be used to train 15 - 20 Tricks including: crawl, take a bow, shake a paw (both paws), targeting, back up, kisses, spin circles, peek a boo, and many more. At the end of 6 lessons, dogs may apply to qualify for their NTD - Novice Trick Dog Title Instructor - Tricia Waples CTDI Class Dates: WEDNESDAY MAY 9TH at 6pm 150.00 for 6 weeks Intermediate Trick Training (Pre-requisite Novice Tricks) This session will cover more advanced tricks to challenge you and your pet. The tricks will build upon the basics learned in the Novice Trick Class. 15 - 20 new tricks will be taught including: pull on rope, say prayers, sit pretty, carry a basket, retrieve, dog in a box, roll over, leg weave At the end of 6 lessons, dogs may apply for their ITD - Intermediate Trick Dog Title Time and location TBD with Tricia Waples CTDI Class Dates: 150.00 for 6 weeks Advanced/Expert Trick Training (Pre-requisite Intermediate Tricks) The expert class will focus on more advanced tricks including: pick up your toys, leg 8’s, pull a rope, bring a tissue, pick pocket, scratch your nose, directed jumping and more At the end of this class, dogs may apply for their ATD - Advanced Trick Dog and ETD - Expert Trick Dog titles Starting time and location TBD - - Tricia Waples CTDI 150.00 for 6 weeks
Disc
This class is a introduction to Disc Dogs! Chasing down and bringing back the disc everytime. Under, Over, On. Learn some cool freestyle tricks to combine with your disc catches. Dogs must be a minimum of 10 months old for this class. Our indoor 'sport' turf provides incredible cushion and support for playing indoors. Class Dates: TBD 1hr for 6 weeks. Cost - $150.00
Recalls and Retrieves!
Super fun class filled with play based relationship building. Fast and Reliable Recalls, Retrieving, Impulse Control and Focus Games. Class Dates: 1 hr for 6 weeks $150