Obedience Classes
Hamilton Dog Obedience Club offers you guidance in building a positive relationship with your dog in order to have a well mannered dog that you can take out in public. Three sessions a year are held in Fall, Winter and early Spring. Each session is 7 weeks and the classes are 45 minutes in length. All training classes are held Wednesday evenings between 6:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.
Our instructors are all club members, who volunteer their time and expertise to help you with your dog.
Classes offered may be subject to change based on demand and registration numbers. Class time(s) will vary depending upon needs and enrollment. You will be notified of any changes before the date of your first class.
Refund Policy
A refund request may be made up to one week before the date of your first class. Honouring any refund requests made after that date will be at the discretion of the club.
Please note: All refunds are subject to a $10 administration fee.
If you have to miss a class please advise your head instructor.
Puppy Basic Skills and Basic Skills 1 are the only classes that you do NOT bring your dog with you for the first evening.
Not all classes listed below are offered every session. Click the link below to see our current offerings.
Please note that classes may be adjusted or the time changed subject to enrollment. Any changes will be communicated to the registrant prior to classes beginning.
VIEW SCHEDULE OF CURRENT OBEDIENCE CLASSES AND REGISTER ONLINE.
| CLASS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Rally Obedience Novice | The prerequisite for this class is that you have completed the Advance Skills class and are proficient in all the skills. You will learn new signs and practice the basic obedience skills you have learned. You will be taught signs from Novice to Advanced. Dogs do attend the first night. A crate is absolutely required; you will be walking a course without your dog. Limit – 8 dogs |
| Rally Obedience Excellent/Masters | For dogs that have taken Rally Obedience (Advanced) with us or another club, or where the handler has trialled a previous dog to a Rally Advanced title. Continuation of the CKC rally signs for the Excellent and Masters courses and exercises, with practice of individual stations and courses. Dogs do attent the first night and a crate is required. Limit 8 dogs. |
| Trick Class Beginner | Trick training is a fun approach to entertain your dog physically and mentally. You will learn a variety of tricks including: the muffin tin game, shake a paw, crawl, wave, the memory game and barrel racing. |
| New Open/Nov Int. | Refines off lead healing, teaches your dog to drop while moving and drop on recall, work with the high jump and the broad jump, start to work with the dumbbell and change of positions: stand, sit, drop. New fun skills in the obedience rings. |
| Novice Refresher | Your dog should have his Pre Companion Dog (PCD) title or can do the skills required for a PCD. This will prepare you for ring procedures and skills needed for your CKC, Companion Dog Title. |
| Open Refresher | For graduates of the New Open class, or equivalent formal obedience training at another training facility. Continues to prepare the dog and handler to trial at the CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) level in CKC and NAMBER. |
| New Novice | The prerequisite for this level is that your dog knows the skills to do a CKC test. Your dogs will learn the skills of obedience heeling, figure eights, to do fronts and finishes, keep their attention on you and learn basic Rally moves. When this course is finished your dog should be ready to go into Novice Obedience or Novice Rally. |
| Novice | The prerequisite for this level is that your dog is accomplished in the Advance skills or has his CGN title. This level introduces you to the ring procedures for CKC Novice Obedience Tests. This course will teach you the ring procedures for Pre Novice and Novice trialing. You can refresh your Novice Obedience skills and introduce you to distractions while working in the ring. |
| Open | In this class you will learn the basics of the Open Class and can review the Open skills. |
| Utility Practice | In this class you will learn the basics of the Open Class and can review the Open skills. |
| Rally Obedience Novice/Int/Adv | |
| Puppy Basic Skills 1 | This class is for puppies over three months of age and less than six months of age at the beginning of the first class. This is a fun introduction for both the puppy and handler to learn the skills required for a well behaved dog with good manners and helps you and your pup develop good relationship. DO NOT bring your pup to class the first week. |
| Basic Skills 1 | This class is for dogs over 6 months of age. Your dog and handler will learn the skills required for a well behave dog with good manners. This class will also help you and your dog develop a good relationship. DO NOT bring your dog to class the first week. |
| Basic Skills 2 | The prerequisite for this class is that you and your dog are ready in all areas of training to move on. You will learn to have your dog work with attention on you, heeling on a loose lead, reaction to a passing dog, supervised isolation, sitting and accepting praise from a stranger, sit and down stays on lead, recall with a wait command and to play on command then calm on command. Food and toys become an award for your dog and not a lure. |
| Trick Class Advanced | You and your dog have graduated from the Novice Trick Class |
| Advanced Skills | This class is to prepare you to enter Novice Obedience, Novice Rally or Trick Dogs; you may only enter this class for 2 sessions. Your dog will become aware of his body movement, learn the figure 8, work on fronts and finishes, refine your heeling with attention, extend your sit and down stays. Your dog may not wear a harness or gentle leader in this class. |