Advanced & Specialty Classes

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Advanced Obedience (Level 3)

Let’s take your Salty Dog on the road! Our level 3 class takes the skills you built in levels 1 and 2 and perfects them in different locations each week. We’ll practice loose leash walking, greetings, coming when called, stay, impulse control in distracting environments while trouble shooting real life problems as they come up. You must have completed Level 2 for this class This is also great step for working towards therapy work.

Blue Hill Start Dates

  • Wednesday, June 28th at 6:30pm

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Ellsworth Start Dates

  • Thursday, June 22nd at 6:30pm

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WOOFERS Reactive Dog Class

Does your dog lunge, bark, growl, pull, or whine when seeing other dogs on leash? Does she get overaroused or frustrated in public? This 5 week class is designed to help your dog feel safe and relax in the presence of other dogs, and teaches you how to handle your dog to easily and safely move around others. The class will start with a humans-only orientation.

This class will be held mostly outside. Entrance into class with instructor permission only. Please call 207-835-5363 to discuss whether this is an appropriate fit for you and your dog. Cost $235

Bucksport Start Dates:

  • Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30pm

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Rocket Recall

Maybe our most fun class, focusing all on that super important skill: getting your dog to come when called. We will teach you how to convince your dog that *you* are the coolest thing outside. Class will involve many different strategies and skills to get your dog excitedly running to you when you call. Recommended after Manners 1 or private training.

Class meets for 4 weeks. Cost $165

Bucksport Start Dates

  • Saturdays at 11:30pm, starting August 28th

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Group Walk

Start dates and info coming soon for Blue Hill and Bucksport!

 

Intro to Agility

The class you’ve all been waiting for! This is a super fun new class that will introduce you and your dog to the sport of agility and give you all the foundation skills you need to understand the sport. We’ll help you build handler focus, increase your communication skills, and build confidence in your dog. We’ll show you how to warm up and cool down your dog, and teach you exercises to get you both familiar with agility obstacles such as jumps, tunnels, and planks. Participating dogs need to have basic training in polite manners and must not be aggressive to other dogs or people. Manners 1 is required. 

Class meets for 5 weeks 

Bucksport Start Dates

  • Sunday, April 30th at 10:00am

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Shy Dogs

A class for dogs who are a little unsure in the world and would benefit with some confidence building. We will teach you how to show your dog the world is safe and how to work together as a team when encountering new or scary obstacles or environments. The first week of class is an orientation and class is tailored to the dog’s in it and the things they need help with. This class is not appropriate for reactive dogs. 

Class meets for 5 weeks 

Bucksport Start Dates

  • Tuesday, July 11th at 5:30pm

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Intro To Rally

Are you thinking about joining a sport with your dog? Do you and your dog enjoy working together as a team? Are you looking to keep up and maybe advance your training with some new fun skills? Then

 

Rally is the right sport for you!!
 
Rally obedience is all about training and engaging with your dog, and having fun while doing it! In our 5 week course you will learn the basic signs and terms of this sport, how to connect with your Dog better, and sharpen some basic training skills! This class will focus on engagement and skills like recall and heel while also teaching finishes, turns, advanced stays and more! Dogs must have completed Obedience 1 to join this class.
 

Ellsworth Start Dates

  • Tuesday, May 23rd at 6:30pm

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