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Puppy Club

Puppy class has a focus on socialization, crucial at this age in preventing fear and related problems down the road, as well as helping you trouble shoot common puppy problems (puppy teeth, anyone?!) Puppy Club is offered on a drop-in basis, for dogs 8-16 weeks old, and you can attend as many classes as you want in that time period! 

Puppy class is offered at $25 a session. Registration each week IS REQUIRED. Only 5 spots available per class each week. Again, your puppy must be no older than 16 weeks (4 months) to join this class!

BUCKSPORT:

Saturdays at 10:30am SIGN UP HERE

ELLSWORTH:

Sundays at 9:15am SIGN UP HERE

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Super Puppy

This class is for puppies 9-16 weeks old. In the first week of class, we will focus on proper socialization, troubleshooting puppy problems, and beginning obedience. At this age, socialization is crucial in preventing fear and related problems down the road, so we will practice interacting with other puppies, meeting new people, exploring new objects and surfaces and growing confidence. We will also discuss house training and crate training, play biting and jumping. Learn to use positive reinforcement to teach your puppy to sit, down, stand, stay, leave it, walk on leash and come when called. Your instructor is Shelby Sullivan from Salty Dogs Obedience.

Class is 45 minutes and class size is limited to 6 dogs and meets for 5 weeks.

The first week is a humans only orientation, so you will NOT bring your dog with you.

SULLIVAN START DATE

• Wednesday, October 11th at 5:15pm

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LEVEL I CLASSES

Basic Obedience

Tired of feeling like you’re at the other end of a dog sled team? Want to be able to take your dog to the farmers market without them jumping on everyone? Need help getting your dog to come when you really need him to? Basic obedience is the class for you! For dogs 4 months and older, this class will help you and your dog work as a team to conquer these big struggles and more. This class is not appropriate for reactive dogs. In this class we cover loose leash walking, coming when called, stay, sit/down/stand, and working on attention and other skills around distractions. Class meets for five weeks with start date listed below. The first week is a humans only orientation so you will NOT bring your dog with you.

BUCKSPORT START DATES

• Saturday, September 23rd at 12:30pm (currently in session)
• Tuesday, September 26th at 6:30pm (currently in session)

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ELLSWORTH START DATE

• Sunday, October 1st at 11:15am

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SULLIVAN START DATE

• Wednesday, October 11th at 7:15pm

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WILD Thing

Do you have a teenage dog who is familiar with the basics (sit, down, stay, come), but needs help learning to stay focused around distractions? Does she need help with polite greetings and not jumping on others? This class will help you build the communication skills to work together in new and exciting scenarios and helping your dog learn settle when they’re excited. You and your dog will be introduced to games that work with rather than against their teenage energy, while building self-control. This is a semi-private class for dogs 5 months and older. Our small class size will not only mean your dog will be getting more individual attention, it will also set them up to succeed without being overwhelmed by a large class size.
Class meets for four weeks. Cost $155

BUCKSPORT START DATE

• Tuesday, September October 3rd at 5:30pm

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SULLIVAN START DATE

• Wednesday, October 11th at 6:15pm

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ELLSWORTH START DATE

• All classes are currently in session. Stay tuned for future classes!

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LEVEL 2 CLASSES

Intermediate Obedience 

Taking your basic obedience skills to the next level. Including drop it, focus work, leave it, heeling and adding distance and distractions to your obedience cues. This class emphasizes polishing all the behaviors that your dog needs in the home, and out and about. We will teach your dog polite greetings, walking past other dogs, impulse control around distractions, This class is for dogs and handlers who have completed Basic Obedience Class meets for five weeks with start date listed below.