GROUP CLASSES
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays at Hala's Paws in Mission Viejo
- 6 - 7pm: Puppy Social, 5 weeks
- 8am - 9am: Behavior Therapy Pack Walk at Baker Ranch Community Park
- 7:15pm - 8:15pm: Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Prep at Foothill Ranch Food Court, 5 weeks
- 2:30 - 3:30pm: Foundations Level 1, 5 weeks
- 3:45pm - 4:45pm: Foundations Level 2, 5 weeks
- 5:00 - 6:00pm: Foundations Level 3, 5 weeks
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**NOTE: Minimum of 2 students to run the class at Paws on the Go.
**NOTE: Minimum of 2 students to run the class at Paws on the Go.
PRICES
- BEHAVIOR THERAPY PACK WALK, $15 per walk, $100 for pack of 10.
- PUPPY SOCIAL, $95 for 5 weeks, $25 per class.
- FOUNDATIONS 1-3, $175 for 5 weeks, $40 per class.
- CGC PRACTICE, $95 for 5 weeks, $25 per class.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Puppy Social, maximum of 6
Puppy socialization windows close at 16-18 weeks of age. From when your puppy may come home around 8 weeks until then, we have the opportunity to maximize their genetic potential to be a well-mannered, happy-go-lucky best friend. Positive experiences with people, children, other puppies and dogs, surfaces, sounds, and everyday objects. We'll also troubleshoot common issues like housetraining, separation anxiety, and teaching basic manners like tag, sit, down, name recognition, and recall. I'll also address what is healthy exercise for your puppy's growing joints.
Foundations, maximum of 5
Level 1
Canine Good Citizen & Public Access Prep, maximum of 8
For those who'd like to prepare to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test for fun, therapy dog certification, or service dogs in training. The CGC test is an additional $15/dog. The next level can be practiced concurrently. The Public Access test is optional, but an excellent rubric for prospective service dogs who have passed the requirements for the CGC test (even if they haven't taken the test). I use the IAADP Public Access Test requirements, and I can test you and your dog when you feel ready for an additional fee of $75. The test will be done at a local mall (usually at Irvine Spectrum or Fashion Island in Newport Beach), and lasts 1.5 - 2 hours. Dogs must have taken my Foundations class(es) to participate.
Behavior Therapy Pack Walks, maximum of 8
This is a unique offering, designed to provide a safe place to practice what you've learned in private sessions. Whether you're working with Ash or another trainer using similar methods, you're welcome to attend this pack walk to have more dogs and people with whom to put your counter conditioning and desensitization protocols into action. For getting control of reactive, fearful, shy, or overly excited dogs, there is nothing better for safe training practice. I address dogs whose triggers are people or other dogs. Severely aggressive or fearful dogs should seek private training exclusively.
Puppy socialization windows close at 16-18 weeks of age. From when your puppy may come home around 8 weeks until then, we have the opportunity to maximize their genetic potential to be a well-mannered, happy-go-lucky best friend. Positive experiences with people, children, other puppies and dogs, surfaces, sounds, and everyday objects. We'll also troubleshoot common issues like housetraining, separation anxiety, and teaching basic manners like tag, sit, down, name recognition, and recall. I'll also address what is healthy exercise for your puppy's growing joints.
Foundations, maximum of 5
Level 1
- Respond to their name quickly with focus and attention.
- Sit, "4 on the floor" to greet, and release.
- Down, stay while settled, and release.
- Tag your hand for positioning and alternate recall.
- Come when called.
- Leave it: resist a temptation and look at you.
- Tug for relationship building: combination of take it, hold it, and drop it.
- Stay in a sit while being greeted in a variety of contexts.
- Stay in a down, even if the owner is out of sight.
- Come when the owner calls, even when in another room.
- Walk on a loose-leash and don't pull when excited or distracted.
- Sustained focus for beginning heeling.
- Auto-sit when you stop walking.
- Default settle into a down when you sit down or stand for a minute.
- Go to a mat and lie down when someone knocks on the door or rings the doorbell.
- Stay in a sit when greeted and petted excitedly.
- Stay in a down for an entire meal at a cafe.
- Come when the owner calls, especially from temptations (other dogs, food, toys, etc.).
- Walk on a loose-leash and offer automatic check-ins, even outside.
- Heeling passed distractions.
- Auto-sit even with changes of pace while walking.
- Mat Relaxation Protocol to solve counter surfing while cooking, stop jumping up on guests as they arrive, and tolerating arousal.
- Real world issues: tolerate grooming, hold still for a vet exam, get unstuck if the leash gets wrapped around a pole, and requests welcome!
Canine Good Citizen & Public Access Prep, maximum of 8
For those who'd like to prepare to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test for fun, therapy dog certification, or service dogs in training. The CGC test is an additional $15/dog. The next level can be practiced concurrently. The Public Access test is optional, but an excellent rubric for prospective service dogs who have passed the requirements for the CGC test (even if they haven't taken the test). I use the IAADP Public Access Test requirements, and I can test you and your dog when you feel ready for an additional fee of $75. The test will be done at a local mall (usually at Irvine Spectrum or Fashion Island in Newport Beach), and lasts 1.5 - 2 hours. Dogs must have taken my Foundations class(es) to participate.
Behavior Therapy Pack Walks, maximum of 8
This is a unique offering, designed to provide a safe place to practice what you've learned in private sessions. Whether you're working with Ash or another trainer using similar methods, you're welcome to attend this pack walk to have more dogs and people with whom to put your counter conditioning and desensitization protocols into action. For getting control of reactive, fearful, shy, or overly excited dogs, there is nothing better for safe training practice. I address dogs whose triggers are people or other dogs. Severely aggressive or fearful dogs should seek private training exclusively.
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