Group Training Class Options
Held in RACINE at The Woof: 5326 Durand Ave, Racine, WI
Held in MILWAUKEE at Dog Paddle: 6023 South Jasper Ave Milwaukee WI
The Nitty Gritty for our Classes: We do limit our classes to 6-8 students (depending on class and location), so if interested, start your enrollment process today. if you would like to reserve your spot. Once reserved, classes are non-refundable, but should something arise where you can no longer attend, we can issue prorated Training credit. A minimum of 4 students is required to hold a class as well. In the event that there is not enough interest for a particular class to be held, we do offer 2 private lessons for the same class fee and can personalize your training and help achieve your goals ...or would offer a full refund at that time. We will require a copy of your pet's vaccination records (Rabies, Distemper, and Bordatella required for classes), payment, and the Registration Form to guarantee your spot, otherwise it is first come, first serve the night of Orientation, so call ahead or plan on arriving early to secure your place. Most of our classes fill prior to Orientation and Week 1, so we try to keep the website Open Spot listings as current as possible. Use our form in the link below to get started!
Pre-Enrollment Form Here
Some course structures are changing for 2020 - all details within Class Descriptions!
LEVEL 1 OBEDIENCE & MANNERS CLASS (Racine)
Cost: $125 for the 6-week course
(Course includes: Orientation Night(Week 1), 4 working/group class weeks(Weeks 2-5), AND a mini private lesson at The Woof for the final week(Week 6 - scheduled when needed) for personalizing goals and gameplans for the next step.
NOW ENROLLING: Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Time: 5:30pm Maximum: 8 students / only 1 spot remains!
AUDITING spots still open if you want to get started right away, prior to a lesson or the next class start date. Auditing is $35/1st person and $5/ea additional family member. $20 of this fee is credited towards your future class signup. Auditing means that you come to Orientation (no dogs, just people), watch the methods and get all of the same homework as class students, get the e-mailed assignments and handouts for the first week, and can ask your questions!
Itinerary includes: Attention/Focus, Reliable Recalls, Beginning Loose Leash Walking, Off (no jumping), Quiet (no barking), Sit, Down, Sit-Stay, Down-Stay, Leave It, some fun tricks and other manners taught with fun, science-based & humane methods that do not require correctional collars of harsh aversives, but teaching LIFELONG habits.
Orientation is Week 1 and will run about 90minutes and combined with our Level 2 and specialty class students) to learn the 4-step program we teach with, start the foundation cues, and build the first behaviors needed to succeed.
Each class is limited to 8 students to keep class size small and more personal, so reserve your space today!
Prepayment GUARANTEES your spot AND your dog's name gets entered into the drawing for the Demo Dog the first night... otherwise first come, first serve. A minimum of 4 students is required to hold any class.
"SNORT" CLASS! - (SNiffers-Obedience-Rally-Tricks)
Cost: $125 for the 5-week course
(Course includes: Orientation Night(Week 1), 4 working/group class weeks(Weeks 2-5).
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
NOW ENROLLING: Sunday, January 5th, 2020
Time: **5:30pm for Orientation the 1st week and then ***7pm for remaining weeks)
Maximum: 6 students/4 spots remain
After Orientation Class Time: 7-8pm (see below for more details about first night!)
Level 2: TBD
Time: TBD
After Orientation Class Time: 7:30-8:30pm (see below for more details about first night!)
This new 5-week class concept will teach a different class topic each week and let you "try out" each class topic without a long-term commitment to any one of them!
Cost: $125 for the 5-week multi-topic course (Week 2: Sniffers; Week 3: Obedience; Week 4: Rally; Week 5: Tricks)
Class size limited to 6 students!
Level 1 Orientation is Week 1 and will run about 90minutes to learn the 4-step program we teach with, start the foundation cues, and build the first behaviors needed to succeed for each of the class topics. Prepayment GUARANTEES your spot. Once we have 6 students, the class is full.
For Level 2 students: You are welcome to attend Orientation for refresher...otherwise we will meet at the regularly scheduled time the following week!
Drop-In Obedience Class - ALL LEVELS accepted, however, some exercises may be more advanced if you've never been through our Level 1 course or an in-home program before.
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
Restarting January 12th, 2020 at 8:15pm. Class will run 30-60min, depending on attendance.
Cost: $10/team (one human, one dog); $5 each additional person/observer
Itinerary includes: Proofing of previous obedience by fading food and lures, adding new distractions and fun games to help continue the process of lifelong learning! Topics include: Obedience, Rally, Tricks, Nose Work, Engagement Games, Proper Use of Play and Food, and many others!
*NEW* Beginner Agility Class:
- TBD Spring 2020 - Likely on a Weekend - Morning or Afternoon.
Time: TBD
Cost: $125 for a 4-week course (Class limit is 4 students at this time to keep things personalized. If enough interest, we may have multiple class times available.)
This will be a weekly course and includes: Beginning the fundamentals for Agility Obstacles. We are keeping it fun and rewarding as well as working on behavior chains to start training for Agility Trials. This is NOT a handling course, but just a beginning course for obstacle confidence.
*NEW* Learning Life Skills: Field Trip Class:
All Levels Welcome! - TBD Spring 2020
Time: 10am
Cost: $125 for a 5-week course (Class limit is 4 students!)
This will be a weekly course and includes: Beginning the fundamentals for Life Skills in pet-friendly areas. We are keeping it fun and rewarding as well as working on behavior chains to start training for public access and field trips. This class meets in VARIOUS LOCATIONS, not just at The Woof. (Examples: The Woof, Farm N Fleet, Petrifying Springs, Harbor Freight, pet-friendly restaurants for patio dining (Booster's Buoy, The Nash, Yarda Arm, and more!), downtown by the zoo walkway, Petrifying Springs, Johnson Dog Park, etc). If students are open to travel, we also could be meeting in Milwaukee locations, like: Grant Park, Ferch's Beachside malt shoppe/grill, Bender Park and more.
Tracking Class:
Level 1 - TBD Spring 2020
Time: 10am
Cost: $125 for a 5-week course
This will be a weekly course and includes: Beginning the fundamentals for Tracking and Article Indication, keeping it fun and rewarding as well as working on behavior chains to start training for trial work. Grass and variable surface tracking areas. This class meets in VARIOUS LOCATIONS, not at The Woof.
Super Sniffers Classes! (Similar to Nose Work)
Level 1 - Jan or Feb 2020
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $125 for the 6-week course
Level 2 - Contact us for more info!
Time: TBD
Ever wonder if you could put your dog’s amazing nose to the test?! Want something FUN to do indoors, especially during inclement weather? Come have some fun with us in this 7-week scent work training course that will give your dog some fun things to sniff out! We will help you teach your dog how to differentiate some fantastic smells in some not-so-common areas and earn fun rewards for doing a job well done! So, join us!
Level 2 is more advancing your beginning skills and starting to help your dog learn new scents and stay true to those scents in more and more distractions!
Let your dog do what they do BEST: Be a Super Sniffer!
Orientation is Week 1, no dogs/just humans and runs about 90minutes in length,versus the usual 60minutes, so this class is meeting at 6PM with the SNORT Level 1 students - to learn the 4-step program we teach with, start the foundation cues, & learn some of the beginning signs to help you succeed.The class resumes the 7:30pm time the following week.
We limit our Sniffers classes to six students to allow for personalized instruction so prepay and enroll today to reserve your spot!.
Level 1 Trick Dog:
Next Start Date: TBD
Orientation the first night, see below!
Cost: $125 for the 5-week course
This will be a weekly course and includes: Beginning the fundamentals for Trick Dog titles, having fun in the Rally Obedience ring (and learning the signs!) as well as working on fun obedience cues and behavior chains (meaning multiple cues back to back to help achieve goals!)
Orientation is Week 1, no dogs/just humans and runs about 90minutes in length,versus the usual 60minutes - to learn the 4-step program we teach with, start the foundation cues, & learn some of the beginning signs to help you succeed.
Rally Classes:
See "SNORT" Class Option above!
Level 1 - TBD
Itinerary includes: Proofing of previous obedience by fading food and lures, adding new distractions and fun games to help continue the process of lifelong learning! This will be a weekly course and includes learning the signs and how to proof the cues so that your dog can become successful at the Beginning Level (Novice) courses all while proofing previous skills and learning new ones!
Orientation is Week 1, no dogs/just humans and runs about 90minutes in length,versus the usual 60minutes and will be held jointly with the Level 1 Class Orientation to learn the 4-step program we teach with, start the foundation cues, & learn some of the beginning signs to help you succeed.
