Wag The Dog currently offers the following group classes: Basic Manners, Puppy Kindergarten and Small Dog Manners. Adult dogs as well as puppies ages 9 weeks and older benefit from group classes. The owners and dogs work together as a team learning behaviors that are applicable in real life situations such as sitting calmly for people, politely greeting visitors, walking on a loose leash, focusing on the owner around distractions, staying and waiting, "Leave It" and coming when called. Dog owners learn how to communicate with their dogs using modern, humane, dog friendly training methods. All of our classes are clicker- training classes. Clicker training is a fun and effective way to train your pet. To learn more about clicker training please check out: www.clickertraining.com
We offer 6 weeks/6 session courses at $200 per dog. We welcome all breeds ages and sizes of dogs. Our classes are currently held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
All classes will be held at EVA'S PLAYPUPS in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For additional information please call: 718-486-7930.
Basic Manners
The Basic Manners class is for dogs 5 months and older regardless of breed or size. This is an on leash, clicker training class. The following behaviors are covered:
⋅ Name Recognition
⋅ Attention to owner around distractions
⋅ Sit
⋅ Down
⋅ Sit Stay and Down Stay
⋅ Jump Prevention; teaching dogs to greet people politely
⋅ Walking on a loose leash
⋅ Recall, (coming when called)
⋅ Leave it, (Leave It can be used to teach dogs to stay away from
⋅ garbage on the sidewalk or relinquish items)
⋅ Puppy Pushups
⋅ Hand Targeting
Puppy Kindergarten
The Puppy Kindergarten is a clicker training class for puppies 9 weeks to 5 months of age. All puppies must have completed two sets of vaccinations to enroll in the Puppy Kindergarten Class. This class includes off leash socialization allowing the puppies to interact with each other in a supervised and safe environment. We discuss how to best handle puppy mouthing, destructive chewing, housetraining, crate training, and leaving your puppy alone. The Puppy Kindergarten class offers foundation manners training. This class covers:
⋅ Name Recognition
⋅ Attention to owner around distractions
⋅ Sit
⋅ Down
⋅ Sit Stay and Down Stay
⋅ Jump Prevention; teaching puppies to greet people politely
⋅ Walking on a loose leash
⋅ Recall, (coming when called)
⋅ Leave it, (Leave It can be used to teach dogs to stay away from garbage on the sidewalk or relinquish items)
⋅ Puppy Pushups
One of the main goals of the Difficult Dog class is to give the owners an opportunity to gain the confidence needed to teach their dogs how make better behavior choices.
The Difficult Dog class is a clicker training class. We use motivational, reward-based methods only. No choke chains, pinch collars, or any type of physical corrections will be used (or encouraged) in the Difficult Dog Class.
The Difficult Dog Class is limited to 5 dogs. The class runs for 6 weeks, from 7:15pm-8:15pm on Tuesday evenings. The class cost is $300.
If you have questions about the Difficult Dog class and would like to sign up please call: 718-486-7930
Difficult Dog Class:
This class is designed to help owners of reactive dogs learn better handling and management skills. The class is only open to dogs that had a behavioral evaluation and a training session. The Difficult Dog class is the next step in modifying your dog’s behavior around other dogs and/or novel people. The Difficult Dog Class provides a controlled, safe environment where owners of reactive canines work on teaching their dogs alternative behaviors to the barking, growling and lunging at other dogs or people.
⋅ Learn how to read your dog’s body language
⋅ Learn how to watch for subtle cues that may mean your dog is anxious or nervous and is about to react by lunging, barking or growling
⋅ Learn how shape your dog’s behavior to focus and work for you in a situation where the dog would normally react aggressively
Small Dog Manners
Our Small Dog Manners class is for all the little guys-toy breeds, small terriers and any small crossbreeds. This class will provide socialization for your dogs allowing them to play with each other off leash. In addition to playtime, we will focus on teaching your small dogs basic manners. Behaviors such as; sit, down, stay, jump prevention, loose leash walking, leave it, coming when called and more will be covered in this class. This is a clicker training class! Clicker training is fun, effective and humane. No harsh corrections or any physical prompting is ever used in our classes. The Small Dog Class will be held at EVA'S PLAYPUPS. For additional information about the Small Dog Class please call: 718-486-7930.
Begins: Thursday September 25th, 7pm
Location: Eva's Playpups Class: Basic Manners
Begins: Wednesday September 3rd, 8:15 p.m.
Location: St. Cecilia Church. 1 Monitor Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11222 Class: Difficult Dog Class
Begins: Tuesdays 7:15 - 8:15 p.m.
Location: St. Cecilia Church. 1 Monitor Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11222 Class: Small Dog Manners
Begins: TBA
Location: Eva's Playpups