Group classes – A Dog's Best Friend

Each group obedience class consists of six hour-long sessions which meet once a week.

To enroll your dog in a group class, please click the button under the description of the class you wish to enroll in. The schedule below gives the starting date for the next available series of classes.

Martina focuses on individual training, while group classes are taught by Maria Eguren or Tasha Suda. Both Maria and Tasha have worked and trained with Martina, and use the same principles and training techniques that Martina teaches. Click either name for a short bio of each trainer.

As of June our group classes will meet in person again. Facility is large enough to allow for social distancing (limit 6 dogs). Face masks are encouraged. 1 household member per dog.

Schedule of upcoming classes

To register, see the class descriptions below the schedule.

Class	Day/Time	Dates
Beginning	Saturdays, 9am	Dec 5 – Jan 2
Beginning	Sundays, 11:30am	Jan 3 – Feb 7
Intermediate	Sundays, 10:15am	Jan 3 – Feb 7
Intro to Agility	Saturdays, 11:30am	Dec 5 – Jan 2

Class descriptions & registration

Beginning

This class is for puppies (12 weeks and older) and young adults who have had little to no training. Basic skills are introduced, including proper leash walking, sit, down, stay, come, leave it, and drop it. Polite manners with other animals and humans in general are practiced.

Intermediate

This is a continuation of the beginning class. We built up the “stay” and “come” skills with much higher distraction levels. Much of the class will be done off leash if possible. Hand signals, wait command, stand-for-grooming and handling is included. This class prepares dogs for the Canine Good Citizen test.

Agility

Dog agility is a sport in which the dog and owner work together to complete complicated obstacle courses, where they are scored for both time and accuracy. This course introduces the basics of agility training. This class is a great way to improve a dog’s confidence, and it’s the funnest class out there. You and your dog must have completed a beginning class in order to enroll in this class.