The Dog Club will be offering classes at their new training facility located at 940 Front Street. They are looking forward to serving the public with classes in the newly obtained buildings on the former site of McClain’s Inc.
Obedience classes begin Tuesday September 10th. They will include, Puppy (12 weeks to 6 months), and Beginner Obedience. For those who have completed the beginner class and wish to continue on with their training, Obedience 2 will be offered. For those people who want to further train their dog with off lead healing and advanced exercises, an advanced class will be offered. World Cynopsport Rally obedience classes will also be offered this 9 weeks. There are two levels of this Rally class. Level 1 will be for the beginner and novice student and dog. Level 2 is for more advanced students and dogs that have competed in trials or want to compete and have taken past classes.
“Our puppy and beginning obedience classes are designed to teach basic house manners, grooming and care of the dog, heeling, sit, down, stay, come and other commands,” said Barb Rhoades, Director of Obedience Training.
She also added that the rally classes will be offered to those who have completed beginner or have some past training in classes and want to continue with training. The LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2 Rally Classes are for students who want to try something new in obedience and challenge themselves and their dog. The requirement for Rally Level 1 class is that the dog and handler be able to execute all the basic obedience commands without much difficulty. Off lead work will be attempted in Rally Level 2.
The goal of the Rally class is to introduce students to a new form of Obedience which involves walking a course with your dog and performing the exercises as illustrated on numbered signs along the path of the course. This class also preps the team of dog and handler to work towards a Level 1 Title in World Cynopsport Rally.
GADC will be having their first sanctioned trial Sept. 29th. at their buildings for World Cynopsport Rally. The members are excited to be hosting this trial at our new buildings and hoping to draw many competitors from far and wide. Club members will also be showing their dogs to earn titles with WCRL.
Their classes are designed to be building blocks in obedience. We start with puppy and continue to build upon that training thru each of the later classes. However, if you missed the puppy class when your dog was a baby, you can still get great results with the dog starting with our Beginner classes.
They now have 4 instructors who have been certified to do pet therapy. That leads us to the next exciting thing to be happening at the new buildings.
They will be offering Pet Therapy classes and Good Canine Citizen classes with evaluations included. THAT CLASS WILL START TRAINING SEPT. 11 AT 7:30.
If you feel you have a dog that has the right temperament to be a therapy dog and are wondering how to qualify, they can help you along your way to that goal. The dog and owner needs to have taken a beginner obedience class and pass or be evaluated by the director as to what commands the dog can do and be ready to be evaluated for CGC or Therapy Dog.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER WITH BARB 548-0338 OR BECKY 337-0292 FOR ALL CLASSES.
Completion of registration and orientation for obedience classes is from 6:30 to 7:00 on September 10th. There is no class that night, DO NOT BRING DOGS FIRST NIGHT. Only those who were told to bring their dog for a fitting of a collar may bring their dogs September 10th.You will meet your instructors and be shown your ring and learn more about the club and the layout of the buildings and grounds.
We are using a new way of pre registration and it involves going to our new website.
The Address is www.greenvilleareadogclub.com ,go to home page and click on REGISTRATION. The next page will come up with a choice for obedience or agility. Under each you will see printed REGISTRATION FORMS. Click on the one you wish and the form will appear ready for you to print off on your printer.
Fill out completely and write a check or money order to GADC for $80 and include a copy of the dog’s vaccination papers from the Vet.
As was stated before you must PREREGISTER with Barb 548-0338 for all Obedience classes and Therapy class.
CALL HER FIRST BEFORE FILLING OUT FORMS AND SENDING TO MAKE SURE THERE IS STILL ROOM IN THE CLASSES. THE TIME FOR YOUR CLASS WILL BE TALKED ABOUT WHEN YOU CALL HER AND ALSO AT THE FIRST NIGHT ON September 10th.
Deadline for all forms and payments to be into Barb is by September 3rd., 2019
Her address will be given to you when you call her about getting into class.
Dogs must be up-to-date on vaccinations. Puppies must have had their first two sets of vaccinations to enroll in puppy class. Veterinarians need to certify all vaccinations given at home or by a breeder.
For information about obedience classes, and to register your intent to attend please call 937-548-0338 or 937-337-0292.
AGILITY CLASSES
Director of Agility is also announcing that dog agility classes will be offered on Thurs eve Sept.12. The classes offered include Introduction to Agility, Beginners, Advanced Agility,
Pre-registration is required for agility classes. To pre-register, please call 937-692-5310, or 937-459-9170
Those participating in Greenville Area Dog Club classes are reminded that parking is available both in front of the building as well as along the side and along the fence. The entrance for dog classes is located at the front of the large building.
Those bringing dogs to class are reminded to feed the dogs earlier in the day, rather than before class.
Most classes use dog treats as training aids. Participants are reminded to bring small, bite-sized soft treats that can be used for rewarding their dogs.
All Dogs Must Be Leashed When Entering the Building
Participants also are reminded to wear comfortable, tie-on shoes.
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