Thursday, February 20, 2020

GREENVILLE AREA DOG CLUB OFFERS DOG TRAINING CLASSES STARTING March 10th, 2020

GREENVILLE – The Greenville Area Dog Club will offer their obedience classes starting March 10th.,2020. Through the years more classes have been added to meet the growing interest in dog training and many people like the variety of classes available.

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 March 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 with their training, Obedience 2 will be offered. World Cynopsport Rally obedience classes will also be offered these 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.

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 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 had their first sanctioned trial Sept. 29th. at their buildings for World Cynopsport Rally. The members were excited to be hosting this trial at our new buildings and drew many competitors from far and wide. Club members also competed with their dogs to earn titles with WCRL.

The puppy class is for dogs 12 weeks to 6 months. They must have had their 2nd. round of shots to attend. The beginner obedience classes are for dogs over 6 months to old age. Dogs can still learn if they are alert and healthy into their golden years.

The 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 many instructors and members 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 March 18th.

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 need 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 March 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 March 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 preregistration 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 March 10th.

Deadline for all forms and payments to be into Barb is by March 5th..
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 March 12th. The classes offered include Introduction to Agility, Beginners, Advanced Agility,
Pre-registration is required for agility classes. To pre-register, please call Janice 937-692-5310.

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 parking lot is open in the rear of front building. The entrance for puppy, beginner and obedience 2 dog classes is located at the front of the large building. Rally classes are in the back building. Clients for that class can park in the lot or on the street.

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. Leave the treat storage bag at home and just pop the treats in a bait bag or you pants pockets.

All Dogs Must Be Leashed When Entering the Building. Participants also are reminded to wear comfortable, tie-on shoes.

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