Sandy Meadow Farm - 4 week Mini Course Registration

Sandy Meadow Farm Obedience School
342 Union Street Westfield, Ma 01085
ph: (413) 572 - 4936
k9trainma@aol.com

The following 4 week mini classes are being offered for dog/handler teams that have completed at least a basic level course.. Cost for all classes is $125.00 and most classes will fill with 4 - 6 dogs. Please copy and paste the registration form below and send it back to us to reserve a spot in the class of your choice.

POLITE POOCH: This class will focus on exercises designed to improve skills when out and about from your home including polite on leash pass by's with other dogs, appropriate on leash meet and greets with visitors, touching/handling skills with new people, and comfort and social acceptance of environmental stimuli ( wheelchair, stroller, skateboard, etc). Class time:

Monday, March 20, 2023 from 4:45 - 5:30 pm with Missy (FULL)

COURAGEOUS CANINE: Is your dog easily frightened by new people or new situations? Is he afraid to approach everyday items in his environment? Are other dogs a bit scary for her? Would you like to be able to help your dog build confidence and understand his/her worries a bit better? The courageous canine class is designed to develop foundation skills that will help you safely manage and support your fearful dog. Class time:

Friday, March 3, 2023 from 7:00 - 7:45 pm with Elizabeth (FULL)

HOUSEHOLD HELPERS: Want to work on your at home skills with your dog? Let us help you continue to improve some of your basic skills plus introduce some new ones including: Find your mat with increased duration and distractions, door knock/doorbell response training, functional stays, increased Leave It proficiency, husbandry skils and "Thank You/Drop It" cues.

Class times:

Thursday, March 23, 2023 from 5:30 - 6:15 pm with Anne (FULL)

SHAPING SKILLS: Shaping is a training technique that trains a dog to do something in small stages rather than all at once. You teach the dog to perform a new behavior by breaking it down into smaller parts. Have your ever wondered about "clicker training"? Or how to get complex behaviors like having your dog bring you a tissue when you sneeze? Shaping is a great way to fine tune your training relationship with your dog while you create behaviors from scratch using your dog's natural ability to learn.

Class Time: TBD

DANCING WITH YOUR DOG: Learn how to take the skills you have learned (while acquiring some new ones) and turn them into a choreographed routine set to music. A fun, relaxed, entertaining way to spend time with your dog while building confidence in you and your dog as a working team. No previous dancing experience necessary from either end of the leash!! Class time: TBA

MINI RALLY: Want to improve your sign reading skills for Rally Obedience? Want to practice the necessary skills with short courses that allow for multiple repeat runs

MINI TRICK CLASS: Get the entire family involved with training from the comfort of your home while your dog learns how to shake, wave, high five, crawl, play dead, roll over, beg, be sad, weave, spin, clean up his toys, and/or roll his ball . Class meets for 4 weeks - maximum class size is 4 dogs.

Class Time:

Level 1: TBA

CGC BRUSH UP CLASS: Did you take the CGC test but struggled with a few of the exercises? The 4 week brush up class will focus on the more challenging exercises for most dogs including the dog to dog meet and greet, the stranger approach, and the grooming exercise. Other exercises will be reviewed as determined by the dogs attending.
Next class: TBA

MINI SNIFFERS SKILLS : How good is your dog's nose? Does he love to search for prizes in your yard and follow his nose on your walks? Come learn how to team up with your dog to utilize his/her amazing sense of smell and desire to hunt to find specific items and scents. Based on scent detection training, Sniffer Skills will focus on teaching you how to encourage and develop your dog's natural sense of smell while building confidence, focus and burning mental energy. This is a class that can be enjoyed by dogs of any age, but dogs must be able to be safely crated or left in your vehicle while classmate dogs are working. If your dog loves food, toys, attention, and games, then your dog will LOVE Sniffer Skills! Class meets for 4 weeks - Cost $125.00 Maximum class size - 4 dogs

Next class time:

Level 1: Thursday, May 11, 2023 from12:00 - 12:45 pm with Jim

Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 9:15 - 10:00 am with Jim

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DOG NAME: ________________________

OWNER NAME: _________________________________ Dog Breed: ________________________

Address: ______________________________________

: ___________________________________________

DOG AGE: ______ SEX: ____ NEUT? Yes No

HOME PHONE: ______________________ WORK/CELL PHONE: ____________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS: _________________________________________________

Previous Training Classes: _______________________________________________________
Taken Where: ________________________________________

CLASS CHOICE: ____ Polite Pooch Course date/time: ______________________________

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____ Household Helpers Course date/time: ______________________________

____ Shaping Skill Course date/time: _____________________________

____ Dancing Dog Course date/time: ______________________________

____ Mini Rally Course date/time: ______________________________

____ Mini Trick Course date/time:________________________

_____Courageous Canine Course date/time: ____________________________

_____ CGC Brush Up Course date/time:______________________________

_____ Sniffers Skills Course date/time: ______________________________