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Mike Wombacher

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Puppy Classes

Mike offers three levels of puppy classes designed to take your pup from his first moments with you all the way through adolescence and into adulthood.

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Puppy 1

This program is designed for new puppies of less than four and a half months of age (though we do make age exceptions for small breeds.)

It is split into three main areas of focus. First, about thirty percent of the class is committed to puppy play and socializing, the leading preventor of future aggression in dogs. The other seventy percent is split evenly between trust and respect exercises that teach your pup to allow you to handle him or her without biting or rebelliousness as well as obedience exercises including sit, down, stand, stay in each of these positions, come, and off. Other issues that will be covered include puppy biting, object guarding, jumping up, appropriate toys, how to play games and a good deal more. In addition, there’s ample time in each class for Q&A.

The entire curriculum for this class may be found in Mike’s book, There’s a Puppy in the House: Surviving the First Five Months, which is recommended as a companion to the class.

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Location and times vary. Please inquire for details.

Puppy 1

This program is designed for new puppies of less than four and a half months of age (though we do make age exceptions for small breeds.)

It is split into three main areas of focus. First, about thirty percent of the class is committed to puppy play and socializing, the leading preventor of future aggression in dogs. The other seventy percent is split evenly between trust and respect exercises that teach your pup to allow you to handle him or her without biting or rebelliousness as well as obedience exercises including sit, down, stand, stay in each of these positions, come, and off. Other issues that will be covered include puppy biting, object guarding, jumping up, appropriate toys, how to play games and a good deal more. In addition, there’s ample time in each class for Q&A.

The entire curriculum for this class may be found in Mike’s book, There’s a Puppy in the House: Surviving the First Five Months, which is recommended as a companion to the class.

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Location and times vary. Please inquire for details.

Puppy 2

Level two classes are designed to take the training exercises that your pup learned in the level one class and turn them into rock solid obedience that will work in the real world in the absence of treats. There is also a ton of new content, including a discussion of training equipment, leash work, heeling, distance control in the form of emergency stops and distance downs and a few fun things like “fancy finishes.”

The emphasis here is on the concept “you must.” This coincides with your pup’s coming into adolescence, during which they will find it to be their mission in life to test you by pretending that they’ve never had an ounce of training.

Level 2 classes are available to graduates from a level 1 class in my program or any other. Your dog should be familiar with the concepts sit, down and stay, at least in exchange for treats in a mildly distracted environment. If they don’t have this skill set yet you can simply work your way through my level 1 training videos which you can find here (Training Video Series).

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Please inquire for details.

Puppy 3

The outdoor, advanced class takes place at Crissy Field and other highly distracting outdoor locations in the Bay Area. The focus is on bullet proofing all the concepts learned previously in real-life. Special emphasis is placed in this class on off leash recalls against major distractions.

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Please inquire for details.

Puppy 2

Level two classes are designed to take the training exercises that your pup learned in the level one class and turn them into rock solid obedience that will work in the real world in the absence of treats. There is also a ton of new content, including a discussion of training equipment, leash work, heeling, distance control in the form of emergency stops and distance downs and a few fun things like “fancy finishes.”

The emphasis here is on the concept “you must.” This coincides with your pup’s coming into adolescence, during which they will find it to be their mission in life to test you by pretending that they’ve never had an ounce of training.

Level 2 classes are available to graduates from a level 1 class in my program or any other. Your dog should be familiar with the concepts sit, down and stay, at least in exchange for treats in a mildly distracted environment. If they don’t have this skill set yet you can simply work your way through my level 1 training videos which you can find here (Training Video Series).

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Please inquire for details.

Puppy 3

The outdoor, advanced class takes place at Crissy Field and other highly distracting outdoor locations in the Bay Area. The focus is on bullet proofing all the concepts learned previously in real-life. Special emphasis is placed in this class on off leash recalls against major distractions.

Cost: $325 for six one-hour classes. Please inquire for details.

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