Intermediate Puppy Training Class

"Puppy Jr. High" (Age: 5-9 months, Prerequisite is completion of Puppy Training & Socialization, Puppy Catch-Up, or permission of instructor.) Class is limited to 8 dogs.

This six-week class is for dogs that have already taken a puppy training class at Ahimsa or elsewhere. If this is your dog's first class and your dog is 5-9 months old, then Puppy Catch-Up is the more appropriate class. The goal of Puppy Jr. High is to get you and your dog working toward off leash reliability, so that the Advanced Puppy class goes smoothly. In Advanced Puppy, the dogs will rarely have a leash on. In this class, the dogs will either be dragging leashes or you will be holding the leash while your dog works, unless your dog is ready to be off leash.

You will learn how to broaden your dog's understanding of sit, down, stay, come, leave it, and walking politely, in the face of bigger and bigger distractions. We will also teach some tricks and begin teaching the dogs to go to a rug and stay there. You will need to bring a rug to your class.

If you haven't already gotten a free harness in your puppy class, you can get a FREE harness in Intermediate Puppy!

You will need to make sure your dog is interested in your treats or toys in this class, and we'll be using a LOT of treats, so bring a variety of treats/food/toys and do not feed your dog the meal before class. It may also be helpful to get them a good amount of exercise before class.

This class has play time, so dogs who do not play well with others should take an on leash manners class or if there really is a problem, think about taking Wallflower Dogs or the Growly Dog Class. The standard class after Intermediate Puppy is Advanced Puppy.

NOTE: If Intermediate Puppy will be your first class at Ahimsa, we require that you attend an Orientation to learn about the dog training methods used at Ahimsa. We prefer to have you attend the orientation before your Advanced Puppy class, but if that's not possible, just attend the earliest one that you can.

Click here to see the Intermediate Puppy Final Exam.

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