Thursday, August 27, 2015

***TONIGHT's 8/27 Puppy and Intermediate at NORTHRIDGE PAMPERED PET bobby just postponed until 9/3!

STILL ON!  Tricks III/IV and Growly for Reactive dogs at Woodland Hills Pampered Pet

***Saturday TARZANA PARK CLASS Postponed until 9/12/15****

In addition to the SAN FERNANDO VALLEY we are NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN Ventura Oxnard and Camarillo!

MY BEST FRIEND OBEDIENCE UPCOMING CLASSES:
San Fernando Valley
Remember we are off most holidays and holiday weekends!
FOR INFORMATION ON ALL CLASSES call 818 996 3647
(Please preregister as indicated below)

PUPPY HEADSTART (SOCIALIZATION) CLASS 4 week $95 (indoor) start dates:
For HEALTHY PUPS over 11 weeks with 2 sets of vaccines, bordetella and clear fecal test! (Floors and shoes are bleached)
Starts:
9/3/15 Thursday         5:15 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby - call 747 202 0776
9/13/15 Sunday             3:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie– call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          9:00 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776
10/5/15 Monday            6:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
10/14/15 Wednesday     6:20 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776


THE MONTHLY Puppy Party (Donation only)  Bobby Harouni will be your HOST
3:30PM 9/19 at Pampered Pet Woodland Hills -for healthy pups under 5.5 months
4:30PM 9/19 at Pampered Pet Woodland Hills -pups over 5.5 months and under one year
If you are planning to attend, you must have an invite and pups must be healthy with clear fecal test, flea free, no diarrhea and at least two sets of vaccines plus bordetella!  DO NOT JUST SHOW UP!  YOU MUST BE ON THE GUEST LIST!
 NEXT ONE will be on Saturday 10/17/15!
Please email for an invite at k9frend@earthlink.net or call 818 996 3647 for more information! If you would like to host a party email us at k9frend@earthlink.net!

BEGINNING OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (6 WEEKS $190) *FREEPEAT FOR LIFE AND FREE AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR
Starts:
***8/22/15 Saturday (will start 9/12/15 instead)
                                        9:45 AM        Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (maybe sooner if we hire a new instructor) – call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form
9/13/15 Sunday             4:45 PM        Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie -call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          11:30 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday            9:00 AM       W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi - call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form
 10/5/15 Monday          7:45 PM         Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
10/14/15 Wednesday     7:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776


Lifeskills class (for beginning graduates-NOT FREEPEAT)   6 weeks $120 Indoor and outdoor!
This is the class you take after beginning obedience class where you just didn’t practice enough with distractions and you need to nail down walking without pulling and stays with stuff going on around your dog!  We will do at least one field trip too! Encino Towne Center, Pampered Pet Hotel, Northridge Mall, CSUN, Etc.  We will decide weekly. Starts:
9/19/15 Saturday        1:15 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday         12:00 Noon     W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi or Bobby … call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (AKC CGC plus Heel -NOT FREEPEAT)
(6 WEEKS $135) (INCLUDES FREE CGC TESTING-but no longer freepeat)
Starts:
9/3/15   Thursday         6:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby -call 747 202 0776 
9/13/15   Sunday             6:00 PM       Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie (off 7/5) – call 818 340 2275 (ok to start on 7/12)
9/19/15   Saturday         10:15 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776 
9/28/15 Monday             10:15 AM     West Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park - Instructor Pepsi Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form


FOCUS/ High Energy class combined with ADVANCED OBEDIENCE 
($95 for 4 weeks!)
(This class is for high energy or easily distracted dogs that have intermediate level obedience already, great for agility dogs)
9/15/15 Tuesday            7:45 PM         Balboa Park Encino - Instructor Katie or Go (next one 9/8?)
to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form or call 818 996 3647
                                                           
TRICKS classes (Multiple levels) ($120 for 6 weeks)  Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie for all Tricks Classes!!!call 818 340 2275 to register
You need Beginning level obedience for these classes!
Katie sent this link to her YouTube tricks video for those of you interested!!!!
Check out this video on YouTube:   http://youtu.be/vL6dD8L-u_U
TRICKS I
9/13/15   Sunday          2:15 PM          Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
TRICKS III/IV combo class
8/27/15   Thursday      6:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

AKC RALLY OBEDIENCE (6 weeks $120) OUTDOOR Ongoing
9/15/15   Tuesday          6:45 PM     Balboa Sports Center, Encino, CA- Instructor Katie
Learn the signs and perform them skillfully!  Great practice for those who want to compete, and those who are, but aren’t quite there yet!  This class is designed to incorporate those just started on Rally and those who need a practicing forum and know the signs!  Mock courses are set up!
Call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

AKC CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy TESTING 9/13/15 at Tarzana Park Sunday 9-11am
(AKC Star pup is only for our graduates)

Fun agility class (indoor) (6 weeks $120)
if you have completed beginning obedience and learn some basic agility obstacles and have loads of off leash fun… email k9frend@earthlink.net for details or call 818 340 2275 to register!
9/13/15     Sunday           7:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

INTRO TO GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (one time class) $50 in order to do Growly 6 week, you must do this class first or be referred by your trainer
8/27/15    Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie call 818 340 2275 to register or 818 996 3647 for details
Your dog must be able to sit, down, stay, come, leave-it, loose leash walk, no jumping, and heeling with distractions to join this group (intermediate level training completed), or have permission from one of our trainers, to join the Growly class.  Understanding of how to use a clicker (or marker) is also required.  Usually this class is a culmination of private training to deal with reactivity issues.

GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (CONTINUING) (6 weeks $120)
Great class for REACTIVE dogs to socialize under control of their owners (not off leash), with similar dogs in a group! These dogs must have completed Intro to growly or worked on issues privately with an approved trainer AND must have intermediate level obedience skills!
(The one time Intro class 8/20/15 for $50)!!!
8/27/15        Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie
Call office 818 996 3647 for details, or call 818 340 2275 to register

Call 818 996 3647 or email k9frend@earthlink.net if you have questions about classes.

For outdoor classes, IN CASE OF RAIN YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF CANCELLATION ONE HOUR BEFORE CLASS, or you can call us, AND WE WILL POSTPONE A WEEK… we don’t worry about misting rain :-)

GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE

***FREEPEATS:  Remember that Beginner (and Intermediate prior to 1/1/15) level(s) are freepeat for life!  To maintain the privilege you must have 75% attendance, even If you are repeating the course.  However, if you do need to drop due to unforeseen circumstances, AND YOU CALL OR EMAIL TO LET US KNOW, it is only half price to rejoin!  (See Know the Rules in the yellow folder, it is also spelled out in the training contract and on our website).  If you cannot make a class you can always do a private make up for a fee, or join another group running at the same time as yours for free, to get caught up!

REMEMBER, WE DO PRIVATE SESSIONS IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND VENTURA, OXNARD and CAMARILLO FOR EVERYTHING from A to Z concerning dog training, agility, AKC rally, therapy dog, confirmation, obedience, aggression, behavior modification, destruction, POTTY TRAINING and other Puppy issues, FEAR, AGGRESSION Problems, OBEDIENCE issues, Separation Anxiety, Social Skills with people and dogs, off leash training, obsessive compulsive behavior, barking, fear, jumping, you name it …. Please ask for a full price list (prices as low as 70 per session, up to 120)

Have one of our specialists help you using the latest positive reinforcement training methods available, without needing to always have treats!  Call us and discover the possibilities.

BOARDING AND TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR PUPS who are too young to board at Pampered Pet and for Dogs at Pampered Pet Hotel when appropriate!  Packages start at 850 for one week… can do as many as 5 weeks.  We also do socialization training at PAMPERED PET HOTEL for proper candidates who need a little extra help, to get into daycare for only $65.  We are available at other facilities as well, with permission from the facility, on request!

Obediently yours... all the best,

Karen Reardon Taylor, CPDT-KA, Owner
Trainer and Behavior Counselor
Professional Charter Member or the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Member of the  American Humane Association
American Kennel Club Community Canine, Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluator
Member Valley Hills Obedience Club
Reseda, CA .. po box in West Van Nuys!
Office phone 818 996 3647
Personal Cell 818 720 3647
Fax 818 996 0422 (you must call first)

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Tomorrow Tricks III/IVand Growly/Reactive dog class at Pampered Pet Woodland Hills...Details below!
Tarzana Park class start this weekend for Intermediate and Beginning level...
Remember, you must PREREGISTER for class, a staggering 75% of students plan to just show up the day of class... you can save $10 by registering in advance by two weeks or more!

MY BEST FRIEND OBEDIENCE UPCOMING CLASSES:
Remember we are off most holidays and holiday weekends!
FOR INFORMATION ON ALL CLASSES call 818 996 3647
(Please preregister as indicated below)

PUPPY HEADSTART (SOCIALIZATION) CLASS 4 week $95 (indoor) start dates:
For HEALTHY PUPS over 11 weeks with 2 sets of vaccines, bordetella and clear fecal test! (Floors and shoes are bleached)
Starts:
8/27/15 Thursday         5:15 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby - call 747 202 0776
9/13/15 Sunday             3:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie– call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          9:00 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776
10/5/15 Monday            6:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
10/14/15 Wednesday     6:20 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776


THE MONTHLY Puppy Party (Donation only)  Bobby Harouni will be your HOST
3:30PM 8/22 at Pampered Pet Northridge -for healthy pups under 5.5 months
4:30PM 8/22 at Pampered Pet Northridge -pups over 5.5 months and under one year
If you are planning to attend, you must have an invite and pups must be healthy with clear fecal test, flea free, no diarrhea and at least two sets of vaccines plus bordetella!  DO NOT JUST SHOW UP!  YOU MUST BE ON THE GUEST LIST!
 NEXT ONE 9/19 at Pampered Pet Woodland Hills!
Please email for an invite at k9frend@earthlink.net or call 818 996 3647 for more information! If you would like to host a party email us at k9frend@earthlink.net!

BEGINNING OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (6 WEEKS $190) FREEPEAT FOR LIFE AND FREE AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR
Starts:
8/22/15 Saturday          9:45 AM        Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (maybe sooner if we hire a new instructor) – call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form
8/27/15 Thursday         6:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor BOBBY -call 747 202 0776  
9/13/15 Sunday             4:45 PM        Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie -call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          11:30 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday            9:00 AM       W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi - call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form
 10/5/15 Monday             7:45 PM         Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
10/14/15 Wednesday      7:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776


Lifeskills class (for beginning graduates)   6 weeks $120 Indoor and outdoor!
This is the class you take after beginning obedience class where you just didn’t practice enough with distractions and you need to nail down walking without pulling and stays with stuff going on around your dog!  We will do at least one field trip too! Encino Towne Center, Pampered Pet Hotel, Northridge Mall, CSUN, Etc.  We will decide weekly. Starts:
9/19/15 Saturday        1:15 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday         12:00 Noon     W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi or Bobby … call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (AKC CGC plus Heel)
(6 WEEKS $135) (INCLUDES FREE CGC TESTING-but no longer freepeat)
Starts:
8/27/15   Thursday         6:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby -call 747 202 0776 
9/13/15   Sunday             6:00 PM       Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie (off 7/5) – call 818 340 2275 (ok to start on 7/12)
9/19/15   Saturday         10:15 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776 
9/28/15 Monday             10:15 AM     West Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park - Instructor Pepsi Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form


FOCUS/ High Energy class combined with ADVANCED OBEDIENCE 
($95 for 4 weeks!)
(This class is for high energy or easily distracted dogs that have intermediate level obedience already, great for agility dogs)
8/4/15 Tuesday            7:45 PM         Balboa Park Encino - Instructor Katie or Go (next one 9/8?)
to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form or call 818 996 3647
                                                           
TRICKS classes (Multiple levels) ($120 for 6 weeks)  Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie for all Tricks Classes!!!call 818 340 2275 to register
You need Beginning level obedience for these classes!
Katie sent this link to her YouTube tricks video for those of you interested!!!!
Check out this video on YouTube:   http://youtu.be/vL6dD8L-u_U
TRICKS I
9/13/15   Sunday          2:15 PM          Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
TRICKS III/IV combo class
8/20/15   Thursday      6:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

AKC RALLY OBEDIENCE (6 weeks $120) OUTDOOR Ongoing
8/4/15   Tuesday          6:45 PM     Balboa Sports Center, Encino, CA- Instructor Katie
Learn the signs and perform them skillfully!  Great practice for those who want to compete, and those who are, but aren’t quite there yet!  This class is designed to incorporate those just started on Rally and those who need a practicing forum and know the signs!  Mock courses are set up!
Call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

AKC CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy TESTING 9/13/15 at Tarzana Park Sunday 9-11am
(AKC Star pup is only for our graduates)

Fun agility class (indoor) (6 weeks $120)
if you have completed beginning obedience and learn some basic agility obstacles and have loads of off leash fun… email k9frend@earthlink.net for details or call 818 340 2275 to register!
9/13/15     Sunday           7:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

INTRO TO GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (one time class) $50 in order to do Growly 6 week, you must do this class first or be referred by your trainer
8/20/15    Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie call 818 340 2275 to register or 818 996 3647 for details
Your dog must be able to sit, down, stay, come, leave-it, loose leash walk, no jumping, and heeling with distractions to join this group (intermediate level training completed), or have permission from one of our trainers, to join the Growly class.  Understanding of how to use a clicker (or marker) is also required.  Usually this class is a culmination of private training to deal with reactivity issues.

GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (CONTINUING) (6 weeks $120)
Great class for REACTIVE dogs to socialize under control of their owners (not off leash), with similar dogs in a group! These dogs must have completed Intro to growly or worked on issues privately with an approved trainer AND must have intermediate level obedience skills!
(The one time Intro class 8/20/15 for $50)!!!
8/27/15        Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie
Call office 818 996 3647 for details, or call 818 340 2275 to register

Call 818 996 3647 or email k9frend@earthlink.net if you have questions about classes.

For outdoor classes, IN CASE OF RAIN YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF CANCELLATION ONE HOUR BEFORE CLASS, or you can call us, AND WE WILL POSTPONE A WEEK… we don’t worry about misting rain :-)

GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE

***FREEPEATS:  Remember that Beginner (and Intermediate prior to 1/1/15) level(s) are freepeat for life!  To maintain the privilege you must have 75% attendance, even If you are repeating the course.  However, if you do need to drop due to unforeseen circumstances, AND YOU CALL OR EMAIL TO LET US KNOW, it is only half price to rejoin!  (See Know the Rules in the yellow folder, it is also spelled out in the training contract and on our website).  If you cannot make a class you can always do a private make up for a fee, or join another group running at the same time as yours for free, to get caught up!

REMEMBER, WE DO PRIVATE SESSIONS FOR EVERYTHING from A to Z concerning dog training, agility, AKC rally, therapy dog, confirmation, obedience, aggression, behavior modification, destruction, POTTY TRAINING and other Puppy issues, FEAR, AGGRESSION Problems, OBEDIENCE issues, Separation Anxiety, Social Skills with people and dogs, off leash training, obsessive compulsive behavior, barking, fear, jumping, you name it …. Please ask for a full price list (prices as low as 70 per session, up to 120)

Have one of our specialists help you using the latest positive reinforcement training methods available, without needing to always have treats!  Call us and discover the possibilities.

BOARDING AND TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR PUPS who are too young to board at Pampered Pet and for Dogs at Pampered Pet Hotel when appropriate!  Packages start at 850 for one week… can do as many as 5 weeks.  We also do socialization training at PAMPERED PET HOTEL for proper candidates who need a little extra help, to get into daycare for only $65.  We are available at other facilities as well, with permission from the facility, on request!

Obediently yours... all the best,

Karen Reardon Taylor, CPDT-KA, Owner
Trainer and Behavior Counselor
Professional Charter Member or the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Member of the  American Humane Association
American Kennel Club Community Canine, Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluator
Member Valley Hills Obedience Club
Reseda, CA .. po box in West Van Nuys!
Office phone 818 996 3647
Personal Cell 818 720 3647
Fax 818 996 0422 (you must call first)

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Tricks clarification, Fun AGILITY and for those who have reactive dogs...GROWLY is back!

***Combo Tricks level 3 and 4 is 6:30 p.m. on Thursday 8/20,  Tricks level 1 class will be 2:15 on Sunday 9/13 and the Fun Agility will be on 9/13 at 7:30***

MY BEST FRIEND OBEDIENCE UPCOMING CLASSES:
Remember we are off most holidays and holiday weekends!
FOR INFORMATION ON ALL CLASSES call 818 996 3647
(Please preregister as indicated below)

PUPPY HEADSTART (SOCIALIZATION) CLASS 4 week $95 (indoor) start dates:
For HEALTHY PUPS over 11 weeks with 2 sets of vaccines, bordetella and clear fecal test! (Floors and shoes are bleached)
Starts:
8/3/15 Monday             6:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
8/12/15 Wednesday      6:20 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776
8/27/15 Thursday         5:15 PM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby - call 747 202 0776
9/13/15 Sunday             3:30 PM      Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie– call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          9:00 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776

THE MONTHLY Puppy Party (Donation only)
3:30PM 8/22 at Pampered Pet Northridge -for healthy pups under 5.5 months
4:30PM 8/22 at Pampered Pet Northridge -pups over 5.5 months and under one year
If you are planning to attend, you must have an invite and pups must be healthy with clear fecal test, flea free, no diarrhea and at least two sets of vaccines plus bordetella!  DO NOT JUST SHOW UP!  YOU MUST BE ON THE GUEST LIST!
 NEXT ONE 9/19 at Pampered Pet Woodland Hills!
Please email for an invite at k9frend@earthlink.net or call 818 996 3647 for more information! If you would like to host a party email us at k9frend@earthlink.net!

BEGINNING OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (6 WEEKS $190) FREEPEAT FOR LIFE AND FREE AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR
Starts:
8/3/15 Monday             7:45 PM         Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Bobby – call 818 340 2275
8/12/15 Wednesday      7:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
-Instructor Pepsi-call 747 202 0776
8/22/15 Saturday          9:45 AM        Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (maybe sooner if we hire a new instructor) – call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form
8/27/15 Thursday         6:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor BOBBY -call 747 202 0776  
9/13/15 Sunday             4:45 PM        Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie -call 818 340 2275
9/19/15 Saturday          11:30 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday            9:00 AM       W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi - call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form


Lifeskills class (for beginning graduates)   6 weeks $120 Indoor and outdoor!
This is the class you take after beginning obedience class where you just didn’t practice enough with distractions and you need to nail down walking without pulling and stays with stuff going on around your dog!  We will do at least one field trip too! Encino Towne Center, Pampered Pet Hotel, Northridge Mall, CSUN, Etc.  We will decide weekly. Starts:
9/19/15 Saturday        1:15 AM       Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776
9/28/15 Monday         12:00 Noon     W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park
- Instructor Pepsi or Bobby … call 818 996 3647 for details or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (AKC CGC plus Heel)
(6 WEEKS $135) (INCLUDES FREE CGC TESTING-but no longer freepeat)
Starts:
8/27/15   Thursday         6:30 PM        Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Bobby -call 747 202 0776 
9/13/15   Sunday             6:00 PM       Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 – Instructor Katie (off 7/5) – call 818 340 2275 (ok to start on 7/12)
9/19/15   Saturday         10:15 AM      Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi -call 747 202 0776 
9/28/15 Monday             10:15 AM     West Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park - Instructor Pepsi Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form


FOCUS/ High Energy class combined with ADVANCED OBEDIENCE 
($95 for 4 weeks!)
(This class is for high energy or easily distracted dogs that have intermediate level obedience already, great for agility dogs)
8/4/15 Tuesday            7:45 PM         Balboa Park Encino - Instructor Katie or Go (next one 9/8?)
to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form or call 818 996 3647
                                                           
TRICKS classes (Multiple levels) ($120 for 6 weeks)  Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie for all Tricks Classes!!!call 818 340 2275 to register
You need Beginning level obedience for these classes!
Katie sent this link to her YouTube tricks video for those of you interested!!!!
Check out this video on YouTube:   http://youtu.be/vL6dD8L-u_U

TRICKS I
9/13/15   Sunday          2:15 PM          Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie (a Tricks II/III will follow in November)
TRICKS III/IV combo class
8/20/15   Thursday      6:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
AKC RALLY OBEDIENCE (6 weeks $120) OUTDOOR Ongoing
8/4/15   Tuesday          6:45 PM     Balboa Sports Center, Encino, CA- Instructor Katie
Learn the signs and perform them skillfully!  Great practice for those who want to compete, and those who are, but aren’t quite there yet!  This class is designed to incorporate those just started on Rally and those who need a practicing forum and know the signs!  Mock courses are set up!
Call 818 996 3647 or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form

AKC CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy TESTING 9/13/15 at Tarzana Park Sunday 9-11am
(AKC Star pup is only for our graduates)

Fun agility class (indoor) (6 weeks $120)
if you have completed beginning obedience and learn some basic agility obstacles and have loads of off leash fun… email k9frend@earthlink.net for details or call 818 340 2275 to register!
9/13/15     Sunday           7:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

INTRO TO GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (one time class) $50 in order to do Growly 6 week, you must do this class first or be referred by your trainer
8/20/15    Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie call 818 340 2275 to register or 818 996 3647 for details
Your dog must be able to sit, down, stay, come, leave-it, loose leash walk, no jumping, and heeling with distractions to join this group (intermediate level training completed), or have permission from one of our trainers, to join the Growly class.  Understanding of how to use a clicker (or marker) is also required.  Usually this class is a culmination of private training to deal with reactivity issues.

GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS (CONTINUING) (6 weeks $120)
Great class for REACTIVE dogs to socialize under control of their owners (not off leash), with similar dogs in a group! These dogs must have completed Intro to growly or worked on issues privately with an approved trainer AND must have intermediate level obedience skills!
(The one time Intro class 8/20/15 for $50)!!!
8/27/15        Thursday      7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
 - Instructor Katie
Call office 818 996 3647 for details, or call 818 340 2275 to register

Call 818 996 3647 or email k9frend@earthlink.net if you have questions about classes.

For outdoor classes, IN CASE OF RAIN YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF CANCELLATION ONE HOUR BEFORE CLASS, or you can call us, AND WE WILL POSTPONE A WEEK… we don’t worry about misting rain :-)

GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE

***FREEPEATS:  Remember that Beginner (and Intermediate prior to 1/1/15) level(s) are freepeat for life!  To maintain the privilege you must have 75% attendance, even If you are repeating the course.  However, if you do need to drop due to unforeseen circumstances, AND YOU CALL OR EMAIL TO LET US KNOW, it is only half price to rejoin!  (See Know the Rules in the yellow folder, it is also spelled out in the training contract and on our website).  If you cannot make a class you can always do a private make up for a fee, or join another group running at the same time as yours for free, to get caught up!

REMEMBER, WE DO PRIVATE SESSIONS FOR EVERYTHING from A to Z concerning dog training, agility, AKC rally, therapy dog, confirmation, obedience, aggression, behavior modification, destruction, POTTY TRAINING and other Puppy issues, FEAR, AGGRESSION Problems, OBEDIENCE issues, Separation Anxiety, Social Skills with people and dogs, off leash training, obsessive compulsive behavior, barking, fear, jumping, you name it …. Please ask for a full price list (prices as low as 70 per session, up to 120)

Have one of our specialists help you using the latest positive reinforcement training methods available, without needing to always have treats!  Call us and discover the possibilities.

BOARDING AND TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR PUPS who are too young to board at Pampered Pet and for Dogs at Pampered Pet Hotel when appropriate!  Packages start at 850 for one week… can do as many as 5 weeks.  We also do socialization training at PAMPERED PET HOTEL for proper candidates who need a little extra help, to get into daycare for only $65.  We are available at other facilities as well, with permission from the facility, on request!

Obediently yours... all the best,

Karen Reardon Taylor, CPDT-KA, Owner
Trainer and Behavior Counselor
Professional Charter Member or the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
Member of the  American Humane Association
American Kennel Club Community Canine, Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluator
Member Valley Hills Obedience Club
Reseda, CA .. po box in West Van Nuys!
Office phone 818 996 3647
Personal Cell 818 720 3647
Fax 818 996 0422 (you must call first)
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