A few
updates before I tell you the BIG NEWS:
Puppy Party under 6 months at 3:30 pm
and over 6 months at 4:30 pm (outdoor) one time per month: At my private residence in
Reseda, you must email for a reservation to K9frend@earthlink.net
Saturday afternoon 11/10/12 or 12/8/12
Beginning(AKC STAR PUPPY) level Obedience (free repeat) one hour
per week/6 weeks:
Saturday morning in Tarzana at 9:45 am (began 10/13, you
would need to do a make-up)
Sunday morning in Burbank starting 11/4 at 9:00 am
Monday morning in West Van Nuys 11/5 at 9:30 am
Wednesday night in Northridge 11/7 at 7:30 pm
Sunday Morning in West Van Nuys (indoor) 9 am date TBD
Just
for puppies - Sunday afternoon in Woodland Hills (indoor) (NEW see below) at
5:15 pm on 11/4
Intermediate(Canine Good
Citizen/Pre-Therapy) level Obedience (free repeat) one hour per week/6 weeks:
Saturday morning in Tarzana (began 10/20, but we still
have a space or two open)
Sunday morning in Burbank starting 11/4 at 10:30 am
Monday morning in West Van Nuys 11/5 at 10:45 am
Wednesday Night in Northridge 11/7 at 6:15 pm
Advanced Obedience (off leash work) One hour per week/ 6 weeks:
Saturday morning in Tarzana 11:00 am Saturday morning starting 11/10
Sunday
afternoon 11/4 at 3:30 pm in Woodland Hills (indoor) (NEW see below)
Focus on AGILITY obedience (Intermediate obedience or
Heel required) one hour per week for 4 weeks:
Moved to THURSDAY NIGHT 11/1 at 7:15 pm instead of
Tuesday and will now only alternate
between Monday nights and Thursday nights!
All of
our K9 Nosework classes,
by our certified K9 Nosework instructors, are already underway until
2013! We are taking names for the Intro to Nosework class list…if you are
an intro to odor student or continuing student already we may be able to get
you into a group…just call me at 818 996 3647!
If you want to register for any
of the classes above please go to our website and print the preregistration
form and mail it in with a check, or you can pay by credit card using PayPal
(you do not have to be a PayPal member). We do not hold spaces with just
a call or email, but can sometimes accommodate even a last minute registration,
just let us knowJ.
ANNOUNCING A BUNCH of FUN new class
offerings THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE BEFORE:
Elite Advanced Class - 3:30
PM Sunday - November 4th for 6 weeks (At The Pampered Pet Hotel & Spa
in Woodland Hills)
For on-going Advanced students (or
with approval from instructor)
Puppy Socialization Head Start - 5:15
PM Sunday - November 4th for 6 weeks (At The
Pampered Pet Hotel & Spa in Woodland Hills) For puppies from 10 weeks to 6 months and will
primarily focus on socializing puppies with other puppies, people, different
materials, sights, sounds, etc. A basic clicker introduction will be
included as well as basics like Sit, Down, and Come. Potty training,
crate training, and puppy manners will be covered. The best way to set
your puppy up for success in the future!
High Energy & Control - 6:30
PM Sunday - November 4th for 6 weeks (At The Pampered Pet Hotel & Spa
in Woodland Hills)~You know who you
are! This is a class specifically created for our especially high energy
K9 friends! Often this class is particularly good for herding breeds
(Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, etc.), but is also now open to other
high energy dogs. Dogs will need to have at least an Intermediate level
education and be social with other dogs (we will be doing off-leash work, so no
reactive dogs).
Tricks Level 1 Class -6:45 PM Tuesday – November 6th for 6 weeks -
(At
The Pampered Pet Hotel & Spa)
~Paw, Wave, Back-up, Crawl,
Bow, Spin Left & Right, Sit Up (Stick-em Up!), Play Dead (On Your Side),
Roll-Over, Sad Puppy (Head Down), Leg Weaves (Figure Eight), and a caught
behavior. This is a great intro level tricks class, and would also be a
good review for a lot of the dogs as it will be in a different location!
Intro to Rally Obedience - 8:15
PM Tuesday – November 6th (At The
Pampered Pet Hotel & Spa)~We will
cover what Novice Rally Obedience entails, what the signs are, and teach the
dogs how to perform each one. A whole lot of fun for our more advanced
dogs!
These classes are $115.00 if you pay by PayPal, $105.00 if you send cash or check.
These
NEW classes will be taught by our new trainer, Katie McGuire!
The
following is her bio…she was formerly a trainer (group, private and regional
for other trainers), at Pet Smart in Canoga Park and changed people’s
perception of “large pet store” training classes! They are really very
sad to lose herL, but we are more than ecstatic to
welcome her to MY BEST FRIEND OBEDIENCE! Just so you know I already heard
of Katie, and her wonderful training style, from our students who had taken her
trick classes! After she decided to join us, I got calls from colleagues
lamenting that she did not choose them! That makes us feel pretty special
here at My Best Friend!
Katie’s
BioJ
I have always loved animals, especially dogs, but
didn’t get an opportunity to have a dog of my own until I was 11. If you look
at pictures from when I was younger I would always find dogs to hug and love
on. My training experience started before this however, with horses, as
well as my household cats (teaching my felines tricks like sit, sit-up, and wave)!
I spent a large amount of my teen years pet sitting, fostering and
training rescue dogs, training friends’ and neighbors’ dogs, attending classes
in agility and herding, as well as continuing my equine experience taking part
in jumping competitions, and working as a horse trainer's
assistant. I researched everything I possibly could on dog training
in my spare time, discovering different methods and developing my talent for
working with animals.
I
currently compete in Rally Obedience, Agility, and Conformation with my 2
miniature long hair Dachshunds, and my Pyrenean Shepherd. I am an APDT
member and an AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, and I attend seminars to
further my education in dog behavior and training. I utilize positive
reinforcement methods, and I have a passion for teaching tricks. I love to
teach everything from sit, down, and stay, to hand-stand, paw/wave, head
down/head up, speak, retrieve, sneeze, turn on and off lights, push buttons, do
behaviors at a distance (on a mark) and a variety of other advanced behaviors. Katie McGuire AKA KatherineK9
Of course, Bobby
Harouni and I are still here to help you with your training needs and next time
I will introduce you to Jo Trent our new K9 Nosework® Intro to Nosework
certified instructor!
CGC NEWS…
Canine good citizen will now be a title on your dog’s AKC pedigree!!!
Yes, it is true… starting in
2013 CGC will now appear on your dog’s AKC registration (not S.T.A.R. puppy
though)! For those who work hard to achieve this title it is nice to know
you will be recognized for your efforts!
Please be patient with the
web guy while he gets all this stuff up and running…should be ready to rock on
PayPal by Tuesday! If you are concerned about getting a spot, just do a
registration form and mail it in to the address on the form with a check and
list one of these classes, we will reserve it for youJ
Whew… I don’t know about you,
but that is a lot to take in!!!!! Thank you for continuing to receive our
updates and passing them onto friends in need! We can’t wait to see you
at these terrific new classes!
Karen Reardon Taylor, CPDT-KA
Owner, Trainer and Behavior Counselor
Professional Charter Member or the Association of Pet Dog
Trainers and American Humane Association
AKC CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluator
Member Valley Hills Obedience Club
Reseda, CA
818 996 3647 or 866 996 3647
Cell 818 720 3647
Fax 818 996 0422
