THE
HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS BELOW ARE CHANGES AND UPDATES: Scroll down for a full listing of all our classes!
Please remember to register soon…space is limited!
Due to rain earlier this month, we moved
the start date of Lifeskills Monday Morning intermediate level obedience class
in West Van Nuys to 3/30/14 AND the time changed from 12:45 to 9am, scroll down
for a complete list of classes… !
Puppy Party has moved back to 3:30 and 4:30 at Karen’s Place, monthly. During the winter we had moved the time to 3:15 and 4:15! New date for the next pup party
is 4/11, see below for details
LIFESKILLS
Northridge 10:30 3/28 IS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT…PLEASE JOIN US MONDAY
MORNING FOR THIS CLASS 3/30 at 9am OR JOIN INTERMEDIATE SATURDAY IN TARZANA
STARTING 4/11 w/Karen, details below
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 :-)
Scroll down for CLASS START DATES for
March and April 2015:
Go to www.mybstfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form, return by mail or email AND….
FOR CLASSES AT A PUBLIC PARKS CALL MY BEST FRIEND
DIRECTLY AT 818-996-3647 (DOGS)
OR
EMAIL K9FREND@EARTHLINK.NET
FOR
CLASSES AT PAMPERED PET IN NORTHRIDGE PLEASE CALL 747 202 0776
FOR Classes AT PAMPERED PET IN WOODLAND HILLS CALL
818 340 2275
LOOK SOON FOR OUR “BOOK NOW” Button on FACEBOOK AND
OUR WEBSITE
classes are off most holidays and holiday weekends
PUPPY
SOCIALIZATION CLASS 4 week $95 (indoor) start
dates:
For HEALTHY PUPS over
11 weeks with 2 sets of vaccines, bordetella and clear fecal test!
Start Date&Day Time Location & Trainer
3/8/15 Sunday
(full) 3:30PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi (off 4/5)
3/12/15 Thursday 6:30 PM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel puppy
class is cancelled until 5/2015
3/16/15 Monday 6:30PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Bobby (off 4/20)
3/28/14 Saturday Noon Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel –
Instructor Pepsi (off 4/4)
4/26/15 Sunday 3:30PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie (off 5/24)
5/7/15 Thursday 6:30 PM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel puppy
class is cancelled until 5/2015
5/16/15 Saturday Noon Northridge
Pampered Pet Hotel puppy class with Pepsi (off 5/23)
THE MONTHLY Puppy Party at Karen’s
(Donation only)
Will be back at Karen’s place. 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!
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! IN CASE OF RAIN THIS WILL BE POSTPONED
4/11 or 5/9 Saturday 3:30PM
Karen’s home (for
healthy pups under 5.5 months)
4/11 or 5/9 Saturday 4:30PM
Karen’s
home (pups over 5.5 months and under one year)
BEGINNING OBEDIENCE
OPTIONS 6
WEEKS $190 FREEPEAT
FOR LIFE AND FREE AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR:
Start Date&Day Time Location & Trainer
3/8/15 Sunday 4:45
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor
Pepsi (Off 4/5)
3/11/15 Wednesday 7:30
PM (full) Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor
Pepsi
3/16/15 Monday 7:45 PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor
Bobby (off 4/20)
3/28/15 Saturday
9:00 AM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel –
Instructor Pepsi
(Off 4/4)
3/30/15 Monday
11:30 AM W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park -
Instructor Karen (off 4/6 & 5/25)
4/11/15 Saturday 9:45
AM Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (off 4/18 and 5/23)
4/26/15 Sunday 4:45 PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie (off 5/24)
5/16/15 Saturday 1:15
PM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi (off
5/23)
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!
Start Date&Day Time Location & Trainer
3/30/15 Monday 9:00 AM West
Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park - Instructor Karen
(off 4/6 and 5/25, changed
from 12:45p, May cancel due to low enrollment)
3/28/15 Saturday 10:30
AM MAY CANCEL - Northridge Pampered Pet
Hotel - Instructor Pepsi
(off 4/4, if cancelled
will resume in 5/16)
INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (AKC CGC focus) 6 WEEKS NOW ONLY $135 (INCLUDES
FREE CGC TESTING-NO LONGER FREEPEAT - detail at bottom of this email):
Start Date&Day Time Location & Trainer
3/30/15 Monday 10:15 AM W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park –
Instructor Karen (off 4/6 and 5/25)
4/11/15 Saturday 8:30
AM Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (off 4/18 and 5/23)
4/26/15 Sunday 6:00
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor
Katie
Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form, return by mail or email AND….
FOR CLASSES AT A PUBLIC PARKS CALL MY BEST FRIEND
DIRECTLY AT 818-996-3647 (DOGS)
OR
EMAIL K9FREND@EARTHLINK.NET
FOR CLASSES AT PAMPERED PET IN NORTHRIDGE PLEASE CALL 747 202 0776
FOR Classes AT PAMPERED PET IN WOODLAND HILLS CALL
818 340 2275
classes are off most holidays and holiday weekends
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)
3/9/15 Monday
7:30PM Balboa Park Encino - Instructor Katie
(Class will be held on
3/9&16 then last two will be on 4/13&20, sorry Katie is out of town)
In May this class will
change to TUESDAYS and we will be adding a Competition Style Obedience course
in Moorpark!
INTRO TO GROWLY (one time class) $50 in order to do growly you must do this
class first or be referred by your trainer
4/14/15 Tuesday 7:30
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
Instructor Katie
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 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 is on 1/20/15 for $50)!!!
4/15/2015 Wednesday 7:45PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet
Hotel - Instructor Katie
TRICKS classes ($120 for 6 week) Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie for all Tricks
Classes!!! (Multiple levels)
You only need Beginning
level obedience for this class!
Katie sent this link to her YouTube tricks
video for those of you interested!!!!
TRICKS
I
4/8/15 Wednesday 6:30 PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet
Hotel - Instructor Katie
TRICKS
II
4/9/15 Thursday 6:30 PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com, click “Preregister,” fill out the form, return by mail or email AND….
FOR CLASSES AT A PUBLIC PARKS CALL MY BEST FRIEND
DIRECTLY AT 818-996-3647 (DOGS)
OR
EMAIL K9FREND@EARTHLINK.NET
FOR CLASSES AT PAMPERED PET IN NORTHRIDGE PLEASE CALL 747 202 0776
FOR Classes AT PAMPERED PET IN WOODLAND HILLS CALL
818 340 2275
classes are off most holidays and holiday weekends
AKC RALLY OBEDIENCE (6 weeks $120)
4/9/15 Thursday 7:45
PM Woodland Hills Pampered
Pet Hotel - 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!
AKC CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy TESTING
March testing 6/7/15 at Tarzana Park Sunday 9-11am
(AKC Star pup is only for our graduates)
Fun agility class
(indoor) TBA … if you have
completed beginning obedience and want to get on the list … email
k9frend@earthlink.net!
4/26/15 Sunday
7:30 PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
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 at My
Best Friend and Dogs at Pampered Pet Hotel when appropriate, 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!
2015 CHANGES are:
Intermediate
class: Now offered at $135.00 instead
of $190!
That includes the cost
of CGC testing! Sadly, with the lower class fee we can no longer offer
Freepeat for life at this level. Beginning Freepeats will still be
offered and will not change. Arrangements can be made, in advance, due to
illness or hardship, and with prior approval from My Best Friend Obedience, you
may be allowed to transfer to, or join, a different class. Otherwise you
can redo a class for half price if you need more practice at that level… (Not
applicable to Growly, Rally, Focus, High Energy or Advanced ... or any other
continuation classes). You must let us know so we can try to accommodate
you! We continue to strive to bring you the best for you and your
dog! Many of you wanted to spend less, money for training so we
listened! If there is enough demand we may add an “Insurance” option for
intermediate class which would function similar to Freepeats, in addition to
half price offering! Anyone who already
had Intermediate Freepeats and paid $190 is “grandfathered” in will always keep
them unless they don’t follow the “rules” as outlined in our materials.
PUPPY CLASS: starting February 1 changing from a 6 week course at $120 to a 4 week course at $95!
Any PUPPY HEADSTART
classes starting after 2/1/15 will be 4 week!
HEALTH UPDATE:
if you dog has
the “runs” (you know, diarrhea) please get it checked out by taking a stool
sample less than 2 hours old to the vet to check for parasites. Parasites are often undetected in egg form
and can but hard to completely get rid of, even with treatment. We don’t want you to share anything with any
of the other dogs… so do your part, get a stool test done! They are required for class with us at the
puppy level and for puppy parties. And
PLEASE CHECK FOR FLEAS! All dogs must be
on flea prevention for class! Thanks so
very much!
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
https://www.facebook.com/MyBestFriendObedience
Reseda,
CA .. P.O. box in West Van Nuys!
Office
phone 818 996 3647
Personal
Cell 818 720 3647
Fax
818
996 0422 (you must call first)
