my best friend obedience

THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS BELOW ARE CHANGES AND UPDATES:  Scroll down for a full listing of all our classes!  Please remember to register now…space is limited!

***ANNOUNCEMENT!  NEW PUPPY CLASS JUST ADDED 4/22 Wednesday night at 6:20pm at Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel with Pepsi Cook… FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY AT 7:30pm by BEGINNING Obedience!  (tonight 4/22 will just be a meet and greet and class will officially begin 4/29)!  Register directly at 747 202 0776***

Katie's future Monday night Focus On Agility/High Energy Advanced group will move to Tuesday nights start 4/28!  To register go to our website and click preregister or call 8189963647.  Katie will be working Monday nights in Moorpark doing a few classes for Competition Obedience and Tricks at Kate Moureaux's place AND she will be doing an Agility class at Jump City in Encino!

***We added an Intermediate class with BOBBY on 5/7 at 6:30pm Thursday night at Pampered Pet Hotel in Northridge! Call 727 202 0776 for details! Bobby has decided to continue coming up to the Valley Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.  He will be teaching the Monday night Puppy and Beginning classes and the new Thursday evening intermediate***

Puppy Party time is 3:30 for young shy pups, and 4:30 for bold pups over 6 months, at Karen’s home monthly. The date for May has been changed to the 16^th due to Mother’s day weekend, see below for details! Email k9frend@earthlink.net for an invite!

For information on any of our classes, call 818 996 3647 or go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com

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

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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! Starts:
4/29/15 Wednesday       6:20 PM          Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi

4/26/15 Sunday             3:30PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie (off 5/24, and maybe 5/10)

5/4/15   Monday            6:30PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Bobby

5/16/15 Saturday           Noon                Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Pepsi (off 5/23)

THE MONTHLY Puppy Party at Karen’s (Donation only)

5/16 or 6/20 Saturday    3:30PM

Karen’s home (for healthy pups under 5.5 months)

5/16 or 6/20 Saturday    4:30PM

Karen’s home (pups over 5.5 months and under one year)

It 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

BEGINNING OBEDIENCE OPTIONS 6 WEEKS $190 FREEPEAT FOR LIFE AND FREE AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR, Starts:

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 and 5/25)

4/11/15 Saturday          9:45 AM            Tarzana Park – Instructor Karen (off 4/18, 5/9 and 5/23)

4/29/15 Wednesday      7:30 PM            Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi

4/26/15 Sunday             4:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie (off 5/24, and potentially Mother’s Day)

5/4/15   Monday            7:45 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Bobby (off 5/25)

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! Starts:
3/30/15 Monday           9:00 AM           West Van Nuys, Jesse Owens Mini Park - Instructor Karen (cancelled, now combo with Intermediate at 10:15am)

3/28/15 Saturday        10:30 AM          Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Pepsi cancelled will resume on 5/16

5/16/15 Saturday         9:00 AM           Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi (off 5/23)

INTERMEDIATE OBEDIENCE OPTIONS (AKC CGC plus Heel) 6 WEEKS $135 (INCLUDES FREE CGC TESTING-NO LONGER FREEPEAT, Starts:
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

5/7/15   Thursday          6:30 PM            Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor BOBBY

5/16/15 Saturday           10:15 AM         Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Pepsi          

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 dog

4/28/15 Tuesday            7:15 PM                         Balboa Park Encino - Instructor Kate

FOR June MAY CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE KATIE MAY BE TEACHING AGILITY FOR JUMP CITY THAT NIGHT ALSO!!!! (GO KATIE!)

PLEASE REGISTER ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.mybestfriendobedience.com or call 818 996 3647!

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

4/14/15 Tuesday          7:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel     Instructor Katie
 (postponed until 6/9)

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 is on 1/20/15 for $50)!!!

4/15/2015 Wednesday   7:45PM             Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

THIS CLASS MAY MOVE TO TUESDAY NIGHTS STARTING IN JUNE!

 (postponed to Tuesday, June 16th)
                                                           

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 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

THESE CLASSES MAY MOVE TO TUESDAY THURSDAY SCHEDULE IN JUNE

TRICKS I

4/8/15   Wednesday      6:30 PM            Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie

TRICKS II/III combo class

4/16/15   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)

4/16/15   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

Next go round in June or July

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

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!

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

www.mybestfriendobedience.com

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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)