MY BEST FRIEND OBEDIENCE UPCOMING CLASSES:
San Fernando Valley listed in order of level!
scroll thru for all details, start dates, times, descriptions and
locations!
Remember we are off most holidays and
holiday weekends!
FOR
INFORMATION ON CLASSES or to register
call 818 996 3647
THE RULES
We only allow non-aggressive, healthy dogs
to attend classes. Proof of vaccines are required the first day of class. Please bring proof of payment also. We encourage
you to attend class with your whole family. At least one owner should consistently come to the class with the dog. Once you have registered
for a class, you must stay with that course to the end (switching to other
classes is not permitted once class has started). In case of
emergency you may call to see if other arrangements can be made. If you cannot attend a class, and another
class cannot be found for you to do a make up in a timely fashion, you may do so
privately for a fee, or forfeit the one class session you missed. You cannot send a family member who has not attended the class series to do a class for you, except in class #1. The designated handler(s) and dog must attend
75% of the beginning level class to achieve Freepeats. If the handler(s) and dog do not achieve Freepeats, but call
ahead to make arrangements, we can set up a half price freepeat for you to
reinstate your privilege. We do not
offer freepeats at levels other than Beginning foundation level. You must make a prior reservation to Freepeat a class,
and bring your proof of payment and graduation certificate to class with you on
the first day. Minimum attendance is 4
of 6 sessions when Freepeating, or there is a ½ price fee to reinstate. Potential discounts are for joining our mail
chimp mailing list (one time discount for new students), paying in cash or check via snail mail ($10 off), postmarked at least two weeks before class begins, or emailing PayPal
payments for classes directly from your PayPal account to ours at k9frend@earthlink.net.
We do not offer any other discounts.
Look for special offers in our emails!
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AKC CGC and S.T.A.R.
Puppy TESTING
TBD
EARLY March or LATE FEB 2016 at Tarzana Park Sunday
9-11am (AKC Star
pup is only for our graduates) PLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU WILL ATTEND THE NEXT
TESTING AT k9frend@earthlink.net
PUPPY HEADSTART (SOCIALIZATION)
CLASS 4 week $99
(indoor)
For HEALTHY PUPS over 11 weeks,
OK with ONLY 2 sets of vaccines, Bordetella and clear fecal test! (Floors and
shoes are disinfected before class) Not a Freepeat class. Course material
includes, but is not limited to, Starter behaviors with rewards (example: their
name, Sit, Down, Come and not jumping up). How to accept a collar and leash,
and be groomed (including nails, ears and teeth). Sights, sounds and surfaces
confidence building exercises. Basic understanding of dog behavior through
play. Potty training, biting, nipping
and chewing. Don’t wait! For pups under 5 months only, unless they are
approved by trainer. 6 months but extremely shy or small may be admitted.
THURSDAY thru SUNDAY classes are off 1/21
thru 24/16 trainers will be at Clicker Expo
Starts:
11/30/15 Monday 6:30
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel
– Instructor Pepsi – call 818 340 2275 to
register (still room to join for half class fee is $50 on 12/14/15) call
pampered pet directly at 818 340 2275 to join
***12/12/15 Saturday 9:00 AM Northridge
Pampered Pet Hotel-canceled**
- Instructor Pepsi - call 747 202 0776 to
register – cancelled due low enrollment – Instead, please join us for
our puppy party below and, while you are there, you ask Katie if you can come
to a preview of the last Sunday afternoon puppy class on Sunday 12/13 (there
are only 2 pups) OR come to 2 sessions for the Monday night puppy class 12/14
and 21 above
1/10/16 Sunday 3:30 PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor
Katie
1/30/16 Saturday 9:00 AM Northridge
Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor
Pepsi
2/1/16 Monday 6:30 PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Bobby
TBA 2016 Thursday 5:00
PM
Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Bobby
THE MONTHLY Puppy Party (Donation
only) at Pampered Pet Hotel (socializing for
pups)
3:30PM 1/9/16 at Woodland Hills Pampered Pet with
Katie -for healthy pups under 5.5 months
4:30PM 1/9/16 at Woodland Hills Pampered Pet with
Katie -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 distemper/parvo vaccines plus Bordetella!
DO NOT JUST SHOW UP! YOU MUST BE ON THE GUEST LIST!
NEXT ONE will be on Saturday at Pampered
Pet Woodland Hills 2/20/15!
Please email for an invite at k9frend@earthlink.net or
call 818 996 3647 for more information! If you would like to have a
party at your place, email us at k9frend@earthlink.net!
BEGINNING (Foundation
1) OBEDIENCE:
(6 WEEKS $199) *FREEPEAT FOR LIFE AND FREE
AKC STAR PUPPY TESTING UNDER 1 YEAR! 1 hour per week - we are off most holidays and holiday weekends.
Space limit: 6-8 new dogs depending on the size of the area where we are
training. At this level we cover sit,
lay down, stay, loose leash walking, greeting people on all fours(not jumping),
leave-it, waiting at gates and doorways, come when called, social obedience
(working with distractions). Your dog will learn to obey on leash in
public, just where you need it! Students will learn how to train with a
clicker or a "marker word" at this level, and how to fade rewards and
markers at completion of training. These techniques will be used throughout all
our courses...if you already have all the skills listed above you may register
for other levels of our classes without taking beginning!
*FREEPEATS: Free repeats for life with a signed certificate of
completion (you must make up classes missed) THURSDAY thru SUNDAY classes
are off 1/21 thru 24/16 trainers will be at Clicker Expo
Starts:
1/10/16 Sunday 4:45 PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Katie
1/16/16 Saturday 9:45 AM Tarzana Park - Instructor Babett
1/20/16 Wednesday 7:30 PM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor
Pepsi
1/25/16 Monday 9:00
AM W. Van Nuys, Jesse Owens
Mini Park - w/Pepsi
***Kid’s
at school, Monday off, or retired…this one is for you***
1/30/16 Saturday 11:30
AM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Pepsi
2/1/16 Monday 7:45 PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel – Instructor Bobby
AFTER
BEGINNING LEVEL YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO DO “TRICKS” CLASSES OR MOVE ONTO
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OBEDIENCE
TRICKS CLASSES:
(each course is $125 - 1 hour per, for 6 weeks) If you have
completed Beginning obedience you can start the “Tricks” track of classes! Find out which TRICKS your dog is good at! You must take these courses in order because
they build on one another. They usually continue
on the same day and time until the students decide to stop! None are Freepeat classes!
TRICKS I:
Paw, High Five, Wave, Crawl, Left and Right Spin, Bow, Roll Over,
Sad Puppy, Don’t look, Leg weave, Stick ‘um up, and Play Dead… find which ones
you
1/7/16 Thursday 7:45PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet - Instructor Katie
The
following levels consist of:
Paws on a box, Say your prayers, Wipe your
paws, Bark/howl, Frisk the pup, Turn on/off lights, get into your crate and
close it, sneeze, ride a skateboard, close the door, give me a tissue or your
leash, pick up your toys, name your toys, etc.
TRICKS
II
1/10/16 Sunday 2:15
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet
- Instructor Katie
Tricks level -ONGOING…
who knows now…we will just call it ”continuing”
1/7/16 Thursday 6:30PM Woodland
Hills Pampered Pet - Instructor Katie
INTERMEDIATE (Foundation 2) OBEDIENCE
(NEW):
We have revamped our Intermediate level course
to incorporate some of our old “Lifeskills” class material, Heel on the left, and
some of our CGC class material! Some
students were either not prepared enough to pass CGC, or not fully proficient
at their beginning level skills. To that
end we had a trainer meeting to create a true mid-level course to truly prepare
you for “Lifeskills,” CGC and CGC –A level classes! I think you will be pleased with the result!
(6 WEEKS $139) Must have Beginning Level
Obedience already – (Not a Freepeat class but pre-arranged half price repeats
are available when required) 1 hour per week - we are off most holidays and holiday weekends.
Space limit: 6-8 new dogs depending on the size of the area where we are
training. At this level we cover the
next level of training, in particular dealing with new distraction levels. Focus & paying attention. How to make sure your dog can do behaviors
without rewards in your hand. Review all
Beginning level commands with lots more duration, distraction and distance,
particularly Stay (especially go to your
“bed” or “mat”), and Come. Weaning
off using rewards and clickers all together for certain distraction
levels. Stop your
dog from pulling you to sniff stuff, people or dogs. Being able to be touched by or be left with a
stranger without getting over excited. Go to Heel position. Intro to Heel Walking (on your left), Greeting people without leaving your side or jumping up. Being able to handle loud noises or a bicycle
passing, walking around other dogs and students! Then, one class will be an “out and about”
class! After 6 weeks you will be issued
a certificate which you will need for Advanced level courses.
THURSDAY thru SUNDAY classes are off 1/21
thru 24/16 trainers will be at Clicker Expo
Starts:
1/10/2016 Sunday 6:00
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet
Hotel – Instructor Katie
1/16/16 Saturday 8:30
AM Tarzana Park - Instructor Babett
1/20/16 Wednesday 6:15 PM Northridge Pampered Pet Hotel-Instructor
Pepsi
1/25/16 Monday 10:30
AM West Van Nuys, Jesse Owens
Mini Park -Instructor Pepsi
1/30/2016 Saturday 10:15
AM Northridge Pampered Pet
Hotel – Instructor Pepsi
Specialty
courses you can take after Intermediate level:
ADVANCED OBEDIENCE for AKC CGC and CGC – A
(AKC Canine Good Citizen & Community
Canine)
(6 weeks
$139, INCLUDES TESTING FEES- but no longer freepeat)
If you and
your dog are headed for Therapy work or to get started off leash…this is for
you!
THURSDAY thru SUNDAY classes are off 1/21
thru 24/16 trainers will be at Clicker Expo
Starts:
1/5/16 Tuesday 6:45 PM Balboa
Sports Center, Encino,
CA- Instructor Katie
FOCUS
/ IMPULSE CONTROL for High Energy dogS
- ADVANCED OBEDIENCE
($99 1 hour
per for 4 weeks!)
(This class
is for high energy or easily distracted dogs, great for agility dogs)
1/5/16 Tuesday 7:45 PM Balboa
Park Encino - Instructor
Katie or Go to www.mybestfriendobedience.com,
click “Preregister,” fill out the form or call 818 996 3647
Fun agility: ($129, 1 hour per week, for 6 weeks)
If you have
completed Beginning obedience and want to learn some basic agility obstacles,
how to run a course, and have loads of off leash fun… this is for you! Not a Freepeat class
1/10/16 Sunday
7:30
PM Woodland Hills Pampered Pet - Instructor Katie
Class dates to be
determined below:
AKC RALLY OBEDIENCE (6 weeks $129) OUTDOOR Ongoing
TBD 2016 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 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!
Field
Trip class (out and about Lifeskills)!
Is your dog great everywhere but
outside of your home…this is for you, management skills you cannot live
without! 1 hour per week for 6 Week Course - $129 TBD
AKC
RALLY OBEDIENCE (6
weeks $129) OUTDOOR Ongoing
TBD 2016 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!
GROWLY/REACTIVE DOGS CLASS
(6 weeks $129) Thursday or Sunday depending on demand
You must have completed private training for your reactive dog and
be recommended to this class by your trainer
TBD 2016 Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
TBD 2016 Woodland Hills Pampered Pet Hotel - Instructor Katie
This class is for “reactive” dogs…not aggressive dogs.
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.
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 minimum of intermediate level obedience!
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…. Or forfeit
the class you miss.
Just
FYI, we used to be based in Karen’s home in Reseda. We still have 3 trainers in
the San Fernando Valley, and our mailing address is West Van Nuys.
Karen has moved to Oxnard but commutes the to
the valley 3-4 days a week !
Our trainers are:
Bobby
– Playa del Rey in the Valley 2-3 days a week, Pepsi – Pacoima, Babett – North
Hills, and Katie – Woodland Hills! If
you need us, we are there! We look
forward to serving you!
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 boarding at Pampered Pet Hotel! All 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!
Remember, it is difficult at best to deal with Potty training and
Aggression while boarding so let’s discuss the other options!
Obediently yours... all the best in 2016,
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
West Van Nuys, CA
Office phone 818 996
3647
Personal Cell 818
720 3647
Fax 818 996 0422 (you must call first)
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