Basic Dog Manners course covers:

• Sit for polite greeting
• Drop
• Stay
• Come when called
• Walk well on a lead
• Give up objects
• Leave objects
• Teaching dogs to come away from play
• Go to mat
• Reading dog's body language
• Keeping your dog safe
• Environmental enrichment
• Practising in distracting environments

Suitable for puppies who have attended puppy preschool or those dogs or puppies that have had no formal training.

Week 1 is a dog free lesson so we can teach the handlers some skills and behaviours to train at home in a non distracting environment.

Suitable for puppies and dogs who have had no training.

Venue

Training classes are held at either:

Page Park - corner of Cross Rd and East Ave Clarence Park  or

The Village Green - behind the Unley Council corner of Unley Rd and Oxford Terrace

Course Cost 

The Basic Dog Manners - Level 2 is designed for any dog who has completed Basic Dog Manners - Level 1 with Positive Dog Training. Ideally it is best to move straight from Basic Dog Manners - Level 1 to Basic Dog Manners Level 2. The course is designed so your dog does not need to be proficient in all the behaviours learnt in Level 1 before progressing to Level 2.

The course runs for five weeks and your dog comes to all five lessons.

Basic Dog Manners - Level 2 covers:

• Wait at gate
• Wait for food bowl
• Loose lead walking with more distraction
• Leave It - whilst walking
• Parking - teaching your dog to settle whilst adults are talking
• Recalls with distraction
• Settling quickly after play
• Curving - approaching other dogs on lead
• Revision of all behaviours learnt in Basic Dog Manners (stay, go to mat, drop, paying attention etc)
• Chaining - putting multiple behaviours together before bridging and rewarding
• How to shape a behaviour
• Trick training
• Mini agility items such as tunnel, weave poles, A-frame and small jumps (this helps to build confidence with your dog)

If you dog has completed training at other dog club or training venue please contact Positive Dog Training so we can ensure you are booked into the correct level.

Venue

Training classes are held at either:

Page Park - corner of Cross Rd and East Ave Clarence Park  or

The Village Green - behind the Unley Council corner of Unley Rd and Oxford Terrace

The Canine Good Citizen Life Skills Course is a three week program. This course is designed to revise some basic skills as well teach your dog to be calm and focused around other dogs and people. Each lesson is one hour in length. We provide the option of assessment for the Canine Good Citizen award, a national award from the Delta Institute, the educational arm of the Delta Society.

Who Should Attend

• anyone who has completed Basic Dog Manners Level 1 with Positive Dog Training
• anyone who has completed a similar course at another dog training organisation
• anyone who would like to practice basic skills
• anyone who can't commit to a weekly program
• anyone who would like to improve their training skills
• anyone who would like to have their dog certified as a Canine Good Citizen

Course Date Options

The course is run at the same day and time each week. If you booked into a Sunday 9.00am course then you attended for the three consecutive weeks.

Course Cost

The cost of the three sessions is $110.00. You can attend any of the above three dates. If you would like to attend the fourth class you can pay for these on a single basis at the fourth lesson.

Content of Canine Good Citizen Lifeskills Course:

• Walking calmly past other dogs
• Behaving calmly around people
• Coming when called
• Waiting at gate/door
• Car etiquette 
• Tolerance to separation
• Street walking
• Go to mat and settle
• Leaving food on request
• Standing for health check
• Reading your dogs body language
• Revision of behaviours covered in Basic Dog Manners Level 1

Canine Good Citizen Award

The Delta Institute is the educational arm of Delta Society a not for profit organisation that provides a number of services including Delta Therapy Dogs to visit people aged care facilities and Delta Dog Safe program to educate primary aged children how to stay safe around dogs. The Delta Institute also provides education for professional dog trainers. If you choose to be assessed for your dog to be a Canine Good Citizen once you pass your assessment you will be provided with a letter and link to Delta Institute website to register. The Delta Institute will send you your certificate and dog tag. There is a $30.00 fee to be paid to the Delta Institute.  Read more about this on the Delta Institute website. Your dog will need to be 12mths of age before you can be issued with your award. You can start the class at any age - your dog does not need to be 12mths to do the course. The assessment part of this course is optional.