There is nothing more exciting than seeing your dog perform advanced obedience, off leash, around distractions!

 

If you don't have off leash control in emergencies, then you, your dog, or even another person could be seriously injured or die. Effective teamwork, and exacting practice of advance obedience exercises will prepare you and your dog for such emergencies.

You will never have 100% obedience out of any dog (... they aren't machines). Even so, you MUST complete the exercises in Basic Obedience II to have serious off leash distance control of your dog, in public, in dangerous situations.

When you have completed Basic Obedience Dog Training I, you are ready to enter Basic Obedience II.

In Basic Obedience I, we will have completed the following exercises, on and off leash:

a.) Manners

b.) Barrier Training

c.) Sit/ Stay

d.) Down/ Stay

e.) Sit Out Of Motion

f.) Down Out Of Motion

g.) Come When Called

h.) Heeling: straight, turns, automatic Sit

i.) Handler Skills

j.) Management Program I

In Basic Obedience Dog Training II, we will progress onto more control and more advanced exercises, on and off leash. Most of the focus will be off leash control.

This is exciting work, and for motivated dogs and handlers, you’ll get the kind of control that you always wanted from your dog. Basic Obedience II will also further improve your relationship with your dog. This program is recommended for dogs that are highly intelligent working dogs, who need additional challenges. It is also recommended for those of you who plan on taking your dogs off leash in public.

The goals for Basic Obedience Dog Training II are:

a.) Sit and Down for extended time

b.) Advanced Heeling for greater distances, a variety of pace and directional changes. Forward and backward heeling, advanced turns, and Finish exercise;

c.) Distance control for all Basic Obedience I commands, up to 100 yards away from the handler

d.) Stand/ Stay

e.) Stand Out Of Motion

f.) Beginning Retrieving on Command: Find It Command, "Hold" command, "Drop" command, Holding Different Retrieve Objects; Carrying Objects; "Fetch" command; Retrieving multiple objects;

g.) Advanced Behavioral Modification, for continuing behavioral issues

h.) Send Away

i.) Intermediate Training Theory

j.) Drive Capping

l.) Beginning Tracking

k.) Intermediate Management Program II

The objectives of Basic Obedience Dog Training II take longer to achieve than the objectives of Basic Obedience I. Thus, you will be asked to sign up for a series of lessons, until your dog has completed the goals of Basic Obedience II.

Not all dogs, and not all handlers, are suitable for Basic Obedience Dog Training II. Some dogs and handlers will proceed very quickly. Some will take considerable time and effort. Other dogs cannot ever accomplish the goals of Basic Obedience II, regardless of the efforts of the handler and trainer. Genetics plays a major role in the trainability of all dogs. Thus, some breeds, and individual dogs, will progress faster and further in training than other dogs. For the retrieving exercises, your dog must be a natural retriever. Some dogs can complete some, but not all of the Basic Obedience II objectives. Most of those dogs and handlers WILL be accepted to enroll in the classes, however, we won’t force your dog to do things that your dog isn’t naturally inclined to perform. You and your dog will have to demonstrate the Basic Obedience Dog Training I skills before you can enroll in the Basic Obedience Dog Training II classes.

You and your dog must show good attitude and work habits. You must have mastered the Basic Obedience I objectives, at the sole judgment of our trainer, Sam Basso. Your dog must have the drives and stability required to move onto this next level of training. Sometimes, more advanced obedience isn’t good for a particular dog. If a dog has to be forced to do these tasks, with no hope of any joy or accomplishment for both the dog and the handler, then the trainer will not agree to enrolling the dog/ handler team in the Basic Obedience II program. Enrollment is at the sole option and discretion of Sam Basso, Head Trainer.

Lessons will be arranged for 15 classes at a time. The normal Pricing and class Rules shall apply.