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Everyone loves a well-mannered
dog!
The Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel club
offers two types of obedience classes: those designed primarily to
give the owner basic control of their dog, and those designed to prepare
the dog/handler team for competition obedience. All dogs, purebred
and mixed-breed, are welcome to attend obedience classes.
All enrollees pay $65.00 per
6 week class. Please visit our Calendar or
Home web page for enrollment dates.
Our teachers are club members
and volunteer their time as a community service to teach these classes.
In order to become a teacher they must have put a competition obedience
or agility title on their dog. The LJKC and our teachers believe strongly
in public education and responsible dog ownership.
Class Descriptions:
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Puppy
Kindergarten: (For puppies 3 months to less than 6 months of age)
Attention will be given to training that is specific to puppies, such
as housetraining, chewing, etc. We will also emphasize puppy socialization,
as this is a critical period for your puppy to develop the social skills
that lead to a well-adjusted dog. Basic obedience skills such as attention,
sit, down, come, and stay will be introduced. Please do not bring your
puppy to the first class. |
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Basic
Canine Good Citizen: (For
dogs older than 6 months)
You will learn how to teach your dog the beginning
steps of becoming a Canine Good Citizen, such as accepting a friendly stranger,
sitting politely for petting, allowing you to groom him (including nail
clipping), and walking on a loose leash. You will also learn the beginning
steps in training reliable responses to sit, down, stay and come commands.
Training will emphasize behavior at home with the family and may include
prevention of jumping on people, preventing food theft, digging, barking,
bolting out the door, staying while feet are wiped, tricks, going to your
place (bed), etc. Please do not bring your dog to the first
class. |
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Advanced
Canine Good Citizen:
Your dog will continue in training, with the ultimate goal of becoming
an accomplished Canine Good Citizen in numerous environments (not just
at home). We will practice skills such as walking politely through a crowd,
reacting calmly around strange dogs, reacting calmly to distractions, and
calmly accepting separation from you. When these goals are accomplished
you will be proud to take your calm, polite dog with you to various places. |
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Rally:
Rally is a fun obedience sport that emphasizes teamwork between handler
and dog as the handler follows signs guiding the team through a course of
various obedience activities. Rally is less formal than standard competition
obedience, with the handler permitted to talk to the dog throughout the
course. This class will teach your dog the various obedience activities
required for Rally, and teach you the Rally signs used to designate those
activities. In addition, the Rally rules, courses and judging will be introduced
and practiced. Please do not bring your dog to the first
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Competition
Novice Class: (preparing for the Companion Dog title)
Building on the Rally obedience activities, this class prepares dogs for
competition in the Novice obedience class. Here the dogs learn to work more
stylized routines, with less guidance from the handler. Off-leash heeling
is practiced. The exercises have an increased level of perfection in regard
to the relative position of dog and handler, and times and distances for
stays are also increased. |
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Advanced Obedience:
Open ring time for participants wanting to work their dogs in the Open
and Utility obedience classes. There is no designated instructor for this
class (although club members currently competing at these levels will be
available to give individual help as needed); participants will take turns
using the ring space.
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Conformation:
Primarily for purebred dogs to be shown in breed ring competition.
Learn how to exhibit your dog in these classes. Dogs must be at least 3
months old. |
Please contact Carolyn Rankin for additional information and
the next enrollment date.
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