Training at Dawgs in Motion


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The trainers at Dawgs in Motion use mixed methods based on the varied education, experiences they have had, customer abilities, and customer requests. We don't have a "one size fits all" method and strive to choose the best learning method for you and your dog by using a variety of techniques, methods, and tools. Our trainers are fun and family oriented, encouraging everyone in the family, including children, to join in the training. Call for more information and pricing!

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Materials to bring to classes and lessons:

Non-retracting leash, collar, treats, a favorite toy, up to date vaccinations (rabies, distemper, and bordatella), and we must have a copy of our policy filled out and on file.

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Cancellation and Makeup Policies:

If you cancel your class two weeks or more prior to the start date of your class you will receive a full refund, cancellation one week prior to class will result in a cancellation fee, we do not issue refunds for cancellation on the start date or after a class has already started.

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Makeup classes will be guaranteed if Dawgs in Motion reschedules a class due to trainer illness, weather, etc., however, if a student misses class we can not guarantee a make-up class with your current trainer but you will still receive all of your homework and materials for the missed class. Make up classes may be scheduled with a trainer as a private lesson at the private lesson charge during avalible times.

Now offering testing for

Canine Good Citizen, Urban CGC, and Advanced CGC!

Expanded Beginner Obedience is conducted with an AKC Certified trainer and evaluator. The course covers fundamentals that your dog needs to get started at any age; From ages 8 weeks to even senior dogs, this is a great place to start if you are just getting into training with your dog. Learn building blocks like Name Recognition, Sit, Recall, Drop-It, and Socializing and valuable information on impulse control.

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Class meets once a week for six (6) weeks and lasts about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class. 

Condensed Beginner Obedience is a course that teaches the basics without all the bells and whistles. It is perfect for owners that have a busy schedule and find it hard to fit in a six week course. It teaches only the core fundamentals and cuts out the extra exercises. This course also works on impulse control.

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and lasts about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class.

Expanded Intermediate Obedience is the next level in obedience training. It is open to dogs of all ages as long as they have completed obedience at the beginner level. Intermediate will teach you how to increase your dogs' recalls, targeting skills, and impulse control and how to work with desensitizing them. It will demonstrate higher leash work skills and putting them into real life situations.

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Class meets once a week for six (6) weeks and lasts about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class.

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Expanded Advanced Obedience is the third level in our obedience training. Open to dogs of any age, as long as they have completed obedience at the intermediate level, it teaches detail-oriented, advanced skills including specialty leash work and handling maneuvers. Students will learn new training positions and improve impulse control skills.

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Class meets once a week for six (6) weeks and runs about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class. 

Condensed Intermediate Obedience is a course that teaches intermediate skill basics and cuts out the extra practice exercises. It is open to dogs of all ages as long as they have completed obedience at the beginner level. Students will improve on their leash skills and impulse control skills and will learn basic targeting.

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and last about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class.

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Condensed Advanced Obedience, just like our other condensed courses, is a great option for busy owners looking to improve on their core skills. It is open to dogs of any age as long as they have completed obedience at the intermediate level. Pulling the most important information from our expanded course, this class will focus on improvement of leash and impulse skills and teaches new handling maneuvers.

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and runs about an hour long. Maximum of six (6) dogs per class.

Peppy pups is our Agility for Fun course. It is open to dogs of all ages as long as they have completed obedience at the beginner level. This foundations course will expose your dog to all of the main agility obstacles at a low level, perfect for first timers, and then work them up to the harder levels. Learn how to target contact points, increase balance and confidence and learn important safety skills.

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Class meets once a week for six (6) weeks and runs about an hour long. Maximum of four (4) dogs per class.

Who doesn't love a great party trick. Now you can take a class that teaches nothing but fun tricks. From a simple shake of the paw to taking a bow your pup will learn twelve (12) different fun tricks at a novice level!

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and runs for about an hour long. Maximum of 6 dogs per class.

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This class teaches tricks consistent with the           AKC Novice Trick Dog title!

PUPPY SOCIAL

45 minutes long

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The puppy social sessions are for puppies that are ages 8 weeks to six months old. Supervised by one of our certified trainers your puppy will gets to meets lots of people and new puppy pals. It is great for critical socializing and confidence building and our trainer will help to answer any questions you may have on puppy play styles, training, and development.

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SMALL DOG SOCIAL

45 minutes long

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The small dog socials are for dogs under 30 pounds and are between the ages of 6 months to 7 years old. Supervised by one of our certified trainers, your dog will get to socialize with other dogs close in size and lots of new people pals. It is great for socializing and confidence building and our trainer will help to answer any questions you have about play styles and training.

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Dawgs in Motion offers training for our daycamp and nightcamp guests. These lessons are 30 minutes long and are designed to help assist dogs that struggle with behaviors during their boarding time.

Our experienced trainers will work with your dog in the environment that they are having the issues and will work to correct problematic behaviors like mounting, face-barking, barging through gates and doors, and can help build appropriate play and interactions with other dogs and staff.

Who doesn't love a great party trick. Now you can take a class that teaches nothing but fun tricks. Your pup will learn twelve (12) different fun tricks at an intermediate level!

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and runs for about an hour long. Maximum of 6 dogs per class.

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This class teaches tricks consistent with the           AKC IntermediateTrick Dog title!

Who doesn't love a great party trick. Now you can take a class that teaches nothing but fun tricks. From a simple shake of the paw to taking a bow your pup will learn twelve (12) different fun tricks at advanced level!

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Class meets once a week for three (3) weeks and runs for about an hour long. Maximum of 6 dogs per class.

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This class teaches tricks consistent with the           AKC Advanced Trick Dog title!

Dawgs in Motion offers private in-home training as well. This training runs for a minimum of one (1) hour but may be extended by 30 minute add-on's. Our     in-home trainers can assist in various training including but not limited to, complications between dogs, introduction of new pets, bringing home a new baby, obedience, impulse control, and much more!

Our Drop-In Elective classes are a 1 night session that runs for 1 hour. These courses must be signed-up for prior to the start date/time as space is limited. 

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The classes will cover different training in each session from obedience skills, leash work, tricks, agility, and much more! They are a great way to keep you and your pup busy and are a great way to stimulate your dog's body and mind as well as providing a fun bonding experience with your canine companion!

Dawgs in Motion offers a custom board and train option for our clients! This program is designed to work with you dog intensively over a minimum of 3 days. Length of stay will depend on the behaviors needing work.

Our training team will meet with you for a pre-training consultation to discuss the areas that need work and create a custom training plan for you and your furry friend.  During the training process owners will receive updates on their pets' progress and after the training is completed owners will meet again with the training team for a post-training consultation to go over the training procedures for your individual pet. Owners will receive trouble shooting guides along with a detailed, custom training journal going over all of the dog's training.

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Board and train options are available for behaviors including but not limited to:

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• Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Obedience

• Socializing

• Impulse control

• Leash Skills

• Therapy Dog Skills

• Tricks

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Dawgs in Motion does not offer board and train for aggression cases!

Puppy Prep is a board and train option that we offer in partnership with breeders. Owners who have selected a puppy from their breeder can choose to have their puppy boarded for a minimum of two weeks with our training team. While your pup stays with us they are worked with several times a day on basic obedience skills including but not limited to:

• Name Recognition

• Recall

• Gentle

• Sit

• Loose Leash Walking

• Drop-It

• Leave-It

• Wait

• Focus

• Handling Skills

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Puppies are also socialized daily in specially created groups that are supervised by our daycamp managers and training team members! In addition to all of this we also expose the pups to special activities to boost their confidence and aid in socializing including: 

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• Assisted Swimming Lessons in the in-ground pool

• Massages with our certified massage therapists

• Grooming with our certified grooming team

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Owners are scheduled to meet with the lead trainer for a minimum of 1 hour long consultation session where they are presented with their pups customized training journal, care package, and go over the training procedures used with their individual puppy. 

Upcoming start dates for classes and socials:

Classes will meet once a week on the same day at the same time for 3 weeks (condensed classes) or 6 weeks (expanded classes). Socials and elective classes will

meet only one time on their scheduled date.

Condensed Beginner Obedience

Friday July 23rd @ 6:30pm

Monday August 2nd @ 6:30pm

Condensed Intermediate Obedience

Friday July 23rd @ 5:00pm

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Condensed Advanced Obedience

Wait List

Expanded Beginner Obedience

Tuesday August 3rd @ 5:00pm

Wednesday September 1st @ 5:00pm

Friday September 10th @ 5:00pm

Monday September 13th @ 5:00pm

Tuesday September 14th @ 6:30pm

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Expanded Intermediate Obedience

Wednesday September 1st @ 6:30pm

Friday September 10th @ 6:30pm

Tuesday September 14th @ 5:00pm

Expanded Advanced Obedience

Tuesday August 3rd @ 6:30pm

Novice Trick Dog Class

​Monday September 13th @ 6:30pm

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Intermediate Trick Dog Class

Wednesday August 11th @ 5:00pm

Advanced Trick Dog Class

Monday August 9th @ 5:00pm

Beginner Agility

Thursday August 12th @ 5:00pm

Small Socials (dogs under 30#)

Saturday July 24th @ 5:15pm

Saturday August 28th @ 5:15pm

Saturday September 11th @ 5:15pm

Puppy Socials

Saturday July 24th @ 4:15pm

Wednesday August 4th @ 5:00pm

Friday August 13th @ 6:30pm

Saturday August 28th @ 4:15pm

Saturday September 11th @ 4:15pm

Drop-In Elective Classes
Must be signed up ahead!

Canine Good Citizen & Trick Dog Testing

PRIVATE TESTING AT THIS TIME

CALL OR STOP IN TO SIGN UP!

Monday August 2nd @ 5:00pm OBEDIENCE: Place, Heel, & Back-Up

Thursday August 12th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: INTRO's: Wobble Board, Jumps, & Targeting

Friday August 13th @ 5:00pm OBEDIENCE: Focus, Sit-Stay, & Wait for Food

Thursday August 19th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: INTRO's: A-Frame, Weave Poles, & Pause Table

Monday August 23rd @ 6:30pm TRICKS: Sit-Pretty, Crawl, & Bow

Thursday August 26th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: INTRO's: Dog Walk, Tunnel, & Teeter

Thursday September 2nd @ 6:30pm AGILITY: Double Jumps, Blind Cross, & Curved Tunnels

Thursday September 9th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: ADV. Dog Walk, Front Cross, & Adv. A-Frame

Thursday September 16th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: ADV. Teeter, Weave Poles, & Pause Table

Thursday September 30th @ 6:30pm AGILITY: INTRO's: A-Frame, Weave Poles, & Pause Table

Not seeing the training you're looking for? Check out Dawgs in Motion's

Private Lessons & In-Home training options!

Amanda is the lead trainer at Dawgs in Motion and is also a mentor trainer for Animal Behavior College. She is certified in canine obedience, mentor training for instructing and training future trainers, canine good citizen, trick dog, beginner agility, pet massage therapy, canine swimming instruction, hydrotherapy, pet CPR, animal communication, pet nutrition and animal psychology. She is currently working towards her masters in Animal Behavior and Science.

Kelsey is certified in canine obedience, canine good citizen, trick dog, beginner agility, and pet CPR. Kelsey assists daily with training for our daycamp and nightcampers and is working towards her certification in massage and hydrotherapy work.

Lori is certified in canine obedience, canine good citizen, trick dog, and pet CPR. Lori recently took her continuing educations courses in pet psychology, nutrition, animal reiki, and basic grooming care. She is currently working on learning beginner level agility for dogs!