Canine Good Citizen
For Dogs of All Ages
Good Citizen Prep Course
Our flexible class registration will help you meet your personal training goals!
Step One - Prerequisite
Introductory Workshop
$100.00 | Two (2) Week Session
Week 1
Humans Only
The first week of our Introductory Workshop is for HUMANS ONLY. This is an interactive experience that helps you better understand how your dog thinks, reacts, and learns. We will go over all the skills you need to get started with positive reinforcement training techniques. Specifically, setting up a successful training environment, choosing the right equipment (leash, collar, harness, etc.), identifying your dog's motivators, and how to use a clicker.
Week 2
Dog Evaluation
The second week is an evaluation of your dog. By assessing basic skills, we'll get an understanding of what they already know and how to meet their needs in a classroom environment. This will include a video that you can then reference at the end of class for a "Before and After" and a form to track your training goals and progress. This is a professional behavioral evaluation, ($90 value)!
Location:
UMDR Training Center
4107 White Tiger Lane
Saturdays 4:00pm
- January 4 & 11
Sundays 12:00pm
- November 10 & 17
- February 9 & 16
Step Two - After Workshop Completion
Additional Skills Classes
$50.00 per class | Multiple Class Discounts
Saturdays 4:00pm and 5:30pm
Not only will these courses prepare you for CGC Certification, they will help you learn how to teach your dog basic cues (sit, down, leave it, stay, and come), set the foundations for teaching complex behaviors (target training and cue "proofing"), and help you improve your dog's ability to greet others calmly and walk well on a leash.
Complete the Workshop
Choose and Enroll in Classes
- Learning New Cues
- Target Training
- Impulse Control
- Calm Greetings
- Leash Manners
- Distractions Work
You can choose one class, two, four, six or eight! Need help improving in one specific area? You can repeat the same class as many times as you want!
Is your dog already good with the basics and you want to advance into more solid recall with more distractions, reliable responses to cues at a distance, or start teaching your dogs tricks or tasks they can perform for you? We'll help you pick the classes best suited to your training goals!
Meet Our Training Team
Team Members
Kai Murphy
Certified Animal Trainer
Kai Murphey became a certified animal trainer through the Karen Pryor clicker training program in 2008 while completing a Bachelors in Wildlife Biology and volunteering with and training birds of prey at the Raptor Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Torre Taylor
Assistant to Trainer
Torre Taylor has 5 years of animal rescue experience and has been specializing in behavior management for two years. She currently works with the Unchained Melodies foster dogs that require additional support and is the assistant trainer for the Good Citizen Prep Course.
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