Advanced Education Classes

TUITION FEES:
$75 – Current WPHS Members
$90 – Non-members

BULLY BREED AMBASSADORS II
Continue the work you started with your pit bull to make them the best dog in the neighborhood. Emphasis will be on improving and fine tuning yor dog's newly acquired skills. Work on sit-stay and down-stay continues, increasing time, distance and distractions. Recalls (coming when called) is also on the agenda, increasing distances and distractions the dog has to work through. Loose lead heeling is a goal and multiple heeling exercises to help promote this will be taught. Bring out the best in your “bully.” (10 months and older – must be spayed or neutered). Prerequisite: Bully Breed Ambassadors. Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only. 6 sessions.

North Shore Facility

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ADVANCED PUPPY CLASS
Continue the fun! Turn loose lead walking into heeling, extend the stays and calming exercises, and learn how to keep your puppy on his toes and ready to meet the world! A perfect continuing education class for puppies under 10 months of age, or small dogs under 30 lbs. Prerequisite: Puppy Class, Big Pup, or Teen Intervention. Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only, 6 sessions.

North Shore Facility

#12-516 Mondays 7 PM	beginning 5/21/12	Instructor: Marsha Robbins	SOLD OUT
#12-517 Saturdays 10 AM	beginning 6/2/12	Instructor: Kelly Wilson

ADULT BASIC II
Emphasis will be on improving and fine tuning your dog’s newly acquired skills. Loose lead heeling is a goal and multiple heeling exercises to help promote this will be taught. Work on sit-stay and down-stay continues, increasing time, distance and distractions. Recalls (coming when called) is also on the agenda, increasing distances and distractions the dog had to work through. Adult Basic II will have your dog well on his or her way to being an exemplary citizen! Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only. Prerequisite: Adult Basic I. 6 sessions.

GET SMART! Training Center in Crafton

#12C-407 Mondays 8 PM

beginning 6/4/2012

Instructor: Tena Parker

North Shore Facility

#12-406 Saturdays 12:00 PM

beginning 6/2/12

Instructor: Kelly Wilson

SUPER PUPPY
The third puppy class in the series. Super Puppy helps you continue work on building good behavior in your dog as he or she matures through those troublesome teens. You will also super-socialize your dog by exposure to wheelchairs, crutches, canes, elevators, and all sorts of novel experiences to build a level of sophistication and confidence that will make your dog the envy of the neighborhood, and preparing him/her for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test which is offered at the end of most classes for an additional fee. This class also prepares your puppy for Adult Basic II or CGC/TDI if over 12 months. Advanced Puppy is a prerequisite. Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only, 6 sessions.

North Shore Facility

#12-757 Saturdays 11 AM	beginning 5/12/12	Instructor: Marsha Robbins	SOLD OUT
#12-758 Saturdays 12 PM	beginning 5/12/12	Instructor: Marsha Robbins	CANCELLED

ADVANCED SUPER PUPPY
For puppies under 11 months that have completed Super Puppy but are not old enough to take the TDI exam. This class continues building a level of sophistication and confidence as he or she matures through those troublesome teens. Super Puppy is a prerequisite. Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only, 6 sessions.

North Shore Facility

#12-783 Saturdays 9 AM	beginning 5/12/12	Instructor: Marsha Robbins	SOLD OUT
#12-784 Thursdays 7 PM	beginning 5/31/12	Instructor: Marsha Robbins

CANINE GOOD CITIZEN THERAPY DOG INTERNATIONAL
CGC teaches dogs to be confident in new situations, walk quietly through
crowds, and accept loud noises without aggression or becoming overly frightened. Dogs that have received their CGC/TDI license are welcomed in more places when traveling, enjoy increased opportunities for rental living, and can qualify for lower homeowners’ insurance rates.

Do you have the desire to help other people? This class takes training to the next level, conditioning dogs to remain calm around wheelchairs and walkers and to cheerfully accept the attention of new and different people. WPHS has a growing need for therapy dogs! This class also prepares your dog for the Canine Good Citizen/Therapy Dog International licensing test. Non-aggressive dog friendly dogs only. Prerequisite: Adult Basic I with instructor’s referral, or Adult Basic II. 6 sesssions.

North Shore Facility

#12-705 Mondays 8 PM

beginning 5/21/12

Instructor: Marsha Robbins

SOLD OUT

DYNAMIC DOGS
This class is for dogs who have received their CGC/TDI titles and are ready to get started in the community. This class addresses Doggy Etiquette for Community Sites, and improves handlers' skills for traveling politely with their dogs in many new places. This is a perfect class to help dogs increase their confidence by visiting community sites across Pittsburgh.

These visits allow handlers of dogs who have gotten their TDI to gain experience with TDI visits. The first two weeks of class are held at WPHS, the first is an orientation with NO DOGS. The remaining weeks are scheduled in community sites. The class is limited to eight dogs, and participation in the community visits is at the discretion of the instructor.

North Shore Facility

More classes coming soon

Three (3) Monday evening classes at the shelter followed by three (3) sessions in the community on Tuesday evenings