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Group Training

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We offer a weekly outdoor group training class weekly at various times throughout the week.  At some point, we have to bring our dog's skills into the real world. Practice all of your dog's everyday skills in the presence of everyday distraction and challenges under the guidance of an experienced trainer. 
* More classes are offered in the summer by demand

Beginner Group Class

6-Week Group Class Program designed to cover essential obedience, leash skills, and real-world manners. This program is ideal for beginner to intermediate dogs (3 months and older) and can be adjusted for different group dynamics.
👥 Class Size: 4–8 dogs
🕒 Session Duration: 60-75 minutes
📍 Ideal for: Dogs 3 months+, all breeds
🎯 Goal: Build obedience, focus, confidence, and handler engagement in a group setting

Where: Richfield Community Church
Next Program starts June 20th Class is at Saturdays at 9am or Fridays at 6pm 

Here is what we will cover in class

​Week 1 – Foundations & Focus
Goals: Build engagement, establish communication, introduce markers​
  • Introductions (dogs spaced out)
  • Training philosophy & class rules
  • Marker training: Yes/Click, No, Release
  • Name recognition with eye contact
  • Lure/shape “Sit” and “Down”
  • Beginning leash manners (pressure & release)
  • Homework: Practice “Sit,” “Down,” eye contact, marker use
 
Week 2 – Leash Skills & Place
Goals: Teach leash pressure basics, boundary training
  • Review: Sit, Down, markers
  • Intro to “Place” (mat or cot)
  • Structured leash walking (heel position, leash handling)
  • Leave it / disengagement work
  • Low-distraction recall games
  • Homework: Practice “Place” and leash walking at home
 
Week 3 – Stay, Duration & Distraction
Goals: Introduce impulse control and duration​
  • Review and troubleshoot leash handling
  • Add duration to Sit, Down, and Place
  • Intro to “Stay” vs. “Wait”
  • Controlled exposure to mild distractions
  • Doorway manners (thresholds)
  • Homework: 30-second stays, leash walking with turn​
 
Week 4 – Recall & Redirection
Goals: Improve response to name and recall
  • Recap all previous skills
  • Focused recall drills (“Come” from Place, mild distraction)
  • Distraction games with rewards
  • Pattern games to reduce reactivity
  • Handler confidence building
  • Homework: Practice 5-minute “Place” with distractions, recall games at home
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Week 5 – Real-World Practice
Goals: Generalization and problem-solving
  • Field trip-style class (or simulated environment)
  • Structured greeting protocol (humans & dogs, as appropriate)
  • Proofing commands in motion
  • Long-line recall and leash handling
  • Advanced leash walking (change pace, turns, focus)
  • Homework: Record a “place” session at home (optional)
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Week 6 – Graduation & Fun Challenge

Goals: Test learned skills and celebrate progress

  • Review and demo all core skills (Sit, Down, Place, Recall, Leash Walking)

  • Group challenge or obstacle course

  • Final Q\&A and next steps (advanced class @ Yorba Regional Park on Saturdays at 9 or 10am)​

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📒 Materials Needed:

  • Treat pouch

  •  6’ leash (no retractables)

  • Training mat/place cot

  • High-value treats

Advanced Group Class

6-Week Group Class Program designed to cover continue to improve our essential obedience commands and test them in more strenuous conditions. This program is ideal for beginner to intermediate dogs (5 months and older) and can be adjusted for different group dynamics.
 
👥 Class Size: 4–6 dogs
🕒 Session Duration: 60-75 minutes
📍 Prerequisite: Completion of a basic obedience course (group or private lesson)
🎯 Goal: Strengthen advanced obedience, off-leash skills, public manners, and focus under high distraction
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Where: Richfield Community Church
Running Admissions Class Starts at 8 am on Saturday weekly

Here is what we will cover in class

​Week 1 – Refinement & Reliability
Goals: Tighten known commands, identify skill gaps, enhance engagement
  • Welcome, program overview, individual skill assessment
  • Proofing known behaviors: Sit, Down, Place, Stay, Heel
  • Clean transitions between commands
  • Engagement drills in motion (look at me, name → heel)
  • Duration Place with increased distance
  • Homework: 3-position drills (Sit-Down-Stand), duration Place with handler out of sight
 
Week 2 – Advanced Leash Handling & Focus
Goals: Precision in leash walking and responsiveness around distractions
  • Off-leash simulation with long lines
  • Advanced heel work: turns, halts, pace changes
  • “Leave it” in motion (with food, toys, other dogs)
  • “Look” under distraction drills
  • Emergency recall drills
  • Homework: Daily heel practice with built-in distractions, record leash walk
 
Week 3 – Distance, Duration, Distraction
Goals: Build reliability in commands when handler is at a distance or out of sight
  • Place and Stay with distance and mild distractions
  • Send to Place from 5–10+ feet away
  • Down on recall (Drop command)
  • Command sequence chaining: Sit → Down → Stay → Come
  • Group “Stay” with handler rotation (distraction challenge)
  • Homework: Practice send-outs and Drop-on-Recall at home/in yard
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Week 4 – Public Manners & Urban Skills
Goals: Translate skills to real-world environments
  • Field trip class or simulated public space
  • Manners in close quarters: passing dogs, crowds
  • Elevator, bench, or restaurant simulations
  • Settle under table/Place in busy space
  • Loose leash walking through high distraction zones
  • Homework: Real-world outing (e.g., pet store or outdoor café) with obedience expectations
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Week 5 – Advanced Recall & Impulse Control
Goals: Strengthen off-leash response and behavioral inhibition
  • Long-line or e-collar-assisted recall drills
  • Recall from play/distraction
  • Wait at thresholds and in motion
  • Release on permission cue only (“Free,” “Break”)
  • Group impulse-control games (relay-style or distractions introduced)
  • Homework: Practice out-of-sight recall, settle command in daily routine
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Week 6 – Graduation Challenge & Next Steps
Goals: Showcase progress, build handler confidence, and celebrate!
  • Obedience obstacle course or urban walk
  • Command demos: Off-leash heel, Place from distance, Emergency recall
  • Real-time distraction testing (toys, food, movement)
  • Graduation certificates and photos
  • Next-step training recommendations (off-leash program)
 
🧰 Materials Needed:

  • Regular Leash

  • Long line (15–30 ft)

  • Training mat/place cot

  • High- and mid-value rewards

  • Optional: E-collar (only if already trained on it), treat pouch, clicker

Pricing

Beginner Program

6 lessons total

$180

Advanced Program

6 lessons total

$180

Our training packages are structured like a punch card, offering one-hour lessons for each session. 

Our Class Policies

Prerequisites 

All dogs must have graduated from the basic obedience and/or advanced obedience program to participate in our group class. 

Training Equipment 

  • 4 foot leash

  • Training Pouch (silicone is best)

  • Brushes for grooming exercise

  • Training Treats (such as freeze dried chicken or spot and tango)

  • Dogs must be on a training collar (dominant dog collar, slip collar, martingale, prong collar) in our basic or advanced obedience class. Harnesses are allowed for puppies. 

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your lesson with a 24 hour notice, then we will reschedule your lesson. If there is no or less than a 24 hour notice then your lesson will be considered paid for. 

Refund Policy

Behavior is not static. An animal will not continue to perform even trained behaviors without ongoing practice. Ultimately, your dog’s behavior is your responsibility. There are no money back guarantees or refunds once lessons have commenced.

  • All requests for transfers or refunds must be requested 1 business day prior to the first lesson.

  • A 10% cancellation fee will be deducted from all approved refunds.

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