Good Dog Behavior Training

Puppy Class at Front Range Natural Pet

Classes Start Dates: 7pm Wednesday 9/3 and Tues 9/16
These classes are 6 weeks long and will be held at Front Range Natural Pet. Class size is limited to 4 pups and their people.

An age-appropriate, reward-based class for your 16 week to 6 month old puppy.

Puppy Class covers puppy-level obedience, strategies for eliminating common behavior problems, calmness around resources like chew toys and treats, confidence with distractions including noises, walking on strange surfaces, impulse control and cooperative care techniques for grooming and vet care. By the end of class your puppy will perform the following: lie on a mat, Sit, Down, Stay, Come, loose leash walking and will relinquish objects to you.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.
Register through the Fall/Winter 2025 - 2026 City of Fort Collins Recreator www.fcgov.com/recreator

Puppy Training Class

An age-appropriate, reward-based class for your 16 week to 6 month old puppy.

Puppy Training Class covers puppy-level obedience, strategies for eliminating common behavior problems, calmness around resources like chew toys and treats, confidence with distractions including noises and walking on strange surfaces.By the end of class your puppy will perform the following: lie on a mat, Sit, Down, Come, loose leash walking and relinquish objects to you.

Your puppy will learn to: sit or lie down rather than jump for attention, lie on a target and relax to start training rather than barking, and will prefer to bite a toy rather than nip you.

If you choose to continue with the second four- week class, Teen Puppy, your puppy will learn impulse control, Cooperative Care techniques for grooming and veterinary exams, and will perform obedience cues when faced with distractions.

By completing both Puppy Training Class and Teen Puppy your pup may qualify for the American Kennel Club STAR Puppy certificate. Learn more at www.akc.org

Tuition for each 4 week class is $140.The next class is scheduled for 5-6pm on Thursday May 29th 5pm, June 5, 12 and 19. Teen Puppy is scheduled to follow. All classes are held in Fort Collins Parks.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.

Visit www.gooddogbehavior.org to register.

Future Teen Puppy Class: June 26, July 10, 17, and 24

Teen Engagement: Movement and Tricks

Pups between the ages of 6 months and 18 months need to be engaged without being frustrated. Frustrate them and they will quit paying attention and seek their fun without you. Saying “NO” causes disengagement. Infrequent reinforcement causes disengagement. Tasks that are hard cause disengagement. What is the solution? Be more fun!

The fun and games of this class is meant to entertain pups and increase their focus by reinforcing them for playing along with you while learning tricks, playing sniffing games and burning some energy with Movement Puzzles developed by Mari Valgma. As a side effect your pup will become more purposeful in movement, less worried about “odd” things in the environment, and will learn to get creative in order to earn reinforcers.

This is not an obedience class. It is an engagement class. It is the first of a two-part series. Completing both parts will give you many ideas about how to make your adolescent pup happy and use his brain.

This 4 week class is limited to three Teen Pups who have had a puppy obedience class, basic obedience or the equivalent private training experience. The tuition is $140 for the 4 weeks and we will meet at Front Range Natural Pet

Movement and Tricks 1 : Movement and Tricks 1 : 7 PM on Wed April 23, 30 and May 7 and 21 (No class on May 14th)

Movement and Tricks 2: begins 7pm Thurs June 5th

Register at www.gooddogbehavior.org