Puppy Kindergarten - The most important class for every dog to get them started off on the right paw! Designed for puppies 3-5 months. We help you to understand your puppy, answer questions and have discussions about responsible dog ownership. By helping you understand training techniques, your puppy is introduced to sit, down, stay, come and walking on a leash. 

S.T.A.R. Puppy - A natural lead in to the AKC® Canine Good Citizen® Program. For Puppies 5 – 12 months.  Your instructor will administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test at the end of the course. S.T.A.R. stands for Socialization, Training, Activity, Responsibility.  Classes will cover OWNER BEHAVIORS,such as maintaining your puppy’s health and being prepared to clean up after your puppy. PUPPY BEHAVIORS, such as no aggression toward people and other puppies in class and PRE-CANINE GOOD CITIZEN® TEST BEHAVIORS, including grooming, walking on a leash, sit, down and come.

Basic 1
This is the starting point for every dog who is 6 months or older. We cover the basics of sit, down, stay, come and walking on a leash as well as provide a foundation for good canine manners.

AFTER BASIC 1:

Family Manners/CGC
Continuing education for the family dog, we work on more good manners and building skills that will help you & your dog deal with everyday challenges and preparing for Canine Good Citizen certification.

Pre-Novice - This class will help you with the basics necessary to prepare you and your dog to take Agility, Rally and Obedience Classes or the Canine Good Citizen test. For dogs who have completed Basic 1 and know “sit”, “down” and the beginnings of “stay”.

Rally – Rally Style Obedience is an obedience program that emphasizes fun and excitement for the dog, handler and spectator, by providing a more "natural" approach to the performance.  Rally Style Obedience uses "directional signs" to guide the handler throughout the performance in a manner somewhat similar to that of Rally Car Racing.

Competition Obedience

AKC

Novice - For those interested in showing their dogs in Obedience Trials or who just want to further their dog's education. 

Open - Advanced level of Obedience training for those interested in competing. Retrieving (dumbbell) and jumping are part of this course.

Utility - The highest level of Obedience training geared towards competition. Includes Scent Discrimination, Hand Signals, Directed Retrieve and Jumping.

Breed Handling -  This class is for those interested in showing dogs in conformation.

Nose Work - Classes taught: 
Intro to Nose Work pt1, Containers/Interiors
Intro to Nose Work pt 2, Exteriors/Vehicles
Odor Recognition Testing (ORT) prep
Advanced Nose Work
As well as NW1, NW2, NW3 and Elite level classes when needed.

The activity and sport of K9 Nose Work® are open to virtually all dogs and their people.

NACSW™ founders, faculty, and other key persons continue to bring K9 Nose Work to every dog and dog lover through workshops and seminars around the country. The NACSW™ is also dedicated to educating and certifying passionate, highly skilled instructors for the activity & sport of K9 Nose Work®, helping to bring K9 Nose Work® to dogs and their people around the globe.

TSDOC has a Certified Nose Work Instructor under NACSW at our facility.