Tricks are a great way to build the bond with your dog, expand their skillset, and work on your own skills as a handler. We will cover a variety of tricks from AKC Trick Dog and Do More With Your Dog. Tricks may include roll over, back up, crawl, take a bow, spin, kisses, and more.
This workshop will include elements of Nose Work, Agility, & Tricks to help build your pup's confidence in new situations. The pups will be searching for treats, going through obstacle courses, and working around other dogs.
Is your dog impatient, demanding, hyperactive, or bouncy? Maybe your dog is a developing adolescent or a very active adult. Having an overly excitable dog can be overwhelming and frustrating.
While we can't change our dog's temperament, we are able to use training methods to help our dogs develop the ability to remain calm and better self-regulate. As we set boundaries and create communication skills with our dogs, we help them to learn to be patient and to better control their emotions.
Through a series of games and exercises, this class will help you provide Fido an "off" switch and learn to control his impulses.
In this fitness foundation workshop you will learn how to evaluate the condition of your dog and where their strengths and weaknesses are. We will then perform exercises to help increase your dog's condition using various types of equipment and eventually design a circuit to help each dog work on their fitness.
Fitness or canine conditioning training:
Helps improve the overall quality of your dog's life
Helps maintain a healthy weight
Improves strength
Is a great way to sap energy when it is too hot or cold outside to run
Builds endurance and balance
Aids in performing better with fewer injuries, extend the dog's performance career (obedience, rally, agility, flyball, etc.)
Is psychologically healthy for the dog
Reduces hyperactivity and increases their ability to focus
Do you find that your pup has a hard time hearing you or giving you much attention?
Much of the behavior we deem “bad” is rooted in where your dog’s attention is focused. If they find a smell interesting they will pull the leash to get to it, if they find a leaf fun to chase, their recall might stink and if they can’t seem to focus on you, something else might have grabbed their attention.
Having strong attention from your dog will make for easy dog training, but how do you get that?
This workshop will help teach your dog to pay attention to you and have some fun at the same time.
Each week we will go on a different adventure somewhere within a 15-minute radius of Gemini Dogs.
Our location may be a hiking trail or dog friendly field, or it may be a parking lot, downtown area, neighborhood, etc. The outings will be 45 minutes in length.
Dog and handler teams will practice their walking skills, recalls, friendly greetings, leave its, and more, as well as have the opportunity to ask the instructor questions.
Prerequisites: Intermediate Obedience or Instructor Permission. Please email training@geminidogs.com to obtain permission.
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