School of Pawsitive Rewards Training Classes
Want to take your best friend out to coffee or stroll around in public places with ease?
Enroll in this series of classes, in which you and your dog will build your relationship and enhance your communication. Learn new skills, fine-tune behaviors you have already learned, and then take these lessons into real life situations. For dogs five months and older.
Orientation Webinar
(Online, on-demand): A 60-minute online introduction to our classes, covering the principles of positive reinforcement, errorless training using small steps, and the relaxed attitude we strive for. Additionally, we will cover more practical matters, such as equipment and what to bring to class.
Completing this Orientation Webinar is required for all School of Pawsitive Rewards classes.
It’s Elementary Level 1
(4 weeks): Learn to relax and connect with your dog. When people are relaxed, dogs are relaxed, so laugh and enjoy your dog’s company as you practice your connected leash walking, recall, sit, down and much more.
Prerequisite: SOPR Orientation Webinar
It’s Elementary Level 2
(4 weeks): Continue on with the great work you did in Level 1, adding distance, duration, and distraction to the lessons.
Prerequisite: SOPR Orientation Webinar and It’s Elementary Level 1
Junior Varsity Level 1
(4 weeks): Train as you live! Take the lessons you learned in previous classes out into the world. Practicing connected walking, recall, wait, and much more in a variety of interesting places, you and your dog will experience the kinds of distractions that occur in everyday life.
Prerequisite: SOPR Orientation Webinar and It’s Elementary Level 2
Junior Varsity Level 2
(4 weeks): Fine tune the skills you have learned. You and your dog will engage in fun and challenging sequences in public places with plenty of distractions.
Prerequisite: SOPR Orientation Webinar and Junior Varsity Level 1
School of Pawsitive Rewards Class Schedule
New classes added Fridays at 4pm.
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Saturday, August 17 - September 14 (Skip August 31) at 9:00am with Bonnie Wood | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Saturday, August 17 - September 14 (Skip August 31) at 10:15am with Bonnie Wood | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Tuesday, August 27 - September 17 at 5:15pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Tuesday, August 27 - September 17 at 6:30pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary 1: Santa Rosa, Wednesday, August 28 - September 18 at 5:15pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary 2: Santa Rosa, Wednesday, August 28 - September 18 at 6:30pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Thursday, August 29 - September 19 at 5:15pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Elementary Level 1: Santa Rosa, Thursday, August 29 - September 19 at 6:30pm with Matt LaRiviere | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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It's Junior Varsity Level 2: Santa Rosa, Saturday, August 24 - September 28 (Skip August 31, September 14) at 9:00am with Jack Colley | Off Campus |
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*NEW* Reactive Rover: Santa Rosa, Monday, September 9 - October 28 at 5:00pm with Ryan Lee | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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*NEW* Reactive Rover: Santa Rosa, Monday, September 9 - October 28 at 6:30pm with Ryan Lee | Santa Rosa Campus - Indoor Training Room |
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