Middletown Dog Training Club
1811 Germantown Road
Middletown, Ohio

Phone: 513-424-4442
Email: Click here to email

Note: All classes are 6 week courses.

Obedience and Behavior Modification

Puppy class
Socialization, basic problem solving (chewing, potty training, barking, biting) getting your puppy off on the right paw. For ages 8 weeks to 6 months.

Intermediate Puppy class
Continuation from Puppy class, with light overview of some dog sports available to train in. For puppies 12 weeks and to 6 mos who have taken the Puppy class.

Obedience Level I
Basic manners, work on attention, sit, down, stay, come willingly when called, walking nicely on lead, and Leave It! For dogs 6 months or older.

Obedience Level II
Fine tuning of Level I, with the addition of heeling, fronts, finishes, and optional Canine Good Citizen's Testing offered at the end of this class, for a $30 fee (includes practice class & testing class). For dogs 6 months or older, and has been through Level I.

Obedience Level III
Special weekly focus by the moderator of a different learning skill.  This class is for students who want the most out of their dog, start of off-lead work, hand signals, proofing, preparing to show, and dumbbell retrieve. For dogs 6 months or older, and must successfully pass Level II & have a solid off-lead STAY command.  Must have a competition dumbbell (available at J&J Supplies - www.jjdogs.com).  Limit 10 students.

Rally
Rally-O, or Rally Obedience combines the fun of dog agility with traditional obedience.  There are 3 levels of Rally - Novice, with on-leash exercises that demonstrate the dog's understanding of basic commands such as sit, stay, down, and come and heel position; Advanced, a set of exercises performed off-leash that includes at least one jump; and Excellent, a more difficult off-leash course that includes at least one jump and demonstrates more precise skill and coordination between the dog and handler.   Signs instruct teams to go fast or slow, to halt (dog must sit at heel), to make turns and circles, to reverse direction, to do a sit-stay-recall, or to follow other basic obedience exercises.  Limit 6 students.

Agility

Introduction to Agility
Using a positive method, introducing jumps, weave poles, tunnels, chutes, and contact obstacles all at very low heights, target training, flat work, and obedience foundation skills. For dogs 4 months or older.

Agility Level I
Continuation of the intro class.

Intermediate/Advanced Agility
Continuation of skills learned during Intro to Agility and learning to follow courses laid out by the instructor. Obstacles are more advanced involving raised platforms, teeter totters, A-frames and working off lead.

Note that all agility classes are geared toward fun!

Fly Ball

Flyball is known as the "drag racing" event of the dog sports. It's a fast-paced, high-energy relay race game where dogs are sent over a series of hurdles to retrieve a ball from a spring-loaded box and return with it while being timed. The emphasis is on FUN! Dogs with a strong toy or ball drive are especially good at this sport and just about every breed participates.

Basic Flyball
Set up to teach the basic skills of each element that makes up a successful run. On completion your dog should be able to make a "demo run" using a full size course with regulation equipment. Basic obedience training is the only prerequisite to attending this course. Class size is limited to 6 dog/handlers.

Intermediate Flyball
A continuation of the basic skills with addition of the competition/relay element. We will work on making everything more efficient, put more emphasis on speed and introduce rules and behaviors dogs need to know in actual competition. For dogs/handlers that have completed the basic course.

Practice Group Flyball
This is a moderated informal practice session that will be held for teams that have completed the intermediate course. It is scheduled to fit the requirements of the majority of those students attending.

Conformation

How a specific dog's structure, type and temperment conform to it's breed standard of excellence. Conformation is also referred to as breed competition.

Conformation classes will also be held on a drop-in basis for $10 per handler ($5 for 4-H).  You must RSVP to sanctuaryklss@yahoo.com or stpoodle@netzero.com for details. Vet shot records required.

Canine Good Citizen Test

Before taking the Canine Good Citizen test, owners will sign the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge. We believe that responsible dog ownership is a key part of the CGC concept and by signing the pledge, owners agree to take care of their dog's health needs, safety, exercise, training and quality of life. Owners also agree to show responsibility by doing things such as cleaning up after their dogs in public places and never letting dogs infringe on the rights of others.

After signing the Responsible Dog Owners Pledge, owners and their dogs are ready to take the CGC Test. Items on the Canine Good Citizen Test including Accepting a friendly stranger, Sitting politely for petting, Appearance and grooming, Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead), Walking through a crowd, Sit and down on command and Staying in place, Coming when called. 
 

How to Register

You can either download our registration form and email it to admin@middletowndogtraining.com or just give us a call at 513-424-4442.  Classes fill very quickly, please get your name on the list in advance!  Bring copy of your shot records for our files, please.

Alternate PDF file Registration Form – if you cannot download the above form. You must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to read.

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