Private Obedience Course

Imagine yourself, taking a relaxing stroll in the park with your dog. Fido gambols freely and chases butterflies and squirrels. A family of four small children, an angrily yapping small dog, and an open food basket are having their picnic lunch. Fido gallops over to the join the festivities. You call him, and, without a backwards glance, Fido streaks towards you at top speed.

A little farther down the path a flock of joggers comes huffing your way. While Fido is still deciding which jogger needs a little friendly incentive to run faster, you command, "Down!," and Fido instantly drops to the ground and lies motionless while the relieved joggers toil past you.

Reaching your destination makes it necessary to traverse a busy parking lot and a road. You tell Fido to stay with you, and together you cross the danger zone, Fido by your side and your leash dangling nonchalantly from a pocket in your jeans.

Finally, you arrive at the dog field. Quite a few dogs are already in full swing, tumbling, wrestling and running circles. Fido romps to his heart's content. It is beginning to rain, and a strong wind is coming up. Turning up your collar, you head for your car and whistle for Fido, who leaves his playmates immediately and happily races back to you. Unable to suppress a grin, you observe, through the flapping windschield wipers, serveral dogs still cavorting while their exasperated owners are trying to catch them.

Later at home, after you have fed him his dinner, a contented and tired Fido curlsup in his favorite spot near you and settles in for a cozy evening of snozzing.

Wouldn't you like to have this much fun with your dog?
Now you can!

Fido, in this story, could be your dog! Most dogs have an almost insatiable need to be aerobically active. It is a fact that lack of sufficient exercise tends to make dogs deeply neurotic, not to mention overweight. It is nearly impossible to provide a healthy dog with enough aerobic activity and mental stimulation when he is always fenced in or kept on a leash. In our urban and suburban society, an uncontrolled animal is not only a nuisance, but also a danger to himself and others.

In this program, you learn to condition your dog to be instantly responsive to you, even at a distance and under heavy distraction. Training is intense, so dog and owner must be in good physical condition.

Fee: $ 960 for 7 private lessons
(first lesson is 90 minutes, subsequent ones are 45 minutes)

Refresher Training for graduates of our Puppy Playschool: $ 90
(45 minutes)

521 Atherton Avenue
Novato, California 94945
Tel: (415) 897-7311
Fax: (415) 897-4008

Business Hours:
Monday-Saturday
9 am-12 noon; 2 pm-6 pm
Sunday 2 pm-6 pm