Some dogs should NOT join Manners class:
If you have taken the Puppy series (Puppy 1, Puppy 2, and Puppy 3) with Kinship Dog Training, you can skip Manners 1 as it will repeat much of the exercises you have already learned.
This class is for dogs over six months old. If your dog is under six months of age, please sign up for Puppy classes.
If your dog barks, growls, or is aggressive to people or dogs, your dog is not yet eligible for Manners. Private lessons may be required to prepare your dog for group classes. Dogs who are not appropriate for group classes will be excused and no refund will be given. If you are in doubt, please contact us! Ali@kinshipdogs.com
If you have experience using clicker training in classes and have already worked on the topics listed above with this dog, please contact us about whether you can skip Manners 1 and/or Manners 2.
Manners 1
Manners 1 is for dogs age 6 months of age or older without previous group training, or who need a brush up on skills before joining a more advanced class. Manners 1 introduces the skills attention, sit, down, stay, polite greetings, leash manners, coming when called and leave it. Human students will be coached in foundation training techniques including use of the clicker, reinforcement, and problem solving.
Session Details:
Cost: $220.00 | Length: 4 weeks | Size: up to 6 dogs
Manners 2
Manners 2 is for dogs who have completed Manners 1. Manners 2 Increases the duration and resilience to distractions in the skills attention, sit, down, stay, leash manners, coming when called and leave it. The new skill introduced in Manners 2 is Place (go to crate or mat). Students will receive continued coaching in their timing, reinforcement, cueing and problem solving.
Session Details:
Cost: $220.00 | Length: 4 weeks | Size: up to 6 dogs
Manners 2 requires instructor permission if you are a student new to Kinship. Please schedule an assessment if you feel your dog has the prequisite skills: Use of the clicker or other marker, effective reinforcement, attention/focus, sit, down, beginning recall, beginning leash manners, beginning leave it, and polite greetings in the presence of a novel dog and human your dog hasn’t met at a distance of 10 feet in the Kinship facility.
manners field trips
The focus of this class is to utilize skills learned in Manners 2 or Puppy 3 and gain confidence working in new locations. Each week, class will meet in a different location within a 20 minute drive of North Bend. Example locations include Tollgate Park, EJ Roberts Park, and Tibbetts Valley Park. During class, dog/handler teams will practice leash manners, polite greetings, recall, leave it, and focus in the presence of real-life distractions including dogs, people, bicycles and wildlife.
Manners Field Trips is not suitable for reactive dogs. Dogs showing an intense reaction (barking, lunging, growling or staring) toward dogs or people will be excused from class without a refund. If you are unsure, contact Jeanne at pawshavingfun@gmail.com.
You MUST have instructor approval to sign up for advanced classes. Email us! or sign up for an assessment to obtain instructor permission.
Session Details:
Cost: $220.00 | Length: 4 weeks | Size: up to 5