Specialty

Specialized, focused training for you and your pet! Each of these classes focus on teaching a specific skill set. If your dog needs help in one particular training area, specialty classes will cover the subject matter thoroughly in many different scenarios. Please note, certain classes do begin with a human-only orientation.

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Hollywoof - Animal Acting

4
Weeks

250

The Film industry in Georgia, AKA “Hollywood of the South”, is booming. In 2022 Georgia hosted over 412 productions - including feature films television shows, commercials and videos. You have probably seen a casting call or two from one of the several local animal actor casting agencies and thought – could my dog be an animal actor? Well now is your chance to make that happen! Canine PhD is excited to announce we will be offering an 4-week Animal Acting class series taught by experienced Animal Actor Wrangler, Tracy Underwood.  This class will teach you key skills every animal actor needs, set prep, proofing, how to create a resume, what to expect on the set – and more!

Please note: This is not an obedience class. Your dog will need to know their basics such as sit, down, and stay. The class is not suitable for reactive dogs.

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Life Skills

Hollywoof - Animal Acting

Hollywoof - animal acting (Jun 15 - Jul 13)

4

Weeks

Weeks

250

TBD

Thursday, June 15, 2023

TBD

6:00 pm

TBD

Canine PhD

Consultation Required

Has Pre-requisite

Tracy Underwood

Separation Anxiety Workshop

Weeks

60

In this educational and informative workshop our Certified Anxiety Trainer(s) will provide you with general information about Separation Anxiety in dogs and how our customized individual training programs can help.

Regain your freedom today! We will cover:

1. Understanding SA.

2. Workshop Topics

  - Recognizing the Signs

   - Causes and Triggers

  - Behavior Modification Techniques

  - Veterinary / Vet Behaviorist / Medication Support-which is right for me?

3. Practical training exercises

4. Q&A

Note: 

This workshop will be online over Zoom.

Individual assessments are not provided during this information session.

Behavior

Separation Anxiety Workshop

Separation Anxiety Workshop (Sun Jun 11)

Weeks

Weeks

60

TBD

Sunday, June 11, 2023

TBD

3:00 pm

TBD

Canine PhD

Consultation Required

Has Pre-requisite

Stacy Drody, CPDT-KA, CSAT, VSPDT, Fear Free Certified

AKC Good Citizen

5
Weeks

265

The CGC test includes:

  1. Accepting a Friendly Stranger
  2. Sitting Politely for Petting
  3. Appearance and Grooming
  4. Out for a Walk (walking on a loose lead)
  5. Walking Through a Crowd
  6. Sit and Down on Command and Staying in Place
  7. Coming When Called
  8. Reaction to Another Dog
  9. Reaction to Distraction
  10. Supervised Separation

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Life Skills

AKC Good Citizen

AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparation (Sun Jun 4 - Jul 9)

5

Weeks

Weeks

265

TBD

Sunday, June 4, 2023

TBD

2:30 pm

TBD

Canine PhD

Consultation Required

Has Pre-requisite

Bethany Gardner, CPDT-KA, BA - Anthrozoology

AKC Trick Dog

5
Weeks

265

We believe learning should be fun for you and your dog. Tricks are a great way to train without it feeling like work. You and your dog will learn 10 tricks from the American Kennel Club’s Trick Dog  list, including classics like “Shake,” and crowd-pleasers like “Crawl,” and “Spin”.  With skills like these, your pup will become quite the performer!

At the end of each course, the dogs will be tested to earn an AKC Trick Dog Title!

Note: 

No AKC Trick Dog classes are being offered right now. Check back soon or join our waitlist to be notified of the next AKC Trick Dog class.

Therapy Dog

7
Weeks

265

A therapy dog provides affection and comfort to people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and disaster areas. In this class, we will prepare you and your dog to work together as a team, and to improve the lives of other people. By the end of class, your dog will have learned all of the skills to pass any therapy dog assessment. Please note that Therapy dogs are not service dogs. Service dogs are dogs who are specially trained to perform specific tasks to help a person who has a disability.

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Recommended before enrolling in Therapy Dog: AKC Canine Good Citizen Title

Not appropriate for dogs who are reactive to other dogs on leash.

No Therapy Dog classes are being offered right now. Check back soon or join our waitlist to be notified of the next Therapy Dog class.

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