CLASS STRUCTURE
Foundation Skills
All dogs commence in Learners unless assessed by the Head Instructor to commence at a higher level.
Assessment for the dog and handler team is assessed by their Instructor over the course of the month. If the dog and handler have attained the skill levels required for that level they will graduate and advance to next level.
Graduation is finalised in the last training session of the month. If they are not yet ready they will remain for another month.
It is important that handlers don’t view this as a ‘failure’. Each dog and handler is a unique team and will have different training challenges. It is best to get the dog to reliably complete an exercise before progressing to a more advanced level.
On graduating from Foundation Skills Level 2 the dog and handler will move to our Intermediate stream.
Intermediate Obedience
Progression from Foundation Skills with the aim to develop high levels of ‘pet’ dog manners.
Progression from Foundation Skills however the focus is on refining behaviours used in competition obedience trials.
Graduation is finalised in the last training session of the month. If they are not yet ready they will remain for another month.
On graduating from Intermediate Skills Level 4 a Basic Obedience certificate will be awarded.
Advanced Streams
Dog Sport (trialling classes) or Advanced Skills (non-trialling)