Northern Neck Kennel Club 2025 Classes

Location:
Northern Neck Partners for Pets – Fricke Pavilion
790 Devils Bottom Road, Lancaster

Cost for six weeks of lessons:
$60 NNKC Members
$80 Non-members

Participants must show proof of age-appropriate vaccinations

Registration: If you are interested in a class, please contact the instructor prior to filling out the class registration form, they will be able to give you up-to-date dates and times of the classes they are teaching. There may not be any available slots. DO NOT send your class registration to the PO BOX! If you do not hear back from the instructor, you are not enrolled in that class.

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April 1, 2025, 12:30 to 1:30pm, Agility for Fun

Agility for Fun is for dogs that have completed Introduction to Agility or have other experience with agility. Class is limited to six (6) students/dog teams. This is an informal agility class where courses will be run and new equipment will be introduced and practiced - including dog walk, A-frame, weave poles, tunnel, and teeter. This is a great bonding experience for you and your dog, gaining confidence for both of you. It’s great exercise, too!

We will review previous agility equipment and introduce the A frame, teeter and weave poles. Handling skills such as front and rear crosses will also be introduced. This class is for those who have previously taken Agility for Fun or Agility Foundation or permission of instructor.

Held outside. Contact Cathy David at cdavispac@verizon.net for registration

April 8, 2025, 9:30am, Rally Advance
April 8, 2025, 12pm, Rally Novice

Session to last for six (6) weeks. Class size is limited to four (4) dog and handler teams. Students and dogs must be proficient in obedience skills, have completed advanced basic obedience or canine good citizen class, and have permission of the instructor. About the class: In Rally Obedience, dog and handler teams progress around a course, with the dog on the left and the stations (numbered signs) on the right. The signs tell the team what to do. There are five levels of competition: novice, intermediate, advanced, excellent, and masters. This class will introduce novice rally obedience exercises. For more information, see: https://www.akc.org/sports/rally/get-started/. Skills taught in class include: Handler-dog communication and teamwork; how to perform novice-level rally exercises, and the requirements for a qualifying performance. Each week new rally stations will be introduced and a course will be set up for each dog and handler team to perform.

Contact Peny Spritely at peny.spritely@gmail.com for registration

April 9, 2025, 3:00 to 4:00pm, Puppy Kindergarten/Introduction to Obedience Class

This class is for puppies 12 weeks to one year old. Older dogs may be eligible to attend this class with the approval of the instructor. Puppies in this class will learn basic skills including sit, down, stay, come, how to greet a person, walking on a loose leash and puppy socialization. Positive training methods are used to teach skills. How it works: Attend an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy class for at least 6 weeks. Your instructor will administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test at the end of the course. Upon passing the test, you’ll get an application to send to AKC® for enrollment in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program. All dogs are welcome to participate in the program including purebreds and mixed breeds. For more information on the S.T.A.R. program, Click Here. Handlers will learn training techniques that can be used in all future obedience classes. This is a prerequisite for Obedience I.

Contact Margie Brown at mjvbrown58@gmail.com for registration

April 10, 2025, 3:00 to 4:00pm, CGC/Obedience 1

The CGC is the premier starter test for good dog manners and behavior. Students and dogs must be proficient in obedience skills, have completed Basic Obedience/S.T.A.R. or have permission from the instructor. Your dog should be able to sit, down, stay, and pay attention to you when you ask it to, and must be well-behaved around other dogs. Dogs must be at least 8 months old. The Canine Good Citizen (CGC) class will help you and your dog’s learn about and practice the skills and behaviors needed to pass the 10 items on the AKC CGC test. (https://www.akc.org/.../canine -good-citizen.). Contact Instructor for registration.

Basic Obedience I (now taught with CGC) is for dogs at least 8 months old that have attended “Introduction to Basic Obedience” or another basic obedience class and have instructor's approval. Training will build on skills learned in “Introduction to Basic Obedience” class, including, sit, down, stay, recall, heel and how to greet a person. Dogs in this class should be familiar with wearing a collar, know what a marker/release word is, how to walk on a loose leash and be comfortable around other dogs. Turns (left, right and about turns) will be taught in this class, along with figure 8 and novice obedience courses.

Contact Gloria Daniels at bldged@yahoo.com for registration

* Classes run for 6 weeks

* You must have the approval of the instructor before you enroll

* Registration forms can be found on this web site or emailed to you by the instructor.