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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January 7, 2025, Tuesday, 10 AM, Rally Competition, no openings

January 7, 2025, Tuesday, 12 PM, Rally Novice Obedience.

Session to last for six (6) weeks. Class size is limited to six (6) 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 and intermediate 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 Gallogly, peny.spritely@gmail.com, to set up a time to meet before registering for the class.

January 9, 2025, Thursday, 10 AM, Introduction to Agility.

Introduction to Agility is a fun way to explore agility and to teach your dog basic skills to be successful in agility classes and other training. Skills taught include focus, targeting, feet and rear awareness, teamwork, recalls, and jumping. This class can be taken as a stand-alone or used in preparation for the more advanced agility classes. We will be working on leash. Class size is limited to 6 dog and handler teams. Dogs need to be at least 8 months old. Please contact Cathy Davis, cdavispac@verizon.netx, for additional information and registration.

January 9, 2025, Thursday, 3-4 PM, Basic Obedience I/Canine Good Citizens (CGC)

In this class, teams will build on skills learned in Introduction to Obedience class with an emphasis on learning skills necessary for obtaining a Canine Good Citizens title. Students and dogs should be proficient in obedience skills (sit, down, stay, walk on a loose leash, and pay attention to you when you ask it to). Your dog must be well behaved around other dogs.

Dogs must be at least 8 months old and have attended “Introduction to Basic Obedience” or another basic obedience class and have instructor's approval. Teams will be given the opportunity to have their dogs tested for CGC title after completing 6 weeks of classes.

Additional information can be found at: https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/ items on the AKC CGC test. Contact Gloria Daniels, bldged@yahoo.com, to register.

January 14, 2025, Tuesday, 3-4 PM, 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. Handlers will learn training techniques that can be used in all future obedience classes. This is a prerequisite for CGC/Obedience I and other NNKC classes. Contact Margie Brown at mjvbrown58@gmail.com for registration.