Take Training to the Next Level
Continuing Ed For Grads
Training is a lifelong journey, and our Continuing Ed classes help you and your dog continue growing together. Our Continuing Ed classes are divided into two categories: Life Skills and Sport & Activity.
Whether you're refining life skills, preparing for therapy dog work, or exploring fun activities, our advanced classes provide the structure and challenge you need to strengthen your partnership.
Keep Learning, Keep Growing
Graduates of our foundation courses (Puppy Kindergarten and Essential Life Skills) are ready to take the next step with Continuing Ed classes. These classes go beyond the basics, adding new skills and advancing existing ones to help you and your dog succeed in real-world situations.
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Foundation
Classes
Continuing Ed
Classes
Practical skills for everyday life
Practical Life Skills Classes
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Acing Adolescence
6 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $240
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills
Adolescence, which typically lasts from 6 months to 2 years, is a challenging stage as dogs undergo rapid physical, social, and cognitive changes. This class helps you and your dog get through adolescence by taking the essential skills learned in our foundation classes to a higher level, building their reliability, maintaining your partnership, and keeping the fun in learning!
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The Big Three
6 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $240
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills
Dog parents frequently say that behaviors they find most difficult to teach (and dogs to learn) are: walking nicely on leash, coming when called, and greeting people politely (without jumping!) - all behaviors that involve significant distractions. In this class, you and your dog will practice the best techniques for mastering “the big three” so you and your dog can enjoy better walks, safer off-leash situations, and calmer greetings.
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Hounds Around Town
4 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $160
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills.
Take your dog’s manners on the road and build your dog’s public manners! This class meets in different locations around Chico, helping your dog master leash skills, stay focused with distractions, and wait patiently while you chat or pause for a pastry and coffee. This class is a great “next step” for dogs with a solid training foundation ready for real-world practice!
For dogs who love to move, think, and explore new challenges
Sport And Activity Classes
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FUNgility
6 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $240
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills
This 6-session class will help build your dog's confidence, and exercise their minds and bodies by introducing them to new obstacles. The handling skills you'll learn will help you develop teamwork and trust between you and your dog while you both have fun! This class is not meant to prepare students for competition agility. If this is your goal, please contact us so we can direct you to our recommended competition agility instructor.
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Therapy Dog Prep Class
4 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $160
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills or equivalent
This 4-session class prepares students to take the Pet Partner Therapy Dog Team Evaluation. Prior to class, students should be familiar with the Pet Partner therapy animal program by visiting the Pet Partners website (petpartners.org). Dogs who are enrolled in this class should be able to perform all the behaviors taught in Puppy Kindergarten and Essential Life Skills.
Note: this class is NOT required by Pet Partners. We offer this solely to help handlers and dogs prepare for the evaluation.
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Canine Musical Freestyle
WORKSHOPS | $40
Prerequisites: Dogs should be comfortable in a. group environment and have good loose leash walking skills.
Join Judy Gamet, professional dog trainer and freestyle instructor for her fun, interactive workshops (90 min each) that bring music and movement to your interactions with your dog. Discover why dogs love freestyle and training with music. This training is the perfect complement to all dog sports. No prior experience with dance or canine musical freestyle is required.
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Tricks for Treats
4 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $160
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills
Four weeks, ten tricks that are fun to learn and fun to demonstrate! This class draws from the list of Novice Tricks identified for the Tricks 1 title with Do More With Your Dog. At the end of the class, participants will have the option to be evaluated for their Tricks 1 title!
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The Cognitive Canine
4 WEEKLY SESSIONS | $160
Prerequisites: Puppy Kindergarten or Essential Life Skills
This advanced training class is for dog parents who want to go further and farther with developing their dog’s thinking abilities. In this class, thinking games are used to encourage dogs to become more independent thinkers and problem solvers, also while making you a better trainer.
in person and online via zoom
Private Coaching
Private coaching provides personalized training tailored to your dog's unique needs and your specific goals. They’re a great option if:
Your schedule or situation prevents participation in our group classes.
You have specific training goals beyond our foundation Essential Life Skills curriculum.
Your training goals include other pets in your home.
You have very small children who you want involved in the training process.
Private Coaching Lessons can be conducted at our center or your home, in-person or by Zoom!
Additional rates may apply for travel outside of Chico, CA.
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60-minute lesson to help with targeted training goals (in-person at our center or you home or by Zoom)
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Four 1-hour, weekly, coaching sessions (in-person at our center or you home or by Zoom).
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Six private coaching sessions cover our Essential Life Skills curriculum.
Tuition includes: training equipment bundle, access to online materials, access to weekly online office hours.
If you are in the Chico area, you are welcomed to also attend our orientation seminar (information is also available online via video).
Weekly coaching sessions are provided in-person or via Zoom.
Questions About Continuing Ed Classes?
Please reach out. We’ll get back to you promptly!
