Sports Prep – Tuesday 8:15pm – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     April 30, 2024
     8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
  • Week 3
     May 7, 2024
     8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
  • Week 4
     May 28, 2024
     8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
  • Week 5
     June 4, 2024
     8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
  • Week 6
     June 11, 2024
     8:15 pm - 9:15 pm

Effective July 22, masks will be optional. However, any instructor may request students to wear a mask during class. Are you interested in pursuing a dog sport such as agility, disc dog, rally, competition obedience, or nose work / scent work? This class will prepare you for the teamwork involved and will cover: shaping, working (more…)

Advanced Canine Manners – Saturday 3:00pm – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     May 4, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Week 2
     May 11, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Week 3
     May 25, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Week 4
     June 1, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Week 5
     June 8, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Week 6
     June 15, 2024
     3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

For dogs who have completed Basic Canine Manners (or passed an equivalent proficiency evaluation). ACM will focus on more advanced at-home manners skills. This class emphasizes delayed food rewards, calm behavior near strangers and other dogs, and proficiency in manners skills with distractions present, distracted recalls, leave it (when something is dropped), and more loose (more…)

Walking and Recall Games – Saturday 12:40pm – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     May 4, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 2
     May 11, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 3
     May 25, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 4
     June 1, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 5
     June 8, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
  • Week 6
     June 15, 2024
     12:40 pm - 1:40 pm

This six-week class will focus on building good walking manners and recall skills. It will incorporate exercises and games to gradually build up those skills and also incorporate some other helpful behaviors such as focus and impulse control. No prerequisites. Students new to Y2K9s will need a free evaluation prior to the start of class. (more…)

Basic Canine Manners – Saturday 11:30am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     May 4, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 2
     May 11, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 3
     May 25, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 4
     June 1, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 5
     June 8, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Week 6
     June 15, 2024
     11:30 am - 12:30 pm

For dogs 4 months and older. Dogs and owners will be introduced to using a clicker and other methods of positive reinforcement based training. This class teaches basic good manners, including but not limited to polite greeting, loose lead walking, sit, down, stay, and coming when called. How to address minor problematic behaviors such as (more…)

Basic Canine Manners – Saturday 9:00am – Winnie Radolan


  • Week 1
     May 4, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 2
     May 11, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 3
     May 25, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 4
     June 1, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 5
     June 8, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Week 6
     June 15, 2024
     9:00 am - 10:00 am

For dogs 4 months and older. Dogs and owners will be introduced to using a clicker and other methods of positive reinforcement based training. This class teaches basic good manners, including but not limited to polite greeting, loose lead walking, sit, down, stay, and coming when called. How to address minor problematic behaviors such as (more…)