by Heather Kolesa | Oct 22, 2025
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Working Spot
December 13, 2025 - December 14, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Experienced odor dogs. Auditing for less experienced handler welcomed!!! Limited to 8 working spots. Unlimited auditors. Cost is $65 for members, $80 for non-members. Auditing is $25 member/$30 nonmember. To audit, please email the registrar to request a spot. Instructor: Joyce Smuda Registrar: Mary Grace Buckwalter Email Mary Grace with questions about registration. (more…)
by Heather Kolesa | Oct 22, 2025
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Working Spot
November 15, 2025 - November 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Experienced odor dogs. Auditing for less experienced handler welcomed!!! Limited to 8 working spots. Unlimited auditors. Cost is $65 for members, $80 for non-members. Auditing is $25 member/$30 nonmember. To audit, please email the registrar to request a spot. Instructor: Joyce Smuda Registrar: Mary Grace Buckwalter Email Mary Grace with questions about registration. (more…)
by Heather Kolesa | Oct 21, 2025
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Week 1
November 13, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Week 2
November 20, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Week 3
December 4, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Week 4
December 11, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
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Week 5
December 18, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Using a positive training approach, this class will focus on competition obedience, the novice level for AKC, UKC and CDSP Obedience. The class incorporates a lot of game training techniques, making the experience fun for both the dog and handler! Aspects of the other obedience levels will be introduced including retrieving and directed targeting. Prerequisite: (more…)
by Susan Hinson | Oct 21, 2025
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Week 1
November 15, 2025
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
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Week 2
November 22, 2025
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
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Week 3
November 29, 2025
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
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Week 4
December 6, 2025
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
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Week 5
December 13, 2025
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
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Week 6
December 20, 2025
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…)
by Susan Hinson | Oct 21, 2025
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Week 1
November 15, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Week 2
November 22, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Week 3
November 29, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Week 4
December 6, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Week 5
December 13, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Week 6
December 20, 2025
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…)
