Advanced Nose Work – Thursday 10:00am – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     November 20, 2025
     10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Week 3
     December 4, 2025
     10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Week 4
     December 18, 2025
     10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Nose Work is the fun search and scenting activity for virtually all dogs and people. The Advanced course is for those students who are proficient on all odors used by either AKC or NASCW. Prerequisite: Prior Nose Work Class or permission of the instructor. Instructor: Diane Battis Email Diane with questions about this class. Registrar: (more…)

Sports Prep – Tuesday 7:00pm – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     November 18, 2025
     7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Week 3
     November 25, 2025
     7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Week 4
     December 9, 2025
     7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Week 5
     December 16, 2025
     7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Week 6
     December 23, 2025
     7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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 off leash, building teamwork, preparing for the ring, controlling those impulses, and other topics. The primary focus will be (more…)

Diane’s Special Class – Tuesday 2:00pm – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     November 18, 2025
     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Week 3
     November 25, 2025
     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Week 4
     December 9, 2025
     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Week 5
     December 16, 2025
     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Week 6
     December 23, 2025
     2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Rally/Obedience Instructor: Diane Battis Email Diane with questions about this class. Registrar: Ari Romney Email Ari with questions about registration. Open to RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY who are currently in THIS CLASS ONLY. (more…)

Novice Rally Skills – Tuesday 12:45pm – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     November 18, 2025
     12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  • Week 3
     November 25, 2025
     12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  • Week 4
     December 9, 2025
     12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  • Week 5
     December 16, 2025
     12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  • Week 6
     December 23, 2025
     12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

If you have completed Advanced Canine Manners, or the equivalent, you are ready to play this game. Rally is a fun game of heeling with activity stations. We'll do some fun heeling games, introduce some of the skills and just have fun learning something different. Rally is not just for competition. It is a great (more…)

Sequencing Skills 2 – Tuesday 11:30am – Diane Battis


  • Week 2
     November 18, 2025
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Week 3
     November 25, 2025
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Week 4
     December 9, 2025
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Week 5
     December 16, 2025
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Week 6
     December 23, 2025
     11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

This class will build on the skills from Sequencing Skills 1 in order to prepare students for Novice/Open Coursework. Instructor: Diane Battis Email Diane with questions about this class. Registrar: Randy Testa Email Randy with questions about registration. Instructor approval required for new students. Open to RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY who are currently in THIS CLASS (more…)