An age-appropriate, reward-based class for your 16 week to 6 month old puppy.

Puppy Training Class covers puppy-level obedience, strategies for eliminating common behavior problems, calmness around resources like chew toys and treats, confidence with distractions including noises and walking on strange surfaces.

By the end of class your puppy will perform these behaviors: Sit, Down, Come, and Heel.

Your puppy will learn to: sit or lie down rather than jump for attention, lie on a target and relax to start training rather than barking, and will prefer to bite a toy rather than nip you.

If you choose to continue with the second four- week class, Teen Puppy, your puppy will learn impulse control, Cooperative Care techniques for grooming and veterinary exams, and will perform obedience cues when faced with distractions.

 By completing both Puppy Training Class and Teen Puppy your pup may qualify for the American Kennel Club STAR Puppy certificate. Learn more at www.akc.org

Each 4-week class is limited to 4 pups and their people. Tuition for each class is $140.The next class is scheduled for Wednesday Feb 19, 26 and March 5 and 12 at 6pm at Front Range Natural Pet at 1125 West Drake Road, Fort Collins.

Pups must 1) have lived with you for 2 weeks prior to the start of class and 2) be fully inoculated at least 14 days prior to the start of class.