Highland Canine Training, LLC » Rally Obedience http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog Tips and Advice on Dog Training and Behavior Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:11:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Upcoming Dog Behavior Seminar http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2010/01/05/upcoming-dog-behavior-seminar/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2010/01/05/upcoming-dog-behavior-seminar/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:28:41 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=347 Highland Canine Training, LLC will be holding a FREE dog behavior seminar on February 25, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Mint Hill Fire Department located at 8313 Fairview Rd. Charlotte, NC 28227.

This seminar is a great opportunity for dog owners, veterinarians, rescue volunteers, petsitters, groomers and others to learn about canine communication, canine cognition as well as answers to some common myths and questions about dog behavior. The seminar will last for about 3 hours and will include a question and answer session with our training staff.

The seminar will include:
How Dogs Learn
Canine Body Language
Behavior Problems
How to be a Better Dog Owner
Bite Prevention
Working with Dogs and Children
…and much, much more!

This seminar is free of charge and is open to anyone who would like to attend. Space is limited and registration for the seminar is required. If you would like to attend the seminar, please email us at training@highlandcanine.com. Please include your name and phone number in your email. If you have questions about the seminar, feel free to call us at 704.728.9494.

]]> http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2010/01/05/upcoming-dog-behavior-seminar/feed/ 0 Upcoming Dog Trainer School Schedule http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/17/upcoming-dog-trainer-school-schedule/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/17/upcoming-dog-trainer-school-schedule/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:16:18 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=148 Highland Canine Training offers intensive and highly educational schools for dog trainers. Our programs teach students innovative methods of training dogs and gives our students everything they need to start their own dog training business. We offer training courses for basic dog obedience, advanced dog obedience, a Canine Training and Behavior Modification Professionals Course to teach the student how to train dogs as well as rehabilitate problem behaviors. We also offer working dog programs for the Police Canine Trainer / Instructor, Search and Rescue Trainer, Protection Dog trainer as well as courses to teach narcotics, explosives and human remains detection.

Our schedule for 2010 is listed below:

    January 4th, 2010
    April 5th, 2010
    July 5th, 2010
    October 4th, 2010

We are also offering discounted pricing for all of our courses for the Winter semester beginning on January 4th, 2010. Offers are available to those who register before December 1 , 2009. You can fill out our Dog Trainer Course Application here. For more information on our programs or our discounted prices, email us at training@highlandcanine.com or call toll free at 866.200.2207.

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Agility Dog

Agility Dog

Highland Canine Training is offering group classes in Mooresville, NC again this fall. Group Classes will be held at the Humane Society of Iredell located at 110 Robinson Road in Mooresville, NC beginning on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. Each class lasts for about an hour.

Agility for Fun Class 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
This class is a great way for owners to teach their dog confidence as well as some exciting new skills. Our agility for fun class teaches ground work and fundamentals to complete a variety of obstacles and jumps such as weave poles, pause tables, tire jumps, triple jumps and more! There are no prerequistes for this course.

Basic Obedience Class 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
This class teaches dogs and owners on-leash skills such as sit, down, stay, come, heel and place. This class is also designed to help owners deal with problems such as pulling on the leash, jumping on people, etc. This course is also a great forum for socializing your dog with new people and dogs.

Rally Obedience Class 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Rally-O class introduces dogs and owners to Rally Obedience. This class will teach the skills (sit, down, turn, stand, come, etc) to learn and compete in either AKC or APDT Rally courses and competitions. Rally is a great way for dogs and owner to work closely together and to show others their hard work. Rally is fun, competition obedience that is completed under time.

Therapy Dog Training Class 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Therapy Dog Class teaches dogs and owners the fundamentals of therapy dog work. Dogs and owners wishing to attend this class must have previously completed a basic obedience class or an equivalent. This course teaches the skills and environmental training that is required for therapy dogs. This course is great if you are looking into doing therapy work in schools, nursing homes and hospitals. Many of our previous graduates are already involved in these types of exciting and fulfilling programs.

]]> http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/07/upcoming-group-classes-in-mooresville-nc/feed/ 0 Upcoming Fall Group Classes http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/upcoming-fall-group-classes/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/upcoming-fall-group-classes/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:51:34 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=117 Highland Canine Training, LLC will be offering group classes again this fall in Matthews, NC as well as in Statesville, NC. Group classes meet each week for about and hour. You can view a description of our group classes here.

Our group classes in Matthews are held at 800 Elizabeth Lane and our schedule for Matthews, NC is:

Therapy Dog Tuesday Nov 3rd, at 6:30 pm

Basic Obedience Wednesday Nov 4th, at 6:30 pm

Advanced Obedience Thursday Nov 5th, at 6:30 pm

Agility for Fun Friday Nov 6th, at 6:30 pm

Rally-Obedience 1 Saturday Nov 7th at 10:00 am

Our Statesville Group Classes are held at Pet Envy Grooming located at 246C North Center Street in Downtown Statesville and the schedule for our Statesville Group Classes is listed below:

S.T.A.R Puppy Class Thursday Nov 12th at 6:00 pm

Basic Obedience Thursday Nov 12th at 7:00 pm

]]> http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/upcoming-fall-group-classes/feed/ 0 Can my dog do Rally O? http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/22/can-my-dog-do-rally-o/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/22/can-my-dog-do-rally-o/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:22:57 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/22/can-my-dog-do-rally-o/ We have had many of our clients asking if Rally O is breed specific like for example Shutzhund Training/Trials? The answer is no, absolutely not! We had the pleasure of attending a Rally O trial in Durham, North Carolina over the weekend and there were dogs of all shapes, colors, and sizes; which in my opinion was refreshing to see. The competition included breeds such as the border collie (and border collie mixes), terriers, Retrievers, and your non-specific pounds puppies!

My advice to pet owners who are looking to pick up a hobby with thier dog, is to give Rally O a try. You may have a large breed dog like a Great Dane or St. Bernard, and no you may not be the fastest in the bunch, but look how much fun you could have for simply completing the course w/ little or no error! Obviously, your collie breeds usually rule the trials when it comes to competion obdience and agility, but that is not always true. This weekend we saw a Golden Retriever take top prize and a few Aridale Terriers place well too!

Rally O is perfect for large and small breeds, so don’t let size and shape determine if you pick up this hobby with your four-legged friend. Highland Canine is now offering both group classes and private lessons in both the Charlotte and Statesville,North Carolina areas to prepare you for Rally O events, so don’t hesitate to call our trainers and set up an evaluation to move you in the right direction with your training. Rally O events are held all year round throughout the state of North Carolina so we hope to take you and your dog to the next level and see you there!

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