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Agility Dog Winner

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Agility WinnerHuge congratulations to our past students Ruby and Shannon for winning First and Second Place at the Charlotte, NC A.K.C. Agility Trials held October 10th and 11th 2009. Ruby scored 100 out of 100 points and 91 out of 100 points which gave her 2 qualifying runs in Standard Course. Ruby took her first Agility Course this past spring at our Mooresville, NC location and continued on with agility training under the direction of Linda Taylor at our Matthews, NC location. From day one Ruby and her owner were special. Both were ready to learn and were extremely enthusiastic about working on their agility skills. Shannon watched and listened to instructions, Ruby, though, was quite a handful. She pulled on the leash and was running all over the place. The second lesson proved what she was made of. I asked for a volunteer to demonstrate the homework I had assigned during the previous agility class and Ruby and Shannon stepped up. I watched in awe as they did close to perfect front crosses and jumps. Ruby and her owner had really done their homework and worked as a team perfecting the jumps and hand signals. After a few classes Shannon told me she was going to enter Ruby in the upcoming Agility Trials. The Agility Class was just for fun, but with hard work and true dedication to the sport that fun can take you down a more challenging road.

Upcoming Group Classes in Mooresville, NC

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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.

AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program

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The AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is an exciting new program designed to get dog owners and their new puppies off to a good start. The AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program is an incentive program for dog owners who have taken the time to take their puppies through a basic dog training class.

The Benefits of Training with the STAR Puppy Program

Training classes teach you how to best communicate with your puppy. Organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to socialize with other puppies. In classes aimed at earning the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy distinction, you’ll be able to get information on all of your puppy-raising questions including housetraining, chewing, proper socialization and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as sit, down, stay, and coming when called. AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy training is a natural primer to the AKC® Canine Good Citizen® Program.

How It Works

You’ll attend S.T.A.R puppy or basic training class at least 6 weeks. (All six classes are required to test for the S.T.A.R. Puppy) The instructor will administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test at the end of the course. Upon passing the test, you’ll get an application to send to AKC® for enrollment in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program. All dogs are welcome to participate in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program including purebreds and mixed breeds.

Your puppy will receive the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Medal (for display or memento purposes; not suitable as a collar tag). You and your puppy will be listed in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records. In addition, so that you can continue learning, you’ll receive the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy package that includes:

A beautiful, frameable certificate designating your puppy is in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy records at AKC
AKC Puppy Handbook, a valuable resource
Discount to enroll in AKC Companion Animal Recovery Corporation, a 24-hour recovery service
Ongoing Monthly Email Newsletter: Your AKC. This includes training tips and up-to-date information every dog owner needs to know. We want you and your puppy to continue learning beyond puppy classes.
How to Get Your Puppy in the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program

We have new S.T.A.R. Puppy classes coming up this fall! Call or email us to enroll your puppy.