Greenville Area Dog Club
WE ARE LOCATED AT:
803 Martin St., Greenville, OH
Spring Classes are in session
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Introduction
Greenville Area Dog Club is a nonprofit organization offering classes to help you learn to train your dog. Your instructors are all members of the club who volunteer their time and talent because they love dogs and enjoy working with people. The instructors devote much time and planning in order to provide an efficient program for your enjoyment and benefit. All dogs are welcome to take classes.
The purpose of the club is to stimulate public interest in the training and control of dogs by offering obedience training at the community level and to foster friendship and the ideals of sportsmanship among all dog people. Our goal is to build public awareness and provide educational information about responsible dog ownership, while providing fun and exciting activities to all. We promote events of interest to owners of all breeds including mix breeds. We also encourage spay/neuter in an effort to cut down on the unwanted pet population.
Aggressive Dog Policy: If your dog lunges, growl, and barks in an aggressive manner towards people and other dogs, please seek out a professionally trained behaviorist. Greenville Area Dog Club instructors are experienced in training obedience, rally conformation, trick and agility. Our instructors are not professionally trained behaviorist. We would be glad to give you a list of resources to help you and your dog.
A parent or guardian must be present for children ages 9-17 to train their dog. If it is the opinion of the class instructor or the Director of Training that the child is not capable of handling his/her dog in class, a parent or guardian will continue with the training the dog for the remaining classes in that session. Please see the complete rules in the Training Rules and Regulations document under the members tab located at the top of each page.
Puppy Class: 3 – 6 Months
Tuesday PM Starts March 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Friday PM Starts March 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Senior Puppy Class: 6 – 12 Months or completed Puppy Class
Tuesday PM Starts March 21, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Wednesday PM Starts March 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Beginner Obedience Class: 1 year and up or completed Senior Puppy Class
Tuesday PM – Starts March 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday PM Starts March 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Advanced Obedience Class: Must have completed basic obedience
Tuesday PM – Starts March 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Rally Class / Beginner and Advanced: Must have completed basic obedience
Thursday PM - Starts March 23, 2023 at 6:30 P M (Beginners First, Followed by Advanced )
Therapy Dog Class – Must have completed basic obedience
NO CLASSES AT THIS TIME
Trick Dog Class
Wednesday PM Starts March 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Agility Classes – Must have completed basic obedience
Thursday PM – Starts March 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM (Beginner at 5:00, Intro at 6:00 and Advanced at 7:00)
Conformation Classes
Friday PM Starts March 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Information about Classes
Puppy Class
This is an 8-week basic obedience class designed especially for puppies from 3 months to 6 months of age. Our puppy class will teach you how to best communicate with your dog along with valuable information on all of your puppy-raising questions including housetraining, chewing and the most effective way to teach practical skills such as coming when called, sit, stand, controlled walking on a leash, drop it, leave it and wait. Our organized training classes also provide an opportunity for your dog to experience new things and to socialize with other dogs. Free AKC STAR Puppy evaluation will be given at the end this class. For more information call Sherry at 937-423-4095. Please call after 1 p.m.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Senior Puppy Class
Senior Puppy class is for older pups 6 – 12 months of age or has completed the puppy class. It covers the normal foundation training: sit, down, stand, heeling, come and stays. In addition to the foundation training, there will be expanded focus training. Our instructors use positive focus training techniques and games that will help your dog bring their attention back to you in distracting environments. As a result, your dog will have more confidence and the training will strengthen the bond between the two of you as you work together as a team. For more information call Sherry at 937-423-4095. Please call after 1 p.m
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Beginner Obedience Class
This class is offered to dogs at least 1 year of age or has completed the senior puppy class. In this 8-week Beginner Obedience class we teach you how to teach your dog the basic commands: Sit, stay, controlled walking on the leash, no pull, no jumping, leave it, wait, come when called, heel with about turns and U-turns and lots more. For more information call Barb at 937-548-0338.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Advanced Obedience Class
The requirements for taking this class are that you and your dog have successfully completed the Beginner Obedience class and are able to do all the basic commands taught in that class without much trouble. The class is meant to be a steppingstone in your obedience experience with your dog by adding more training techniques to make you and your dog more skilled in obedience training. This class is fun as well as educational. Must have completed one Beginner Obedience class. For more information call Barb at 937-548-0338.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluation
CGC Evaluations will be offered at the end of each training session. There is no age limit for your dog to be tested. Your dog must have an AKC ID number: Registration, PAL (Purebred Alternative Listing) or Canine Partners (For mixed-breed dogs) that you can apply for with your CGC. You do not have to attend the classes for your dog to be tested but doing so helps you and your dog pass the 10-skill test.
Canine Good Citizen evaluation fee of $15 will be due at the time of each evaluation.
Therapy Dog Training and Certification
Is your dog naturally calm, friendly and affectionate to strangers and other dogs? Are you interested in giving back to the community and sharing the love of your dog? If so, your dog may be a candidate to become a Therapy Dog. In the 8-week class your dog will be temperament assessed and exposed to various environments. Your dog must be at least 1 year old before testing. For more information call Jeannie at 937-423-2115.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
(Therapy Dog evaluation fee of $25.00 due at the time of evaluation).
Rally Class - World Cynosport Rally and/or AKC Rally
Rally is the successful steppingstone to the world of obedience and agility. The 8-week Rally course offers both the dog and the handlers an experience that is fun and energizing. Rally requires teamwork between dog and handler along with performance skills similar to obedience. Must have completed one Beginner Obedience class. For more information call Barb at 937-548-0338.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Trick Dog Class
Here's an opportunity for you and your dog to bond and have some fun at the same time. It's an 8-week course where you and your dog learn a variety of fun tricks and behaviors while also having a chance to earn an AKC Novice, Intermediate and/or Advanced Trick Dog Title. Who knows, you might become the life of the party! We suggest your dog complete one obedience class before taking trick dog. For more information call Terri at 937-417-6530.
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Intro to Agility Class
Our 8-week Intro to Agility course teaches your dog to crawl through tunnels, walk a plank, begin weave pole training and traverse a seesaw. Dogs will be working on leash and must have completed one Beginner Obedience course. For more information call Charlotte at 937-459-9170
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Agility Class
Our 8-week Agility course teaches your dog to crawl through tunnels, walk a plank, weave through poles, traverse a seesaw and scale an A-frame. Your dog must be able to work off leash (Advanced Obedience Recommended) and must have completed one Intro to Agility Class. For more information call Charlotte at 937-459-9170
Class fee is $90.00 for the 8-week course
Conformation Class
This class teaches you to show your dog in conformation shows. The classes will run with the 8 week sessions. No prior registration is needed. We ask you to let the instructor know 1 week before the class you want to attend. Up to date vaccines are required. Just download the registration form and bring it with you to class. Come to as many sessions as you want. For more information call Bert at 937-409-6733.
Class fee is $5.00 per class pay as you attend each class
How to become a member
Greenville Area Dog Club welcomes new members to join our club as we work together to support responsible dog ownership. From Novice owners and pet lovers to experienced and accomplished show participants you will find a community feeling, a supportive group, positive atmosphere, and a place where you can help others.
Requirements
To become a member, you must complete one session and attend one club meeting. You must fill out and submit the membership application form to the Secretary along with the membership dues. At their next meeting the board will review your application. If approved, it will be voted on at the next membership meeting which you are required to attend.