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Happy, Healthy Hounds Puppy Kindergarten, Ages 10-18 Weeks
Pre-registration required. Come join us for an 8 week introduction to understanding and training your puppy with a focus on socializing your puppy and getting them used to handling, grooming, and novel sights and sounds during their critical period of puppy development. Learn positive reinforcement training techniques, how to prevent common behavior problems, and how to teach your puppy basic manners (attention, sit, come, leave it, stay, walk nicely on a leash and some fun tricks). Puppies must be in good health and have had their first round of vaccinations. Cost: $135
Crumpton Park (former senior center)
Dates: Wednesdays, September 8 – October 27, 2010 NOTE NEW START DATE
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Program: 908005
Happy, Healthy Hounds Level 1 – Understanding And Training Your Dog, Ages 5 Months +
Pre-registration required. An 8 week course covering the following: positive reinforcement techniques and humane management tools, how to make training a part of your dog’s everyday life, understanding canine body language and preventing dog bites, canine nutrition and wellness, canine brains and emotions, how to teach your dog basic manners (attention, sit, come, leave it, stay, walk nicely on a leash and some fun tricks), and prevention and handling of common behavior problems. Dogs must have proof of up to date rabies vaccine. First two classes are for people only. Cost: $135
Crumpton Park (former senior center)
Dates: Wednesdays, September 8 – October 27, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Program: 908006 |
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Pawsitive Reinforcement Beginner, Ages 5 Months + |
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 Clicker training and lure/reward training. Learn how to teach your dog the basics: sit, down, stay, stand, come, and how to walk on a loose leash. We will help you find positive solutions for behavior issues and teach you how to play fun games with your dog – and of course a few cute tricks. Cost: $125
Kent Narrows Center – Room 7
Dates: Tuesdays, October 5 – November 9, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Program: 908002
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Pawsitive Reinforcement Intermediate, Ages 5 Months + |
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Pre-requisite: Pawsitive Reinforcement Beginner class or permission of  instructor. Clicker training and lure/reward training. Does your dog sit, down, stay, and come when called every time you ask? Would you like a little more reliability from your dog? Yes? In this class we will work on refining those behaviors you learned in the beginning class. Take your training (and your dog’s reliability) to the next level. Cost: $125
Kent Narrows Center – Room 7
Dates: Wednesdays, October 6 – November 10, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Program: 908003
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Our trainers Allison Beaulieu, Susan Beall and Wayne Beall of ARF
Class sizes will be small so we can give you and your dog the attention you deserve. In both the puppy and adult dog classes we will use clicker training and lure/reward training. Both these methods are science-based systems for teaching new behaviors with positive reinforcement. These methods are gentle and effective. Using these positive methods, dogs learn new behaviors quickly, easily and enthusiastically. Positive training methods enhance the relationship between you and your dog by helping you to develop your communication skills. Learning is fun for both you and your dog!
Animal Resource Foundation Inc. (ARF), is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of animals. Click Here to learn More About ARF and homeless pets available for adoption.
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Island Dog Park, Stevensville |
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Map to Island Dog Park
New Dog Agility Equipment in Both Big Dog Park and Little Dog Park ! |
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Dog Beach at Matapeake Park |
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Yes, there is a lovely spot where you may take your dog for a swim! A winding trail through the woods ends at the Dog Beach, on the sandy banks of Chesapeake Bay.
Parking is permitted in the Matapeake Clubhouse lot; however, pets are not allowed at the clubhouse, its lawn, or the public beach. The pet trail begins at the fence that borders the rear of the clubhouse. Enjoy your visit and please bring along a plastic bag to clean up after your pet to ensure that this park stays open and available to dog lovers, while not posing a public health issue for the families using the public beach.
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Kent
Island
is for the Dogs!
By Lori Rossbach
Editor, What's Up Eastern Shore
Just off the beaten path visitors will find a dog beach for swimming, a dog park for socializing, and plenty of dog trails for walking. Special "Yappy Hours" and a "Canine Coffee Club" help you and your dog make new friends.
If your dog is under voice command control, feel free to take him for a swim at the beach in
Matapeake
Park
on
Romancoke Road. Wander along established trails through a shady pine tree forest and you'll end up on a beautiful
Chesapeake Bay
beachfront where your Canis familiaris can frolic and splash about.
Looking to socialize your dog? The
Island
Dog
Park
on Church Street is the county's first off leash dog park, offering an enclosed area for large dogs, and one for small dogs too! Benches provide relaxing spots for pets and owners to meet and greet. A dog fountain provides plenty of fresh water. Plans to enhance the park with dog agility equipment are underway. Throughout October, special "Yappy Hours" are held each Friday at 5 p.m. and on Saturdays at 9 a.m., enjoy hot coffee and fresh donuts with dog loving friends.
At
Terrapin
Park
on Log Canoe Circle, visitors will find a 276-acre nature park featuring over 3 miles of dog-friendly, on-leash walking trails that wander through meadows, wetlands, woodlands and sandy beaches that front the
Chesapeake Bay
. Bring your camera to shoot captivating photos of your pet positioned before the bay's landmark bridge. The park connects to the Cross-Island Trail, where you can walk your leashed dog along a 6.5-mile paved path that traverses the entire island, ending at the Queen Anne's County Visitor's Center on the Kent Narrows.
Reprinted with permission of What's Up Eastern Shore www.whatsupmag.com
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Pre-registration required. Come join us for 6 weeks of fun and learning. You’ll learn positive techniques to motivate your puppy and activities to build puppy’s confidence (yours too!). Every member of the family will learn to manage puppy’s behavior with effective methods of motivation and you’ll also learn how to teach your puppy all the basics like Sit, Down, Stay, Stand and maybe a cute trick or two. Cost: $125
Pre-requisite: Pawsitive Reinforcement Intermediate class or permission of instructor. Clicker training and lure/reward training. This class continues to work on refining the behaviors learned in the beginning and intermediate class. Cost: $125