Getting To Know Your Dog |
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| "Getting to know your dog" classes are a free 1 hour class offered to new dog adopters that adopted from the VBSPCA or Virginia Beach Animal Control. It is held on the first Monday of each month (please call the week before to confirm correct date or date changes). May bring dogs. Covers obedience classes info, crate training/housebreaking, behavioral issues and corrections. Contact 427-0070 x 10 or Marianne Sutherland at 427-2391 for specific times. ___________________________________________ Marianne Sutherland has been training dogs in Virginia Beach since 1992 and has worked with the VBSPCA for the past 13 years. She has competed in AKC trials, earning CD titles on her own dogs. She has participated in agility, dock-diving, and taken dogs to visit nursery school and retirement homes. She has earned Canine Good Citizen certificates for several of her own dogs and has now become an Evaluator for the shelter. She is also certified in animal first aide and CPR. She teaches a free Getting To Know Your Dog class once a month for VBSPCA adopters. She holds obedience classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings for Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels. BASIC: Dogs at least 5 months old. This course teaches basic skills such as heeling, sit, down, stand and stay, as well as socialization with people and other dogs. INTERMEDIATE: Review of basics, some off lead; also learning wait and come. ADVANCED: More off lead work and hand signals. All classes are $60 for 6 weeks, one hour per week. Dogs must be up to date on shots. Contact Marianne at (757) 427-2391 or by email at aire-m@cox.net |
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| This event will be held Tuesday August 3rd 2010 This event begins pm 6:00 and ends pm 7:00 |
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Location: VBSPCA |
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| Please contact 427-0070 x 10 for more information about this event. |
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