April Brave-Heart to Heart

I hope that all of you had a great Easter!  Rick and I spent our Easter judging Basset Hound field trials in Vacaville!  We were lucky to have nice weather while judging the male dogs, but it was pouring rain by the time we judged the field champions.  Luckily, the club asked us to cast the dogs (this means we didn't have to look for rabbits, just put the dogs down) in a small pack (this means that rather than judge two dogs at a time, we released six hounds all at once and judged them together)!  It was really fun actually, but we were so glad to get home!

I am very excited to have some new classes being added to the schedule including another indoor/outdoor intermediate, a Canine Good Citizen prep test and class and a Wednesday evening drop in conformation class to be taught by Yvonne Chohan.  Please check them out!

DOG OF THE MONTH

Hannah Dummer

Hannah has not only been through our Small Dog Beginning Obedience/Manners class but she has been a fixture in our small dog playgroups for a long time now!  Hannah is an expert at welcoming new dogs who come into the playgroups.  She is so welcoming and skilled at introducing new dogs that she is frequently used to help them get comfortable and integrated into our groups.  We are so grateful and lucky to have her!

New Drop In Conformation Class!
Effective Wednesday, April 21 we will begin offering a Wednesday Drop In Conformation class to be taught by Yvonne Chohan!  Yvonne runs our small dog playgroups and assists Vicki in the Thursday evening classes  In addition, Yvonne trains her own American Pit Bull Terriers for conformation and search and rescue.  The class will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:00pm.  The fee is $10 per class or you may purchase a discount card for $35.  The discount card can be used at any of our drop in conformation classes.  I can't wait to have a conformation class to bring my own dogs to! 

Braveheart on Facebook 
Braveheart Dog Training has an official Facebook page where I link articles, class information and anything else that I think clients will find helpful.  Feel free to become a fan!  To find us just search Braveheart Dog Training!

Positive Training for Show Dogs Seminar
Vicki will be doing a one day seminar on Positive Training for Show Dogs on August 7 through Positively Trained.  The two seminar will feature Vicki on day one and Kim Moeller (author of  Reactive Rover) on day two.  Details are still in the works. 

Class Schedule
Puppy Preschool - Saturday, April 24, 10:00am, Castro Valley

Small Dog Beginning Obedience/Manners - Monday, April 12, 6:30pm, Castro Valley
Beginning Obedience/Manners - Saturday, April 24, 9:00am, Castro Valley

Intermediate Obedience - Monday, April 12, 7:30pm, Castro Valley

Indoor/Outdoor Intermediate - Thursday, April 29, 6:30pm, San Leandro

Canine Good Citizen - Tuesday, May 4, 6:00pm, San Leandro

Fun with Agility and Games 1 - Saturday, April 24, 11:00am, Castro Valley