Friday, June 25, 2010

Recall Class July 29

The next emergency recall class will be held on Thursday, July 29.  Sorry for the posting it as the 28th, my mistake

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Updated Schedule Information

Please note updates to our schedule:

Marshmallows (shy dog class) will be held on Saturdays at 10am and will start on August 28 in Dublin.

Novice (obedience) will be held on Mondays at 6:30pm and will start on August 16 in Dublin.

Email me to register for these classes.

Also, Saturday play groups will be canceled until further notice.




Thursday, June 17, 2010

Exciting New Classes Added!!

I just added several new classes that will be starting in the next couple of months!

Novice Obedience is designed for people looking to compete with their dogs in obedience.  We will work on competition Novice exercises, however this class is also great for people just looking for new things to do with their dogs.  This 5 week class will be held on Saturdays, at 10am at Dublin Creek Kennels!

Marshmallows is a new class just for shy or fearful dogs.  The goal will be to teach owners of shy or fearful dogs to better understand their dogs behavior and body language and give them tools to help them help their dogs cope and learn to feel more comfortable around things that make them nervous.  This 5 week class will be held on Mondays, at 6:30pm at Dublin Creek Kennels!

Clicker Conformation class for people who wish to train their show dogs using positive reinforcement methods including the clicker.  This 5 week class will be held on Saturdays, at 9am at Dublin Creek Kennels!

Wild Card is a 5 week class that serves as a "sampler" of different dog sports for owners to try with their dogs.  We will work on obedience, rally, agility, scentwork and more!  This class will start on Thursday, August 5 at 6:30pm at Dublin Creek Kennels!

Since there is so much interest, I added another Recall class.  The Dog Who Came When Called is a one session workshop where we work on teaching your dog an emergency recall!  This workshop will be offered on Thursday, July 29 at 7pm at Dublin Creek Kennels!

My goal is to offer a wide variety of classes to meet everyone's needs and suit everyone's taste!  You will have a lot to choose from and I hope that you will try out some of these new classes! To register for any of these simply email me at braveheartdogs@sbcglobal.net and I will send you a registration form.  Please visit our website for more information and detailed descriptions.

Of course, we also have our usual classes including Puppy Preschool, Beginning Obedience, Intermediate Obedience, Fun with Agility and our drop in Rally and drop in Conformation classes!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

No Classes on Wednesday, June 23

There will be no playgroups and no conformation class on Wednesday, June 23.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

For Your Information

I will be doing a seminar on Positive Training for Show Dogs in Milpitas on Saturday, August 7.  Kim Moeller will be presenting on Reactive Rovers on August 8.  For more information visit www.positivelytrained.com!

Effective June 22, the Tuesday evening Drop In Conformation classes will be held at the Washington Manor Park at 14930 Zelma Street in San Leandro right off of Manor Blvd.  It will be nice outside with more space and fresh air!

My beautiful new training yard at Dublin Creek Kennels is ready to go!  I have a Beginning class, a puppy class, a Wild Card class and a novice obedience class already scheduled and more to come!  Check out the website to see what's coming up!  This space is gorgeous and I am so grateful for it!  I can't wait to share it with all of you!

Monday, June 7, 2010

June Brave Heart to Heart

Happy Summer Everyone! Now, if the weather would only cooperate and start acting like Summer!! As long as we are talking about Summer, I hope everyone's summer is off to a great start. Remember, as the weather gets hotter to make sure that you take extra care to keep your dog's cool. Fresh water at all times, walks during the cooler times of day (evening and morning) and never, ever leave your dog in the car even if it is mildly warm out!

Dog of the Month

Riley Criswell




Riley has been a Braveheart client ever since he was a small puppy! He has been through a few of our classes and he and his mom Susan are regulars at our small dog play groups. We are happy to have you Riley!!






New Dublin Classes!

I am so happy to announce that we will be offering classes through Dublin Creek Kennels. The kennel owners have built me a wonderful fully enclosed, grassy training area for us to offer classes. We already have a Puppy Preschool, Beginning Obedience/Manners and a Wild Card class scheduled. Please visit our schedule page to register!

We also offer Board and Train at the kennel including our "Refresher Course" which is available to clients who have done our two week board and train program AND to clients who have completed Beginning Obedience/Manners with Braveheart!  So, if you need to leave your dog at the kennel for a week you can have their training polished up as well!

Upcoming Classes

Prepare Your Dog for Your New Baby with Stacy Braslau Schneck of Stacy's Wag N' Train, San Leandro, Thursday, June 10, 6:30-8:00pm. $30 per person or $50 per couple, humans only.

Puppy Preschool
San Lorenzo through HARD, Thursday, June 17, 6:00pm
Castro Valley through CV Adult, Saturday, June 26, 10:00am
Dublin through Braveheart at Dublin Creek Kennel, Wednesday, July 14, 10:00am

Beginning Obedience/Manners
San Lorenzo through HARD, Thursday, June 17, 7:00pm
Castro Valley through CV Adult, Saturday, June 26, 9:00am
Dublin through Braveheart at Dublin Creek Kennel, Wednesday, July 14, 11:00am

Small Dog Beginning
Castro Valley through CV Adult, Monday, June 21, 6:30pm

Intermediate
Castro Valley through CV Adult, Monday, June 21, 7:30pm

Fun with Agility and Games
Castro Valley through CV Adult, Saturday, June 26, 11:00am

Wild Card
Dublin through Braveheart at Dublin Creek Kennel, Thursday, August 5, 6:30pm

More classes are being added all the time so please keep checking our website!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

No Conformation Class next Tuesday

There will be no conformation class next Tuesday.

Emergency Recall Class this Thursday

We are offering The Dog Who Came When Called our emergency recall class this Thursday in San Leandro at 6:30pm. I still have a few openings. Please let me know if you would like to register.