Emotional Detox Seminar

The Canine Emotional Detox - The Missing Link Seminar with Diane Garrod hosted by Braveheart Dog Training in Pleasanton which is located in Northern CA on October 6th and 7th! Diane will share her Emotional Detox program which helps fearful, shy, aggressive, anxious dogs relax and cope. This seminar will be beneficial to dog owners, professional trainers and dog professionals. Four demo dogs have been pre selected for our observation. Please leave your own dogs at home. Contact me at braveheartdogs@gmail.com for a registration form. Cost is $200 for both days. Please contact me if you would like to request a handout with detailed information about the program and seminar!

September Newsletter

Summer is winding down and kids are going back to school, so why shouldn't our dogs go back to school too?  Think about doing a class with your dog and check out our upcoming class schedule.

BRAVEHEART HOSTING DIANE GARROD SEMINAR OCTOBER 6 AND 7
The Canine Emotional Detox - The Missing Link Seminar with Diane Garrod hosted by Braveheart Dog Training in Pleasanton on October 6th and 7th! Diane will share her Emotional Detox program which helps fearful, shy, aggressive, anxious dogs relax and cope. This seminar will be beneficial to dog owners, professional trainers and dog professionals. We can't wait for Diane's book to come out and are really looking forward to hosting her! Four demo dogs have been pre selected for our observation. Please leave your own dogs at home. Contact me at braveheartdogs@gmail.com for a registration form. Cost is $200 for both days. Please contact me if you would like to request a handout with detailed information about the program and seminar!

VETERINARY OFFICE RELAXATION AND HANDLING CLASS
I will be offering a Veterinary Office Handling and Relaxation class! The class will have limited spots, with only four spots with dogs and the rest being human only audit spots. Working dog spots will need to be pre-approved to determine that dogs will be comfortable in this class. The class will be held on Saturday, September 15 at 3pm at Chabot Veterinary Clinic and will be one hour long. The cost is $25 for both working and audit spots. Please contact me to register.

DOG OF THE MONTH

Kishi belongs to Debbie Mein.  Kishi started out as a foster dog who was just going to be staying with Debbie until her forever home was found.  Her forever home ended up being with Debbie!  Throughout her fostering with Debbie and now that she is a permanent member of Debbie's family, Kishi has attended our Marshmallows class, Winter Games, Canine Good Citizen and now is an AWESOME nose work dog!  We are so happy that Kishi is here to stay!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR HOWL-O-WEEN PARTY
Braveheart's Annual Howl-o-Ween Party will be held at our San Leandro location on Friday, October 26 from 6:30 to 8:00pm.  Dog costume contest, trick contest, prizes, treats and more!  Bring your dog and people friendly dogs to enjoy the fun!  Please only dog friendly and dog safe costumes.



Upcoming Classes
Small Dog Beginning Obedience/Manners- Castro Valley Adult School, Mondays, 6:30pm, starts 9/10
Intermediate Obedience- Castro Valley Adult School, Mondays, 7:30pm, starts 9/10

Beginning Obedience/Manners- Castro Valley Adult School, Saturdays, 9am, starts 9/29
Puppy Preschool- Castro Valley Adult School, Saturdays, 10am, starts 9/29
Canine Freestyle- Castro Valley Adult School, Saturdays, 11am, starts 9/29

Puppy Preschool-San Leandro, Tuesdays, 6pm, starts 10/30

Winter Games- San Leandro, Mondays, 6pm, starts 11/12
Marshmallows- San Leandro, Mondays, 7pm, starts 11/12

No Conformation Class on Tuesday, September 4

There will be NO drop in conformation class on Tuesday, September 4. There WILL be class on Wednesday, September 5.

There will be no drop in conformation class tomorrow, Wednesday, August 14 at noon.

August Newsletter

August already?  Yikes, time flies!  As Summer is winding down, I am in the process of putting together some classes for Fall and Winter.  I plan to offer the Winter Games class again this year for people who are looking for things to do with your dogs during the rainy time of year.  I will also be adding a Fun with Nose Work for Marshmallows class!  And, of course, all of our regular, ongoing classes as well.

DOG OF THE MONTH
Blue and Stella Ginochio
Blue is a sweet, adorable little Australian Shepherd who has attended Braveheart classes since she was a puppy.  Actually, Blue's mother Lily was a Braveheart student for years as well!  Blue has attended several of our classes and is currently rocking out our Canine Good Citizen class along with her brothers Paprika and Chili.  When Blue isn't at class, she is busy putting the cattle away with her big Aussie sister Stella who attended our Real World!  Blue is on the far left at her 1 year birthday party with mom and brothers.  And below, downing after moving the cattle into the pen!  That'll do, Blue!

Upcoming Classes

Small Dog Beginning Obedience/Manners, Castro Valley, 9/10, Mondays, 6:30pm, 6 weeks, $150

Intermediate Obedience, Castro Valley, 9/10, Mondays, 7:30pm, 6 weeks, $120

Beginning Obedience/Manners, Castro Valley, 9/29, Saturdays, 9am, 6 weeks, $150

Puppy Preschool, Castro Valley, 9/29, Saturdays, 10am, 6 weeks, $150

Fun with Freestyle, Castro Valley, 9/29, Saturdays, 11am, 6 weeks, $150

Three's Company, San Leandro,  9/11, Tuesday, 6pm, 5 weeks, $200

Veterinary Office Handling and Relaxation Class

I will be offering a Veterinary Office Handling and Relaxation class!  This class will have limited spots, with only four working spots with dogs and the rest being human only audit spots.  Working dogs spots will need to be pre-approved to determine that dogs will be comfortable in this class.  The class will be held on Saturday, September 15 at 3pm at Chabot Veterinary Clinic and will be one hour long.  The cost is $25 for both working and audit spots.  Please contact me to register.

Emotional Detox Seminar

Braveheart Dog Training will be hosting The Canine Emotional Detox - The Missing Link Seminar with Diane Garrod.  As trainers, pet professionals and dog owners we always jump right into behavior modification and/or skill work.  The Emotional Detox seminar helps the dog get to an emotional state where training and behavior modification will be more helpful and successful.  This seminar will be held in Pleasanton at the Dog School on October 6 and 7, 2012.  There will be four, hand selected demo dogs at the seminar but not other dogs will be permitted.  The cost is $175 for both days ($200 after September 1). Please contact me if you would like a registration form.  

July Newsletter

Happy 4th of July!  We are right in the middle of Summer and it doesn't even feel like it!  Cool, breezy and overcast two days before the 4th of July!  Oh well, I guess it is better that having it be super hot!  I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer so far.

And, speaking of the 4th of July!
The 5th of July is one of the busiest days of the year for animal shelters all over the country.  Do you want to guess why?  The reason is that fireworks can be very scary for many animals.  Animals get frightened and escape their yards and get frantic and lost.  Even if you are sure your dog cannot get out of your yard, please do not go out on or around the 4th and leave your dog outside.  Frightened dogs can do things you wouldn't believe when they are terrified and trying to escape.  I am already hearing about dogs running frantic and it is likely that they were frightened by fireworks.  This goes for cats too.  Please keep your animals in and safe on these holidays.

DOG OF THE MONTH

Daisy Resendes

Daisy is an Australian Shepherd mix that belongs to Cindy Resendes.  Cindy adopted Daisy from the Dublin Creek Animal Foundation which is a rescue group that I work very closely with.  Daisy is a shy girl and Cindy has worked so hard to help Daisy come out of her shell!  Daisy has already completed Three's Company class, Intro to K9 Nose Work and is currently in our Real World class.  They are very lucky to have found each other!


Dogs in Hot Car Warning
Please do not leave your dogs in the car on hot or even warm days.  Did you know that if it is 75 degrees outside the heat in your car can climb to 100 degrees in only 10 minutes??  Don't do it, not even if you only plan to run into the store for a few minutes.  It isn't worth it.

Upcoming Classes
Confidence Building for Marshmallows, Dublin, 7/12, 6-7:15pm, 3 weeks, $100
Canine Good Citizen, Dublin, 7/12, 7:30-8:15, 5 weeks, $150 (includes CGC test the last day of class)
Fun with Agility, Dublin, 7/28, 9-9:50am, 6 weeks, $150
Beginning Obedience/Manners, Dublin, 7/28, 10-11am, $150
Puppy Preschool, Dublin, 7/28, 11-11:50am, $150

Please contact me if you are interested in registering for any of these upcoming classes!

Wednesday Drop In Conformation Class

There will be no Wednesday, drop in conformation class for the month of July.