BEYOND BASIC

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Intermediate

Introduction to on-lead heeling, off-lead recalls, and stays; continued work on basic obedience skills. Limit 6-8.

PREREQUISITE: SOTC Basic or permission

MEETINGS: 8 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $96 or 8 points, non-members $144

• INT-W630   |   Wednesday 6:30pm starting 6/24 |  Co-instructors Bari Tassinaro & Martina St. Leger

Canine Good Citizen / CGC Advanced

CGC training provides the framework for your dog to become a polite member of society. The ten test items are practical, functional behaviors that every dog should know. The CGC Advanced title is for dogs who already have a CGC title, and test items will reflect a more advanced level of accomplishment. Tests for both titles will be given at the last class. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:  SOTC Basic or permission

MEETINGS:  6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• CGC-F12  |  Friday 12 noon starting 6/19  (will not meet on 7/10, 7/17)  |  Instructor Linda Aloi, assistant Janine Ramsden

Conformation

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Conformation Drop-ins

Drop in class for training dog and handler for the conformation (breed) ring.  If appropriate for class make-up, breed standards, conformation rules, grooming of dog and handler will be discussed.

PREREQUISITE:   None! Dogs should be at least 12 weeks of age and should have received age-appropriate vaccinations.

MEETINGS:   8 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $12 or 2 tickets, non-members $18 (per drop-in, pay as you go -- checks, exact change, or  click HERE to pay on-line with a credit card)

TO REGISTER:  To reserve a spot for a particular meeting and to confirm that class will be held, email the instructor via the link below

• CON-TU7   |   Tuesday 7pm starting  6/16  |    Instructor Mary Walker, assistants Lynn Coates & Mary Kobis

RALLY

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Rally students must crate their dogs while they walk the course. Non-members may use a guest crate, if available, or bring their own crate each time and carry it out after class.

Intro to Rally Skills 

We will work on the skills needed to start competing in Rally. We will work on basics like heeling and stays in addition to learning the Novice signs and the Rally rules. Limit 6-8.

PREREQUISITE: Dogs must be able to do sustained heeling and have reliable sit, down and stay. Dogs must be able to be crated during class.

MEETINGS:  6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• RSK1-F215 | Friday 2:15pm starting 6/19  (will not meet on 7/10, 7/17)  |  Instructor Judy McManus, assistant  Ann Hardy

Rally Skills, Advanced Through Master

Each class meeting will focus on a single skill, and students working on all the exercises (regardless of level) related to that skill.  For example, if working on the Excellent-level “backup 3 steps,” we will also work on the Master-level backup signs. We will work sequences, not full courses. Limit 6-8.

PREREQUISITE: Must be working at or above Intermediate and must be able to work off lead. Dogs must be able to be crated during class.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• RSK3-F1 | Friday 1pm  starting 6/19  (will not meet on 7/10, 7/17) |   Instructor Judy McManus, assistant  Ann Hardy

Intro to Rally Novice (6-week version)

An introduction to Rally Novice, with fun games to enhance the learning experience. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE: SOTC Basic graduate or permission. Students must crate their dogs while they walk the course.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• RAL1-TU5 | Tuesday 5pm, starting 6/16    |  Co-instructors Kathy Morse & Emily Whittaker

Intro to Rally Novice (4-week version)

An introduction to AKC Rally, with an emphasis on learning the signs and how to run a smooth and efficient course. Students will work their way through the Rally Novice signs and will learn to walk a course. Dogs will be leashed on course. Limit 5.

PREREQUISITE: SOTC Basic graduate or permission. Students must crate their dogs while they walk the course.

MEETINGS: 4 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $48 or 4 points, non-members $72

• RAL1-W5 | Wednesday 5pm  starting 6/17    |  Instructor Dawn Watkins, assistant Anne Kernan

Rally Intermediate / Advanced 

Teaching the Advanced Rally signs while reviewing the Novice signs and having fun. Limit 5.

PREREQUISITE: SOTC Basic graduate, Rally Novice title, intro Rally class or permission of instructor. Students must crate their dogs while they walk the course.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• RAL2-W1030 | Wednesday 10:30am starting 6/17 | Instructor Pat John, assistant Jessica Sielawa

Rally Excellent / Master, Evening Style

Just in time for the SOTC Rally Only Trial. Come tweak, refine and develop your skills to help you succeed while practicing on both Master and Excellent courses in each class. Limit 3.

PREREQUISITE: Trialing at Excellent level or higher. Students must crate their dogs while they walk the course.

MEETINGS: 4 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $48 or 4 points, non-members $72

• RAL5-W615 | Wednesday  6:15pm starting 6/24    |  Instructor Jennifer Taylor, assistant TBA

Ready to RACH

Considering going after your Rally RAE and RACH? This class will use and review all level signs and start to build your dog’s stamina to run more than one course in a day. Format will be three courses, Advanced, Excellent, and Masters, run during the 90-minute class. Time will be spent on skills necessary to properly execute the “harder” signs, and hone your basics. Limit 4 teams.

PREREQUISITE:  Students must crate their dogs while they walk the course.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 90 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• RAL6-M1130  |  Monday 11:30am starting 6/15  |   Co-instructors Debbie Keith & Kathy Mosher

• RAL6-M1  |  Monday 1pm starting 6/15   |  Co-instructors Debbie Keith & Kathy Mosher

COMPETITION OBEDIENCE

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* NEW * Problem Solving for Tweeners

Instructors will be working their own dogs. Limit 6  (including instructors' dogs).  

PREREQUISITE: Dogs between 1-2 years old. Experienced handlers having earned a UD on previous dog(s) or by permission of instructors.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• PST-TH10  |  Thursday 10am  starting 6/18 (will not meet on 6/25, 7/16)  |  Co-instructors Kathy McCloskey & Stephanie Podejko

Happy Heeling & Novice-Level Skills

The ideal environment for reinforcing fundamental obedience, improving handler-dog communication, and building a strong foundation for all participants. We're committed to ensuring this class continues to provide valuable support for those developing core skills. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE: SOTC Intermediate or permission

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• HH-TU6  |  Tuesday 6pm starting 6/16    |  Co-instructors Kathy Morse & Emily Whittaker

Go-Outs & Directed Jumping (Continuation Class, Part 2 of 2) 

A continuation class for those who took part 1 in the spring (S. Eaton, A. Fowler, K. Mosher, A. Thorna, K. Vanderworken, S. Ventura).

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points

• GO2-F230 | Friday at 2:30pm starting 6/19 (will not meet on 7/10, 7/17) | Instructor Nancy Frakes, assistant Janine Ramsden

Intermediate Novice

For those familiar with the Novice exercises but not ready for competition. This class will continue work on Novice skills, including the recent changes to the CD requirements. Limit 6-10 (we will split the class into two sections if need be).

PREREQUISITE: Prior Novice class, BN/PN title, or permission. Students must have Novice skills prior to sign-up.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• NOV2-M7  |  Monday 7pm starting 6/15  (will not meet on 7/13)  |  Co-instructors Sue Eaton & Kelly Mueller

Intro to Open

An introduction to the Open exercises. Limit 6.

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• OPN1-M6  |  Monday 6pm starting starting 6/15 (will not meet on 6/22)   |  Instructor Wendy Longden

Intro to Utility

An introduction to the Utility exercises. Limit 6.

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• UTL1-M5 | Monday 5pm starting  6/15   |  Instructor Kathy Helmke, assistant Sue Eaton

Advanced Open / Utility

A proofing and polishing class for Open and Utility. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE: Working knowledge of all the exercises

MEETINGS: 6 meetings, 45 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• OU3-M6 | Monday 6pm starting 6/15    |  Instructor Kathy Helmke, assistant Roberta Hennigan

FLYBALL

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Beginner Flyball

This class will teach the basics: retrieving a tennis ball; coming back with the ball; going over jumps to get the ball; doing a swimmers turn off the flyball box while catching; and doing all of this while running fast. Limit 4.

PREREQUISITE:   SOTC Basic graduate or permission. Dogs must have basic obedience skills (sit, down, stay) and an off-leash recall. They must be food and/or toy motivated and be able to work around other off-leash dogs without concerns or signs of aggression. Both dog and handler must be physically able to play the game. To participate fully, dogs should be at least 12 months of age. Puppies as young as 6 months may attend class but will be limited in what they can do until their growth plates close (at about 1 year of age). 

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE:   $72 or 6 points, non-members $108 

•  FLY1-W630  |   Wednesday  6:30pm starting 6/17  |  Co-instructors Emily Reynolds & Jessica Burgess

AGILITY

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Agility students must arrive on time so as to be available to help with equipment setup if required.

Dogs must be crated while students walk the course or move equipment. Students may use a guest crate or bring their own crate each time and carry it out after class.

Agility Foundations 1

This class will cover the foundation skills required for competition agility, such as teamwork, self-control, body control, and shaping. The class is appropriate for all handlers (experienced agility competitors as well as those new to the sport) and is required for inexperienced handlers. If you have never competed in agility, you must take Foundations before enrolling in any other agility class SOTC offers. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:  SOTC Basic graduate or permission

MEETINGS:   8 meetings, 75 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $120 or 12 points, non-members $176

• AFN1-TH615   |   Thursday 6:15pm  starting  6/18  (will not meet on 7/9, 7/16)  |   Instructor Janine Ramsden, assistant Lisa Garofalo

Beginner Agility

Introduction to contact equipment, jump training, practicing lead-outs, and basic handling. Building drive while maintaining focus and control.  Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:   Students who have not previously competed in agility must have taken SOTC Agility Foundations or an equivalent class elsewhere before enrolling in this class. Dogs should be at least 8 months old. 

MEETINGS:   5 meetings (6/15, 6/29, 7/6, 7/20, 8/3) , 75 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $75 or 7.5 points, non-members $110

• AGL1-M745   |   Monday 7:45pm starting 6/15 , switching to 6pm for last meeting on 8/3 |  Co-instructors Amy Shaw & Jennifer Precourt, assistant Katie Jenson  

Advanced Beginner Agility

Building confidence on contact equipment, introduction of weave poles, developing dog and handler skills, beginning simple sequencing, and doing grid work. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:   Successfully passing SOTC Beginner Agility or permission / run-through

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 90 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $90 or 9 points, non-members $132

• AGL2-M6   |   Monday 6pm starting 6/15 (will not meet on 7/13)    |   Co-instructors Jennifer Precourt, Scott Reichinger & Amy Shaw

Intermediate Agility

Getting ready for the Novice ring! Developing confidence on obstacles and weaves. Starting to put things together: sequencing, handling techniques, what to do and where to do it, working through distractions. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE: Successfully passing SOTC Advanced Beginner Agility or run-through. Off-lead control is required. Dogs should be confident jumping at full height, going through all "hoop" obstacles, negotiating full-height contacts with mild support, doing 6 weaves with mild support, doing a sequence of 5-8 obstacles.

MEETINGS: 4 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $48 or 4 points, non-members $72

• AGL3-TH1230   |   Thursday 12:30pm starting 6/25 (will not meet on 7/9, 7/16)  |   Co-instructors Jeri Fishack & Kris Hart

Weave Pole Proofing & Starting 2x2 Poles 

This class is for teams just starting their weave career with 2x2 poles or more experienced teams looking to proof hard entrances and added distractions. Limit 5.

PREREQUISITE:   Dogs must be at least 12 months of age

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

•  AGW-TU430   |   Tuesday 4:30pm starting  6/23 (will not meet on 7/21)   |   Co-instructors Karen Vanderburgh & Sue DeRienzo

Parallel Games & Jump Sequences for Dog Sports

This is a combo class based on games from Leslie McDevitt (author of “Control Unleashed”) and jump sequences taken from actual course maps. It is distraction training while doing agility obedience, rally, or flyball activities, etc.

Distraction will be provided by another dog working on the other side of ring gating, use of toys, objects, etc.

You will learn pattern games you can do with your dog to keep them engaged with you through distractions in the environment. The use of remote reinforcement will also be covered. The goal is that you can utilize what you learned in training, in trial environments. A different agility sequence will be offered every week.

Depending on the level of the dogs in class we will build this up slowly for some and quicker for others.

Limit 4 dog-and-handler teams

PREREQUISITE: Dogs must be 18 months and up to any age and actively jumping for agility. They should have a recall, walk on a leash, and must be good with other dogs in the ring at the same time. 

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 90 minutes

PRICE: SOTC members $90 or 9 points, non-members $132

• AGPG-M1030  |  Monday 10:30am starting 6/15  (will not meet on 6/22, 7/13)  |  Instructor Linda Kaufman, assistant Barb Reuter

Agility Fun Games

Focus on a different game's rules and strategy each week. Games included are FAST, Colors, Jackpot, FullHouse, Snooker, Wildcard, Triple Threat (a great training game), and others we find fun and a learning opportunity for our students. Courses and rules sent by email the day before class so students can look them over before class. Students are expected to assist with course setup. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE: Training at the Novice level

MEETINGS:  8 meetings, 90 minutes

PRICE:  SOTC members $120 or 12 points, non-members $176

• AGFG-M130  |  Monday 1:30pm starting 6/15  |  Instructor Diane Eggleston, assistant Francine Bassett

Agility Drop-ins, Novice to Masters

Nested courses will be built, course maps will be provided. Run the courses or train as you wish. Please be prompt for setup. Limit 10 teams per meeting.

MEETINGS: Number TBA,  90 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $12 or 2 tickets, non-members $18 (per drop-in, pay as you go; checks, exact change, or  click HERE to pay on-line with a credit card)

TO REGISTER:   To reserve a spot for a particular meeting and to confirm that class will be held, email the instructor via the link below

• ADI-TH730 | Thursday 7:30pm on 6/18, additional dates TBD  |  Instructor  Andrea Lee , assistant Tom Weickert   

Novice Agility

For students preparing for Novice. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:   Successfully passing SOTC Intermediate Agility or permission. Dogs must be able to perform full-height contacts, do 6 weave poles, and negotiate sequences of 8-10 obstacles.

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• AGL4-TU645   |   Tuesday 6:45pm starting 6/16    |   Instructor Becky Konst, assistant Tom Canino

Open Agility

For students preparing for Open. Limit 6.

PREREQUISITE:   Novice agility titles or permission

MEETINGS:   6 meetings, 60 minutes

PRICE:   SOTC members $72 or 6 points, non-members $108

• AGL5-TU8   |   Tuesday 8pm starting  6/16   |   Instructor Becky Konst, assistant Tom Canino

ISC Drop-ins (Level 1 & 2)

An international-style agility course designed by an FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) judge will be set up on the turf arena (130 foot x 80 foot). This will be an excellent opportunity for those interested in learning about AKC’s International Sweepstakes Class (ISC), a non-regular class providing a dog and handler an opportunity to demonstrate their advanced training and handling skills on various international-style standard and jumpers with weaves courses. Limit 10 dogs. Two-minute sessions on the floor (maximum of 3 runs total).

PRICE:   SOTC members $15 or 3 tickets, non-members $25 (per dog, pay as you go; checks, exact change, or click  HERE to pay on-line with a credit card)

TO REGISTER:   To reserve a spot for a particular meeting and to confirm that class will be held, email the instructor via the link below

• ISCDI  |  Sunday 8/16, 1:30-4:30pm   |   Instructor Rumpelstiltskin Morgan, assistant TBA