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Thank you for your interest in Greenwood Dog Training School. We train at Harmony Grange Hall on Limestone Road (Route 7). We are currently training on Monday & Wednesday evenings and Wednesday mornings. The Monday classes will always skip the 3rd Monday of the month (we do not have use of the training facility on those days) except for the months of July and August. Please see the Schedule page for when our next classes are scheduled to begin. We hope that you and your puppy will be able to join us. We teach using the “purely positive” techniques which we have found to be so easy, fun, and highly effective! With this method, the emphasis is on your relationship with the dog and how to best capture his attention. The vast majority of dogs respond extremely well to this fun, reward and praise based way of training. And with both an instructor and an assistant for each class, each dog and handler team can be assured of attention. Our motto is “Teaching You to Teach Your Dog.” In class each week, we will show you how to teach your puppy the basic “manners” that make for a great pet. We emphasize attention, coming when called, walking on a loose leash, not jumping up, sit, down, stand, and stay. We also teach the dogs other handy behaviors such as doorway manners and “leave it.” You will need to be able to spend the time at home during the week really teaching everything to your dog. Homework sessions should be short and fun but happen often throughout the day. You will find it easy to include practicing the behaviors as part of your normal life. Any family members old enough to be quiet for the duration of the class are welcome, but only 1 or 2 people should be working with the dog at a time. We also talk quite a bit about dog behavior in class. Everything is easier when you understand what is going on and why! We spend the first 1⁄2 hour or so of the first class talking about the course and dog behavior - then we do jump right into training so be sure to bring your puppy. Guests are welcome; we have plenty of seats. If the weather is warm, feel free to bring water for yourself and your dog (also bring a towel or mat to place under the dog's water bowl). Our facility is not air-conditioned, but we have plenty of fans & will postpone a class if the weather is dangerously hot in the summer. Thanks again for your interest. Please see the Directions page of the Web site for directions to Harmony Grange Hall on Limestone Rd (Rt 7). If you join us, you will receive a confirmation postcard, which will have some additional information about the first class (if you have not received the card within a week of sending the check, please call Susan at 610-347-0197 to confirm that we received it). Please be sure to mark the date on the calendar. If you have any questions before then, please feel free to e-mail us. We are looking forward to meeting you & your puppy!
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