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Dog Obedience 101

Adult / Home and Garden -
Summer 2024

This six-week class will focus on building a reliable foundation of basic obedience commands. You will learn how to communicate effectively with and handle your dog, shape desirable behaviors, and reduce unwanted behaviors quickly and efficiently. We will focus on “relationship-based” training methods that are designed to strengthen the bond between you and your dog, because a well-balanced relationship is key to having a well-behaved dog. Dogs must be 16 weeks or older to participate, and must have current bordetella, distemper, and rabies vaccinations. This is not a class for behavior modification, so if your dog is exhibiting any aggression or reactivity, please consider working with your dog in a private training session. The environment of a group class will not be a good fit for reactive/aggressive dogs. Bring proof of mentioned vaccinations and leave your dog home for the first day of class. Meets six times.

Jacob M Strunk

My name is Jake Strunk, and I am the owner of River Valley D.O.G.S. I’ve have been doing basic obedience training for about six years and have also worked in a variety of positions in the dog industry for about 10 years. I received my C.C.T.B.S. (Certified Canine Trainer and Behavior Specialist) from the Animal Behavior Institute and specialize in puppy and adult dog obedience and behavior modification. I often say that I am not a dog trainer, I am a human trainer, because the vast majority of what I do is teach people how to train their own dogs. Dogs are fairly predictable, and the issues most people face with obedience stems from the failure to communicate properly, or an unbalanced relationship between the dog and the humans. The dogs behavior will not change unless the humans behavior changes first. In reality, I train humans so they can train their dogs.
When I’m not working with people and dogs, you can probably find me with my rock collection or metal detecting. I spent the summer of 2019 working as a mine manager at an opal mine in Nevada teaching people how to mine for gem-quality fire opals. Sharing knowledge about the natural world has always been a passion of mine, and I love watching people learn new skills. The immediate transformation that goes along with it is very rewarding to watch, and the desire to teach is really the driving force behind what I do.
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Map/Locations
Locations
Sweeney Elementary
1001 Adams St S
Shakopee, MN 55379
S1207

  Jacob M Strunk

Sweeney Elementary : Gym
Thursdays, Jun 13 - Jul 25
6:30 - 7:30 PM

  No Class Jul 4

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Min Age   18 yr.
$ 159.00
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