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Beyond Manners Class
WHS Classrooms 2-3

Thank you for your interest in Beyond Manners Class at the Wisconsin Humane Society - Milwaukee Campus located at 4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue. This is an intermediate training class for dogs 6 months of age and older.

You will learn how your dog thinks and learns using reward-based clicker training. We will build off of your dog's foundation skills and challenge them by using distractions and real life situations. Some examples of these include the following:

  • Sit-stays and down-stays with distractions like toys, people, dogs and food.
  • Coming when called, no matter where you are or what distractions are present.
  • Watching you and listening to your cues, even when other temptations are present.
  • Other cues include the following: Leave It, Go to your Mat and walking loosely on a leash.  If your dog is already familiar with these cues, we will make them more difficult to really challenge your dog and fully develop these behaviors.

We will teach you training and management skills to allow you to successfully work with your dog in new environments. You will leave class with the ability to get the response you need in many different situations, not just at home.

Prerequisites:

  • Handler and dog should have attended a Basic Obedience/Manners Class; does not have to be from WHS. 
  • Dogs must know sit and down on verbal cue and/or hand signal.
  • Dogs should be able to sit/stay for 30 seconds in an area without distractions. 
  • Dogs should be able to sit/stay at a distance of 5 feet from the handler for any amount of time in an area without distractions.
  • Dogs should be able to come on cue in an area without distractions.
  • Dogs must be current on their Rabies, Distemper and Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccines by the first class. Be sure to bring your vaccination records with you to the first class!

Social dogs only, please!!  Dogs that have shown any prior aggression to other dogs or people are NOT allowed in the group class setting under any circumstances (including if you already paid for the class). Aggression can not be addressed in this venue; you will not get the attention you deserve and it puts others at risk. Please call us for private training to get the best behavior treatment for your companion either in your home or privately at this facility.

VACCINATIONS: All dogs need to be current on their Rabies (if over 4 months of age), Distemper, and Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccines before the first class. Be sure to bring your vaccination records with you to the first class! Please check your records because even if you adopted from us, you may not have all the vaccinations needed for class. Dogs will not be able to participate in class without proper vaccination records.

Class is limited to 8 dogs and there is a trainer and assistant in class with a ratio of 1 to 4 for personalized attention. Dogs come with you to the first day of class!

Classes meet for 50 minutes every week on the same day and time for 6 consecutive weeks. Enrollment fee: $105 (WHS-Alumni) and $125 (Non-WHS Alumni). Tickets are "per dog" not "per person".

****ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE*****

If you decide not to attend the class date in which you are registered your payment will be used for the animals in our non-profit facility. If you are uncertain whether our classes will meet your expectations, you are welcome to sit in on a class (without your dog) before you pay. Just give us a call!

 

Date:
Time: 6:15 p.m. - 7:05 p.m.

We're sorry, the deadline for buying tickets for this event has passed.

 


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