Training
Problem Solving
- Destructive Behavior
- Aggressive Behavior
- Unruly Behavior
- House Soiling
In-Home Training
- Individual instruction in your home or ours
- Customized video work
Puppy Kindergarten (off-leash without distractions)
- Utilizes the most modern shaping techniques to teach the dog what good behaviors are expected of them.
- Helps develop a happy dog with an attitude of willingness to please.
- Develops communication and motivation
- The more a puppy learns, the more it CAN learn.
- Work with select behaviors that emphasize your dog's natural talents.
- Teaches behaviors such as : focus, come, sit, down, stay, roll-over, shake, bark on command, sit-up, high fives, and other behaviors requested.
Basic Obedience
- Starts the process of training your dog to perform learned behaviors with reliable and consistent performance.
- Works with behaviors such as: focus under distraction, heeling, automatic sit from a heel position, sit, down, sit-stay, down-stay, go-to-bed exercises, come (recall), and other specific behaviors requested by the owner.
Advanced Obedience (off-leash with distractions)
- Furthers the consistency of your dog's performance by utilizing positive reinforcement methods on a high level of variable schedule of reinforcement, with the traditional philosophy of a self-limiting barrier.
- Obedience control without the necessity of a leash or training collar.
- Prepares the dog to complete the prerequisites of a CD title.
- Works with behaviors such as: off-leash recall, heeling, automatic sit, sit-stay, down-stay, finish (return to heel), stand for examination, drop on recall, proofing of all behaviors.
Protection Training
- Through proper evaluation and training, certain dogs can have their natural instincts enhanced so as to be a valuable asset in their ability to guard their owner and/or their owner's property.
- This training is designed to develop the dog's natural abilities to protect, all the while raising the dog's confidence and teaching discrimination.
- Prerequisite to protection training is a proper temperament evaluation, proper socialization, and basic obedience training. No fearful, vicious, shy, or unruly dogs will be enrolled in these classes.
- Confidence Course - introduces the dog to the concept of protection work, starts proper bite development, and bolsters dog's confidence to bark and be a natural protector.
- Personal Protection - introduces the dog to more realistic situations and threats that may occur in real life, as well as furthers bite development, courage, and control.
- Advanced Protection - this level is handled on an individual basis. Your dog's stability, control, and owner-needs will be the determining factors in mapping out advanced.
Levels Include:
Schutzhund Training
- The ultimate in canine protection dog sports, this combines the discipline of obedience with tracking and protection training in what many people consider the most comprehensive test available
- Follow links to working dog sites for further details about canine sports events available to you and your ultimate working dog.
AKC Competition
- Conformation - Is your pet the ideal example of the American Kennel Club standard?
- Obedience - CD (Companion Dog), CDX (Companion Dog Excellent), UD (Utility dog) titles. Can your dog be an OTCh (Obedience Trial Champion)? Let our trainers put your dog on the right path to fulfill his/her champion potential.
- Tracking - Competition tracking is a fun and rewarding activity that only demands patience, practice, perseverance, and a small amount of physical fitness for you and your pet.
- Field Trial - All hunting, retrieving, pointing dogs start with a solid foundation of obedience training. With the hunting or field trial dog, care must be taken so as not to dampen the dog's natural motivation or hunting instincts with overly harsh methods of obedience training not designed to be used with hunting breeds.
Canine Services Unlimited offers you and your pet a competitive advantage when working towards AKC competition titles.
Handling Services
- Conformation
- Obedience
- Specialty
Canine Services Unlimited's staff has a wide diversity of knowledge in several arenas of canine competition. With conformation specialists, obedience competitors, schutzhund competitors, and field dog trainers at your service, we stand ready to prove the ability of your Champion-at-heart. We will be happy to evaluate the potential of your dog in conformation, obedience, or any other area that is of special interest to you.
Puppy and Litter Evaluations
- Understanding - Are you sure a dog is the right pet for you? What type of pet would be best for my situation? Certain types of pets and different breeds of dogs have different abilities and personalities, thereby fulfilling different needs and roles for each individual. It is important to research and understand the breed of dog you are considering, for it will be your companion for the next ten to fifteen years.
- Expectations - Take a hard look at your personal expectations for your dog. Certain breeds will be better suited to fulfill these needs than others. Once you decide what you expect from the dog, research the individual traits and characteristics of the breeds you are considering. Talk with several breeders, look at breed books, and talk with individuals who have a dog of the breed that you are considering. In my experience, there is the rare occasion when you may find a certain breeder very biased toward "their" breed, so you may do well to talk to pet professionals (veterinarians, trainers, etc) That have no interest in selling you a puppy. To research the more common breeds, I personally recommend the book, "The Perfect Puppy," by Dr. Benjamin Hart.
- Responsibility - Who me? Yes, you! Owners commonly blame the dog when things aren't going so well. It is our responsibility to make sure the dog has the proper socialization and training. The good news is that puppies learn fast with proper training and handling, and can soon become more responsible for their behavior.
The key to any human/pet relationship is to start with a solid foundation in three areas: understanding, expectations, and responsibilities.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your puppy questions!