See Common Problems below for tips on correcting undesired behaviors (house-training, jumping, digging, biting, etc.).
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Class Schedules & Pricing
See Class Reservations below on how to sign up for classes.
Cool Dog I - Puppy Socialization
Age Requirement: eight to sixteen weeks
Prerequisite Class: none
Length of Class: eight weeks or until your pup is sixteen weeks of age
Cost of Class: $100
Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Held every Saturday & Wednesday (attend both days)
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon or leather collar and leash (no retractable leashes please). Encouraged to take concurrently with Cool Dog II class. Puppy Socialization List. If your veterinarian has asked you to keep your puppy at home, please see our Resources Page - A Veterinarian's View on Puppy Socialization.
Day Care Special for graduates of our Puppy Socialization Class.
$20 per day for 6 months!
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Cool Dog II - Beginning Good Manners for Puppies
Age Requirement: eight weeks through sixteen weeks
Prerequisite Class: none
Length of Class: six weeks
Cost of Class: $150
Class Size: Limited to six puppies per class
Saturdays 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. or
Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Beginning Saturday, November 8 through December 13, 2008
Beginning Wednesday, November 12 through December 17, 2008
Beginning Saturday, January 10 through February 14, 2009
What to bring: proof of vaccinations
(DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon
or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), towel/mat,
small easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal
before class.
Course Description: This semi-private class will teach dog owners how to prevent common behavior problems and learn ten cues for good habits at home. Cues include the basics: sit, down, watch, wait at doors and before taking food, stay, release, go to place, off, heel, & come.
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Cool Dog II - Beginning Good Manners for Dogs
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: none
Length of Class: six weeks
Cost of Class: $200
Class Size: Limited to six dogs per class
Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Beginning Saturday, November 22, 2008 through January 3, 2009
Beginning Thursday, January 8 through February 12, 2009
Beginning Saturday January 17 through February 21, 2009
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon
or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), towel/mat,
small easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal
before class.
Course Description: This semi-private
class will teach dog owners how to stop common behavior problems and
learn 10 cues for good habits at home. Cues include the basics: sit,
down, watch, wait at doors and before taking food, stay, release, go to
place, off, heel, & come.
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Cool Dog III - Mastering Good Manners As a Lifestyle
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: Cool Dog II - Beginning Good Manners
Length of Class: four weeks
Cost of Class: $150
Class Size: Up to five dogs per class.
Friday 6:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m.
Beginning Friday, November 7 through December 5, 2008 (no class day after Thanksgiving Nov 28)
Beginning Friday, January 9 through January 30, 2008
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon
or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), towel/mat,
small easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal
before class.
Course Description: In this class you
will practice what you have learned in CDII and the numerous useful ways to use cues you have taught
your dog. It will prepare you and your dog for American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Program, or Love on a Leash Program.
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Cool Dog IV - Mastering Good Manners with Distractions
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: Cool Dog II - Beginning Good Manners
Length of Class: six weeks
Cost of Class: $200
Class size: Limited to ten dogs per class
Sunday 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Beginning Sunday, November 9 through December 14, 2008
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon
or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), towel/mat,
small easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal
before class.
Course Description: This class is held
outside at our training center and in a local park near a roller-skate
rink, children's playground, and people cooking outdoors. Your dogs
will practice the ten cues they have already mastered in a home
environment.
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Cool Dog V - Advanced Off-leash Good Manners
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: Cool Dog II, III, IV required
Length of Class: six weeks
Cost of Class: $300
Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Dates to be determined
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon or leather collar, leash, towel/mat, small easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal before class.
Course
Description: This semi-private class (limited to four dogs per class)
will teach dog owners how to control their dogs off leash. Held at our
center in a two-acre fenced area. Many new cues are covered.
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"Tricks" Class
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: Beginning Good Manners Class
Length of Class: 4 weeks
Cost of Class: $100 per Class
Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Saturday November 8 through November 29, 2008
Course
Description: Teach your dog how to Shake, Balance and Catch the Treat
off of Nose, Rollover, Fetch, Kisses, Say Your Prayers, Get the Flee,
and Speak
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months),
nylon or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), small
easy to chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal before
class.
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"All People are Valuable Resources" Class
Age Requirement: five months and older
Prerequisite Class: Private Evaluation with Instructor Lynne Sorrentino
Length of Class: Ongoing, join anytime
Cost of Class: $20 per Class
Call for a reservation.
What to bring: proof of vaccinations (DHLPP or Titer Test, Rabies, Bordetella due every six months), nylon
or leather collar, leash (no retractable leashes please), small easy to
chew treats. And a hungry dog – perhaps skip one meal before class.
All
dogs must have undergone a private evaluation with Lynne before
attending this class. (See below under Private
Evaluation/Consultations.) Only fear diagnosed dogs need this class.
This class will not help a dog that is aggressive due to being
possessive, territorial, or aggressive toward other dogs. Lynne
has other programs that will help eliminate these aggressions.
For this class all dogs must be in a wire-basket style
muzzle. One may be purchased at www.dogmuzzle.com (be sure to follow the measuring instructions to insure a good fit.) Once you receive the muzzle please follow the "Instructions for Teaching your Dog to Wear a Muzzle Happily" before setting up your first class reservation. Contact us with any questions.
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Private Evaluation/Consultations
$200
per case. Includes an evaluation of your dog, consultation on how to
fix the problem and a follow up session to be sure the problem is gone
and that we have reached our goal. Evaluations are done at our
facility where a fair assessment can be made with your dog in
neutral environment. On-going free phone consultation
included.
To book an appointment, please familiarize yourself with our policies & fees on this website. Download and fill out the History Profile and e-mail the completed History Profile to lynne@cooldogtraining.com
or fax to (951) 676-9644 before calling for an appointment. When your
form has been sent, please call (951) 676-9622 and leave a message for
a return call. We can then answer any remaining questions you may have
about the service and schedule your appointment.
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Class Reservations - How to sign up for classes.
Submit a Sign Me up for Class form and a copy of proof of vaccinations to hold a spot in class..
Mail or drop off your form (we have a "drop box" for after hours), vaccination records and check made payable to:
Cool Dog Training, Inc.35581 Glenoaks RoadTemecula, CA 92592We
will e-mail a confirmation once we receive your payment. Sorry,
no credit cards accepted at this time. No refunds.
For
the tough cases or for older dogs that have not been housetrained. They
probably have not created a preference yet due to inconsistency.
Restrict access to carpet, rugs, tile. Set
up an exercise pen in your family room or somewhere close by.
Line the floor with a heavy plastic drop cloth like painter's use. Buy
a strip of sod and cut it to fit into a baking sheet or cat
litter box. Put small pieces of your dogs poop on each corner of
the sod to give your dog the idea that it is a toilet. Hose off and
rotate sod pieces daily.
Tie a
jingle-bell to the door knob, strung at nose level, and teach your
dog how to ring it when they want to go out. When your dog rings the
bell on his own, run to the door, open it say, "outside."
If
you do your work right, then your dog will only have to acclimate to
one change when baby arrives - the baby itself and not all the other
things that can overstimulate the dog's senses and cause stress.