Obedience Classes
At Bell Creek, we work hard to teach both dogs and handlers how to work as a team. Our obedience classes are small to ensure lots of individual working time. We believe it is about teaching the dog in front of us and will adjust classes to fit the needs of our students dogs. All of our instructors are AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluators. Those teaching competition classes not only work their dogs in the venue they are teaching, but successfully compete with them.
All of our obedience classes meet once per week for six weeks unless otherwise noted under the description on the sign up page. Please see below for full class descriptions. If you are unsure if a class is right for you, you may contact us for assistance and possible evaluation. If you are transferring from another facility or program and are not sure where you should start, please contact us and we would be happy to help you find the right class for you. Like Bell Creek on Facebook to receive notification when new classes are posted as well as to see what our students, and of course, our own dogs are up to.
For your ease we have listed all of our upcoming sessions to the right of the class descriptions. These are the start dates for each session and not the list of class dates. If you do not see the class you would like on our upcoming list, you may sign up on our wait list or please contact us and we can notify you when it does become available.
Private lessons are available on a variety of topics and are ideal for dogs that are not able to work in a class setting at this time, or for teams that would like more individualized lessons. Please contact us to check availability and to schedule private lessons.
To guarantee your spot in class, it must be paid for prior to the start of class. Full refunds will be given if for any reason the class is cancelled. Full refunds (minus any online service fees) are given to students who withdraw 10+ days before the start of class. Refunds in the amount of 50% will be given to those withdrawing from class with less than 10 days until the start of the class. No refunds will be given after the start of the class session.
Please note that in our beginning level obedience classes and foundation agility classes, girls in heat/season are not allowed, but we do allow makeup classes for girls that miss due to this issue. Girls in season are allowed in seasonal/panties in our upper-level classes.
All of our obedience classes meet once per week for six weeks unless otherwise noted under the description on the sign up page. Please see below for full class descriptions. If you are unsure if a class is right for you, you may contact us for assistance and possible evaluation. If you are transferring from another facility or program and are not sure where you should start, please contact us and we would be happy to help you find the right class for you. Like Bell Creek on Facebook to receive notification when new classes are posted as well as to see what our students, and of course, our own dogs are up to.
For your ease we have listed all of our upcoming sessions to the right of the class descriptions. These are the start dates for each session and not the list of class dates. If you do not see the class you would like on our upcoming list, you may sign up on our wait list or please contact us and we can notify you when it does become available.
Private lessons are available on a variety of topics and are ideal for dogs that are not able to work in a class setting at this time, or for teams that would like more individualized lessons. Please contact us to check availability and to schedule private lessons.
To guarantee your spot in class, it must be paid for prior to the start of class. Full refunds will be given if for any reason the class is cancelled. Full refunds (minus any online service fees) are given to students who withdraw 10+ days before the start of class. Refunds in the amount of 50% will be given to those withdrawing from class with less than 10 days until the start of the class. No refunds will be given after the start of the class session.
Please note that in our beginning level obedience classes and foundation agility classes, girls in heat/season are not allowed, but we do allow makeup classes for girls that miss due to this issue. Girls in season are allowed in seasonal/panties in our upper-level classes.
S.T.A.R. PUPPY $120.00 All puppies must be current on their shots to attend classes, with the first booster (the first is usually given by the breeder/shelter before they are sent home, so this is the second shot in this series) required before the start of classes. In this six week class puppies will be introduced to sits, downs, waits/stays, settle, recalls and loose leash walking in a way that is fun and will help cement what they are learning. In addition, we will cover potty training, chewing, give, and nail trims/grooming. Puppies will be allowed time at the end of each class to socialize with puppies of similar size and age to ensure they know how to properly interact with other dogs. This class is taught by a CGC elevator and at the end of class puppies will be evaluated per AKC STAR Puppy guidelines. Register |
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Good Dog 101 $120.00
This six week class is designed to lay the foundation for great teamwork and is open to any dog that can work in a class environment. Dogs will be introduced to sits, downs, waits/stays, settle, recalls and loose leash walking in a way that is fun and will help cement what they are learning. In addition, we will trouble shoot any potty training issues and chewing issues as well as cover give/drop it, nail trims and other grooming. Unlike STAR PUPPY this class does not allow for socialization between dogs. This class will help lay the foundation to passing the AKC Canine Good Citizen test as well as the foundation skills to help get you started in agility, rally and/or formal obedience. Register |
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Good Dog 201 $120.00 This six week class is designed to build upon what is learned in both our STAR Puppy and Good Dog 101, and helps polish what your dog has learned so far, as well as to help them consistently perform behaviors with distractions. This class is open to dogs of all age who have successfully completed our STAR Puppy, Good Dog 101, or a like class from a different training program. Register |
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Reliable Recall $80 This four week is class designed to help your dog with a fast and consistent recall. Each class is 45 minutes long, and is open to dogs of any age that can work in a class environment. There will be increasing levels of distraction. Register |
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Canine Good Citizen $120.00 This six week class focuses specifically on the points of the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Program. This class will cover all elements of the test focusing on what each individual team needs to be successful. At the end of the six weeks, an independent CGC elevator will administer the test. Dogs are required to have passed Advanced Puppy, Good Dog 201, or a like-class from another training program. Register |
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Novice Obedience $120.00
This class is geared to help teams ready to compete in the AKC Novice Obedience Ring, and is open to dogs of any age. Teams must already have an understanding of basic obedience. We will cover proper heeling at different speeds, halts, fronts, finishes, recalls, figure-eights, and on-leash stays. Dogs are required to have passed Advanced Puppy, Good Dog 201, or a like-class from another training program. Register |
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Open/Utility Obedience $120.00
This class will work on specific skills each from AKC's Open and Utility classes, and is limited to five dogs. Register |
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