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News Notes
Raising
Your Adolescent Dog
Richmond Heights Learning Center
Saturday, March 13th at 2:30 p.m.
Learn the ins and outs of surviving your dogs adolescence. See
related article below.
$10 - RSVP Jon Corrigan or
call 216-221-DOGS
Shelter Dogs
Lakewood Learning Center
Sunday, March 21st at 5:30 p.m.
Free showing of the HBO movie "Shelter Dogs" with group discussion
to follow. Presented in partnership with the Cleveland Animal Protective
League.
Free - RSVP Jon Corrigan or
call 216-221-DOGS
Why Dogs do the Things Dogs Do
Cleveland Convention Center - Women's Expo
Saturday, March 20th at 3 p.m.
Join Michael Baugh for an exciting presentation on dog behavior and
nonviolent reward-based training.
Free - no RSVP needed. We'll see you there!
Healing Power of Touch
Lakewood Learning Center
Saturday, March 27th (all day)
Great learning experience. Canine massage theory and practice.
Learn how to improve your dog's
behavior with the power of touch.
$60 with dog
$45 observer
RSVP Jon Corrigan or call 216-221-3647
Emily Weiss, Ph.D.
Lakewood Learning Center
Sunday, April 25th and Monday April 26th (all day)
Presented in Partnership with the Cleveland
Animal Protective League and the ASPCA. An important two day learning
experience on temperament screening, behavior and shelter adoptions.
$5 discount for all shelter staff and volunteers.
$30 one day
$50 two day
RSVP Jon Corrigan or call 216-221-DOGS
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Adolescent Dogs
Most
of us can handle this image of an adolescent puppy (Brodie pictured right).
But there's more to the story than a cute picture of a 6-month olds cuddled
up with a stuffed toy. For many, puppy adolescence can be a
challenging time.
As with people, adolescence in dogs is a time of physical, mental and social
maturation. It begins at roughly 5 - 6 months and can continue to
two years of age or older. Adolescence is marked by some key developmental
changes.
Is this the right time to train? Absolutely. In fact, training
is essential since your dog is developing mentally as well as physically an
socially. Below are some skills we recommend training at this time in
your dog's life.
- Core training (sit and down to prevent jumping and other mischief)
- Impulse control (stay and leave it).
- Attention exercises (watch me and eye contact while walking)
Almost all of our classes address these training goals and more.
For more information on adolescent development and training come to our "Raising
Your Adolescent Dog" seminar March 13th at the Richmond Heights Learning
Center.
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Bright
Idea
Muddy Paws? No problem!
Ah the Spring thaw! We've waited for it for months now. But
now that the warmer weather has arrived there's a new problem. Mud
and slop. And our dogs couldn't care less if they track it into our
homes.
So, how do we keep the floors clean while keeping peace in the family?
Teach Fluffy to clean her own paws.
Juno and Phoebe taught me this one. Lay out a large absorbent towel
near the back door. When the dogs are on it cue them to "wait."
A standing wait is best. I noticed that my girls were willing to wait
but in their excitement they did a little dance, lifting their paws up and
down on the towel. Mud be gone!
Cleaning
your dog's paws.
The trick here is teaching your dog to enjoy having his paws cleaned.
It's not difficult. You can start training this right away.
Practice this a lot when you don't need to. In other words, get your
dog used to the process when his paws are already clean. This is kind
of like a rehearsal.
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Practice near the door where you will be doing real-life paw cleaning.
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Have a warm damp towel ready.
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Have some treats nearby.
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Gently but confidently rub the cloth on the underside of your dog's
paws.
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Praise and treat.
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Take a break - then repeat.
Warning: If your dog shows any signs of resentment or aggression while having
his paws handle call a North Coast Dogs trainer before preceding.
Being Prepared
Once your dog is ready for regular paw cleanings be ready. Keep your
supplies (damp towel, dry towel and treats) near the cleaning area at all
times.
More Help
Teaching your dog to have his feet handled regularly is a very bright idea.
This will also help you more easily trim nails and paw hair, both of which
will promote comfort and paw cleanliness. For more help, call North
Coast Dogs at 216-221-DOGS.
Brunswick Learning Center
We are sorry to announce North Coast Dogs will no longer be offering classes
at our former Brunswick Learning Center. The owners of that facility
have decided to expand their office space, greatly reducing the size of
the training facility there. We welcome our clients from the
Strongsville and Brunswick area to join us for classes at our Lakewood Learning
Center.
We'll pay for the gas ...
If you've taken classes with us at the former Brunswick Learning Center
and would like to join us for classes in Lakewood we'll pay for the gas!
Just ask for "the Brunswick discount" and we'll automatically
deduct 15% from your class fee (not valid with any other coupons of offers).
Expanding East
Mentor
8952 Tyler Blvd
Mentor, OH 44060
Classes start March 23rd at our new Mentor Learning Center. We've
partnered with PetSitters to teach classes at their new dog day camp in
Mentor. The space is as big as our Lakewood location and we're sure
we'll be teaching all levels of classes there several days a week.
Richmond
Heights
26700 Highland Rd.
Richmond Heights, OH 44143
We've been offering classes at K-9 Kingdom in Richmond Heights (pictured
right) for a few months now. North Coast Dogs is happy to announce
we'll be offering classes there three nights a week starting in April.
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Event Calendar
Notes in purple are Lakewood Class start datesl
Notes in Red are Richmond
Height Class start datesasses
Notes in Green are Mentor Class start dates
| March 2004 |
| Sunday
| Monday
| Tuesday
| Wednesday
| Thursday
| Friday
| Saturday |
| |
1 |
2
730P Family Puppy Class
|
3
730P Large Dog Park Class |
4
730P Small Dog Park Class |
5
Noon Family Dog Class |
6
10A Family Dog Class
330P Rally-O Class
|
7
11A Pet First Aid Class
230P Family Dog Extra Class
|
8 |
9
630P Family Puppy Class
|
10
6P Tricks Class
730P Flyball
|
11
730P Family Dog Class
|
12
|
13
2P Small Dog Park Class
5P Focus Class
230P Adolescent Dog Seminar
|
14
1P Small Dog Park Class |
15
6P Agility Class
8P Family Dog Class |
16
Noon Large Dog Park Class
|
17
|
18
6P Large Dog Park Class
|
19
|
20
2P Family Puppy Class
Why Dogs do the Things Dogs Do - Women's Expo
|
21
1P Large Dog Park Class
|
22
|
23
6P Family Dog Class
630P Family Dog Class
8P Family Puppy Class
|
24
Noon Small Dog Park Class |
25
6P Rally-O Class
|
26
|
27
Healing Power of Touch Workshop
- no regular classes
|
28
1P Family Puppy Class
4P Family Dog Class |
29
630P Family Dog Extra Class
|
30
8P Family Dog Class
|
31 |
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View printable version of this calendar.
Sign up for a class
online.
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Gift Certificates
Don't forget that gift certificates are always available for our classes,
in-home behavior modification and products. They are the perfect gift
for any occasion. Please contact Jonathan
Corrigan to purchase one today!
Feedback
Thanks to all of you who've offered your comments both complimentary and
constructive. Your feedback
helps us improve our service. In fact, many of our new upcoming classes
and events come from our clients' suggestions!
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