Upcoming Classes
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Available classes:
The Committed Owner Package
Basic Manners
Advanced Manners
The Unleashed Leader
Fiesty Fidos
Pet Therapy
Search and Rescue
Leadership/Behavior Workshops
Empowering Dog Owners Workshops
The Committed Owner Package
Ages 3.5 mos and above.
This package provides the committed owner the flexibility to join ongoing classes as often as needed until basic goals are met.
- Includes all the material in our Basic Manners class plus more.
- You can start as soon as you register with the very next available class.
- Classes are ongoing so if you miss one, show up the next week!
- Come as often as needed to meet your goals within your 3 months.
- You can come to one or two activity classes at a time.
Get your dog all the way to the top in one easy, flexible package!
The package includes the following:
Leadership/Behavior Workshop: Learn the proper way to educate your dog so he does respond to your commands. The workshop also covers behavior issues such as nipping, housetraining, chewing, jumping, and any out of control behaviors.
Wait Safely: Teach your dog to not lunge out of cars or doors unsafely and even to stay out of certain rooms/areas.
Settle Down: Teach your dog to stay in a down command while you cook, eat, have a conversation, enjoy your coffee at Starbuck, etc.
Sit Happens: Teach your dog to stay in a polite sit whenever needed.
Off my Stuff: Teach your dog to stay off road kill, poop, remote controls, socks, kids toys, etc.
The Unleashed Leader: Teach your dog to walk properly on a leash, come, and strengthen your stay.
Empowering Dog Owners Workshop: Close up the loopholes on your training with your dog.
Valued at $395, this package fee is only $195!
You have 3 months to complete all classes. After which you can do any needed class for only $20 each!
This package is not appropriate for aggressive dogs. Please call us so we can help you find the right fit for your need.
Schedule for the Committed Owner Package:
Leadership/Behavior Workshop (no dogs)
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Location |
Day | Date | Hours |
| Cary, East | Monday | Sept 20th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Oct 4th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Nov 1st | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Dec 6th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
Activity Classes (ongoing, bring dogs)
Mondays, Cary West
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Wait Safely |
Sit Happens |
Off my Stuff/Settle Down (alternating) |
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6:00-6:45 pm |
7:00-7:45 pm |
8:00-8:45 pm |
The Unleashed Leader (ongoing, bring dogs)
Starting Sep 12
Sundays, 8:30 am, Raleigh South
Empowering Dog Owners (no dogs)
Cary East
Monday, Sep 27, 6:00-9:00 pm
Basic Manners for your Dog
Ages 3.5 mos and above. Want to improve your dog's behavior at home and in public? Would you like to socialize your dog properly around people and other dogs, strengthen your bond, and build a sound relationship based on leadership that your dog understands? In Basic Manners, we give you the tools you need to do all this and have fun with your buddy! We'll show you how to teach your dog self-control—imagine, no more jumping on guests, lunging at the door, and barking excessively. You'll also learn how to give basic commands such as sit, down, come, walk without pulling, off, sit politely for guests and so on. We'll even show you how you can incorporate them into your busy daily life. Sign up now and in only seven weeks, you can enjoy a well-mannered, well-rounded member of the family! No dogs the first day.
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Location |
Day |
Start Date |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
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Cary, West |
Fridays |
Sep 10 |
9:30-10:30 am |
6 weeks |
Robina Thornton |
$127
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Cary, East |
Thursdays |
Sep 16 |
6:00-7:00 pm |
6 weeks |
Karen Payne |
$127
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Raleigh, Central |
Tuesdays |
Sep 7 |
7:00-8:00 pm |
6 weeks |
Robina Thornton |
$127
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Raleigh, West
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Tuesdays
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Sep 14
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6:45-78:45 pm
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6 weeks
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Meghan Flaherty
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$127
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Raleigh, West |
Saturdays |
Sep 25 |
9:15 am-10:15 am |
6 weeks |
Karen Payne |
$127
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Raleigh, East |
Mondays |
Sep 27 |
6:45-7:45 pm |
6 weeks |
Ulli Mattern |
$127
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Wake Forest |
Thursdays |
Sep 16 |
8:15-9:15 pm |
6 weeks |
Meghan Flaherty |
$127
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Advanced Manners for your Dog
Ages: 6 mos and above. Prerequisite: Basic Manners or equivalent. Improve your dog’s manners by taking him to the next level. Focus is on stronger sits/downs around increasing distractions, sitting politely during conversations or being petted, walking up to other dogs politely, and additional socialization and relationship building. You will be rewarded with pride when testing your dog on the last class for his AKC Canine Good Citizen certification that states that your dog is well mannered at home and in public. Don’t lose momentum on your dog’s wonderful start—sign up now for this rewarding class! Bring your dog to the first day of class.
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Location |
Day |
Start Date |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
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Raleigh, West |
Saturdays |
Sep 25 |
10:15-11:15 am |
6 weeks |
Karen Payne |
$127
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Cary, East |
Thursdays |
Aug 26 |
8:00-9:00 pm |
6 weeks |
Karen Payne |
$127
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Cary, West
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Fridays
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Sep 10
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10:45-11:45 am
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6 weeks
|
Robina Thornton
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$127
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Raleigh, East |
Mondays | Sep 27 | 7:45-8:45 pm | 6 weeks | Ulli Mattern |
$127
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The Unleashed Leader Class
Prerequisite: Basic Manners or equivalent. This class teaches you how to teach your dog to be more reliable when off leash. Bring your dog to the first day of class.
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Location |
Day |
Start Date |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
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Raleigh, South |
Sundays |
Sep 12 |
8:30-9:30 am |
4 weeks |
Donnie Hult |
$127
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Feisty Fidos
Does your dog lunge, bark, or react aggressively or seemingly aggressively toward people or dogs? If so, this class is for you and your dog! Using his more than 25 years of experience, specialist Donnie Hult will show you to teach your dog to behave politely in public around people and dogs — and to remain calm around various distractions and situations. The first two classes are at Falls Village Veterinary Hospital and the next two are at Shelley Lake. These classes are outdoors for real life effect. If you want to turn your feisty fido into a dignified doggie, hurry … this class is limited and fills up quickly!
Bring your dog to the first day of class.
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Location |
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
| Raleigh, Shelley Lake | Sundays | Sep 12 | 3:00 pm | 4 weeks | Donnie Hult | $127 |
Search and Rescue
This great class helps you to give your dog a job to do, mental stimulation, exercise, and bonding. You and your dog will learn to find humans hidden in the woods! Locations will vary in the Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Shearon Harris areas. Sign up now for this fun class to share with your dog! Bring your dog to the first day of class.
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Location |
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
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Varies |
Saturdays |
Sep 25
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4:30 pm |
7 weeks |
Donnie Hult |
$250 |
Pet Therapy
This class is for adult dogs that have the prerequisite AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. If your dog absolutely lives to be petted, guess what? Your dog might be a great candidate to give joy to the elderly in nursing homes or kids in hospitals or schools. The class prepares you to test for pet therapy registrations so you can visit nursing homes with a well-behaved canine that you can be proud of. We will give you the options for the organizations who test for pet therapy during class. Also great for further socialization and training, this class is five weeks plus a field trip. No dogs first day of class.
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Location |
Day |
Dates |
Time |
Duration of Class |
Instructor |
Fee |
| Cary, West | Thursdays | Sep 9 | 8:00-8:45 pm | 6 weeks | Karen Pittman | $127 |
Register For Class
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Location |
Day | Date | Hours |
| Cary, East | Monday | Aug 9th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Sept 20th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Oct 4th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Nov 1st | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Cary, East | Monday | Dec 6th | 6:00pm-9:00pm |
Empowering Dog Owners Workshops
Is your relationship with your dog not where you want it to be? Do you find it challenging or difficult? Are you not sure how to proceed? How to make it more joyful?
Then join us for a breakthrough experience in taking your relationship with your dog to the next level.
We support our community! 10% of the workshop will go to a local rescue organization.
No dogs, this workshop is for humans! Cary, East. Cost $15.