Instructor: Katie Morgan, ABCDT (Animal Behavior College Dog Trainer)
Help your canine companion develop essential skills and good manners, no matter their age or experience.
Whether you’re looking to reinforce everyday manners, prevent reactivity, or build your puppy’s confidence, our expert trainer is here to guide you every step of the way. Engaging and fun sessions focus on positive reinforcement, using force-free training methods, and primarily food-based rewards. All classes require a leash and collar to ensure a safe and productive learning environment. Trainer recommends using a harness or no slip martingale collar and a standard 6-foot leash.
Fall 2024 | Wednesdays | Sycamore Park District Community Center
Register Online or at the Community Center
Puppies Gone Wild
Ages 8 weeks to 6 months
Oct 16-Nov 20 • 3-3:45pm
Resident $145 | Nonresident $155 | 3050702-01
A combination of playtime, confidence building, and training gives your puppy the engaging and dynamic experience they need while providing you with information on how to support them.
Off-leash Play: Dogs learn important social cues from the other puppies in a supervised play environment. Explore Time: Puppies need to explore different sounds, textures, and equipment to help build confidence. Basic Training: Learn basic cues such as sit, down, leave it, and settle on as well as very basic leash manners.
Terrible Teens
Ages 6 months to 1 year of age*
Oct 16-Nov 20 • 4-5pm
Resident $200 | Nonresident $210 | 3050702-02
Off-leash Play: Dogs learn social boundaries from each other in a supervised play environment. Training Time: Focused on reactivity prevention and impulse control, your dog will learn to settle on cue, leash manners, and discussions will focus on ways to prevent excitement/reactivity while on leash.
*A free 10-min play evaluation is required prior to class if you have not taken Puppies Gone Wild. Please contact Chris at chrish@sycparks.org
to schedule your evaluation.
Obedience & Manners
All Ages
Oct 16-Dec 11 • 5:15-6pm (No Class 11/27)
Resident $150 | Nonresident $160 | 3050702-03
Learn to apply basic obedience cues to everyday manners. Your dog will learn to settle on cue, impulse control, basic leash walking, and reliable recall.