Please see the calendar for days and times and for more information on any of the below listed classes, please contact Shelley Bergstraser at 719-641-6727 or wildwindcollies@elpasotel.net.
PUPPY KINDERGARTEN: for Puppies 12-16 weeks of age, on Thursday evenings at 6pm. We spend about ½ the class letting the puppies socialize (on leash and under control) and calm down while covering important topics like Dog Psychology, how they think and learn, Feeding, Grooming , Veterinary Care, etc. This class is $80.00 for the 4 week course.
8 WEEK BEGINNING OBEDIENCE COURSE: offered on Monday evenings at 6, Thursday evenings at 7:30, Tuesday afternoons at noon and on Friday afternoon’s at 11:30 I start a daytime and an evening class every month. The 1st week is a lecture where we cover a lot of Dog Psychology and ways to get control and behavior in your life with your dog-things you can do to get started on the right foot, Week 2-8 you bring the dog and we cover – Walking on a loose Leash, Heeling, Sitting when you come to a stop, sit and sit stay, down and down stay, coming when called and hand signal work. The most important part of this class is to learn as a team, good behavior and how to use obedience in every day life-BUT I always try to give skills to go on in Obedience-so if continuing into Competition is an interest you have a very good basis to go on! This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
Obedience for Pet Dogs – various times and days. Class curriculum focuses on important skills for a great companion dog! Basic obedience skills: loose-leash walking, sit, down, stay, recalls, and good manners. Basic socialization skills: greeting people, working around other dogs, correctly responding to distractions. Additional skills: Settle, Crate, Hand touches, spins, twists, and paw touches, how to get “good” behavior repeated and “not so good” behavior extinguished. Prerequisite: beginning obedience class before joining this class. Class is $80 for four sessions per month. If interested in this class, please contact Pamela Leland. pamelaleland@msn.com
8 Week Beginning Obedience For Conformation Dogs: This class is offered on various days and times. In this class we work on good obedience skills as they relate to Conformation Show Ring bound dogs! As one of VERY few trainers who has top Conformation Show dogs –Group winning specials-who are ALSO competitive Obedience dogs I started this fun class for people who are concerned about teaching obedience to show dogs-we work on teaching sit, down and stand stays CORRECTLY without confusing the dog in the show ring, we work hard on perfecting the perfect stand stay for the show ring and for examination. We introduce Heeling and proper gaiting and how to teach the dog to differentiate. We work on a FAST, RELIABLE Recall-coming when called is IMPERATIVE for any dog-especially one who will be travelling to new and strange places! We work on conformation ring procedure and stacking quickly-as well as show ring strategies for keeping your dog fresh, happy, entertained and on at all times. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Puppy Utility Classes -various days and times. In this class we take puppies from about 4 months to 12 months and we start “play training” skills involved for advanced obedience such as: Retrieving, marking for glove work and go outs, scent discrimination, go outs, signals, baby jumps (boards on the ground up to 8” jumps depending on the puppy’s size). This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Advanced Skills Classes -Various days and times. This class is for adult dog/handler teams who would like to learn to teach advanced skills to their dogs such as: Retrieving, marking for glove work and go outs, scent discrimination, go outs, signals, jumps for both Open and Utility skills. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Attention Heeling/Footwork/Ring Ready classes-various days and times. In this class we work on skills involved for building great foundation skills for going on into the Novice Obedience ring and beyond. The 1st week is a lecture class where we cover scoring, ring readiness and living with a competition dog-and we work on good footwork and body language for better communication with your dog. We work on total focus work for good, focused heeling and attention; figure 8’s, stand for examination, recalls and stay work for the best possible scores in the ring! This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Open Obedience Classes-various days and times. In this class we work on all Open Obedience Skills including retrieving, correct jumping, building fast drop’s for the Drop On Recall exercise, out of sight stays, etc. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Utility Obedience Class-various days and times. In this class we work on all Utility Obedience skills including glove retrieve, scent discrimination, signal work, go outs, directed jumping and moving stand for examination skills. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
PUPPY KINDERGARTEN: for Puppies 12-16 weeks of age, on Thursday evenings at 6pm. We spend about ½ the class letting the puppies socialize (on leash and under control) and calm down while covering important topics like Dog Psychology, how they think and learn, Feeding, Grooming , Veterinary Care, etc. This class is $80.00 for the 4 week course.
8 WEEK BEGINNING OBEDIENCE COURSE: offered on Monday evenings at 6, Thursday evenings at 7:30, Tuesday afternoons at noon and on Friday afternoon’s at 11:30 I start a daytime and an evening class every month. The 1st week is a lecture where we cover a lot of Dog Psychology and ways to get control and behavior in your life with your dog-things you can do to get started on the right foot, Week 2-8 you bring the dog and we cover – Walking on a loose Leash, Heeling, Sitting when you come to a stop, sit and sit stay, down and down stay, coming when called and hand signal work. The most important part of this class is to learn as a team, good behavior and how to use obedience in every day life-BUT I always try to give skills to go on in Obedience-so if continuing into Competition is an interest you have a very good basis to go on! This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
Obedience for Pet Dogs – various times and days. Class curriculum focuses on important skills for a great companion dog! Basic obedience skills: loose-leash walking, sit, down, stay, recalls, and good manners. Basic socialization skills: greeting people, working around other dogs, correctly responding to distractions. Additional skills: Settle, Crate, Hand touches, spins, twists, and paw touches, how to get “good” behavior repeated and “not so good” behavior extinguished. Prerequisite: beginning obedience class before joining this class. Class is $80 for four sessions per month. If interested in this class, please contact Pamela Leland. pamelaleland@msn.com
8 Week Beginning Obedience For Conformation Dogs: This class is offered on various days and times. In this class we work on good obedience skills as they relate to Conformation Show Ring bound dogs! As one of VERY few trainers who has top Conformation Show dogs –Group winning specials-who are ALSO competitive Obedience dogs I started this fun class for people who are concerned about teaching obedience to show dogs-we work on teaching sit, down and stand stays CORRECTLY without confusing the dog in the show ring, we work hard on perfecting the perfect stand stay for the show ring and for examination. We introduce Heeling and proper gaiting and how to teach the dog to differentiate. We work on a FAST, RELIABLE Recall-coming when called is IMPERATIVE for any dog-especially one who will be travelling to new and strange places! We work on conformation ring procedure and stacking quickly-as well as show ring strategies for keeping your dog fresh, happy, entertained and on at all times. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Puppy Utility Classes -various days and times. In this class we take puppies from about 4 months to 12 months and we start “play training” skills involved for advanced obedience such as: Retrieving, marking for glove work and go outs, scent discrimination, go outs, signals, baby jumps (boards on the ground up to 8” jumps depending on the puppy’s size). This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Advanced Skills Classes -Various days and times. This class is for adult dog/handler teams who would like to learn to teach advanced skills to their dogs such as: Retrieving, marking for glove work and go outs, scent discrimination, go outs, signals, jumps for both Open and Utility skills. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Attention Heeling/Footwork/Ring Ready classes-various days and times. In this class we work on skills involved for building great foundation skills for going on into the Novice Obedience ring and beyond. The 1st week is a lecture class where we cover scoring, ring readiness and living with a competition dog-and we work on good footwork and body language for better communication with your dog. We work on total focus work for good, focused heeling and attention; figure 8’s, stand for examination, recalls and stay work for the best possible scores in the ring! This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Open Obedience Classes-various days and times. In this class we work on all Open Obedience Skills including retrieving, correct jumping, building fast drop’s for the Drop On Recall exercise, out of sight stays, etc. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
8 Week Utility Obedience Class-various days and times. In this class we work on all Utility Obedience skills including glove retrieve, scent discrimination, signal work, go outs, directed jumping and moving stand for examination skills. This class is $180.00 for the 8 week course.
