April 7, 2010 - Ring Ready? Competitive Novice Obedience  - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM.at 76 Hope Street in Greenfield, MA. To register for this class call Pam at (413) 863-3732 and leave your name and telephone number for a call back.

April 14, 2010 - Canine Good Citizen - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. at 76 Hope Street in Greenfield, MA. Taught by Pam Murphy. To register for this class call Pam at (413) 863-3732 and leave your name and telephone number for a callback.

Service Dog Certification Class - new Class starting March 12, 2010
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM. 8 weeks - $95.00. Most teams require more than one (average 4) 8 week sessions in order to be certified. 76 Hope Street in Greenfield, MA. Taught by Pam Murphy. To register for this class call Pam at (413) 863-3732 and leave your name and telephone number for a callback.

Map of 76 Hope St
Greenfield, MA 01301-3515

Class Descriptions

New Offerings!

Ring Ready? Competitive Novice Obedience
Ring Ready? Competition Training at the Novice Level will help owners prepare for competing in obedience. Owners will learn the ins and outs of competing through exercises geared toward competing for and earning your dog's CD title (Companion Dog)
6 weeks - 75.00

Service Dog Training
*Offered Occasionally. Please call for more information.*
This class will help owners develop behaviors in their dogs which will translate into helping them with various disabilities. Because of the variations in what people expect of particular service dogs, this class with be highly individualized in developing skills and behaviors.
8 weeks - $95.00

Therapy Dog Certification Class
This class is designed to help people interested in doing animal assisted therapy in hospitals, nursing homes, become certified as Therapy Dogs through Therapy Dog International (TDI). TDI's certification test is the AKC's Canine Good Citizen Test with added elements which assess the dog's suitability to visit with strangers who might put stresses on the dog that they aren't normally faced with.
Class is 8 weeks with testing done on the nearest Saturday to the finish of class. This class, as well as the testing MUST be pre-registered for. $95.00 / $15.00 for TDI test / $15.00 for CGC test (if needed). Please be sure to bring a copy of rabies certification and and town liscense for us the first night of class. We will hold the information until the testing date.

Puppy Kindergarten
For puppies from 8 to 16 weeks of age. Socialization with other pups and other people. Basic obedience commands. Problem solving. Our Greenfield site includes specially built puppy-sized agility obstacles where our puppies can get a let up on the competition! As the area's longest running puppy kindergarten classes we offer only the best of training for our students. Pam and Laurie were trained under Ian Dunbar, the developer of the current model of Puppy Kindergarten classes.
6 weeks - $75.00

Beginner Level
For any age dog! The next step for the well behaved family dog. More formal obedience, with a practical goal for making living with your dog a joy. This level covers the following : walking on lead without pulling, standing for grooming or vet exams, sit and down stays for basic control, how to greet people and other dogs politely , coming when called everytime, and much more!
Our Beginner classes tend to be large. First night may be chaotic as everyone gets settled in to working. Please rest assured that each class is staffed by the instructor and at least 2-3 assistants who will be assigned to work with individuals.
6 weeks - $75.00

Civilized Canine
A class to prepare your dog to take and pass the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Test. Testing is done on the last week of class by an independent, qualified CGC evaluator. In months to come the CGC will take on far more importance....dangerous dog legislation that is breed-based can have an impact on a homeowner's insurance coverage for certain breeds of dogs. Some communities are now asking for CGC certification before insurance is renewed. In today's society the more we can do to encourage responsible dog ownership the better off we will all be in assuring us the joy of still living with the dogs we love. NB productions currently has an 80% pass rate for first time test takers who have completed our class (compared with a 50% nationwide average). New standards introduced early this year for re-evaluation of CGC evaluators is endorsed by NB productions. All our evaluators are certified by the AKC (Pam Murphy is the #9 evaluator in the country).
7 weeks - $85.00

An Introduction to Rally Obedience
The growing new sport of Rally O! is explored and Level 1 exercises broken down. We are hoping to add Rally O! Level 2 later this summer. Rally is a wonderful sport to introduce you and your dog to the world of competition obedience, along with strengthening the bond of friendship you have with your dog.
6 weeks - $75.00

Rally Level II
Continue your Rally education and have a great time learning! Rally Level II includes some jumping and off leash work...!
6 weeks - $75.00

Intermediate Level
For any age dog. Concentration on heeling work (on-leash and off-leash), stays with distractions, recall work. The Intermediate class is growing in leaps and bounds! It was exciting to be teaching this level once again. The class is full and we are having a great time learning together! The exercises are hard, but the teams are doing great!
6 weeks - $75.00

Service Dog Certification class
New class beginning September 11, 2009 - 8-9 pm
8 weeks - $95.00

We are located on the second floor with no elevator so teams should be aware of this .
This class will teach to the Public Access Test as well as breaking down training for individualized task training. Dogs will not be certified as NB production Service Dogs until the instructor is sure of the teams' skills. ""

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