We offer a cage free environment with a large indoor play area as well as outdoor runs for your pet to enjoy! We offer interactive play and exercise to a limited number of dogs so that everyone gets one on one time. Meet our instructor:
Shauna has been teaching dog classes for over 29 years and is still thoroughly enjoying it! Quite early in life she realized she could enjoy her dogs much more an
d do much more with them if they were well trained. To this end she set out about training the family pets, neighbors dogs and even the occasional stray. She saw how much the dogs enjoyed the attention and how well trained dogs were received by everyone. Over the years she attended many obedience classes with a variety of different dogs. Through attending those classes she formed a couple of opinions.
1) She never wanted a dog to be obedient out of fear.
2) Teaching a dog to behave in a clean building or gym was fairly easy... getting that same obedience outside in the real world was a different thing all together! Shauna remembers being 13 and chasing her Top Obedience dog, an Irish Setter, the entire mile to class just to have her bolt out the door from a perfect off leash heel and spend the rest of the class trying to catch her while she had a great time running around the school fields! After that she came to the conclusion that dogs need to be trained in the real world with real distractions. Now that Shauna is the teacher and not the student she has taken her experiences and puts them to good use, teaching dogs how to work with you no matter where you may be. Shauna teaches outdoors or in indoor riding arenas where there are lots of smells and the occasional horse or cat. In the summer she takes her classes to the streets stopping for a nice cup of coffee on your way back to your car or to the trails for a good hike. Shauna does not use treats or clickers because she wants her dogs to work with her out of love and respect not because she has bribed them. Shauna understands that everyone has a different idea in mind for their pet whether it is an obedience champion or just a loving family member that is a pleasure to own, she will work with you and together you can achieve your goal. Training method:
LMCA uses a no-treat training method - we build respect by becoming a strong pack leader. We will teach you how to set proper rules, boundaries and limitations for your furry family member so that every one can enjoy a respectful relationship. Our classes are taught outdoors around real every day distractions. Teaching your dog to work a behave in real world situations will leave you with a well rounded family pet. Our Dog obedience classes cover:
The importance of, and how to read your dogs body language. How to address any behavioral issues your dog may have. The standard obedience commands of heel, sit, down, stay, come. Re-call
Hand signals
Socialization
Basic or Puppy classes to competitive obedience and conformation
We offer a variety of learning environments to best suit you and your dog:
Group classes
Semi Private
In kennel training
