New England Dog Training Club

05/17/2024

Hi Everyone! I'm posting this for Charlotte, a long time member of the club who is fostering this lovely dog Honey. She's a 40lb tripod from Thailand, who has excellent inside behaviors and is food motivated, but is still spooked by some noises and shapes she sees outside. Charlotte and her husband can't say enough good things about her -- they were intending to keep her, except that she's a bit higher energy than they can manage in their golden years. If anyone knows anyone interested, I've got a recommendation letter from Charlotte with more info, and can connect you!

01/26/2024

There are some spots left in our Intro to Scentwork Class! 8:30 pm, begins Feb 1!

Obedience and Rally classes will be limited to 6 participants, and will be on a 4 week cycle, alternating Obedience with Rally!

08/20/2023

Oooh! Rally folks…

✨️ Ayoka Bubar Cpdt-Ka Rally Workshop Weekend
✨ Saturday Intro to Rally is FULL
️✨️ PLENTY of room - Sunday, intermediate/Advanced Problem Solving
✨️sign up at MasterPeaceDog.com/events
✨️Contact Adam Skandarani for questions!

11/03/2022

Happy Birthday to your Training Director of Awesome - DONNA!

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09/22/2022

We are looking to fill 2 open positions: Equipment Coordinator and Training Intern.
Equipment Coordinator will be responsible for set up and break down of equipment each week. Training Intern is a paid educational opportunity. Interns help assist training staff and Equipment Coordinator each week. For full job descriptions or if you have questions, email [email protected] or message DM Culbert

07/21/2022

Classes cancelled for tonight 7/21 did to dangerous heat and humidity. If you signed up for classes, check your email for things to work on, a zoom touch base option, and more info!

Stay cool!

04/13/2022

I've gotten a lot of questions on this recently!

Barking is a normal behavior and one of the ways dogs communicate. However, some breeds have a higher tendency to bark. Here are some behavior modification steps to help you and your dog gain peace and quiet.

04/04/2022

There's still room in our 4/7 Intro to Scentwork class!

https://nedtc.org/short-classes

Thursdays at 8:30pm for 4 weeks. Scentwork is a great activity for you and your dog! Learn how to use boxes and containers to teach your dog how to use their nose to find food and get into the game!

02/12/2022

Lucy is hosting a sniff through for 5 teams! $25, all proceeds go back to NEDTC. Thank you, Lucy! ❤️

If you have a dog who is trained on odor, check out the details!

www.nedtc.org/short-classes

Location: Quarters Hardware Inc, 300 Salem Street, (rear/center of the building) Woburn, MA (at the corner of Riffle Range Road).

01/14/2022

There are some spots open in next week's puppy K!
https://nedtc.org/puppy-kindergarten

$175 for 6 in person classes to be completed in 6 weeks. Unused Puppy K classes can be used for subsequent Steps. Note that after puppy K ends, you are eligible to purchase classes in 6 or 10 week bundles to continue seamlessly with our Steps program.

01/06/2022

NO STEPS CLASSES tonight. Due to Covid exposures for trainers and students, we are taking the week off. Rally and puppy ARE going forward tonight as planned.

11/03/2021

It's BIRTHDAY day at NEDTC! Trainer Heather Doolan Scaffidi and Co-Training Director, Donna Culbert are celebrating birthdays today! Join us in saying, "Happy birthday!" Hopefully someone else cleans up dog p**p for you today

10/28/2021

What are those signs? What are those cones? What on earth is Rally O? Well, think of it as moving obedience - and it compliments S3 and 4 nicely, as well as students who have completed the Steps program.

We have a 3 week Introduction to Rally Thursdays at 7:30 Beginning November 4, 2021 (meets November 4, 11, 18).

This is an indoor class and properly worn masks are required. If you have questions, ask your instructor, ask below, but ask!

(If you already know and love Rally and want to practice or do run-throughs, you can join the 3-week class at 8;30 with Nancy for the same three weeks. Info in the same link)

https://nedtc.org/indoor-obedience-and-rally-classes

 Due to Covid, our Obedience and Rally classes will be limited to 6 participants, and will be on a 4 week cycle, starting with obedience in October, followed by Rally! Properly worn masks are required for indoor classes.

10/01/2021

EXCITING NEWS!!!! Pop some bubbly beverage, put on your fancy pants, and take a deep breath:

INDOOR CLASSES ARE NOW POSTED!

In short (it's long!):
All new students must take an orientation before coming to classes with their dog or puppy.

Masks required for everyone indoors. Try to bring one handler per class to keep numbers down in the building, but we fully understand if you have to bring a partner or child for any reason. We are just trying to keep numbers of people down so we can easily socially distance in classes.

Classes will be capped due to COVID, so you have to sign up each week if you are in the STEPS program. Buy a pack of 6 or 10 classes first, then go to the STEP you are in, and "purchase" a $0.00 class, so we can put you on the roster for that week.

If you don't see your class, it is full for that week. (If you know you can't come, please don't sign up so someone else can get in!)

Puppy classes and competition classes will be 4-6 week classes. For those specific classes, you don't have to sign up each week - just sign up for the run of classes you want.

We are SO excited to be back! Virtual classes will resume in October for those who want those options - we just wanted to get everyone in the building first, then we can focus on our other offerings. So stay tuned!

Squee!

For STEPS classes: https://nedtc.org/read-me , scroll to bottom, purchase the class card you want, then go up and select the class you want (Step 1 for all new students, Step whatever you were last in for returning students). If you had classes left when the pandemic shut things down, ping [email protected] and we will figure out how many classes you still have on your class card!

https://nedtc.org/puppy-kindergarten for all puppy students.

https://nedtc.org/indoor-obedience-and-rally-classes obedience and rally classes have changed format due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, but we are able to do things safely. Check the website at the above link for all info related to comp/rally classes.

09/30/2021

If anyone is around tonight to help preparations for going back IN PERSON next week (SQUEEEEEE!) the NEDTC team would be over the moon! We'll have some swiffers and a vacuum of awesome, so if you can come from 5-7 to help with cleaning mats, counting inventory, etc, it would be greatly appreciated! If you have a mop, bucket or other cleaning supplies we could use, bring 'em!