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Island Dog Training

Island Dog offers relationship-centered training for puppies, adolescent, adult, and service dogs. One of our Instructors is a Therapy Pets Unlimited Evaluator.
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We have AKC, CCPDT, ABC, and PPG certified instructors and use positive reinforcement methods. In addition to group and private dog classes we have AKC/CGC Instructors and Evaluators. Contact us about your dog becoming a Therapy Dog and look at www.TherapyPets.org for more information about TPU.

09/01/2024

Puppy Graduation August 31, 2024

09/01/2024

Family Manners Graduation, August 31, 2024

09/01/2024

Foundations Graduation, August 31, 2024

09/01/2024

Graduation Intermediate Playground (8:45 AM) August 31, 2024

09/01/2024

Intermediate Playground (8 AM) Graduation, August 31, 2021

08/31/2024

Foundations Graduation, August 29, 2024

08/31/2024

Family Manners Graduation, August 29, 2024

08/31/2024

Reactive Dog Graduation August 29, 2024

08/31/2024

Graduations August 26 & 29, 2024

08/31/2024

Fit Dog 1 Graduation, August 28, 2024

08/31/2024

Prospective Therapy Team Graduation, August 28, 2024

08/31/2024

Family Manners Graduation August 27, 2024

08/31/2024

Foundations Graduation, August 27, 2024

08/31/2024

Family Manners Graduation, August 27, 2024

08/31/2024

Advanced Gymtastic Tricks Graduation, August 26, 2029

08/31/2024

Intro Gymtastic Tricks Graduation, August 26, 2024

08/31/2024

Intro Gymtastic Tricks Graduation August 26, 2024

08/31/2024

Intermediate Gymtastic Tricks Class Graduation, August 26, 2024

08/31/2024

Agility Basics 2 Graduation August 16, 2024

08/29/2024

We have spots open in our AKC Canine Good Citizen prep class. Skills needed to pass the CGC test are the focus of this class: polite greetings, walking through crowds, distance stays, working through distractions, and more! The last day of class the test is given, but anyone who wishes to improve these skills whether or not they want to test is welcome to attend.

Wednesdays: 6-7PM (Sept 18-Oct 30)
Register at: https://islanddog.training/registration

(Prereq: our Foundations class, or evaluation)

08/29/2024

The graduation course for Advanced Gymtastic Tricks, with a bonus backstall by Bo! Stalls are an advanced trick we work on in this class, but as most advanced tricks, they often need played with outside of class time to actually make it to final form. Some people take Advanced more than once for the fun of working on these hardest of tricks. Working on confidence on wobbly surfaces , plus learning tricks working close to and sharing balance between dog & person throughout the Intro and Intermediate levels, all start to come together when you become the wobble!

08/28/2024

Our Intermediate Gymtastics class' graduation course: wobbles, jumps, going around objects, and platform fun!

08/27/2024

Graduation day course for Agility Basics 2, combining skills learned like serpentenes and wraps. Everyone did great!

08/26/2024

Want to learn more about dog fitness & movement, and even get a chance to earn an AKC Fit Dog title? Try our Fit Dog 1 class! Lot of challenging courses where the key is to learn thoughtfulness of movement and coordination.

Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15pm, Sept 18-Oct 30.

Register At: https://islanddog.training/registration
(Prereq: Foundations)

08/26/2024

We have openings for Puppy Class next session!
Tuesdays 11:15am - 12:30pm, Sept 17 - Oct 29
Saturdays 1:15pm - 2:30pm, Sept 21 - Nov 2

Come let your dogs explore new things, learn basics of loose leash walking, sit, and down, plus a whole day to meet friendly strangers to practice friendly greetings (trained stranger-to-your-dog people who won't ruin your hard work!), puppy playtime where you will learn about play styles, finding good play matches, and more!

Register on https://islanddog.training/registration

08/24/2024

Advanced Gymtastics working on rebounds with their dogs last week. Sometimes called a "tic-tac" in human parkour, or also a flyball turn, no matter what you call it the idea is to leap up and bounce back!

08/19/2024

It is never too late to start training your pup! We have lots of spots open in our Family Manners classes next session, which is for all dogs 6 months and older. We cover basic cues like sit, down, come, and stay, plus work a lot of loose leash walking skills, "leave it!", and more!

Spots open in:
Tuesdays (September 17 - October 29) from 7:15 - 8:15pm
Thursday (September 19 - October 31) from 6:00-7:00pm
Saturdays (September 21 - November 2) from 12:00-1:00pm

Sign up at: https://islanddog.training/registration

08/14/2024

Some pups getting creative with the doughnut today! This is one of the more difficult wobbles, especially for the larger dogs, to figure out how to balance on. Think your dog would enjoy this? We have spaces in Intro Gymtastic Tricks on Mondays at 10:30am next session that starts Sept 16! https://islanddog.training/registration

08/13/2024

08/12/2024

Jack & Judy learning how to work on both sides, follow, and change sides mid-course. There are a lot of new skills in play here, and once both human and dog become more sure of themselves they will get faster as well. Connection is more important than speed, especially when learning new things! We often look at only "end results" with fast dogs and people flying around an agility course, but things don't usually start that way. It is important to realize the training that goes into getting to that point!

Address

1015 A Cleaner Way SW
Huntsville, AL
35805

Telephone

+12562707762

Website

https://www.islanddog.training/

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Videos

Advanced Gymtastic Tricks

Intermediate Gymtastics Graduation Course

Our Intermediate Gymtastics class' graduation course: wobbles, jumps, going around objects, and platform fun! #huntsville #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #rocketcity #tricks #trickdog #akc #akctrickdog

Graduation Day for Agility Basics 2!

Graduation day course for Agility Basics 2, combining skills learned like serpentenes and wraps. Everyone did great! #agility #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #huntsville #rocketcity

Rebounds!

Agility Skills

A little compilation of some of our more advanced agility students running a complex course. It is hard to see from this angle, but there are two times it would be easy to accidently send your dog to a tunnel (and most dogs love tunnels, so it doesn't take much for them to bolt for their favorite!) and they all did great with some tricky turns. #agility #dogtraining #fun #positivereinforcement

Agility Fun

A fun course for graduation day from Agility Skills! #agility #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #fun

Balance Beams

Intermediate Gymtastic Tricks has been learning balance with beams these past few weeks! The narrowest one is only 6" wide and quite the challenge. #tricks #trickdog #akc #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #huntsville #rocketcity

Having a bad day? We guarantee watching this pretty Borzoi prance and leap around an obstacle course in Gymtastic Tricks will brighten your spirits! #dog #dogtraining #huntsville #Alabama #trickdog #tricks #borzoi #positivereinforcement

Just some clips from Family Manners class, working on the beginnings of recalls and down - stays. For recalls, it is important to be able to grab a hold of your pup as when you need it you usually want to hold / leash them up, and so getting your pup used to it's collar being grabbed as a normal part of a recall is a good thing! For down stays, right now we are just working on getting some distance. Duration will be added as well, but just work on one new thing at a time. #DogTraining #huntsville #positivereinforcement #obedience #rocketcity #manners

Fun in Intro Gymtastic Tricks this morning! #trick #trickdog #tricks #akc #dogtraining #positivereinforcement

Kaia & Chelsea learn a Front Cross, a way to change sides with your dog mid-run. Kaia loves playing at her own pace :) You don't have to be fast to have fun! #dogtraining #huntsville #rocketcity #positivereinforcement

obstacle cues

Once dogs know obstacle cues, it is time to start working on distance and descrimination skills. There are many things to proof, and one of them is on the same handler path, i.e. running the same way, using verbals and slight changes in body language to cue our dog which obstacle to take. Nice job! #agility #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #rocketcity #huntsville

Yesterday some of our agility classes played a game where each person adds an obstacle, creating a course! As it progressed, they got braver, adding in some harder lines and challenging each other. Enjoy this compressed compilation! #agility #fun #game #challenge #positivereinforcement #dogtraining #huntsville #rocketcity

Agility Basics 1 working on startline stays and driving forward! Go Auggie! #tricks #agility #dogtraining #huntsville #alabama #rocketcity

Finn & Liz working a course with both weaves and A-frame last week! #agility #huntsville #rocketcity #positivereinforcement #dogtraining #dogs #runfast

We learned how to get "in" a box last night in our Intermediate Gymtastic Tricks class, and then made a fun little box course! #tricks #trickdog #dogtraining #huntsville #PositiveReinforcement