Cloud Nine Training School for Dogs

01/13/2025

Did you know . . .

We have Scent Work classes on Friday evenings for people who are not total newbies? Our Scent Work Continued classes are at 5pm and 6pm on Fridays and the next session starts Jan. 17. Cost is $140 for the six-session course.

On Tuesdays at 8pm we have drop-in classes? We alternate between Obedience 3 class (on the first and 3rd Tuesday of the month) and Rally Run Throughs (on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month). Cost is $100 for six lessons to be used over six months.

On Tuesdays at 8pm we also have a drop-in agility option where you can run the courses that are set or you can work on any issue you want to address. Cost is $20/visit.

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Schedule of Dog Training Classes and Events in the Minnesota Twin Cities area.

01/02/2025

Happy New Year!

Looking ahead . . .

Our next Intro to Flyball class starts this Sunday, Jan. 5, at 6:45pm. Cost is $200 for eight sessions.

We will have a Puppy Agility Games activity on Monday, Jan. 6 at 7:30pm and Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30pm. Cost is $20/dog up to one year of age.

Our next Intro to Scent Work class will start Monday, Feb. 24 at 7:00pm.

We have two Foundation Agility SKillz 1 classes coming up. One is on Sunday, January 26 at 1pm; the other is on Saturday, Feb. 1 at noon. Cost is $140 for six lessons.

We have two weekend obedience classes this winter: Obedience 1 and 2. Both will be on Sundays. Obed. 1 will be at 2pm and the cost is $140 for the six lessons; Obed. 2 will be at 1pm and the cost is $135 for the six lessons.

Our daytime Obed. 1 class will start on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 1:45pm. Cost is $140 for the six lessons.

The Intro to Rally Obedience class will start on Wed., Feb. 5 at 6:15pm. Cost is $140 for the six lessons.

We will have another Two On/Two Off Contacts class on Monday, March 3 at 7:45pm. Cost is $140 for six lessons.

Our next Reactive Dog Workshop will take place on Sundays at noon. The dates are 2/2, 2/16, and 3/2. Cost is $95 for the three sessions.

Puppy Social Hour, for pups up to 16 weeks of age, is switching to Thursdays. One Jan. 9 and 16 it will be at 6:15pm. Starting Jan. 23 it will be at 6:45pm. Cost is $20/puppy.

Conformation Handling class will be on Thursdays only starting in January. On Jan. 9 and 16 it will be at 8pm. Starting Jan. 23 it will be at 7:30pm. Cost is $10/handler.

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12/26/2024

Except for tonight's conformation class at 7pm and Ali's Saturday morning agility classes, Cloud Nine is closed for the holiday and will resume our normal schedule on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Happy New Year!

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12/24/2024

We will have conformation handling class on Thursday, Dec. 26 at 7:00pm for those of you who are planning to attend the BIG show in January. Drop in or register online.

12/24/2024

Several people (one team at a time) are taking advantage of agility run throughs tonight.

12/18/2024

One of our newest STAR Puppy graduates. Congratulations Gwen and Eddie!

12/02/2024

Looking Ahead . . .

Our next Puppy Agility Games activity will take place on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:45pm and Monday, Dec. 16 at 6pm. Cost is $20/pup up to one year of age.

We swill have open agility ring time on Monday, Dec. 23, starting at 4pm for dogs who know how to perform all obstacles with contacts at full height. Cost is $10 for seven minutes; seven dogs per hour; walk through for 7 minutes at the top of each hour:
4-5pm small to tall
5-6pm tall to small
6-7pm small to tall
7-8pm tall to small
Register online in the Activities section of our website schedule and register page.

Obedience run throughs will happen again on Friday, Dec. 13 between 5 and 7:30pm in prep for the Granite City KC AKD obedience trial. Cost is $10 for seven minutes. Cost is $10 for seven minutes. Register online in the Activities section of our website schedule and register page.

There will be no conformation handling classes on Wednesdays at 7:30 after Dec. 18. Conformation handling classes still will take place on Thursdays, and the time will change to 7:30pm starting Jan. 23, 2025.

We will have some Sunday afternoon classes after the new year. Obedience 1 and 2 (starting Feb. 2 at 2pm and 1pm respectively) and Foundation Agility Skillz 1 (starting Jan. 26 at 1pm). Register online. cloudninedogtraining.com

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11/18/2024

Looking Ahead . . .

Intro to Rally: Thursday, Feb. 5, 6:15pm. Cost is $140/six lessons.

Therapy Dog Basics: Sunday, Feb. 2, 2:00pm. Cost is $165/six lessons (each lesson is 1 hour, 15 min.)

Puppy Agility Games:
Thurs., Dec. 5, 7:45pm
Mon., Dec. 16, 6:00pm
Mon., Jan. 6, 7:30pm

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11/14/2024

11/04/2024

Something for small dogs only: Small Dog Play Group! Safe, supervised, fun. This activity is for dogs up to 15 pounds that are house trained, non-reactive, non-aggressive. $10/dog. Wed., Nov. 6 at 5:45pm n Mon., Nov. 11 at 7:15pm. Best to register online, but last minute, drop-in attendees are welcome as well.

Romping, running and play time for the littles. For dogs of any age up to 15 pounds. Must be non-reactive and non-aggressive. Must be house trained; boy dogs who may mark must wear a belly bands.

11/03/2024

SAVE THE DATES! Our 2025 CPE Agility Trials have all been approved!

11/01/2024

Obi showed off his Halloween spirit at agility class tonight.

10/27/2024

Flyball Fun Night is at 7pm tonight. Come and play! $20/dog. Register online or drop in. (Cash payment required for drop-ins.)

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10/24/2024

Looking Ahead . . .

Flyball Fun Night is Sunday, Oct. 27 at 7:00pm. Cost is $20/dog.

Small Dog Play Group will be on Wed., Nov, 6 at 5:45pm. Cost is $10/dog.

Puppy Agility Games is set for Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:00pm. Cost is $20/pup up to one year of age.

Our next Therapy Dog Basics class will start on Sunday, February. 2 at 2:00pm. Cost for the seven-session course is $160/team.

Some upcoming events to note:

St. Paul Dog Training Club will hold their November AKC ability trial at Cloud Nine the weekend of Nov. 8-10; their January AKC agility trial will be the weekend of Jan. 10-12, 2025. The premiums can be found at agilityscores.com.

The next TDAA (teacup) trial is set for Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3pm. Contact Dennis Vogel with questions or to enter: [email protected].

North Star Rottweiler club's AKC obedience/Rally trial will take place Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2024.

Anoka Count MN Kennel Club's AKC agility trial will happen the weekend of 12/7-12/8, 2024.

Granite City Kennel Club's AKC obedience/Rally trial will be on the weekend of Dec. 14 & 15, 2024.

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10/24/2024

Looking Ahead . . .
IDAL (International Dog Agility League) meets this Sunday, October. 27, starting at 9:30am. Email Ali Kuschel ([email protected]) and/or join the IDAL FB page Ali set up: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1052155102634182/

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10/24/2024

Our next small dog play group will be Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 5:45-6:30pm. Cost is $10/dog. Register online. https://gal.re/e/Pya0HGnsXNb

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