BIG DOG Canine Behavioral Training

12/08/2024

💯 give them some time to adjust!!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Have a great day and be safe if you're traveling!

11/11/2024

Happy Veteran's Day!!Thank you to all for your service and sacrifices! 💯🇺🇸

10/31/2024

A most spooky and happy Halloween to everyone!! Have fun and be safe :) 🎃

10/19/2024

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10/18/2024

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10/03/2024

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10/01/2024

A most happy heavenly birthday to little Miss Chia... she is greatly missed and left us way too soon!! I accidentally call Pim by the name Chia on ocassions and I don't mind since it reminds me of her!! She touched the lives of so many people and gave everyone hope for small and terrified dogs .. I was so proud of her! Can not wait to be reunited with her again one day :) ❤️

10/01/2024

Anyone?? Good peeps ;)

WE ARE HIRING!!

Looking for a full-time customer service representative. Open to all applicants. Please send resumes to [email protected] Attention: Lindsay

09/30/2024

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09/22/2024

GREAT NEWS - We are scheduling our Fall Basic Obedience and CGC Preparation Classes! 2024 SUMMER Classes are now open for enrollment. Please pass the word around and let us know if you are interested...there are limited spaces left in each class.

BASIC OBEDIENCE CLASS
BIG DOG Canine Behavioral Training has teamed up with Therapets of Roanoke Valley to offer this educational class. This 7-week course is designed for dogs that are about 20 weeks of age or older. The main goal of this course is to teach owners how to properly train basic commands using positive training techniques. The emphasis will be on “marker” training methods within a positive and fun environment. The dog and handler teams will be taught the basics of how dogs learn, how to teach basic commands, how to read your dog’s body language and how to appropriately interact with your dog.

Hopefully, the owners and dogs will continue training and eventually become therapy dog teams. This is not mandatory but is encouraged. Either way, participants will get all the information needed to train their dog basic obedience commands.

This course will at least cover the following:
- Marker Charging
- Sit
- Look
- Down
- Place
- Come
- Wait
- Leave It
- Heeling
- Leash Walking

Classes will be held:
Fridays at 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
October 11 thru November 22

Location:
Windsor Hills United Methodist Church
3591 Windsor Rd SW
Roanoke, VA 24018

Cost:
$100 per dog

Please call or email BIG DOG Canine Behavioral Training to reserve a space in the class. Each class is limited to 8 dogs per group and classes are filled on a first come, first served basis. Dogs must be current on all vaccinations. These classes are held inside, but we may have to occasionally adjust the meeting dates due to weather.

CANINE GOOD CITIZEN PREPARATION CLASS
BIG DOG Canine Behavioral Training has teamed up with Therapets of Roanoke Valley, LLC to offer this advanced class. This 7-week course is designed for dogs that already know basic obedience commands and leash walking skills. The main goal of this course is to teach owners how to properly train and refine basic commands using positive training techniques. The emphasis will be on “marker” training methods within a positive and fun environment and will be geared towards mastering all the skills necessary to pass the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test. The dog and handler teams will be taught the basics of how dogs learn, how to teach and fine tune basic commands, how to read a dog’s body language and how to appropriately interact with another dog or strangers.

Hopefully, the owners and dogs will continue training and eventually earn a Canine Good Citizens Certificate. Upon completion of the course, we will schedule a testing date for those participants who are ready to take the test.

The course will focus on the following:
Attention Exercises
Sit – duration and distance
Down – duration and distance
Stay – duration and distance
Heeling/Attention
Loose Leash Walking
Sit/Stay – duration and distance
Down/Stay – duration and distance
Interacting with strangers
Walking through a group of people
Reaction to another dog
Supervised separation

Classes will be held:
Fridays at 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm
October 18 thru December 6 (no class on Nov 29)

Location:
Windsor Hills United Methodist Church
3591 Windsor Rd SW
Roanoke, VA 24018

Cost:
$100 per dog

Each class is limited to 8 dogs per group and classes are filled on a first come, first served basis. Dogs must be current on all vaccinations. These classes are held inside, but we may have to occasionally adjust the meeting dates due to weather.

Phone/Text - please contact Karen Black at 540-314-0073... she is handling all registration.
Hope to see you there!

09/21/2024

Happy Responsible Dog Ownership Day!! Thanks for being good leaders and spoil them some today!! :)

08/30/2024

Just a quick reminder that there are no classes tonight due to the holiday weekend. We will resume next Friday at our usual times. I hope everyone has a fun and safe Labor Day weekend!

08/28/2024

💯 truth!!

08/28/2024

A perfect example of claiming! Great job buddy!

08/25/2024

Happy National Dog Day everybody! Have some fun with your pups today and give them some love from me! ❤️

08/04/2024

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