Clementine came to us from the Irvine Animal Shelter (IAS) as a very scared two year old female golden retriever. The IAS recommended Wags and Wiggles and our life together has been totally changed.
She was afraid of other dogs, loud or unexpected noises, she guarded her toys and would grab my arm with her teeth. For months I was saying to myself "oh my God, what have I gotten myself into!"
Then I contacted you. She never grabs my arm, she lets me take toys and food away from her and she has become socialized to dogs and people. She is the love of the neighborhood. I took her to her first fundraiser walk with lots of kids and noises. She was great.
Thanks Wags and Wiggles. You changed our lives.
Danette and Clementine, Irvine
BEGINNING OBEDIENCE GROUP
TRAINING
BEGINNING OBEDIENCE Group Classes are held in a state of the art indoor training facility, specially made to give owners and their dogs the best chance to succeed. Remember the class you took elsewhere years ago with 30 people in a parking lot and the instructor on a blow horn yelling commands at you? Wags & Wiggles gives you a much different experience. Small classes with the space needed to keep your dog's focus and attention. Exercises are broken down in easy to follow handouts and the instructors are there to help every step of the way. We have LEVEL 1 Basic Dog Manners and LEVEL 11 Well-Behaved Dog for continuing students.
This class is for dogs 4 months of age or older.
We cover all basic commands. Sit, Stay, Down, Go To Your Mat, Come, Leave It, and walking on a loose leash are just to name a few. We will show you how to stop unwanted behaviors (chewing, jumping, biting) by teaching the dog what they should be doing instead.
Learn about structuring your home and your dog's life to acheive the best relationship. Learn about management tools to prevent unwanted behavior.
In Level 1, you will learn how to capture behavior and cue behavior. In level 2, you will learn about stimulus control over your cues ( sit, go to mat, etc) from Level 1. You will learn how to get more fluent behaviors. This means you can cue the behavior and get the behavior with
distractions, have a faster response to the cue, or get behavior with more precision.
One handler per dog in class but entire family welcome to attend
Well-behaved children over the age of 6 are welcome to attend. Any child under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. No more than 2 children per family allowed.
No out of control, aggressive, or wild dogs.
Great for people who have owned or trained dogs in the past.
If dogs are appropriate, off-leash supervised play partners will be introduced in the secure indoor facility at the end of class. Not all dogs will be allowed or required to do this.
Instructor/student ratio is 1:8.
Students are strongly encouraged to go on to LEVEL 11, Canine Good Citizen, Agility, or Real Life Manners. Any dog who has ever taken a basic Wags & Wiggles class is welcome to come to LEVEL 11. If your dog was trained at another facility, please contact the trainer to see if you dog is eligible for LEVEL 11.
$165/5 week class. Includes training packet, training pouch, clicker, & training collar.
Continuing Students: If you would like to continue your training after Level 1 but can't find a next level class that suits your schedule, we are providing a drop in service for $25. This means you can drop into any LEVEL 1 class for $25 to rework or further work your skills. YOU MUST CALL THE TRAINING OFFICE FIRST TO LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING. The instructor can provide you variations of the basic exercises to further improve your commands. This has benefited many students who want to continue training right away and then get into the next Level 11, CGC, or real life manners class once that class opens up.
