All kinds of fun & great work at Best Paw Forward Inc.
Events
STARTING SCENT
Nose Fun for fun or competition nose work for your dog
Scent work's a popular new activity
Channels dog’s natural sniffing ability & desire to hunt
Fun for handlers
Easy way to build dog's confidence, focus
Nearly every dog can learn to successfully participate in Scent Work (even puppies & even dogs with social issues)
Learn how to
Encourage a distinct alert behavior (so your dog gives you obvious cues)
Teach dog to focus on target scent, ignore distractions
Recognize when your dog has found a target scent
Learn how scent movement affects dog’s hunting behavior
How to properly handle search odors, manage dog’s searching strategy
Same concepts can be transferred to Handler Discrimination for obedience competition & Scent Work.
$120 for 6 weeks
Jump for Joy: Physical Conditioning 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday workshops: May 26, June 30, July 28
Take one or more sessions
Small group class limited to 6 for individual attention
Focus on what you need right now & in the future
For show & performance dogs
Frustrated because your dog is dropping bars in agility?
Having trouble with heeling or jumps in rally & obedience?
Falling short in dock diving?
Develop body awareness, confident social skills
Supplement training & breeding programs with improved speed, strength, flexibility
Conformation dogs:
Better toplines
Effortless, clean gaiting
Improve reach & drive
Stack longer
Tips on how to safely return to normal activity after illness, surgery, injury
Fitness options when weather is not conducive to outdoor activity
Shed extra pounds
- agility
- obedience
- rally
- conformation
- dock diving
- field
- herding
- carting
- drafting
- weight pulls
- barn hunt
- And so much more
- etc.
Open & complete Seminar, Workshop or Event Registration Form below. Use Word or the free Google Doc.
Orientation
Orientation, Basic Manners or PuppyLove Week 1
Different time/day than the rest of your series. Makes it possible for you to start now!
Multiple days in Osteen, Tuesdays in DeLand
5:30 p.m. Mondays, 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays Osteen
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, DeLand
OTHER TIMES, DAYS AVAILABLE IN OSTEEN BY APPOINTMENT, including Wednesday mornings, Friday afternoons & evenings, Saturdays, occasional Sunday mornings.
Come with your dog, and take home tips and materials that start to improve your life with your pet starting today. We cover so much in class that you will be glad to have notes already written for you.
Open enrollment means you can start right away
No need to wait for a far-off start date!
Set up & confirm orientation appointment now. Orientation is your Week 1 class, with your dog, at a different time from regular class sessions.
Check calendar & events pages for extra orientation times & other fun activities. Register in advance in on-line store (forms on sign-up); e-mail bestpaw@bestpaw.com or call to confirm or set up other times.
Ready for a quick doggie attitude boost?
If your dog is annoying you in many ways:
For one week or more prior to your first class, or if you find his good behavior slipping for any reason (busy schedule, sabotage from friends or family, stressful time) it is helpful to hand feed your dog for doing simple obedience tricks or new fun skills like fetch or roll over.
Dole out a few pieces at a time of high-quality dry or specialty dog food (we are feeding our own dogs Orijen, Acana, Fromm and a few others, mostly grain-free) for paying attention to you in a polite way, or for learning or practicing his tricks, throughout the day & evening.
Give him his full ration of food without using the dog food bowl.
If you are limited in time at home due to your work hours or other responsibilities, do this just for the evening meal or whenever works for you.
This also helps a new dog bond to you faster. Dole it out a piece at a time or a handful at a time for doing useful tricks and demonstrating better manners.