All kinds of fun & great work at Best Paw Forward Inc.
Events
K9 Fitness Challlenge
- https://bestpaw.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fk9-fitness-challenge-for-fun-performance-sports-conformation to reserve your spot!
Improve your dog’s speed, strength, flexibility and body awareness to more safely and accurately perform in your chosen sports
Provide safe, low-impact interactions for your puppy to develop body awareness and confident social skills
Make your conformation dog’s topline firmer, improve his reach and drive, help her comfortably and easily stack longer in the show ring
Maintain or increase your senior dog’s joint stability and function, improve your dog’s quality of life after being diagnosed with a degenerative disease and/or safely return your dog to normal activity after surgery
Fitness options when the weather is not conducive to outdoor activities
Help your dog shed those extra pounds
6-week K9 Fitness Challenge began in 6 p.m. Thurs. sessions March 7.
Small group class; limited registration
- Focus on core exercises to benefit every dog at any age
- Additional exercises adapted to each dog’s specific needs based on dog’s fitness/medical history & handler’s goals
- Weekly foundation exercises for home practice provided
- Evaluation of dog’s progress
- Learn next steps for progress in show, agility, strength & fitness, body awareness
E-mail bestpaw@bestpaw.com or call 407-321-1006 for upcoming session dates.
Beginning Scent Work
6 week series
Register at:
https://bestpaw.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fbeginner-scent-work
Starting Scent session, limited to 6 students plus class helpers
began 7 p.m. Thursdays on March 7
Scent Work -- 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 & dogs with social issues)
Encourage a distinct alert behavior
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 and Scent Work.
$120 for 6 weeks
E-mail bestpaw@bestpaw.com or call 407-321-1006 for upcoming session dates.
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 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 higg-quality dry or specialty dog food (we are feeding our own dogs Orijen, Acana, Fromm and a few others, mostly grain-free) for paying you attention 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.