BEHAVIOR TRAINING

• Basic Dog Training Classes

• Puppy Training Classes
• Out & About Classes
• Agility for Fun
• Canine Good Citizen Training
• Bully Breed Training
• Private Behavior Consultations
• Free Behavior Handouts
• Free Behavior Helpline

Basic Dog Training at The SPCA
Open to all dogs 5 months and older.  This class is not designed for dogs with aggression issues.  If you are experiencing aggression problems with your dog, please contact Amanda for private training. 

Intermediate Dog Training at The SPCA
Open to dogs 5 months and older who have already passed Basic Dog Training at The SPCA or have met with the Pet Behavior Specialist for permission to join the class

Puppy Kindergarten at The SPCA
Open to puppies 5 months and younger

START DATE:	Saturday, September 4 Saturday, October 9
DURATION:	5 weeks
TIME:	Saturdays: 9 am to 10 am
LOCATION:	SPCA Education Center
COST:	$90 Shelter Adoptees $100 General Public
REGISTER:	Call 831-373-2631 x222 or click here to register online
INFORMATION:	Be sure to bring a 4-6 foot leash and a flat collar for your dog.  Please, no choke chains, shock collars, or retractable leashes. Click here to see what you and your dog will learn in this class!

Out and About Dog Training
Have you ever said "my dog is perfect in class, but horrible on walks"?  This new class takes you and your dog into real-life situations to teach reliability despite the distractions of everyday life.  Classes take place at parks, trails, in town, or at shopping centers.  Open to dogs who have already passed Basic Dog Training at The SPCA or have met with the Pet Behavior Specialist for permission to join the class.  Please contact us for more information!

Agility for Fun Training Class
The SPCA's new Agility for Fun class lets you bond with your dog in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere.  Agility offers the reward of working as a team with your dog.  As your dog learns to negotiate jumps, weave poles, tunnels, seesaws, and other obstacles he also learns how to listen and focus on your lead.  Your dog will become more alert to your commands both in and out of class.

Bully Breeds Training Class
A special obedience training class just for pit bulls, boxers, rottweilers and other bully breeds and crosses five months and older.  The class will focus on basic commands, brush up on manners, and help present them as great ambassadors for their breeds.  This class is not designed for dogs with aggression issues.  If you are experiencing aggression problems with your dog, please contact Amanda for private training. 

Trails & Tails
Join The SPCA for Monterey County for a beautiful back country dog-training hike! The SPCA is offering an exciting new class that lets you explore nature, enjoy amazing scenery, and put to use all the great behaviors you’ve taught your dog.  The SPCA sits on over two hundred acres full of beautiful trails with views that let you enjoy all that Monterey County has to offer.  This new class offers a one or two hour hike where we walk, work on leash manners, and practice recall using long leads.  We will also experience first hand the motto “a tired dog is a good dog!”

During this group setting you and your dog will form lasting friendships while you exercise and socialize with other hikers and their pets.  Please join The SPCA for our exciting new Trails & Tails class!

Canine Good Citizen Training Class
This class helps prepare you and your dog to pass the Canine Good Citizen test.  Dogs must already have basic obedience.  The CGC tests the following: accepting a friendly stranger, sitting politely for petting, welcoming being groomed and examined, walking on a loose leash, walking through a crowd, sit and down on command and staying in place, coming when called, behaving politely around other dogs, reaction to distraction, and supervised separation.