House Manners 1/23 - 3/13, 2023 Mon 5:30 p.m.

House Manners

January 23 – March 13, 2023
No Class February 20
Mondays at 5:30 p.m.

Instructor: Jacob Burnheimer

Prerequisite: Canine Manners, Surviving Adolescence, or an equivalent basic manners class. Students should be familiar with the basics of reward-based training. Your companion should have already been introduced to sit, down, stay, come, and leave it. These behaviors do not need to be perfect.

House Manners will help your dog put his best paw forward and develop polite behaviors in the home. We will cover the following specifically regarding situations commonly found during a dog’s day to day life:

Getting on and off furniture when asked
Not jumping on houseguests
Crating nicely (if needed)
Stay
Leave it
Waiting at doors
Not bolting from the car when the door is opened
Enrichment

Time will be left during each class to discuss common behavior issues such as:

Barking
Counter Surfing (stealing items from counters and tables)
Chewing
House Training (if needed)

We will not cover serious behavior issues that need more targeted assistance such as fearfulness of strangers or separation anxiety.

All classes are with dogs.

All dogs must be 6 months of age or older and current on vaccinations.

Seven-session, one-hour class in the second half of Smoky’s Training Center

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PET VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

All dogs must be current on the following vaccinations at least three days prior to their first class (protective titers also accepted):

Rabies: for all dogs ages 16 weeks and older, updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation)
Distemper/Parvo: updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation); puppies must have had at least two sets prior to class and by 16 weeks of age
Bordetella: updated every six months or annually (per your veterinarian's recommendation)

You or your veterinarian must provide proof of current vaccinations or protective titers on or before your pet’s first training class.

Send your veterinary records by email to gbirdnecklace@richmondspca.org, fax them to 804-521-0540 or bring printed copies to our humane center’s front desk. Please mark them to the attention of Gail Bird Necklace.

Vaccination waivers from your veterinarian should be sent by email to eholst-grubbe@richmondspca.org or faxed to 804-521-0540. Please mark them to the attention of Eileen Holst-Grubbe.

All waivers must be approved by our veterinarian and management team.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

We rarely cancel class due to inclement weather. If we're experiencing a significant weather event (snow, ice, etc.), we will make every effort to contact participants at least an hour and a half prior to class start time in the event that we have to cancel class.

CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY

Registrations that are cancelled seven or more days prior to the start of class will be refunded in full. Registrations cancelled with fewer than seven days notice will not be refunded and we will not offer credit toward future sessions for missed classes.

Questions about your training class? Check out our Training Class FAQs and Policies. See you in class!

House Manners

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