Gold Ridge
Cognitive Canines
Group Class & Secure Field Rental
Schedule Changes Regularly
Want to try one of these sports one-on-one?- Private Sport Lessons (after initial consult) are $50 per single session, or $40 if you schedule/purchase 2 or more sessions!
Intro to Scent Detection Class
Discover a new outlet for your dog that enriches them mentally and also enhances their sensory experience. This class is designed to teach your pup how to identify a distinct scent. Your dog will learn how to use their nose effectively and develop their natural hunting instincts.
This class is perfect for dogs of all ages and sizes and can provide numerous benefits such as:
* Keeping your dog mentally stimulated and exercised
* Providing a fun and interactive way to bond with your dog
* Helping to reduce stress and anxiety in your dog
* Improving your dog's focus and concentration
*Enhancing your dog's natural abilities and instincts
Canine Soapbox
Well-exercised dogs are well-behaved dogs, and dog sport training includes the best of both worlds to physically and mentally fulfill them at the same time. Canine Soapbox is a new sport that involves an obstacle course designed to help dogs and their human partners learn essential communication skills. Additionally, the physical and mental challenges of the course will help keep dogs active, engaged, and mentally stimulated. This novel sport underscores the significance of vocal cues and manual gestures, creating an authentic assessment of the bond shared between a dog and its handler.
In Canine Soapbox, obstacle courses are designed to simulate real-life scenarios where dogs need to follow their owner's direction. Crafted in a challenging way that demands both physical and mental prowess from dogs, these obstacles serve as an exceptional tool for training and exercise. Each team will be graded on accuracy, speed, agility, and attitude. Canine Soapbox will also be taught with a new cognitive dog training system called P.R.E.S.T.O, which represents: Purpose, Relationship, Enrichment, Synergy, Timing, and Objective.
Educating and motivating all types of dog owners through a fun new sport should make a positive impact in many lives. Canine Soapbox will provide a fun and challenging activity for both the dog and human. It can help improve the bond between the two and provide an opportunity for the handler to build trust and confidence with their dog. It also provides a way for dogs to burn off excess energy and get the exercise they need to maintain good health.
Treibball Foundation Skills
Treibball is a competitive dog sport which originated in Germany and entered sanctioned competition in 2008. Treibball means "Ball Driving" and is a sport of distance skill and teamwork: the dog must gather and drive large exercise balls quickly into a soccer goal. Your dog will get great exercise and play an engaging game that builds handler focus and communication skills.
Agility
Join our Agility Fun Class, where you and your dog will acquire essential agility skills that exercise them both physically and mentally! These classes are in a light-hearted environment and will effectively tire your dog, while fostering a stronger bond through engaging in specific challenges and activities.
Canine Good Citizen
The Canine Good Citizen program, offered by the American Kennel Club (AKC), is excellent certification initiative that emphasizes good manners and responsible ownership in dogs. Through engaging classes, you and your dog will work together to master a 10-skill test that assesses your abilities in various simulated everyday situations. This test is crafted to be noncompetitive and relaxed, prioritizing the bond between and your dog while fostering a safe and joyful partnership!
GRC Dogsports
"Try it out"
"GRC Dogsports is a new breed of dog sport. It seeks to celebrate and test not only the dog’s gameness (G), but the relationship (R) with the handler, and the dog’s self control (C). Even though we are doing the drive events associated with the APBT (American Pit Bull Terrier), we are open to all breeds."
https://www.grcdogsports.com/intro
The sports include:
-Social Responsibility
- Slat Mill Race
- Weight Pull
- Wall Climb
- Spring Pole
Canine Cognition Assesments
Discover even more about the dog in front of you!
Explore how your dog problem solves through cognition testing (brain games) to enhance your understanding and communication skills with your dog!
These Cognition tests help you learn information about your dog such as:
- how strong or reliant they are on memory
- what type of problem solver they are
- how quickly do they make inferences
- do they easily follow gestural communication
Gather information to help boost your training sessions, pursue specific careers/sports, or simply to have fun while learning more about your canine companion!
Due to time and space, we will be offering these cognitive assessment games for up to 5 dogs. Test results will be analyzed and discussed in class.