DK9C Services

 

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More Information On DK9C Workshops

 

Jumping Clinic

Does your dog jump all over your guests when coming into your home? Does your dog jump on you when coming home? Then this workshop is for you! Understanding why dogs jump up for greeting and how to get rid of that pesky behavior!

Topics Covered:

·         Teaching manners at the door and greeting new people

·         Understanding jumping behaviors and learn how to deal with them

·         Teaching place and understanding how it works

·         What to do when company comes over if they do not like dogs .....and more!!!

Costs: $30.00/person with dog OR $10.00 each per spectator

This workshop is 1 hour. 

Date : TBA

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Kids and Dogs Clinic

Raising kids and dogs can be a challenge! Full of ups and downs, with moments of frustration and discouragement. Kids and dogs class is designed to help the bond between your child and their new found fur friend, teaching boundaries and fun training tools along the way.

This class is designed for kids to be the main handlers, with adult supervision close by.

Class format:

• Teaching kids not to be chew toys

• Decrease jumping behaviors

• Bonding with come when called training exercises

• Training sits and eye contact

• Proper food bowl exercises eliminating caution puppies while eating

• Training kids for basic puppy information such as: keeping kids items off the floor for puppies to chew on, bedroom door must be closed and be like a tree program.

• Teaching kids how to pet and approach a dog properly

• Games at the end of every class such as musical chairs with their dogs, puppy kisses and so much more.

• All classes are with the dog and child.

• This class is a 1 1/2 hour training class with a 10 minutes break (for potty for the dogs)

• Class size is limited to 6 dogs.

 Cost for this 1 1/2 hour training class is $45.00

Date : TBA

Pet Partner

pet therapy classes and evaluations

Pet Partners’ mission is to improve human health and well-being through the human-animal bond.

Pet Partners, formerly known as the Delta Society, is the national leader in demonstrating and promoting the health and wellness benefits of animal-assisted interventions. Since the organization’s inception in 1977, the science proving these benefits has become indisputable. With more than 13,000 registered teams making more than 3 million visits annually, Pet Partners serves as the nation’s most prestigious nonprofit registering handlers of multiple species as volunteer teams. Pet Partners teams visit with patients in recovery, people with intellectual disabilities, seniors living with Alzheimer’s, students, veterans with PTSD, and those approaching end of life, improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond. With the recent release of its Standards of Practice for Animal-Assisted Interventions and international expansion, Pet Partners is globally recognized as the industry gold standard.

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Interested in Therapy Team Work

Here are some great links for more information:

 

WHO WE ARE

https://petpartners.org/about-us/who-we-are/

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HOW OUR PROGRAMS ARE DIFFERENT

https://petpartners.org/about-us/our-programs-different/

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BECOME A PET PARTNER ADVOCATE

https://petpartners.org/act/advocacy/

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HOW TO START VOLUNTEERING (USA & CANADA)

https://petpartners.org/volunteer/volunteer-with-pet-partners/

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Della Burkitt has completed and passed all of her online and person to person evaluation (Completed at Gas City Dog Club with Pet Partners by Tedd Rosenfeld, Program Manager) to become a Pet Partners Pet Therapy Team Evaluator. This is super excited to start this next chapter for Della's K9 Connection with Therapy Dog classes and evaluations! 

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If you interested in learning more of what this program is about please check out Pet Partners website!