PETSMART - Beginner Puppy Traing...
class 1 of 6: sit, watch-me...
class # 2 of 6: sit-and-greet, loose-leash-walking
class # 3 of 6: leave-it, down
class # 4 of 6: test, stay, come
class 5 of 6: heel-meet, shake...
class 6 of 6: Graduation
 - Sit before Entering, Loose-Leash-Walk with Sit & Greet
 - Loose-Leash-Walk with Leave-it, Sit-Down-Sit-Shake
 - "talking" ...roof,bark,ruff,Coolege?

PETSMART - Intermediate Puppy Traing...
class 1 of 6: Sit with distractions, Heel part 1
class 2 of 6: Heel part 2, Come with distractions, Sit-Down-Stay...
 - LOOSE LEASH WALK with HEEL ("SIX")
 - "COME" with distractions (treats on floor, stuffed animals with treats)...
class 3 of 6: Wait, Heel with right & left turn, On-Your-Bed...
class 4 of 6: Stay with distractions, On-Your-Bed with distance, Spin...
 - right turn, left turn
class 5 of 6: On-Your-Bed with distance,duration,distraction, Heel
& Loose-Leash Walking, Stay with distance,duration,distraction...
all four on beds in close quarters... stay???...
class 6 of 6: Test...

PETSMART - Advanced Puppy Traing...
class 1 of 6: Meet & Greet, Accepting a Friendly Stranger, Touch (nose only)...
 - Touch (the lid with nose only)
 - Touch (a person's palm held out)
class 2 of 6: Loose-Leash Walking, Return to Heel, Heel ("SIX" for Penny) through a Crowd...
 - LEAVE-IT with REALLY tempting cookies...
   - now there is 1... and 2... and 3...
class 3 of 6: Come When Called (& sit at stop), Reaction to Another Dog, Stand...
 - "UP"
 - doggie push-ups (sit-down-up-sit-down-up-...)
goal will be Stand with Wait (without sitting)...
class 4 of 6: Loose Leash Walking (2 by 2), Supervised Separations, Appearance & Grooming...
 - LEAVE IT with those REALLY desirable cookies...
   - "smell it?"... ooooo, she REALLY wants it!!!
class 5 of 6: Reaction to Distractions, Stand/Stay...
 - (Stay with) reaction to distractions...
   - a noisy cart rolls by
   - drop a large stainless steel food bowl on the concrete floor...
 - Stay... while owner(s) disappear for a while...
class 6 of 6: Stay with Distance & Distractions...
 - Meet friend - "can I pet your dog"...
 - Meet friend w/another dog...
 - graduation ceremony

PETSMART - Advanced Puppy Traing...
class 7 of 6: Americal Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test...
#1 Accepting a friendly stranger (Krystal was the "friendly stranger")
 - Friend approaches, shakes hand, leaves...
#2 sit politely for petting
 - "Can I pet your dog?"...
#3 appearance anad grooming (use brush)...
 - then examine dogs ears, mouth (teeth) and both front paws
#4 Out for a walk
 - forward, left turn, right turn, forward, stop (sit), pause, forward, U-Turn,...
   forward, stop (sit)...
#5 Walking through a crowd
 - Walking through a crowd...
 - Penny walks through a crowd "on my 'SIX'"...
#6 Sit and down and stay in place
 - be able to walk casually away from dog and go 20 feet and return
#7 Come when called (handler goes 10 feet away and calls dog to come)
#8 Reaction to another dog
 - Meeting a friend who has a dog...
#9 Reaction to a distraction (sound and visual distraction)
 - Reaction to distraction - loud cart rolling by... and...
 - Reaction to a loud noise - plastic bin (on cart) w/empty can dropped on floor...
#10 Supervised Separation
 - 3 minute separation...

PETSMART - Click-A-Trick Classes
- HAT
- HIGH-FIVE
- WAVE
- CRAWL
- flash cards: SIT, DOWN, UP, BOW
- aROUND (counter-clockwise around object pointed to)
- Roun-DUH (clockwise around object pointed to)
- BACK UP
- THERE (foot onto object pointed to (THAT WAS EASY)
- CATCH
- RIGHT TURN (motion with hand to SPIN clockwise)
- LEFT TURN (motion with hand to SPIN counter-clockwise)
- RIGHT TURN (loose leash walking, turning right)
- LEFT TURN (loose leash walking, turning left)
- HOOP (walk through hoop)
- BANG! (play dead (check for dead))
- HIDE (...your face, like under a pillow)
- WEAVE... from behind, go between handler's legs, handler takes a step, repeat, repeat, etc.
- TOUCH (with your nose)
- PAW (with your paw)...


ADDITIONAL GAMES
- get the ball / bring me the ball
- bottle (touch the bottle with your nose)

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