Eastern Suburbs Dog Training Club

Adult Dog Classes are suitable for dogs aged 6 months or older. The Club runs a 6 week programme for Adult Dogs Beginners, followed by automatic progression to Class 1. The Club runs further advanced classes, for which promotion tests must be passed for progression.

Adult Dog Beginner Class:

Exercises taught during the 6 week programme include:

• Club and Park Rules
• Heeling on lead
• Automatic Sits on lead
• Sit, Stand and Down on command - voice & hand signals
• Recall on Command
• Stays in Sit, Stand & Down position

These classes also cover socialisation, behavioural problems and dog care. At the end of the 6 week programme, there is automatic progression to Class 1.

Note: Dogs must be fully vaccinated before enrolling in classes. A current vaccination certificate must be provided when joining the Club.

Advanced Classes:

The Club runs classes for dogs that have completed our Adult Dog Beginner programme. Progression to Class 1 is automatic at the end of the 6 week beginner's programme. Progression to Classes 2, 3 and 4 is earned by passing promotion tests.

In addition to providing incrementally more challenging training, the advanced classes consolidate and perfect the training learned at lower levels, while continuing to offer opportunities for socialisation and stabilisation in increasingly more complex situations for the dog and handler.

Training objectives and promotion test requirements for each class include:

Class 1:

• Heel on loose lead, all turns at normal pace
• Automatic Sits
• Sit, Stand and Down on command - voice & hand signals
• Stand for Examination by Instructor
• Recall and Return to Heel around handler
• 30 second Sit and 1 minute Down Stays beside other dogs

Class 2:

• Heel on loose lead, all turns at all paces
• High standard automatic Sits
• Sit, Stand and Down on command
• Stand for Exam on 3 metre lead
• Recall and Return to Heel
• 1 minute Sit and 2 minute Down Stays
• Introduce Fetching Dumbbell on lead

Class 3:

• Heeling perfection, all paces, automatic Sits
• Heel off lead
• Sit, Stand and Down, all paces
• Stand for Exam off lead
• Recall off lead
• Return to heel from all positions
• 1 minute Sit and 3 minute Down Stays
• Fetching Dumbbell off lead
• Introduce Jumping on command

Class 4:

• All work for Novice Obedience Trialing & introducing Open Exercises
• Heeling perfection, all paces, automatic Sits
• Change of pace when Heeling
• Figure of 8 Heeling
• Automatic Sits
• Sit, Stand and Down on command
• Stand for Exam off lead
• 1 minute Sit and 3 minute Down Stays
• Introduce out-of-sight Stays
• Recall
• Introduce Drop-on-Recall - for dogs with Notice Title
• Fetching Dumbbell off lead
• Jumping on command
• Introduce Sit & Down signals from front

Beyond Class 4 the Club offers experienced Instructor and peer-to-peer assistance for handlers wishing to train their dogs for Open and Utility Dog Obedience Trialing.