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Check out Andrea's ongoing puppy classes below.

Andrea Bratt Frick has a lifelong love of animals of all kinds. Clicker training utilizes her empathy and understanding of animals to create a unique and effective method of communicating with them.

Andrea is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and an associate member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She teaches classes for recently adopted shelter dogs for K9PALS. Her current interests are training shelter dogs to make them more adoptable and coaching people to train their own assistant dogs. Andrea also volunteers at Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter (BUNS) where she clicker trains shelter rabbits and teaches rabbit care and training classes. She has been a guest speaker at ClickerExpo, sharing her rabbit training expertise. Andrea expands her dog training knowledge by attending seminars and continually searching out books and articles on animal training and behavior.

"Clicker training establishes a clear and consistent method for communicating with dogs. Once they understand the meaning of the clicker, it is remarkable how fast they learn and how eager they are to train. I can take your specific goals and create a custom training plan that meets your needs and your dog's."

Dog training for puppies and adult dogs is available in the Santa Barbara area. Private lessons tailored to your specific needs are also available.

ANDREA'S CLASSES

Level 1 CGC Basic Obedience Class
Join us for this fun training class and learn important obedience skills needed for the Canine Good Citizen test. This is a 6 week class.
Limit: 8 dogs.

Puppy Class This is an ongoing series of 6 one hour classes that can be taken in any order within 10 weeks of starting. Come train and socialize with us while learning about how to raise healthy puppies.
8 puppies maximum.

Beyond Basics Training Class This is a fun class for dogs that have some basic obedience skills. We will be learning foundations skills for Agility, Rally, Canine Musical Freestyle and some skills needed to pass the Canine Good Citizens test or Therapy Dog test. The cost is $150 for 6 weeks. Limit 5 dogs per class.

NEW! PUPS ON THE GO CLASS This is a class for dogs 4 months to 1 year. The pups need to have some basic obedience skills to join. We will be working on life skills out in the real world as well as in a group class environment. Enroll now! Limit: 6 dogs.

Since people are busy and puppies develop so fast, I have designed a series of six classes that can be taken in any order. New people with puppies don’t have to wait for a new class to begin. They can join in at anytime once they have taken an orientation class. If you miss a class or two, you can make it up any time it is taught again, within 10 weeks. If you wish to repeat one or more classes, you may do so at a discounted drop in rate as long as there is space available that week. Please call me or email me to let me know if you won’t be able to make it to a class. There may be someone needing to make up a class who can use your spot.

Important skills like attention, polite greetings, hand targeting and accepting being handled will be presented every class. The puppies will be able to socialize every class.

Many important behaviors and concepts will be repeated throughout the class so don’t worry if you missed something in class, it will most likely be repeated. Dogs and people learn better when they can review and practice a skill several times.

Bring your puppy on a regular 6’ leash (no flexi leads) and flat collar or harness. Make sure your puppy has not had a huge meal right before class and isn’t too tired. We will be feeding them in class so if your puppy is slightly hungry it makes training easier. You may also bring a favorite toy or chew item (kongs are good) to help motivate your dog or keep its attention.

Please let us know if your puppy is on a special diet, or is uncomfortable with any exercises. If you don’t want your puppy to learn a behavior, or if your puppy has any other issues just let us know (and keep reminding us if necessary.) We want you and your puppy to be relaxed and comfortable so that you will both have fun learning together.

Keep in mind that all dogs and people learn at their own pace. As long as you and your dog are learning and having fun together, you are successfully training. Training is an ongoing life-long process that can enhance your relationship and communication with your dog. Enjoy the process as much as you enjoy reaching your training goals.

Please read the first 80 pages in our class book “Click ’n Connect”. Pay close attention to the section on socialization on page 70. Make sure your puppy has lots of positive experiences by the time he is 16-20 weeks old. There will be reading assignments as well as homework each week for you to practice.

Andrea Bratt Frick www.K9sBehave.com

708-1418 fuzzfarm1@cox.net

K9s Behave