Group Training Classes

Our Advanced Team Class covers skills necessary for success in Advanced Nose Work 3 and Elite levels of competition. These classes are held at K-9 Coach and other training environments, including parks, schools, and other locations throughout Smyrna. Competing is not a prerequisite for this class.

This class takes our skills for success in beginning competition and tests them in training environments such as parks and various other locations throughout the Smyrna area. All dogs should be trained on all three target odors of Birch, Anise, and Clove.

Want to have fun with your dog and wear them out too? Maybe get them a couple of titles along the way? This AKC Sanctioned open enrollment class will allow you and your dog to work towards titles with a wide variety of tricks for puppies and dogs of all ages, shapes, and sizes.

Developed by the AKC, S.T.A.R. is an owner incentive program designed to get owners off to the right start by attending a qualified puppy class. This class is open to puppies between 5 months and one year of age (at the time of graduation). All dogs need the program's necessary components, including Socialization, Training, Activity, and a Responsible owner to pass and achieve their certification. Evaluators for AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy must be AKC-Approved Canine Good Citizen Evaluators.

Our award-winning Basic Obedience Class is designed to introduce you and your dog to beginning obedience, including socialization and basic commands such as come, sit, down, stay, heel, off, and more. The class also addresses common behavioral issues like housebreaking, jumping, chewing, mouthing, barking, etc.

Our award-winning Intermediate Obedience Class focuses on distractions, long down and sit stays, come, and focused heeling for those wanting to improve their dog's obedience beyond the basics. This class is taught partially off-leash and is inappropriate for aggressive or reactive dogs.

For all dogs preparing for all levels of Nosework Competition. Includes mock trial experiences, developing formal alerts, searching in different environments, overcoming training obstacles, and more. Limited to six working teams.

This class introduces all teams to competition-sanctioned odors. Begin working on fluency in all four elements of odor, including interiors, exteriors, vehicles, and containers. This class is for teams looking to compete in the sport of nosework as an ORT or NW1.

This class is designed to introduce you and your dog to the fun world of agility including chutes, A-frame, tire jump, etc. Chutes and Ladders requires basic off-leash obedience. This class is taught by our AKC Titled Agility Instructor but is JUST FOR FUN and is not a preparation for competition agility.

This course is for those who have mastered the skills of our 101 class and who want to proceed with their agility instruction. Taught by our Sports Instructor, this course consists of control and performance skills and confidence building on obstacles, course running and handler techniques, jump work, weave poles, body awareness skills, and more!