Four students and their canine companions graduated from a 7-week dog obedience course offered to them after school hours. The purpose of this class is for students to learn techniques involving luring, positive and negative reinforcement in order to teach a dog to respond to basic obedience commands. Students also chose a fun trick to have their dog perform on the night of graduation. Anna the Yorkie gave an enthusiastic high-five. Bailey the Cocker did an army crawl through a tunnel fashioned out of a cardboard box. Willow this terrier mix jumped through a hoop. Most impressive was Poppy, the balloon popping Bichon who had to jump in a box to be rewarded with balloons to pop! This class is offered free of charge to the students. Tuition at other dog training schools is usually $120.00 for a similar program. All students received a graduation certificate indicating their level of competencies achieved.
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