Specialized
Training Programs
Obedience Training
Natural Bond prides itself on using Non abusive success driven
training methods while teaching you to teach your puppy or dog.
We help you to develop the skills you will need to cope with problems
that arise through out your dogs’ life. Giving you the knowledge
and understanding of canine behaviour and learning methods to be
successful in shaping your companions behaviour.
We give you in-depth and useful information you can apply again
and again in any situation that arises with your dog, not just repetitive
motions to make your dog do a physical action while in the training
center.
These are practical skills you can use in real life situations,
skills to show you how to develop a thinking dog one that works
with you not against you.
Puppy Play Class the
Natural Way
(for puppies 10 weeks to 5 months) 6 weeks
- What mama knew and you should too. The natural way to raise
a puppy
- Learn to teach and shape your puppy’s behaviour the natural
way
- Socialize your puppy, while he/she learns doggie manners
- Learn about successful house breaking and crate training
- Building a strong foundation
- Begin to teach your puppy basic commands in non aggressive non-punitive
methods (sit, stay, off, down, lets go and free)
- Learn about voice, praise and operant conditioning VS correction
training
- Understanding natural barriers and how they affect leadership
- Begin to develop your leadership skills and role
- Beginning food refusal (leave it)
- Break the chewing cycle
- The importance of play
Your puppy must have it’s second set of vaccinations for this class
unless you are having private in home lessons. Proof of vaccinations
must be brought to registration class. All puppies must be on leash
with a flat buckle collar, no training collars are to be used in
this class. Six-foot leash is preferable made of leather or nylon.
No chain link leads please. Instructor will provide an equipment
list and or supplies to bring to each class the week prior as well
as any written material for home study or use.
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Natural Bond Level One Program
(for puppies 4 Months +) 8 weeks
- Working and developing voice control
- Setting up for success
- Developing strong leadership status
- Leash control and work
- Walk on loose leash
- Come when called (Recall)
- Sit
- Stay
- Down
- Continued proofing of leave it command
- The M.O.S.T you need to remember the four enemies fighting for
your dogs attention
Your puppy must have it’s final set of vaccinations for this class.
Proof of vaccinations must be brought to registration class. All
puppies must be on leash with a flat buckle collar for the first
class Instructor will advise for the collar type for each individual
puppy in the first class. Six-foot leash made of leather or nylon
is preferable. No chain link leads please. Instructor will provide
an equipment list and or supplies to bring to each class the week
prior as well as any written material for home study or use. Please
if your female is in heat or comes into heat during class advise
he instructor so you can attend a different session. No in Season
females accepted to class.
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Natural Bond Level Two Program
(with successful advancement from NB level One Program)
9 weeks
- Learning theory, canine 101, how they learn
- Continuation of all commands from level one class adding in
longer time expectation and distractions
- Front
- Swing
- Beginning precision heeling
- Stay Fast (developing strong stay work)
- Problem solving, nipping it in the bud
- Long Down with distractions
- Meet ‘n’ greet (how to keep control over your dog when meeting
people and other canines
- Countdown to success
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Natural Bond Level Three
Program
(with successful advancement from NB level Two Program)
9 weeks
- Working all commands off leash
- Down in motion
- Stay while owner is out of site
- Plateau Blues
- Precision - tightening up the work
- Overthrowing the government (dealing with those teenage dominance
behaviours)
- Keeping pack leader status
- Sending your dog
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Natural Bond Advanced
Skills Development Program
(With successful advancement from NB level Three
Program or testing of skills level) open-ended classes
Skills developed in this program are geared to the desires of the
participant. They can include the skills needed for Agility, Scent
and article Discrimination, Competition level Obedience, Casting
for commercials or Specific Base Skills levelled at Assistance Dogs,
Therapy Dogs, or individual needs.
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Behaviour Modification
(No age or time frame for this course it is geared
to needs and is open ended private instruction)
We offer a non-abusive practical program individually formulated
to your dogs needs. We work to condition or desensitize your dog's
behavioural problems in safe, practical and humane methods that
you will be able to use on a day-to-day basis. These are methods
that you can work into your daily life. These are some of the behaviour
issues we can help you work on:
- Human or animal aggression, resource guarding, dominance challenging
(including biting)
- Separation anxiety
- Fear reactions
- Excessive barking
- House-soiling submissive urination
- Running away/ escaping
- Challenging commands, and more...
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Puppy Pavement Pounders
(With successful advancement from at least NB
level Program or testing of skills level) 6 weeks)
This 6 one hour class course offers you the opportunity to work
on practical skills out in the community. For those of you who have
some difficulty managing your dogs' behaviour in public this is
a great opportunity to cover those issues with the help and guidance
of one of our canine behaviour specialists. Each session will be
in a different location in the community. Suggestions for locations
are taken from the group at the first class so you have the opportunity
to gear this class to your needs and problem areas. Under the guidance
of our trainers you will be able to challenge your dogs already
good class room skills or work on behaviour issues that arise while
in the community. Traffic problems, other dogs, stopping at curbs,
ball fetishes in the park are just a few of the issues that this
class will help solve.
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Total Recall
(No level requirement for this clinic it is three
one-hour sessions)
Teach your dog solid, snappy, reliable recall (come when called
sitting directly in front or you). For those wishing to shape and
improve the speed or accuracy of the recall or for those who are
having recall problems this course is a must. It will include drop
on command.
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Natural Bond offers the following additional
services
New puppy/dog owners "Getting Started" Orientation - this
two hour in home session is essential to any first time puppy owners
and will benefit even those who have had puppies in the past. In
this session we will cover the following topics and answer your
puppy questions:
- Where will your puppy sleep?
- Canine learning theory and building blocks
- Setting up the training process for success
- Developmental stages in puppies, when they occur and how they
affect you puppy's learning
- Some taboo's of puppy training
- What is voice modulation and why do we need it
- Pack Leadership is for the dogs!
- Latent Learning…is there such a thing?
- House breaking made easy
- You want me to WHAT… the umbilical cord method
- Basic maintenance and puppy care and puppy proofing
Natural Bond offers free "Getting Started" puppy orientations
at your clinic to your new puppy clients. (You need to have a Space
available that can hold up to six people).
We offer breeders the same free "Getting Started" puppy orientations
for litters and new owners within a one-hour radius of Penetanguishene,
ON; this covers a fair amount of the Simcoe County Area.
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C.G.C (U.S.A - Canine Good Citizen) or
C.G.N (Canada - Canine Good Neighbour)
(No prerequisite is necessary for entry in
to the training class, however ability to pass is based on skills
level. For testing the dog must be capable of fulfilling ALL required
Test Procedures)
We offer classes in C.G.C. or C.G.N. including evaluation then
submission for your certification.
The purpose of the Canine Good Citizen® Program is to ensure that
our favourite companion, the dog, can be a respected member of the
community. To receive the CGC certificate, dogs take the 10 item
Canine Good Citizen® Test. Items on the test include:
CGC Test Procedures and acquired training or knowledge
Test Item 1: Accepting a friendly stranger
Test Item 2: Sitting politely for petting
Test Item 3: Appearance and grooming
Test Item 4: Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
Test Item 5: Walking through a crowd
Test Item 6: Sit and down on command - staying in place
Test Item 7: Coming when called
Test Item 8: Reaction to another dog
Test Item 9: Reaction to distraction
Test Item 10: Supervised separation
Equipment:
All tests must be performed on leash. Dogs should wear well-fitting
buckle or slip collars made of leather, fabric, or chain. Special
training collars such as pinch collars, head halters, etc. are not
permitted in the CGC test. We recognize that special training collars
may be very useful tools for beginning dog trainers, however, we
feel that dogs are ready to take the CGC test at the point at which
they are transitioned to regular collars.
The evaluator supplies a 20-foot lead for the test. The owner/handler
should bring written proof of rabies vaccines and the dog's brush
or comb to the test.
Encouragement:
Owners/handlers may use praise and encouragement throughout the
test. The owner may pet the dog between exercises. Food and treats
are not permitted during testing, nor is the use of toys, squeaky
toys, etc. to get the dog to do something. We recognize that food
and toys may provide valuable reinforcement or encouragement during
the training process but these items should not be used during the
test.
Failures:
Dismissals Any dog that eliminates during testing must be marked
failed. The only exception to this rule is that elimination is allowable
in test Item 10, but only when test Item 10 is held outdoors.
Any dog that growls, snaps, bites, attacks, or attempts to attack
a person or another dog is not a good citizen and must be dismissed
from the test.
The Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbour program identifies
and rewards responsible and caring owners and their canine partners.
The purpose of the Canine Good Neighbour Program test is to ensure
that one of our most favoured companions, the dog, is accepted as
a valued member of the community. Canine Good Neighbours can be
counted on to present good manners at home, in public places and
in the presence of other dogs.
The program embraces both purebred and mixed-breed dogs and has
been created to assist canine owners combat anti-dog sentiments
which often target dogs as a whole. Additionally, the program enhances
community awareness of responsible dog ownership and the benefits
associated with dog ownership.
Canine Good Neighbour training is fun, rewarding, and useful. It
can enable owners to achieve a better relationship with their dogs.
The test is not a competition calling for precision performance
by the handler and dog. Rather, it's assesses the handler and dog's
relationship together with the handler's ability to control the
dog.
Dogs are evaluated on their ability to perform basic exercises
as well as their ability to demonstrate good manners in everyday
situations.
The Canadian Kennel Club encourages all dog owners to participate
in this program, thereby ensuring that our beloved canines are welcomed
and respected members of the community
C.G.C. Test Procedures and acquired training
or knowledge:
Test 1 - Accepting a Friendly Stranger.
Test 2 - Politely Accepts Petting.
Test 3 - Appearance and Grooming.
Test 4 - Out For a Walk. This test demonstrates that the
handler is in control of the dog walking on a loose leash.
Test 5 - Walking Through a Crowd.
Test 6 - Sit/Down on Command & Stay in Place (on a long
line)..
Test 7 - Come When Called (on a long line).
Test 8 - Praise/Interaction. This test demonstrates that
the dog can be easily calmed following a play session or praise.
Test 9 - Reaction to a Passing Dog.
Test 10 - Reaction to Distractions.
Test 11 - Supervised Isolation.
Test 12 - Walking Through a Door/Gate.
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Narcotics Detection Training
At Natural Bond we train your dog if it tests out appropriately
or we will locate you the dog that will suit your specific needs.
We have available dogs in Labrador Retrievers, Malinois, Dutch Shepard's
and German Shepherds Dogs.
We work will with both Police and Civilian handlers (if qualified).
We train Narcotics Detection using passive and aggressive alerts.
Our average detention dogs will indicate on marijuana, cocaine,
crack cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.
We will train your dog to do an aggressive or passive alert as
you indicate you require.
We also train Private Detection Dogs (for security, businesses,
schools, bars, airports) and can train your dog to detect firearms
and powders (black/flash/smokeless) for searches in schools and
industry.
Your dog will be certified and tested out as part of the package.
Cost varies dependant on the dog, training situation and needs.
E-mail us to discuss options.
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EOD Training
We offer training in E.O.D (explosive ordinance device) using;
K-9 Trace NESTT Explosive Training Materials Non-hazardous
Explosives for Security Training & Testing- this is not pseudo it
is the real thing without the risks. All E.O.D. dogs are trained
in passive alert. Cost varies dependant on the dog, training situation
and needs. E-mail us to discuss options.
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Accelerant Detection Training
Accelerant detection dogs are becoming widely used by insurance
adjusters and fire departments alike. The value of a highly skilled
accelerant dog is more apparent in the current world climate than
it has ever in the past and they are rapidly proving themselves
to be a valuable asset to the arson investigator. Accelerant Detection
Dogs are being used more each year by arson investigators as well
as private companies who do investigations for insurance fraud and
claims.
The use of an arson dogs will help determine if accelerants were
used in a fire and reduces the number of samples that need to be
collected and tested; saving time and money.
Natural Bond trains all Accelerant Detection Dogs to work around
physical obstacles including debris, hazards and unstable building
masses. They discriminate between the scents of various accelerants
used to set fires. Our accelerant dogs are trained in passive alert,
i.e., to sit on or lay the odour, so they don't disturb any evidence
at the scene. Accelerant dogs are trained to discriminate the scent
of hydrocarbons, the substance most commonly found at an arson fire
scene. Substances include:
- Gasoline
- Lighter fluid
- Charcoal starter
- Diesel
- Kerosene
- Acetone
- Coleman fuel
- Alcohol
- Brake fluid
- Paint thinner
- Turpentine
- Naptha
When you pick up your Accelerant Detection Dog it will be fully
trained and tested out on all of the twelve-accelerant scents. Natural
Bond puts each dog through a minimum of 16 weeks extensive training.
We make every endeavour ensure each training simulation scenario
is as realistic as possible. Once the dog has completed training
and we believe it to be ready for step two (working with your handler),
your handler will go through an comprehensive handling course with
his new partner. The price of the dog includes the two-week handler
course.
Each handler attending the course must earn in order for the team
to pass, the evaluation and certification is based on the team not
the dog. However, any handler desiring extra training time will
be given that time at no additional charge. After the handler's
course, we will guarantee the dog for six months and any refresher
training or updating will be offered at no charge to the team for
that time as long as it is relevant to the initial training the
dog team was certified under.
If the handler is actively working and doing proper upkeep training
with the dog they should not see any problem in this 6-month time
period. If a problem should arise in that time frame, and we determine
the dog unable to be re-trained, will replace it with another dog
of equal value and training. This does not include injury or death
on the job.
We have the following breeds available for Accelerant Detection:
- Labrador Retrievers
- Belgian Malinois
- German and Shepherds Dutch Shepherds
- Beagles
Cost of Accelerant detection dogs' range from $4,000.00 to $8,000.00
depending on the dog used and requirements of the client. E-mail
or call us to discuss options.
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Personal Protection Training
You dog can be a loving family pet that eagerly greets family members
and friends and also be a protective well-trained PPD. We do not
train people in PPD or Protection work we train the dog and then
require the person to attend a two-week handler course.
We do not offer this training to everyone and evaluation will be
made prior to agreeing to train a PPD for you.
At Natural Bond we will train your dog if it tests out appropriately
or we will locate you the dog that will suit your specific needs
and train it. Cost varies dependent on dog, time and needs of the
client e-mail us to further discuss options.
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Tracking trailing Dogs
At Natural Bond we will train your dog if it tests out appropriately
or we will locate you the dog that will suit your specific needs
and train it.
Whether for competition or work, we can help you accomplish your
goal of owning a well-trained effecting tracking/trailing dog. We
do offer Disaster Search training and can also train the dog in
Cadaver Detection, building search or area search.
We also can obtain for you a pre-trained certified evidence search
dog from the USA or Holland.
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Security Patrol Dogs Training
We train Security patrol Dual or single purpose dogs. We offer
handler and /or canine training including tactical handling of a
security dog in the field. Cost varies dependent on dog, time and
needs of the client e-mail us to further discuss options.
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Assistance Dog Skills Training
(Hearing, Seizure Response, Mobility/Service)
We offer training and assistance with handler training if the person
wishes to owner train their dog. We offer weekly handler classes
for the above Assistance Dogs. We also have a solid and proven assistance
dog line of Labradors and Golden retrievers available.
We have an assistance dog geared puppy training manual coming out
in the Spring of 2003. "Barking up the right tree." And the companion
follow up manual for Mobility assistance and Seizure Assist "Partners
in Freedom" e-mail us for more details.
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2003 Natural Bond Labrador. All rights reserved.
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