Dear Dog Friends

Don’t Miss the Therapy Dog Training Class Nov. 13th 2008!

Therapy Dog Training Class focuses on obedience training and nursing home pet visiting etiquette'. This training is held in a nursing with access to residents rooms, day rooms, lobby, nursing stations, other animals, residents, family members, staff. It is taught in a operating nursing home. These classes are an excellent means for training your pet to become a Certified Therapy Dog. This class offers the opportunity to see if Nursing Home visits is right for the dog and or for the owner. This class is 45 minutes in duration half of which is obedience work.

Therapy Dog Training Class offers canine exposure to unique situations that even a well seasoned trained dog may not understand. We teach the dogs to accept never before heard noises such as Call Lights, Alarms, Buzzers and sometimes noisy patients. The dogs have further exposure to adaptive equipment wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, mop buckets, pill carts, laundry bins, hospital beds and rails, oxygen machines etc.... Some dogs have to learn that everyone that passes by does not want to pet them, thus, dogs learn self control. It is a fun class even if you do not aspire to Therapy Dog Work, many people enjoy the Therapy Dog Classes as it offers an excellent source of human socialization and natural distraction training that ultimately creates a well mannered, reliably, trained pet.

Trying to train your dog can be overwhelming. With so many books and techniques, it's hard to decide how to begin. Our training is based on many different styles positive reinforcement, luring and, compulsion. It is simple program that you and your family can follow easily. We even provide a simple to follow training manual for every class. We do a great job of making dog training feel easy. We will point you in the right direction and also fine tune your skills. Our renowned puppy and dog classes emphasize the importance of the prevention of common behavior problems by placing equal focus on both early temperament and good manners training. All classes advocate easy, effective, and, above all, enjoyable teaching methods that all family members can master, even children. The primary goal of our beginner obedience classes is to produce willingly compliant, well-mannered, easily handle-able dogs and puppies.

If you can’t fit a 7 week training class into your schedule we offer the same great training services in the comfort of your home…Yes, we make house calls !

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Class Chart for the Fall Session
Please Note that a Nylon Training Collar and a Six Foot Leash is Included in the cost of Beginner Obedience Classes
In addition there will be no classes on Thanksgiving

It seemed that everyone we talked with; the vet, groomer, kennel, friends with dogs, all had the same name to offer – ‘Claire Silver, she’s the best’. So on August 2nd Claire came to our home to give Rudy his first lesson. We liked Claire right from the start. We were impressed with her friendly manner, her level of professionalism and her no-nonsense approach to training. Rudy responded to her right off and we got a glimpse of what he was really capable of. That day, it was us that really got the lesson with Claire. We signed up for her beginner obedience training class. To read the rest of Rudy's Story - click here.

A well-trained pet can only be achieved through obedience work. A trained dog becomes a cherished family member who benefits from the rights and privileges that come from being reliably well-behaved. Let Claire Silver Dog Obedience help you and your dog.

Dogs are social creatures that thrive on human interaction. As such, a well-trained pet is more likely to:

• live in the home;
• be included in family vacations;
• attend children’s sport practices;
• sleep on a cushy dog bed;
• receive prompt and regular veterinary attention;
• and most importantly receive affection from the people they love most.

An untrained pet frequently leads a life of:

• isolation;
• abandonment;
• neglect or abuse;
• and is more likely to be surrendered to a shelter, or worse.

Canine Obedience by Claire Silver provides an avant guard training alternative to the dogs and puppies of Orleans County. Our primary objective is to ensure that every dog has a safe, permanent and loving home. We strongly believe that the best way to reach this goal is through obedience training.

Click here to take the Obedience Class Compatibility Test

Meet the Trainers/Instructors

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Mission Poem

My family brought me home cradled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me and said I was full of charm.
They played with me and laughed with me and showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family, especially the little girls and boys.
The children loved to feed me; they gave me special treats.
They even let me sleep with them - all snuggled in the sheets.
I used to go for walks, often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash, I'm very proud to say.

These are the things I'll not forget - a cherished memory.
I now live in the shelter - without my family.
They used to laugh and praise me when I played with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the difference between the old one and the new.

The kids and I would grab a rag, for hours we would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing when I chewed the bedroom rug.
They said that I was out of control and would have to live outside.
This I didn't understand, although I tried and tried.

The walks stopped, one by one; they said they hadn't time.
I wish that I could change things; I wish I knew my crime.
My life became so lonely in the backyard, on a chain.
I barked and barked all day long to keep from going insane.

So they brought me to the shelter but were embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy, and then they each kissed me goodbye.
If I'd only had some training as a little pup.
I wouldn't have been so hard to handle when I was all grown up.

"You only have one day left",
I heard the worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance?
Do I go home today?
Sally Thompson

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