05/17/2026
⭐ New Classes Starting Soon! ⭐ See class descriptions and a registration link below!
**Puppy Kindergarten - This six week class is for puppies under 5 months old. Puppies can enroll puppies if they've had their first puppy shot. This is a great first class to start out with your puppy! We teach you the basics in how to raise and train your puppy. Learn to avoid common mistakes in training and management that can save you from future problems. Our focus is on building a relationship, keeping training fun and positive and making sure all of your training and behavior questions are answered. We will lay the foundation for all future training and will also have puppy socialization.
**Beginning Obedience - This class is for all dogs over 5 months.
This is a six week, on-leash obedience class for dogs of all ages. This class teaches basic obedience commands such as good leash manners, sit, down, come. We keep our classes small so you and your dog can get more individual attention during class.
**Intermediate Obedience - This class expands on the training from the beginning class. We'll work toward off leash control and build distance, distractions and duration on all exercises. Some of the additional exercises include drop on recall, go to rug and finishes.
Gold Star's Beginning Obedience class is a prerequisite to the Intermediate class. You must have previously take the Beginning Obedience class at Gold Star to register for the Intermediate class or have instructor approval.
**Puppy Social Hour - Start your puppy off with some positive puppy play pals. This socialization experience is an hour of puppy fun and learning! This is a great option to do while you wait for Puppy Kindergarten class to start, or to do in addition to your puppy's class. We’ll watch the pups play, practice calming down, play some more, talk about a puppy focus topic, play some more, answer questions about raising a puppy, then end with more play time. Topics will include - mouthing and biting, housebreaking, polite greetings, socialization, recalls, possessiveness prevention, crate training, grooming, boredom busters.
**Calm Canine - This is a behavior modification class; you will be teaching your dog a different way to react to their triggers, eventually on their own. We will work with different methods to give you a range of options. Past participants have found this to be a very useful course when they do the exercises and practice between classes. Plan on doing your homework!
Class size is limited to six dogs so exercises can be customized to each dog’s triggers. Course schedule - six sessions with multiple break weeks to allow for practice and progress. The first class is without dogs.
**Teen Tumble Time - Social activities for the adolescent dogs (For dogs 6-18 months of age)
Topics rotate between - polite greeting, grooming, separation, emotional control.
Learn more about classes and register on our website -https://goldstardogschool.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx
