Canine Obedience Training Classes

Next Session:  September 7, 2010 - October 25, 2010

First class will be held on Tuesday night, the next 7 classes will be held on Monday nights!


NEW LOCATION: Classes are now being held at the National Guard Armory in Mason City.

Location Address: Mason City National Guard Armory
1160 19th St. SW
Mason City, IA 50401

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Cost of Classes:
$75.00/1st dog
$55.00/2nd dog (same session)
$55.00 (re-enrollment of dog that has
previously taken classes through MCKC)


Classes Offered:
Young Puppy Training (Puppy Pre-school) Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Advanced Puppy Training (Puppy Kindergarten)  
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Beginner's Obedience Training (Basic 1) Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
(NOT OFFERED THIS SESSION) Intro To Rally Obedience Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
(See description of classes at bottom of this page.)

** Each student will be assigned by the Training Committee to the Obedience class
that best suits their dog. Those wishing to enroll in the Conformation /Handling
class will need to specify that on the application. ** 



**Enroll now! Class size is limited!**


Obedience Class Information

Young Puppy Class: This is a class for puppies between the ages of 2 months and under 6 months old.  Focus will be teaching the owner/handler to train the puppy using positive training obedience techniques. 


Advanced (Older) Puppy Class:  A class suited for the 6 to 10 month old puppy.  Topics covered will be pack leadership skills, the use of voice commands and hand signals to teach the puppy basic obedience commands and manners, behavioral issues and problem solving, socializing the puppy, discussion on maintenance grooming, plus using obstacles for confidence building.


Beginner's Basic Obedience: This class is for adult dogs that have not previously completed a formal training class, or for dogs that have completed other formal training but still need further conditioning.  The Beginner's Obedience class is designed to teach the owner/handler to train their dog to be a good companion for years to come by using commands such as:  sit, down, stand, stay, come, and heel, among others.


(NOT OFFERED THIS SESSION!)(Intro To Rally Obedience: This class will be working on improving basic obedience skills using exercises from AKC Rally Obedience. Stations will include sits, downs, turns, fronts, and finishes.
Click on AKC Rally Obedience to learn more about Rally Obedience!




Questions, please contact us at:

masoncitykennelclub@hotmail.com


or phone us at:


PH: (641) 423-5338
ADDRESS:  P.O. Box 1336
Mason City, Iowa 50402-1336


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