Services
Training the dog and educating the owner.
Happy Valley Kennel offers customized training programs that fit you and your dogs needs. For more information concerning training please contact us.
Obedience
Obedience training is the
foundation of a good relatoinship with your dog. Whether you want a
well-mannered family pet or aspire to the trial or even competition
fields, we have the experience and expertise you need to achieve your
goals. Our focus is in educating the owner to be a good handler while
training the dog. We don't just train dogs, we build owner-dog
relationships.
Protection
We offer protection training for sport or
personal protection services. While Schutzhund and other dog sports
test a dog's ability to perform protection work, it is important to
realize that the protection phase of Schutzhund is different from
real-world protection. Schutzhund is fundamentally a test, and it
contains many elements that are designed to differentiate dogs in
terms of trainability, handler responsiveness, and temperament. While
it is likely that a Schutzhund-trainied dog would protect you if
needed, this is not the goal of Schutzhund work. If you want a
personal protection dog, make sure you seek the services of a trainer
that knows this important distinction.
Sport
Interested in the exciting sport
of Schutzhund? Krista Wade is a decorated handler and trainer, having
"walked the centerline" dozens of times in local, regional, and
national level competition. If your ambitions lie on the trial or
competition field, Krista has has the extensive hands-on experience
and expertise to take you as far as you want to go.