Do More With Your Dog At Kinzua Canine

Foundations for Everyday Life with Your Dog

KC Basics 101 is a 6-week class designed for adolescent dogs, new dog owners, or anyone looking to build (or rebuild) a strong foundation with their pup. This course focuses on communication, engagement, and essential life skills that help you and your dog enjoy more together—in and out of the home.

Perfect for dogs over 5 months old, this class emphasizes practical tools that strengthen the dog-handler bond through positive, play-based training.

You and your dog will learn:
✅How to use clear communication markers
✅Building focus and engagement around distractions
✅Core commands for everyday life (sit, down, come, leave it, etc.)
✅Intro to polite leash walking
✅Exposure to new environments, sounds, and surfaces
✅Skills to increase confidence and responsiveness

Whether you’re just starting out or refreshing your skills, KC Basics 101 helps lay the groundwork for future success and a more enjoyable life with your dog.

  Take Your Dog’s Skills to the Next Level

KC Intermediate 201 is designed for dogs who have completed KC Basics or an equivalent beginner-level obedience class and are ready to build reliability, duration, and focus in real-world scenarios.

This class helps bridge the gap between foundational skills and more advanced behavior by introducing new challenges and reinforcing communication between you and your dog. Whether you're working toward off-leash readiness, CGC certification, or just want a more responsive companion, this is your next step.

In This 6-week class, You'll Work On: 

• Improving duration and distraction resistance in commands
• Building reliability with distance cues and stays
• Polishing leash skills and engagement in busy environments
• Reinforcing handler focus through structured exercises
• Strengthening real-life skills like polite greetings and impulse control

This is a great fit for adolescent or adult dogs who are ready to take their training to the next level with guidance and support.

 Introducing Puppy Playground Fridays — an open-enrollment socialization session just for puppies 10 to 15 weeks old! 💛🐶

Why wait to start training? Early socialization is key to helping puppies grow into confident, well-rounded dogs. Puppy Playground is the perfect place for:

✔️ Safe, positive play with other puppies
✔️ Exposure to new people, sights & sounds
✔️ Building confidence in a fun environment

✨ Open enrollment means you can start any Friday—we don’t want your pup to miss this critical developmental window! Come once, or come each week until your puppy ages out to group class!

After Puppy Playground, we encourage you to continue your puppy’s journey with one of our structured classes:
• 🐾 Puppy Foundations
• 🐾 Puppy Essentials
• 🐾 AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy

 Not seeing the group class you were hoping for? Don’t worry! New group classes are always on the horizon. Sign up below to join our waitlist, and we’ll make sure to notify you as soon as the next class becomes available. Your perfect training session is just around the corner! 🐾📅