Focus, leash skills, and Impulse Control

Whether adolescent or adult, some dogs need a little extra help when it comes to these skills. Focus, Leash Skills, and Impulse Control is a fun, fast-paced class for dogs that has handlers thinking and practicing in real time around distractions. Before leash and impulse control games begin, we’ll work on getting the mother of all behaviors: focus! Please shift some calories out of your food bowl on class day. Bring lots of soft, smelly, yummy and  pea-sized food or pieces. Bring more than you think you’ll need!

• Training on the FLI classes are for dogs 18 months of age and above for five classes.

• Classes meet at the Kenwood Animal Hospital, 5439 Butler Road, Bethesda, Md. (No classes are scheduled at this time for Bone Jour in Bethesda.)

• Cost is $395 per client/dog pair. Registration will be considered final after payment is received.

• Make-up classes cannot be offered.

• Attendance is limited to one handler/dog per family.

• Dogs must be healthy and not show aggression toward people or other dogs.

• No prong collars, choke chains, or retractable leashes are allowed.

• Body harnesses are preferred.