Service Dog Phase 5

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Service Dog Phase 5 class covers:

• Continuing the behaviors learned in previous classes

• Frequent public outings to generalize and proof Stay, Heel, Side, Leave It, Polite Greetings, Under, etc.

• Continued handler-specific task training 

 

Graduation requirements to enroll in Phase 6:

• Attend at least five out of six classes

• Sit and Down while walking in Heel position in public

• Sit, focus on handler, and ignore person who approaches and chats with handler in public

• Leave It with various objects, food, merchandise, and people in public

• Down-Stay in public for three minutes while handler moves five feet away

• Down-Stay in public with handler out of sight for 30 seconds

• Down-Stay w/handler away and dog passes by

• Additional requirements to be determined according to handler-specific tasks training and public access manners progress

 

Service Dog 5 class meets for 60 minutes on Wednesday evenings each week at Peaceable Paws in Fairplay, MD. Enrollment is limited to 6 dogs per class. Prerequisite: Graduation from Service Dog Phase 4 class. 

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Service Dog Phase 5 class will be offered in the summer 2020. Please check Peaceable Paws' website for the exact start date.