Anne Gafkes Teachers Pet

read moreDuring this virus health crisis, we provide virtual training services. When you register for the virtual dog training, we will meet for a one-on-one Zoom session to give you ‘getting started' instructions and initial homework. Our virtual online training is all-breed dog training - Puppy Kindergarten to Utility - with classes and private lessons. Here we intend to post information about weekly variations in our class and event schedule including when we must cancel a class for an evening due to threatening weather.

read moreWe welcome dogs from the St Louis and Kansas City areas to dog training. We also serve people in these Central Missouri areas - Jefferson City, Fulton, Mexico, Moberly, Fayette, Boonville, California, Sedalia and nearby areas. Our intention is to provide virtual dog training for people who cannot find or attend in-person classes close by their homes or who want an enrichment experience for those in-person classes. We prepare dogs for the Star Puppy, Canine Good Citizen, American Temperament Test Society, and therapy dog tests.

read moreBasic, Advanced & Specialty classes, What it costs, When are classes offered, How to enroll. Every dog should attend school. Puppies should begin as early as your veterinarian says the dog can be in public, usually about 7 - 9 weeks of age. Our puppy kindergarten class is for dogs less than six months of age. This ‘relax' exercise (above) is one of the primary assignments in the first weeks of the Level 1 and Puppy Kindergarten classes. It allows you to inspect (as in physical exam) both ends of the dog, and it simulates the dog at the vet's office for an exam.