Thank you for your interest in C.H.A.C.O. Dog Training and Behavior Consulting, LLC. Here is a list of our upcoming classes. We look forward to helping you and your dog soon!
About our classes:
C.H.A.C.O.’s Boutique™ dog training classes offer curriculums designed with real-life applications in mind. You and your dog will be able to use what you learned in class in your everyday life.
Our classes are always small, except for Kinder Pup 1, which is open to six puppies. All other courses cap at four dogs and their handlers. Boutique classes mean more personal attention, less stress, and more learning.
Classes take place in either a spacious, secure outside location – surrounded by Junipers and Piñon trees or in an inside classroom, which is ample and always at the right temperature. Parking is never a problem. We are located 15 minutes North from downtown Santa Fe.
Come check us out! You will not be disappointed. For new clients, please scroll down (past class offerings) to complete the questionnaire, and for current clients, please complete this form here.
Class is full.
If you and your dog are still struggling with your dog pulling on its leash, this one hour class is for you!
Dogs pull when on a leash for a myriad of reasons. Because we allow them, they want to go from point “A” to point ‘B” fast. We have not taught them otherwise.
We will practice different strategies to teach your dog that walking nicely on a leash pays big dividends during this one hour workshop.
Requirements: None.
Open to all breeds. This workshop is not suited for dogs that lung at other dogs or people while on a leash.
Instructor: Almudena Ortiz Cué M.A. CTC, CPDT, Tellington TTouch™ Cert.
The Details:
Date: Saturday, March 6th. 10-11 am
Fee: $ 69.63 (Santa Fe county tax included).
Open to four dogs and their handlers.
For new clients, you must complete the form on this page and submit the payment below before registering for this class. If you are a current (or have taken a class/private training with Almudena) C.H.A.C.O. Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC. client, please complete the form on this page here.
Playing and Teaching Boundary Games
3 spots left!
Registration closes Wed. March 31st at 5 pm or when class is full.
A boundary can be anything that signals to your dog that it must remain on it until released by you. Some typical boundaries can be a bed, a log found on a walk, a towel at a cafe. Most folks struggle with having their dog avoid certain things when being walked off-leash, at home, when the doorbell rings, or guests show up at our door. Teaching and practicing boundary games makes it worth it to the dog to stay in place versus running amok to say “hi,” chasing a bicycle, or charging at the front door just as soon as the doorbell rings!
The class will be held outside in a secure, fenced-in area and with ample room to make social distancing possible. The use of COVID-related masks will remain optional.
The Details:
Dates & time: Saturdays 10 am-11 am April 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th.
First-class is an orientation without your dog.
Open to four dogs and their handlers. Ages 5 months and onward.
Pre-requisites: Dog has learned “sit” or “down.”
Not appropriate for dogs that lunge or bark at people or other dogs.
Trainer: Almudena Ortiz Cué M.A. CTC, CPDT, Tellington TTouch™ Cert.
Fees: There are two ways to join and enjoy the class:
- Attend classes only $ 192.83. Santa Fe county tax included.
Or..
- Attend classes and get one-on-one support via videos in the private FB group. This choice is ideal for folks who would like more help to move them forward with their training or those who love to train their dog and enjoy the nitty-gritty of behavior and training. You will submit videos for all participants in the group to see and receive timely feedback from me every week during class. Fee: $238.20. Santa Fe county tax included.
Note: Please make sure to decide which option works best for you when enrolling. No upgrades or refunds once payment has been received. Thank you for your understanding.
For new clients, you must complete the form on this page and submit the payment below before registering for this class. If you are a current (or have taken a class/private training with Almudena) C.H.A.C.O. Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC. client, please complete the form on this page here.
How to teach Optimism, Grit and Flexibility.
Registration closes Wed. May 5th at 5 pm or when class is full.
Even though it appears that optimism, grit, and flexibility are related to human endeavors, it is possible to teach optimism, determination, and flexibility to our dogs.
I am defining optimism as the ability to trust the world to be a safe place, versus full of threats and fear-inducing.
Grit is like a muscle. The more it gets used, the stronger it becomes. When dogs are “gritty,” they can work for longer with fewer rewards. Flexibility, as I describe it, can be developed via training (yes, some dogs are born more flexible than others); it is the ability to recuperate more readily from frustration or upsetting events.
Like humans, dogs benefit when they become more resilient, better adjusted to what life throws their way. Dogs that are optimistic, flexible, and determined are a pleasure to be around and participate in more activities with their families. Because of it, they have a more fulfilling life.
The Details:
Dates & Time: Saturdays May 8th, 15th, 22th, and 29th , 2021. The first class is an orientation without your dog. From 8:30 am-9:30 am.
The class will be held outside in a secure, fenced-in area and with ample room to make social distancing possible. The use of COVID-related masks will remain optional.
Open to four dogs and their handlers. Ages 5 months and onward.
Pre-requisites: None. However, a group-class setting is not appropriate for fearful or aggressive dogs that bark and lunge at people or other dogs. I do encourage you to learn about these traits privately with your dog.
Trainer: Almudena Ortiz Cué M.A. CTC, CPDT, Tellington TTouch™ Cert.
Fees: There are two ways to join and enjoy the class:
- Attend classes only $192.83. Santa Fe county tax included.
Or..
- Attend the class plus get one-on-one support via videos in the private FB group. This choice is ideal for folks who would like more help to move them forward with their training or those who love to train their dog and enjoy the nitty-gritty of behavior and training. You will submit videos for all participants to see and receive timely feedback from me every week during class. Fee: $238.20. Santa Fe county tax included.
Note: Please make sure to decide which option works best for you when enrolling. No upgrades or refunds once payment has been received. Thank you for your understanding.
For new clients, you must complete the form on this page and submit the payment below before registering for this class. If you are a current (or have taken a class/private training with Almudena) C.H.A.C.O. Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC. client, please complete the form on this page here.
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