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Group Training Classes
Your pet(s) will work in small groups to learn new behaviors, correct old habits and prepare for new situations. Group classes are offered in a 3-week series or single sessions.
Series
Our group behavior and training series are 3 weeks long and allow you to create, observe and sustain positive behaviors in your pet.
Dates
Class Name
Booking Details
January
Friday 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/23 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 1/7, 1/14, 1/21 at 10am-11am
February
Friday 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 at 10am-11am
March
Friday 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 at 10am-11am
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Well-Mannered Dog
Better Basics
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Puppy 101
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Prep
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Better Basics
Well-Mannered Dog
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$99
$99
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$99
$99
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$99
$99
January
Well-Mannered Dog
Friday 1/6, 1/13, 1/20/23 at 5pm-6pm
$99
Better Basics
Saturday 1/7, 1/14, 1/21 at 10am-11am
$99
February
Puppy 101
Friday 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 at 5pm-6pm
$99
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Prep
Saturday 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 at 10am-11am
$99
March
Better Basics
Friday 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 at 5pm-6pm
$99
Well-Mannered Dog
Saturday 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 at 10am-11am
$99
Single Classes
Our single-session classes aim to work on improving specific behaviors and getting your pet ready and trained to excel in scenarios that are common issues for them.
Dates
Class Name
Booking Details
January
Saturday 1/7 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 1/14 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 1/21 at 11am-12pm
Friday 1/27 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 1/28 at 10am-11am
Saturday 1/28 at 11am-12pm
February
Saturday 2/4 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 2/11 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 2/18 at 11am-12pm
Friday 2/24 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 2/25 at 10am-12pm
March
Saturday 3/3 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 3/11 at 11am-12pm
Saturday 3/18 at 11am-12pm
Friday 3/24 at 5pm-6pm
Saturday 3/25 at 10am-11am
Saturday 3/25 at 11am-12pm
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Scent Work Games 1
Pub-Ready Pooch
Come Here
Scent Work Games 2
Don’t Jump
Loose Leash Walking
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Help! My Dog is Afraid of Everything!
Scent Work Games 2
Don’t Dart Out the Door
Don’t Jump
Ask the Trainer Q&A
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Scent Work Games 1
Pub-Ready Pooch
Puppy Socialization
Tricks
Recall Training
Don’t Jump
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$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
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$30
$30
$30
$30
FREE
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$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
$30
January
Scent Work Games 1
Saturday 1/7 at 11am-12pm
$30
Pub-Ready Pooch
Saturday 1/14 at 11am-12pm
$30
Come Here
Saturday 1/21 at 11am-12pm
$30
Scent Work Games 2
Friday 1/27 at 5pm-6pm
$30
Don’t Jump
Saturday 1/28 at 10am-11am
$50
Loose Leash Walking
Saturday 1/28 at 11am-12pm
$30
February
Help! My dog is Afraid of Everything!
Saturday 2/4 at 11am-12pm
$50
Scent Work Games 2
Saturday 2/11 at 11am-12pm
$30
Don’t Dart Out the Door
Saturday 2/18 at 11am-12pm
$30
Don’t Jump
Friday 2/24 at 5pm-6pm
$50
Ask the Trainer Q&A
Saturday 2/25 at 10am-12pm
Free
March
Scent Work Games 1
Saturday 3/3 at 11am-12pm
$30
Pub-Ready Pooch
Saturday 3/11 at 11am-12pm
$30
Puppy Socialization
Saturday 3/18 at 11am-12pm
$30
Tricks
Friday 3/24 at 5pm-6pm
$30
Come Here
Saturday 3/25 at 10am-11am
$30
Don’t Jump
Saturday 3/25 at 11am-12pm
$50
Elizabeth Stanley-Reicherter CPDT-KA, ABCDT – AWA Behavior Coordinator
Liz is a certified behavior consultant canine (CBCC- KA). She is one of only 402 in the world. Liz is also a certified professional dog trainer (CPDT-KA) and canine good citizen evaluator with a degree in Anthropology from New York University. She specializes in finding solutions for behavioral challenged dogs, cats and small animals. Liz designs and implements effective behavior modification plans to achieve behaviorally health animals within the shelter environment. Ensuring the animals at AWA stay mentally and physically healthy is critical to AWA’s work. To this Liz also teaches community workshops and public dog training classes.
The topics covered in AWA’s community workshops are diverse: Listening to Your Dog for Girl Scout to Zoom sessions at Medford Leas about Clicker Training Cats to Proper Leash Walking and At Home Enrichment Toys 101 for the public. The love of teaching others has helped Liz in her designing AWA’s staff and volunteer training program as well as in developing a future dog trainer mentoring program for college students.
Before joining AWA in 2015 Liz was an independent dog trainer focusing on problem behavior solving at the Dog Lady Dog Training. She also volunteered and assisted with behavior modification at an open-admission high volume animal shelter on Long Island, NY. With a strong focus on behavior and behavior modification she was able to increase the number of animal lives saved and lower animal relinquishments to that animal shelter.
Liz loves learning. Her goal is to eventually secure the title of “Behaviorist,” a title reserved for only a few hundred trainers in the US.
When away from AWA Liz enjoys time on her farm with her son, husband and a house and barn yard of animals.
If you have any questions about the class please feel free to contact the AWA behavior team at [email protected]