Group Dog Training Calendar
Courses & Drop In Style Classes
Our Group Obedience Classes are an opportunity for dog owners to learn:
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how to motivate and engage your dog
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how to teach obedience skills through positive reinforcement
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how to establish health boundaries at home and in the real world
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how to fairly correct problem behaviors and failure of known obedience
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how to change routines to minimize problem behaviors.
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how your dog perceives situations and the input you are providing.
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Ultimately, how to create a strong relationship built on trust and respect that produces a motivated, engaged and obedient dog.
Details:
- Each course fee is for one dog/handler team. Household members are welcome to attend and observe.
- Group classes are each 60 minutes long, occurring once a week for a set period.
- All Group Courses are held at our Snohomish Location. 3323 165th Ave SE, Snohomish, WA 98290
- Group obedience classes are not the place to start working on reactivity and aggression toward people or dogs.
- We reserve the right to excuse dogs from class, with no refund, who show aggression and reactivity. Please contact us if you have a concern or need to schedule an evaluation appointment .
2025 Obedience Course Opportunities
Puppies 10 weeks - 6 month
Saturdays for 6 weeks.
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Our Puppy Empowerment Course includes the AKC Star Puppy Program.
Cost $210
Dogs 4 months and up. No age is too old.
Saturdays for 8 weeks.
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Cost $280
2025 Basic Obedience Course Options
All ages welcome.
Saturdays for 8 weeks.
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM
Cost $280
2025 Intermediate Obedience Course Options
All ages welcome.
Saturdays for 8 weeks.
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM
Cost $280
2025 Advanced Obedience Course Options
AKC Canine Good Citizen Courses
Recommended for dogs over 1 year of age who have completed Basic Obedience.
Saturdays for 6 weeks.
Time: 2 - 3 PM; course time may change based on the number of enrollments.
AKC CGC test will be held on the final day of class.
Cost $210
The CGC Advanced and the CGC Urban are apart of our Tuesday Night drop in style classes. Look for "Ladies Night" & 'Real World' training classes under our year round options.
Year Round - Drop In Style Classes
Class offerings include
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Obedience
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Personal Protection
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Ladies Night (offsite)
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Real World Training (offsite)
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AKC Canine Good Citizen, CGC Advanced & CGC Urban
Ladies Night
Our Ladies Night Classes are the first and third Tuesday of the month and run from April through October.
Ladies Night classes are for clients to work their pups and dogs in a safe environment while strengthening your dog/handler team dynamic.
Ladies Night is offsite training opportunities held at locations around the Snohomish, Monroe and Lake Stevens area. The exact locations will be disclosed upon registration. You may email Kim@audaxk9.com for a more details or a list of scheduled locations
AKC Canine Good Citizen, CGC Advanced & CGC Urban training and testing will occur at these classes.
Class Times:
6 PM & 7 PM on 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the Month
Real World Training
Training in the Real World is a class for existing clients to work on their dogs skills in new, higher distraction situations with the coaching of Kimberly and/or Jason.
AKC Canine Good Citizen, CGC Advanced & CGC Urban training and testing will occur at these classes.
Class Times:
6 PM & 7 PM on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month.
Held from April through October.
Punch Card Classes
Our Year Round Punch Card classes offer you the flexibility to train
on your schedule and only pay for the classes you reserve and use.
Cost: Classes are $35 each and may be purchased individually.
'Virtual Punch Cards' are $350 for 10 classes plus 2 free classes.
You may pay as you come or purchase a virtual punch card.
Obedience Classes: Wednesday at 6:30 PM or Saturday at 9 AM
Protection Classes: Wednesday at 7:30 PM or Saturday at 10 AM
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Classes are a drop in style BUT
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RSVP and prepayment is required to reserve your space.
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A virtual punch-card is valid for all punch card obedience & protection classes.
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No classes are held on holiday weekends. We reserve the right to cancel a class due to inclement weather or an occasional vacation.
Once you have purchased the virtual punch card, log in to reserve your spot in the classes you desire at the time you desire.
Audax Group Training Opportunities
Puppies 10 weeks to 6 months
Come, learn how to teach your puppy
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motivational obedience
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learn how to use the environment and common noises to build your puppy's confidence
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have your questions answered
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& overcome common problem behaviors like biting and jumping.
Our Puppy Empowerment Course includes the AKC Star Puppy Program and evaluation. The AKC Star Puppy is the foundation and ground work for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Certification.
Learn More about the AKC Star Puppy Program here.
Dog of all ages welcome
Learn how to teach and shape all your dog's obedience through motivation. Then learn to apply that obedience to all areas of life.
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Communication
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Obedience skills
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Common problem behaviors and how to overcome them
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Relationship games
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What does dominance & pack order really mean? And how to achieve it without eroding your dog's trust in you.
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How your dog perceives the information you're giving it.
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How to read your dog's body language.
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And more.
For dogs who have completed Basic Obedience and are not reactive.
Join us for a fun and intense time teaching our dogs, fine tuning skills and playing challenging games.
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Focused Heel
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Tunnels
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Jumps
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Blind Searches
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Heeling Games
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Recall under distraction
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Send out
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Emergency Down
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And more
This course requires daily practice.
For dogs who have completed Intermediate Obedience.
Building on our Intermediate course, students will work on mastering the skills taught in the intermediate course as well the process of putting together multiple exercises.
This course requires daily practice.
When possible, including field trips.
Good Citizen
Course
Dog of all ages welcome
For dogs who have completed a Basic Obedience course and are not reactive.
'The AKC's CGC 10-skill test demonstrates your dog's good manners and your responsible dog ownership. The 10 test items on the CGC test are practical, functional behaviors that every dog should have to be welcomed in the community.'
This course is tailored to the items covered in the test.
Skills covered:
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Accepting a friendly stranger
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Sitting politely for petting
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Appearance & Grooming
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Walking through a crowd
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Loose leash walking
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Sit & down on cue with an implied stay
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Coming when called
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Reaction to other dogs
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Reaction to distractions
The AKC CGC test will be conducted at the last week of class. Pass or fail, this is an excellent opportunity to asses your dogs skills and create your future training goals.
All dogs must be able to work on a flat collar on test day
AKC Novice
Trick Dog
Course
For dogs who are not reactive.
Ages 4 Months & Up
Are you looking for a fun way to connect with your dog, strengthen your relationship, work as a team and create a life long learner?
AKC Novice Tricks include but are not limited to:
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Shake
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Spin
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Touch
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Paws Up
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Sit Pretty
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Bark on cue
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Fetch
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Find it
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Push Ups
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Kiss
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Kennel Up
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Jump
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High Five
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And more
AKC Trick Test is included with the course. The AKC Trick Test will be offered at the end of the course for those who want to participate.
Learn more about the AKC Trick Program.
10 weeks and up
Would you like to learn how to play with your dog in a productive way?
Do you desire to increase your dog's motivation in obedience work?
Or you plan to pursue a protection sport with your dog?
First you must build play drive. The sooner we teach our dogs the rules of play and that it is ok to play, the faster and more fun the training process will go.
This class is run in the same hour as our Protection Training Class. Dogs are worked one at a time so adolescent dogs are not exposed prematurely to protection dog energy.
*We do reserve the right to refuse service. Your dog will be evaluated at each session to ensure it is a in the dogs best interest to pursue play drive development.
**Dogs in Play Drive Development training are required to participate in obedience classes.
6 months and up
Personal protection training is tailored to you and your goals for your dog.
You may desire to train your dog for
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real world personal protection work
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a specific sport
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desire to sharpen your dog's skills.
Jason will talk to you about your goals. He will work your dog where it is and move toward the goals and plans you have.
*We do reserve the right to refuse service. Your dog will be evaluated at each session to ensure it is a qualified fit for protection training.
**Dogs in Protection training are required to participate in obedience classes.