About our group classes:

• Classes are held at our newly renovated Baxter Building, located at 215 Landing Road in Westbrook, or via Zoom.
• Before You Sign Up: Please refer to our Registration Information page to see our policies and requirements for participation.
• To Register: Please follow this link to sign up for your class. You will be asked to create a custom profile of you and your dog, so that we can track all of the necessary information and records for your class.

ADULT CLASSES

CANINE GOOD CITIZEN – BEGINNER

Do you have a social dog who needs some manners? Maybe you’re thinking your pup would be a great candidate for therapy work, or want just a little less chaos when you bring them out and about? The Canine Good Citizen prep courses are designed to help with common problem areas like loose leash walking, manners around strangers, recall, and basic obedience. Dogs must be 9 months or older to take this class.

Our Canine Good Citizen: Beginner course is the first of 3 classes to prepare you and your canine companion for the Canine Good Citizen test, which is often required for public therapy dog work.

This class is not for highly reactive dogs or dogs who are uncomfortable around strangers. We recommend utilizing our complementary behavior helpline if you are unsure of where to start. If you have questions about if your dog would succeed in this class, email training@arlgp.org.

Sessions:

• Mondays, 4/14-5/19/25 @ 4:30pm
• Tuesdays, 4/15-5/20 @ 4:30pm
• Tuesdays, 4/15-5/20 @ 5:45pm

Registration: $175 Register here

For those who are continuing our Canine Good Citizen series, Intermediate and Advanced classes can be found on our registration page: Register here

TRICKS AND FUN!

Tricks and Fun is a 4 week course where you will learn how to teach your dog fun new tricks to show off to your friends and family at parties! In this class you will learn the foundation of how to teach tricks, how to break down complicated tricks into specific parts, and how to piece those individual parts together to complete a trick. Most importantly you will learn how to better communicate with your dog, a useful skill to have for all kinds of dog training, whether it be basic obedience, sports training, or advanced obedience, and most importantly you will learn to have fun together!

Tricks and Fun is not a good fit for reactive dogs, if you are not sure if this class is a good fit for you and your dog feel free to reach out to us at training@arlgp.org with questions!

Sessions:

• Thursdays 3/13-4/3 @ 5:30pm

Registration: $125 Register here

WANT TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN WE POST NEW CLASSES?

Please email training@arlgp.org to be notified via email when our next sessions open up. Please specify which classes you are interested in, so we can add you to the appropriate waitlist!

WAITLISTED CLASSES

• Agility: Try it Out! *Drop-in
• Confident Canine: Pattern Games to build confidence and resilience in our canine companions
• Ready, Set, Recall! *Outdoor, offered Spring-Fall
• Nosework: Try it Out! *Drop-in
• AKC Tricks & Fun! 
• Pulling to Polite *Outdoor, offered Spring- Fall