BetCo 2020 - Volume 8 - THANKSGIVING

Hello ,

Important news and reads in this issue:

1) We are GIVING THANKS to our clients!

2) Beyond Grade School - play and learn with your dog!

3) Upcoming classes - dates

4) COVID-19: Where we are, what we do

Save now when you sign up online for a class on or before Black Friday, November 27th! Sign up for any of the classes on the schedule, next ones starting December 2nd and 3rd.

Not sure what to do? Pick from different options, like Junior High for our Grade School graduates, Treibball Intermediate (a new fun curriculum with games for our Treibball Beginner graduates and Treibball Practicing students) or Agility at any level!

What does the new spike in COVID-19 numbers mean for us? Read more below.

All clickable links in this newsletter are in PURPLE.

Enjoy life with your better companion,

Claudia

1) We are GIVING THANKS to our clients!

We are very thankful that we can still continue to serve you, because you have been supporting us through these difficult times and still came to us with your dog. We want to thank you with a special offer, valid from now until Black Friday, November 27th.

Pick a behavior or sports class that fits your dog, and at checkout, enter PROMO CODE: TURKEY to get $30 off!! This offer can only be redeemed online, when signing up through our online system (let us know if anything doesn't work properly though). This offer is NOT valid for any packages.

2) Beyond Grade School - play and learn with your dog!

There is no better way than to improve your dog's manners, responsiveness and impulse control through games you play! Want to work with your dog off leash? Some classes beyond Grade School allow or demand for more off leash training!

Junior High: For our Grade School graduates! We teach traditional behaviors like Stay, Heel, Finish and Front using untraditional games; making it more fun for dogs and handlers. In this class we also play with scenarios like meeting other dogs on the trails and talk about the challenges of a busy household, with not only one dog, but additional dogs, kids or cats.

Treibball: As we just finished a Treibball Beginner class, we want to go forward with an Intermediate Class first, before offering another Beginner class at a later time. Already taken a Treibball Beginner class at an earlier time? Sign up for this Intermediate Class and we'll refresh you and your dog on the tasks! Interested in starting Treibball? Contact us to be on a list of people interested in Treibball! As soon as we get enough interest, we'll put one on the schedule!

Agility: Always a fun activity, we call this class also our "Recall Practice Class"! As all dogs will work off leash sooner or later, the recall is needed and will be practiced A LOT! This class is not only about teaching the dogs to safely maneuver over different obstacles like A-Frame, Dogwalk, Teeter-Totter or Tunnel. This class also teaches Recall, focus on the handler and staying with the handler while running - all valuable tools for the everyday life!

Junior High Class: Wednesdays, starting December 2, at 5:00 PM

Treibball Intermediate: Thursdays, starting December 3, at 7:30 PM

Agility Classes (all levels): Saturdays, starting January 9, 2021

3) Upcoming Classes - Dates

Classes that start every month:

Puppy 1 - Preschool, Puppy 2 - Kindergarten, Foundation Class, Grade School;
Click HERE for the full list of upcoming classes. The classes start on different days of the week and different times of the day, so pick the one that fits you best!

December classes:

Puppy 1 - Preschool: Thursdays, starting 12/03/2020, at 5:00 PM.

For all puppies up to 5 months of age.

Puppy 2 - Kindergarten: Wednesdays, starting 12/02/2020, at 7:30 PM.

For all Puppy 1 graduates, usually between 4 months and 1 year of age.

Foundation Class: Wednesdays, starting 12/02/2020, at 6:15 PM.

For all dogs 6 months of age or older who start with us.

Grade School: Thursdays, starting 12/03/2020, at 6:15 PM.

For all Puppy 2 and Foundation Class graduates. Our "Proofing Class", working on and improving all the behaviors we started teaching earlier, adding more distractions and difficulties. A fun class with lots of practice!

Junior High Class: Wednesdays, starting December 2, at 5:00 PM.

Treibball Intermediate: Thursdays, starting December 3, at 7:30 PM.

Click HERE for the full schedule.

January classes:

Puppy 1 - Preschool: Mondays, starting 01/11/2021, at 8:00 PM.

For all puppies up to 5 months of age.

Puppy 2 - Kindergarten: Sundays, starting 01/10/2021, at 1:15 PM and Mondays, starting 01/11/2021, at 10:15 AM.

For all Puppy 1 graduates, usually between 4 months and 1 year of age.

Foundation Class: Sundays, starting 01/10/2021, at 2:30 PM and Mondays, starting 01/11/2021, at 11:30 AM.

For all dogs 6 months of age or older who start with us.

Grade School: Mondays, starting 01/11/2021, at 6:45 PM

For all Puppy 2 and Foundation Class graduates.

Agility Classes - Beginners, Skills and Sequencing: Saturdays, starting 01/09/2021, at different times.

Click HERE for the full schedule.

Preview for February:

Rally College could be added, if there is enough interest not only from the most recent Junior High graduates, but also from previous Junior High and Rally College graduates! Email us if you'd like to see it on the schedule! Tentative spot would be Wednesdays at 5:00 PM.

Click HERE for a list of upcoming classes and practices.

Testimonials:

Here's what some of our clients had to say after taking Junior High :

"[The greatest benefit was that it] keeps us motivated to continue training ... "

"He now knows "go to your spot" and his recall has improved greatly. Loose leash walking is still a working progress but we're getting there!"

"[My husband] forgot she (the dog) was out when he was bringing the horse in. She started to run toward the horse barking, but he said Stay and she stayed!"

'This class covered a huge amount of material. A little like getting a drink from a fire hose … You get what you need but not all of it. I may take this course a second time to get more of it."

Read more testimonies HERE!

4) COVID-19: Where we are, what we do

We are watching the situation closely, and feel comfortable to continue our services in our large building, using different precautions and counting on our clients to help keep the chances of spreading the virus low. We just received a huge compliment from our currently oldest client, who - after hearing the newest announcement by our governor and thinking about it - decided to come to the sports class with his dog this week. He is 84 years old!

Our current COVID-19 precautions:

Daycare:

- Employees are wearing masks when clients drop off or pick up their dogs.

- We ask you to enter the building one at a time when dropping off and picking up your dogs (this is mostly already practiced anyway)

- Surfaces are regularly sprayed and wiped with a disinfectant, including the floor and resting cots.

Classes and Open Play Times:

- People are exiting at the back door while the next group is entering the front door for one-way traffic.

- Our stations for each dog/handler team are 15-20 feet apart from each other.

- We only take a maximum of 8 dogs per class (we have 8 stations), and for sports classes only 6 dogs.

- Instructors and supervisors are wearing masks most of the time (instructor might take off the mask while explaining an exercise and being about 20 feet from the nearest client, so that all clients can hear the instructions clearly)

- The facility is getting sprayed and surfaces wiped with a disinfectant frequently and disinfectant sprays are available to all clients to use at their stations, and in the bathroom for every user.

- Clients can bring their own blanket to cover the cot at their station for their dog. The cots are sprayed regularly with a disinfectant, but not after every class.

- Clients have been very good about staying home when they have been exposed to somebody who has tested positive, until they were cleared with a negative test result themselves.

- We will follow the same procedures.

- If a client will miss three or more classes due to COVID-19, while keeping us safe, we will work with that client on what can be done to minimize the loss for dog and owner. This will be on a case-by-case basis by request.

Let's get through this together! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Enjoy the Journey of Dog Training together with us!

Claudia