North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation

RECREATION DEPARTMENT NEWS

Get into the festive spirit with our Gingerbread Christmas - Cookie Decorating Class! Join us for a fun and creative session where you'll decorate six holiday-themed cookies, perfect for sharing or gifting. We provide everything you need—cookies, icing, and all the tools to create your own edible masterpieces. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned decorator, this class is a joyful way to celebrate the season. Grab a friend, bring your holiday cheer, and let’s make some sweet memories together! Spots are limited, so sign up today and add a little extra magic to your Christmas!

Let's get your training journey started with the ultimate beginner training course! All breeds, age and experience levels welcome! This course is designed to help you and your dog learn all the basic cues to help you live with a positive relationship of trust and understanding. You will learn cues such as:

Down, Stay and Place
Recall (come when called) - One of the most important behaviors you can teach your dog
Leave It and Drop It
Walking on a leash and leash handling skills
Out in public - how to be polite greeting other dogs and humans
And More!

This course is to help all dog owners to refine and improve their life with their dogs. As all of my training is, this is about relationship building and getting either your training journey off on the right paw and sorting out all the basics of your daily life with your dog. This course will include training and topics on:

Mental Stimulation - why is this important and how do we achieve this - fun activities, games and boredom busters that will help you achieve your dogs needs and begin training them without even knowing it!
Preventing problem behaviors such as resource guarding, separation anxiety, barking, begging for food at dinner time, jumping on guests in home, etc.
Potty training (as needed per course)
Handling and grooming basics as well as understanding socialization and what it means
First steps into Positive Reinforcement training and basic cues including - Sit, Touch, and Focus

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