Misty Pines Pet Company

Misty Pines Therapy Dog and CGC Prep Class
2024-10-12 08:00 - 08:45, 2024-11-09 08:00 - 08:45, 2024-12-14 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-01-11 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-02-08 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-03-08 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-04-12 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-05-10 08:00 - 08:45 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Misty Pines Pet Company, 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd, Sewickley, PA, 15143, United States
This class will prepare you and your dog for therapy or service work. We will help you and your dog work through a number of exercises that you will encounter in life and in medical settings. Practice makes perfect!
This class will also prepare you for the Canine Good Citizen Test.
Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC)
The Canine Good Citizen Test is a titling through the American Kennel Club (AKC) that is designed to recognize dogs that have good manners at home and in the community. The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test will receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club.
The CGC also lays the foundation for the Public Access Test for the Misty Pines Certified Service Dogs.

Reliable Recall (Come) Clinic
2024-10-19 08:00 - 09:00
Does your dog come running quickly every time you call his name? Or, does he have selective hearing when you say the word come? Recall clinic will teach the art of recalls, or coming when called.
If your dog ignores your calls while outside or while in class, or even if your dog has a very strong recall, but you still want extra practice, then this clinic is for you. Throughout the clinic we will offer different techniques, tips, and exercises dealing with strengthening your dog’s recall command.
Registration online required to attend.

Rally Obedience
2024-10-26 08:00 - 09:00
Rally obedience is a course of 10-20 signs that you and your dog must navigate through! Rally offers a fun, new perspective on obedience training where the goal is to problem solve together. This class is designed for purebred and mixed breed dogs that are brand new to AKC Rally, as well as seasoned competitors looking to improve their performance and engagement in the ring. No AKC Rally experience is required, but all dogs must have an understanding of how to sit, stay, down and heel.

Level 1 Agility
2024-11-02 08:00 - 08:45, 2024-12-07 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-01-04 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-02-01 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-03-01 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-04-05 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-05-03 08:00 - 08:45, 2025-06-07 08:00 - 08:45
Level 1 Agility class is for fun, exercise and relationship building. Everyone is welcome.
$30
Misty Pines teaches and uses agility obstacles in our training classes as motivational aids for your dog as a fun way to learn. Schooling your dog in agility obstacles will also strengthen communication between you and your dog. It promotes teamwork and builds your dog’s respect and trust in you as its leader. While this sport can be very competitive, this class will be taught as a recreational activity to enhance your relationship with your dog. In this monthly agility class, you and your dog will communicate, bond, and have fun! You and your dog can practice any obstacle for as long as you’d like in this class.
We offer a variety of obstacles including the standard agility equipment. Some of our equipment includes hurdles, tunnels, A-frames, see-saws, chutes, dog-walks, weave poles, ladders, treadmills, stairs and more.
The class is designed to help you and your dog learn and excel in agility. It is a class for all skill levels so it is beneficial for dogs that are brand new to agility as well as those that have had experience. You and your dog can practice any obstacle for as long as you’d like in this class. Exercises vary from free running the obstacles to handling skills and mock courses. Curriculum depends on class size and skill level of the dogs attending.
Key benefits of agility class

provides mental and physical exercise
builds your dog’s trust in you
increases your confidence as a handler
creates a sense of teamwork
fosters a bond between you and your dog…

…all while having fun.

Level 2 Agility
2024-11-02 09:00 - 09:45, 2024-12-07 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-01-04 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-02-01 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-03-01 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-04-05 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-05-03 09:00 - 09:45, 2025-06-07 09:00 - 09:45
Agility is a fun sport open to any breed of dog which builds strong relationship between dog and handler. In Level 2 Agility, we will discuss terminology (such as “contact zones”), build good handling habits, and begin patterns. This class is designed for those who have taken agility before.
Requirements: Dogs must be physically capable of going over a scramble, through a tunnel and over small jumps. Dogs must also be food or toy motivated.

Scent Work - Boxes
2025-01-18 12:30 - 13:15
K9 Nose Work is an activity that creates teamwork between a dog and their handler. Olfaction detection of a specific source of an odor is taught to a dog is an amazing accomplishment performed by both a dog and their handler. Multiple levels available.
Level 1 class focuses on the beginning of K9 Nose Work utilizing boxes to teach a dog how to use their amazing tool, their nose, you will learn how to read dogs indicating their FINDS! and how to reward and reinforce this piece of work they are doing for you!
Level 2 class focuses on introducing a particular type of scent that you have selected for your dog. Also establishing a stronger greater search and efficient grid, and how to read dogs more efficiently to a FIND!
Level 3 class focuses on more challenging HIDES and difficult FINDS utilizing only a minuscule amount of selected scent that you have chosen for your dog to FIND!
As each class proceeds your dog will hopefully learn “odor obedience” The term odor obedience means that a dog is irresistibly drawn to target odor, like it is “calling to him, and he has no other option but to respond. This strong work ethic and drive to get to the source of odor will override other distractions. it is an impelling force that is cultivated in the dog by rewarding the dog over and over for going to source.

Scent Work Level 2
2025-01-18 13:30 - 14:15
K9 Nose Work is an activity that creates teamwork between a dog and their handler. Olfaction detection of a specific source of an odor is taught to a dog is an amazing accomplishment performed by both a dog and their handler. Multiple levels available.
Level 1 class focuses on the beginning of K9 Nose Work utilizing boxes to teach a dog how to use their amazing tool, their nose, you will learn how to read dogs indicating their FINDS! and how to reward and reinforce this piece of work they are doing for you!
Level 2 class focuses on introducing a particular type of scent that you have selected for your dog. Also establishing a stronger greater search and efficient grid, and how to read dogs more efficiently to a FIND!
Level 3 class focuses on more challenging HIDES and difficult FINDS utilizing only a minuscule amount of selected scent that you have chosen for your dog to FIND!
As each class proceeds your dog will hopefully learn “odor obedience” The term odor obedience means that a dog is irresistibly drawn to target odor, like it is “calling to him, and he has no other option but to respond. This strong work ethic and drive to get to the source of odor will override other distractions. it is an impelling force that is cultivated in the dog by rewarding the dog over and over for going to source.
Level 2 participants should bring an oil or target odor with them. We have provided a list of odors below that are commonly found oils. Misty Pines will provide boxes and Q-tip targets and will have tins available for purchase if you do not have one already.

Bergamot
Bulgarian Lavender
Cedarwood

Cinnamon
Citronella
Clary Sage

Clove
Eucalyptus
Frankincense

Fresh Ginger
Geranium
Grapefruit

Lavender
Lemon
Lemongrass

Lime
Myrrh
Oregano

Peppermint
Pine
Rosemary

Spearmint
Sweet Orange
Tangerine

Tea Tree
Vetiver
Ylang Ylang

Scent Work Level 3
2025-01-18 14:30 - 15:15
K9 Nose Work is an activity that creates teamwork between a dog and their handler. Olfaction detection of a specific source of an odor is taught to a dog is an amazing accomplishment performed by both a dog and their handler. Multiple levels available.
Level 1 class focuses on the beginning of K9 Nose Work utilizing boxes to teach a dog how to use their amazing tool, their nose, you will learn how to read dogs indicating their FINDS! and how to reward and reinforce this piece of work they are doing for you!
Level 2 class focuses on introducing a particular type of scent that you have selected for your dog. Also establishing a stronger greater search and efficient grid, and how to read dogs more efficiently to a FIND!
Level 3 class focuses on more challenging HIDES and difficult FINDS utilizing only a minuscule amount of selected scent that you have chosen for your dog to FIND!
As each class proceeds your dog will hopefully learn “odor obedience” The term odor obedience means that a dog is irresistibly drawn to target odor, like it is “calling to him, and he has no other option but to respond. This strong work ethic and drive to get to the source of odor will override other distractions. it is an impelling force that is cultivated in the dog by rewarding the dog over and over for going to source.

Bergamot
Bulgarian Lavender
Cedarwood

Cinnamon
Citronella
Clary Sage

Clove
Eucalyptus
Frankincense

Fresh Ginger
Geranium
Grapefruit

Lavender
Lemon
Lemongrass

Lime
Myrrh
Oregano

Peppermint
Pine
Rosemary

Spearmint
Sweet Orange
Tangerine

Tea Tree
Vetiver
Ylang Ylang
