Misty Pines Pet Company

Level I Dog Training Class
2020-09-01 16:00 - 16:45, 2020-09-03 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-09-03 19:30 - 20:15, 2020-09-08 16:00 - 16:45, 2020-09-10 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-09-10 19:30 - 20:15, 2020-09-15 16:00 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Misty Pines Pet Company, 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd, Sewickley, PA, 15143, United States
Level I Dog Training Class is for beginner dogs 6+ months of age and those that have moved up from Puppy Class.
Misty Pines’ Classes are designed to teach you, as the dog owner, how to teach your dog basic commands such as sit, down, heel, stay, take a walk, stand, side, good manners, agility obstacles and more. Our classes incorporate real life distractions for your dog to work through. This helps to train reliability and transferability into your dog so they will be successful in various locations. We encourage everyone in the family to be a part of the training process. Training classes are informative, engaging and educational as well as entertaining for your whole family.
Orientation
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Level I Dog Training Class Schedule

Tuesdays 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Thursdays 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Thursdays 7:30 – 8:15 p.m.
Saturdays 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Saturdays 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Saturdays 3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy
This Way

Take a Walk and Heel
Meet & Greet
Leave It
Place
Come
Obstacles
AKC Novice Exercises

The syllabus for our classes follow many of the exercises for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) and the Therapy Dog (TD) Test. Classes focus on obedience, manners and proper socialization with reward based training. Your dog will learn verbal commands, leash signals and hand signals from attending the classes.
Graduation
Misty Pines does not believe that after a predetermined number of classes your dog will be ready for the next level so progression to the next level of classes is determined by an evaluation. During this evaluation you and your dog will need to demonstrate that you are able to complete a series of required behaviors.
Level I Dog Training Class Evaluation: All evaluations are by appointment and are held during your regularly scheduled class. This evaluation must be scheduled with a trainer. Cost is $25 pass or fail.
Graduation Requirements:

1 minute Sit/Stay – Handler commands the dog into a sit/stay then increases their distance to the end of 20 foot lead and circles around dog.
2 minute Down/Stay – Handler commands the dog into a down/stay, and then increases their distance to end of 20 foot lead.
Heel/Easy/This way – Demonstrates that the dog can walk on leash without pulling for 1 minute.
Meet and Greet 6ft. apart – Demonstrate that the dog can remain in heel position while greeting a classmate from 6ft. away.
Recall off Distraction – Recall 20ft. away from a sit/stay. Dog must come and sit in front of their handler
Door Greeting – Dog must sit and stay while the owner knocks, rings bell, opens door, and shakes evaluator’s hand. Dog must remain in a sit until the door is completely shut.
Stand Exam – Dog maintains a stand position for 10 seconds.
Leave it/Watch – Handler throws treat or toy on ground and the dog must leave the item without lunging towards it.
Place – Handler sends their dog to a designated place from 6ft. away. Handler may mark spot.
Spin – Dog rotates 360* counter-clockwise in front of owner.
Agility – Demonstrates handler’s leadership and ability to identify and direct their dog over the scramble and bridge. Dog must not fall off obstacle.

After Graduation, students will move up to the Level II Class, where you will fine-tune your dog’s repertoire of obedience behaviors and your dog will experience more advanced agility obstacles.
All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All dogs must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Puppy Class
2020-09-02 11:00 - 11:45, 2020-09-03 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-09-05 10:00 - 10:45, 2020-09-09 11:00 - 11:45, 2020-09-10 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-09-12 10:00 - 10:45, 2020-09-16 11:00 - 11:45
Puppy training classes are for puppies 6 months and younger.
Puppy Training Classes are crucial for teaching social skills, good manners, and a positive attitude about learning and are a great way to begin a happy and healthy relationship with your puppy. They are designed to teach you, as the puppy owner, how to properly socialize and teach your puppy basic commands, agility obstacles and good manners. Our classes are educational and entertaining for your whole family and will keep you and your dog mentally and physically engaged during each class. You will learn how to take your dog through real-life challenges with confidence.
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Puppy Class Schedule
Wednesdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Thursdays 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy

This Way
Take a Walk
Intro to Heel
Meet & Greet
Come
Obstacles
Place

All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Level II Dog Training Class
2020-09-02 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-09-05 13:30 - 14:15, 2020-09-09 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-09-12 13:30 - 14:15
Level II Dog Training Class is for Level I graduates.
In the Level II Obedience Class you will fine-tune your dog’s repertoire of obedience behaviors and your dog will experience more advanced agility obstacles. We will challenge you and your dog by increasing the four variables of training and teaching new commands and behaviors. This class also prepares you and your dog for the Canine Good Citizen Test and the Therapy Dog International Test. Additional obedience behaviors are listed below.
Schedule

Wednesdays 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Saturdays 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Level I behaviors increasing the four variables of training (Distance, Distraction, Duration and Location)
Front
Finish (Right & Left)
AKC Novice Exercises
Obstacles

Graduation
Misty Pines does not believe that after a predetermined number of classes your dog will be ready for the next level so progression to the next level of classes is determined by an evaluation. During this evaluation you and your dog will need to demonstrate that you are able to complete a series of required behaviors.
Level II Evaluation: All evaluations are by appointment and are held during your regularly scheduled class. This evaluation must be scheduled with a trainer. Cost is $20 pass or fail.
Graduation Requirements:

Heeling
– Figure 8 around pylons
– Right & Left turns
2 minute Sit/Stay
3 minute Down/Stay
Come/Front/Finish
“Place” from 6 feet
Side
Stand
Sit/Stay for petting with a friendly stranger

After Graduation, students will move up to the Maintenance Plus Class.
All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Puppy Preschool
2020-09-05 09:00 - 09:30, 2020-09-12 09:00 - 09:30
Puppy preschool is for puppies 8 – 12 weeks old.

Puppy Preschool is a socialization experience for puppies 8-12 weeks old. Puppies are allowed to interact off leash with a variety of other puppies and people, while we discuss the importance of this critical developmental and socialization period. In addition, we will talk about the challenges new puppy owners face when dealing with play biting, as well as crate and potty training. You don’t want to miss out on this important first step in your puppy’s life-long learning carrier, so register online today!
Between 9 – 11 weeks of age is a very sensitive period for puppies.
Puppy Preschool Schedule
Saturdays 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
When your puppy is at or over 12 weeks of age you will proceed to the Puppy Training Class after you’ve attended an Orientation.

Orientation
The next step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite two hour session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. We will discuss training terms and equipment, dog behavior and socialization, and class structure so that you are able to jump into classes right away. You will receive a packet with the Misty Pines Training Manual as well as other informational materials. Orientations are offered once a month on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 9pm. The Orientation is $75, classes are $25 each. Please pre-register via our online store or by calling our office at 412.364.4122. For a list of dates, please click here.
All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Puppy Class
2020-09-05 09:00 - 09:45, 2020-09-12 09:00 - 09:45
Puppy training classes are for puppies 6 months and younger.
Puppy Training Classes are crucial for teaching social skills, good manners, and a positive attitude about learning and are a great way to begin a happy and healthy relationship with your puppy. They are designed to teach you, as the puppy owner, how to properly socialize and teach your puppy basic commands, agility obstacles and good manners. Our classes are educational and entertaining for your whole family and will keep you and your dog mentally and physically engaged during each class. You will learn how to take your dog through real-life challenges with confidence.
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Puppy Class Schedule
Monday 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Wednesdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Thursdays 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Saturdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy

This Way
Take a Walk
Intro to Heel
Meet & Greet
Come
Obstacles
Place

All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Puppy Class
2020-09-05 11:00 - 11:45, 2020-09-12 11:00 - 11:45
Puppy training classes are for puppies 6 months and younger.
Puppy Training Classes are crucial for teaching social skills, good manners, and a positive attitude about learning and are a great way to begin a happy and healthy relationship with your puppy. They are designed to teach you, as the puppy owner, how to properly socialize and teach your puppy basic commands, agility obstacles and good manners. Our classes are educational and entertaining for your whole family and will keep you and your dog mentally and physically engaged during each class. You will learn how to take your dog through real-life challenges with confidence.
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Puppy Class Schedule
Wednesdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Thursdays 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Saturdays 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Saturdays 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Saturdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy

This Way
Take a Walk
Intro to Heel
Meet & Greet
Come
Obstacles
Place

All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Level I Dog Training Class
2020-09-05 12:30 - 13:15, 2020-09-12 12:30 - 13:15
Level I Dog Training Class is for beginner dogs 6+ months of age and those that have moved up from Puppy Class.
Misty Pines’ Classes are designed to teach you, as the dog owner, how to teach your dog basic commands such as sit, down, heel, stay, take a walk, stand, side, good manners, agility obstacles and more. Our classes incorporate real life distractions for your dog to work through. This helps to train reliability and transferability into your dog so they will be successful in various locations. We encourage everyone in the family to be a part of the training process. Training classes are informative, engaging and educational as well as entertaining for your whole family.
Orientation
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Level I Dog Training Class Schedule

Tuesdays 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Thursdays 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Thursdays 7:30 – 8:15 p.m.
Saturdays 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Saturdays 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy
This Way

Take a Walk and Heel
Meet & Greet
Leave It
Place
Come
Obstacles
AKC Novice Exercises

The syllabus for our classes follow many of the exercises for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) and the Therapy Dog (TD) Test. Classes focus on obedience, manners and proper socialization with reward based training. Your dog will learn verbal commands, leash signals and hand signals from attending the classes.
Graduation
Misty Pines does not believe that after a predetermined number of classes your dog will be ready for the next level so progression to the next level of classes is determined by an evaluation. During this evaluation you and your dog will need to demonstrate that you are able to complete a series of required behaviors.
Level I Dog Training Class Evaluation: All evaluations are by appointment and are held during your regularly scheduled class. This evaluation must be scheduled with a trainer. Cost is $25 pass or fail.
Graduation Requirements:

1 minute Sit/Stay – Handler commands the dog into a sit/stay then increases their distance to the end of 20 foot lead and circles around dog.
2 minute Down/Stay – Handler commands the dog into a down/stay, and then increases their distance to end of 20 foot lead.
Heel/Easy/This way – Demonstrates that the dog can walk on leash without pulling for 1 minute.
Meet and Greet 6ft. apart – Demonstrate that the dog can remain in heel position while greeting a classmate from 6ft. away.
Recall off Distraction – Recall 20ft. away from a sit/stay. Dog must come and sit in front of their handler
Door Greeting – Dog must sit and stay while the owner knocks, rings bell, opens door, and shakes evaluator’s hand. Dog must remain in a sit until the door is completely shut.
Stand Exam – Dog maintains a stand position for 10 seconds.
Leave it/Watch – Handler throws treat or toy on ground and the dog must leave the item without lunging towards it.
Place – Handler sends their dog to a designated place from 6ft. away. Handler may mark spot.
Spin – Dog rotates 360* counter-clockwise in front of owner.
Agility – Demonstrates handler’s leadership and ability to identify and direct their dog over the scramble and bridge. Dog must not fall off obstacle.

After Graduation, students will move up to the Level II Class, where you will fine-tune your dog’s repertoire of obedience behaviors and your dog will experience more advanced agility obstacles.
All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All dogs must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Puppy Class
2020-09-07 10:00 - 10:45, 2020-09-14 10:00 - 10:45
Puppy training classes are for puppies 6 months and younger.
Puppy Training Classes are crucial for teaching social skills, good manners, and a positive attitude about learning and are a great way to begin a happy and healthy relationship with your puppy. They are designed to teach you, as the puppy owner, how to properly socialize and teach your puppy basic commands, agility obstacles and good manners. Our classes are educational and entertaining for your whole family and will keep you and your dog mentally and physically engaged during each class. You will learn how to take your dog through real-life challenges with confidence.
The first step towards attending group classes is to attend an Orientation. This prerequisite session will provide the information necessary to prepare you for group classes. Click here to learn more about Orientation.
Puppy Class Schedule
Mondays 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Wednesdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Thursdays 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Saturdays 11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
$25 per class or 1 punch on Class Pass
Behaviors Taught:

Sit
Down
Side
Stand
Stay
Watch
Easy

This Way
Take a Walk
Intro to Heel
Meet & Greet
Come
Obstacles
Place

All dogs must be current on Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella (Bordetella every 6 months) vaccinations. All pets must have received inoculations at least 10 days prior to their visit to Misty Pines.

Multi-Level Dog Training Class
2020-09-08 10:00 - 10:45, 2020-09-15 10:00 - 10:45
This small-group, multi-level class is designed with comfort and clarity in mind—for both dogs and their humans. Ideal for novice handlers, and those seeking a quieter, more personalized experience, our semi-private format ensures hands-on guidance in a low-stimulation environment. Whether you’re just starting out or refining your skills, this class offers the flexibility to meet you where you are.
With a gentle pace and supportive instruction, it’s especially well-suited for senior citizens and anyone who prefers a calm, encouraging setting. Build trust, improve focus, and strengthen your bond with your dog—without the overwhelm of a large group.
