Policies

Dedicated – Positive – Informed
All Dogs & Company has policies in place about the way we handle the animals we train.

Our Policies:

We will not exclude any breed in any of our training programs.
Our training involves compassion, kindness, patience and trust
— dog to human and human to dog.
Absolutely no rough handling — physical or verbal abuse of the
dogs will not be tolerated.
All corrections must be appropriate and delivered correctly —
from gentle to firm.
We use a patient tone of voice, without any anger or frustration.
We strive to make all dogs great family companions, therapy
dogs or assistance dogs.
We work diligently with owners and dogs to rehabilitate
behavior issues.
We strive to approach each owner as an individual.
All training strategies will be configured to work on each dog’s
individual issues.
We work toward a happier, safer environment for the dogs and
their families.
We continue to support work in our community for responsible
dog ownership, dog breeding, dog rescue and dog safety for
adults and children.
To learn more about our policies, please do not hesitate to call us.

Schedule

2010 WILL BE AN EXCITING YEAR FOR "ALL DOGS AND COMPANY", OUR 11TH YEAR IN BUSINESS.

WE ANTICIPATE STARTING:

*KINDERPUPPY CLASSES ON MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 2010, 6:30PM TO 7:30PM, MEETING EACH MONDAY FOR 6 WEEKS, 1 HOUR PER WEEK, COST $75.00, INCLUDES YOUR OWN TRAINING MANUAL. PUPPIES FROM 8 WEEKS THROUGH 6 MONTHS OF AGE. CLASS 6 OF THE PUPPY PROGRAM WILL BE THE NEW "PUPPY STAR" TEST PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, THIS RECOGNIZES YOU AS A TERRIFIC PET OWNER AND THE PUPPY AS A WELL TRAINED FAMILY COMPANION (COST FOR THIS TEST IS $10.00)

*BEGINNER ADULT CLASSES ON TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 2010, 6:30PM TO 7:30PM, MEETING EACH TUESDAY FOR 8 WEEKS, 1 HOUR PER WEEK, COST $95.00, INCLUDES YOUR OWN TRAINING MANUAL. FOR DOGS 7 MONTHS AND OLDER. CLASS 8 OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE THE "CANINE GOOD CITIZEN" TEST PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, (COST FOR THIS TEST WILL BE $20.00). IT RECOGNIZES YOU AS A TERRIFIC DOG OWNER AND THE DOG AS A WELL BEHAVED FAMILY COMPANION.

*WE WILL BEGIN A SATURDAY PUPPY CLASS (MINIMUM 6 PUPPIES) IF WE HAVE REQUESTS, AT 11:00AM TO NOON. ALL INFORMATION ABOVE PERTAINS TO THIS CLASS ALSO. CALL FOR START DATE. 417-883-3485

*WE WILL BE DOING SPECIALTY CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, ONE 1 HOUR SESSION, 6:30 TO 7:30PM,COVERING THESE TOPICS, 1) JUMPING DOGS, 2) BARKING DOGS, 3) NIPPING DOGS, 4) COMING WHEN CALLED, AND 5) PULLING WHEN WALKING. 6) SHY DOG. YOU CAN ENROLL FOR ONE OR TWO CLASSES OR ALL 6 CLASSES. EACH CLASS FEE IS $15.00, ENROLL FOR 5 OR 6 CLASSES AND THE FEE DROPS TO $12.00 PER CLASS. THIS WILL ADDRESS SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR ISSUES FOR AN OTHERWISE WELL BEHAVED FAMILY COMPANION.

**AS ALWAYS WE TAKE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SAFETY INTO CONSIDERATION DURING OUR GROUP SESSIONS, IF CLASS IS POSTPONED WE PICK UP THE NEXT WEEK.

*WE REQUIRE A COPY OF CURRENT VACCINATION RECORDS FOR ALL DOGS IN OUR PROGRAMS, WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE A BORDATELLA (KENNEL COUGH) VACCINATION, FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OUR DOGS.

*AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR 2010 CLASS SESSIONS WILL BE OUR NEW "OUTWARD BOUND HOUNDS" ADVENTURES CLASS, PREREQUISITE IS PREVIOUS OBEDIENCE TRAINING (IN OUR PROGRAM OR OTHER TRAINING). THIS WILL BE A SUNDAY AFTERNOON GROUP ADVENTURE, TO AREA PARKS AND TRAILS AND K9 FRIENDLY BUSINESSES. THERE WILL BE A PRIZE FOR THE MOST INTERESTING ITEM A DOG FINDS DURING EACH ADVENTURE. WATCH FOR STARTING DATES TO BE ADDED TO THE WEB SITE. THIS 4 SESSION ADVENTURE CLASS FEE WILL BE $40.00

*AND AS ALWAYS WE PLAN TO CONTINUE OUR "SPRING BARK" PARTY, "DOGGIE LUAU" PARTY,

"HOWL-O-WEENIE PARTY" AND OUR "CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE" PARTY FOR THE DOGS AND THEIR FAMILIES.