Gold Country K9 Services

Open Dock
2024-07-13 15:30 - 18:30, 2024-07-10 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-07 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-06 15:30 - 18:30, 2024-07-03 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-02 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-30 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 1 more date | Gold Country Pet Resort, 6355 State Hwy 104, Ione, CA, 95640, United States
This is a time for you and your dog to practice on a Competition Dock. The Dock is open for three hour blocks of time. You may be by yourself or there may be several dogs (everyone gets plenty of time to jump). When you have multiple dogs, you get to rest your dog, show them a bit of what a competition will look like (a few minutes on the dock and then rotating off for the next person, then back on, etc…). This is a great way to build community with others who share your passion! During the summer we have open dock 3-5 times per week; and the winter, weather permitting 1-2x per week. Check out our annual “unlimited” memberships for the best value!
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CWC: Bi-Weekly Online Discussion
2024-07-11 18:00 - 19:00
Communicate with Clarity Bi-weekly Online Discussion
Twice per month we meet online to discuss on a deeper level all of the concepts involved in our Communicate with Clarity program. While we lay everything out in the coursework, we know that the application of the material can only be understood as people gain experience. The purpose of continuing our online discussions is to explore on a deeper level the material that is in the coursework and have a chance to ask questions, submit video’s and have an interactive community conversation as people begin seeing the concepts come to life. As one of my favorite trainers says “The Eyes Cannot See What the Brain Cannot Understand”. This is so profoundly true. It is in these discussions, where I can expose your brain to concepts so that when you go back to working with your dogs, you can more fully see the things we teach in class.
RSVP online. Gold Country K9 Academy Community, under the “Meet Ups” section. Not a Member? Consider Joining Us!

NADD Dock Diving July Jump
2024-07-11 16:00 - 2024-07-14 17:00
Whether you are after titles, or just some awesome fun, come check out the flying dogs! We have so much fun at these events. As always we will plan to BBQ on Saturday night. Please bring a side and join in on the fun. Check our Facebook Event for more details as we get closer to the event!
This event will use jump cards. We will send out a voluntary prepayment link when the date for the pulls from the event occurs. We will send it out again after the event closes. You will make payment and then sign up on the online running order. It is your responsibility to pay first and then sign up for the appropriate number of splashes. If you are on the online sign up but have not paid, we will remove you. You can pay at the event and sign up on the run order there if you prefer, however, spots are offered first come, first served.
The online running order will be the running order for the event. First come. First Served. You may not jump the same dog more than twice per hour. You may stay all day if you wish and spread your jumps over throughout the day (you do not have to leave when your jumps are done as during Covid). The online running order is designed to give you the convenience of knowing when your jump slots are and plan travel accordingly. If you miss your slot for not being here, you will be able to sign up in the next available open slot upon arrival.
You must have a NADD number to participate.
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Thursday Night will be AR/HD. There will be a class available Thursday afternoon if you want to learn about AR/HD.
Sunday Morning will also be AR/HD and the event will wrap up early in the day.
Fri, Sat, will have distance jumps and either AR or HD. Please look at event website to determine.
Walkups will be accommodated until entries are maxed out.
This is a sanctioned event by North America Diving Dogs. Titles earned here will be eligible for recognition by American Kennel Club.

Dock Diving 401: Hydrodash
2024-07-11 15:00 - 16:30
Is your dog a fast swimmer? This is the game for them! Hydrodash requires the dog to jump in the water (from a very short dock) and then swim as fast they can to the bumper, grab the bumper that is suspended 1″ above the water and return. Time stops when they hit the 10′ mark on the way back to the ramp! Come join the fun!
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Dock Diving 301: Air Retrieve
2024-07-11 13:30 - 15:00
Have you seen it! It’s crazy! The dogs LOVE it! It’s addicting! Come check out Air Retrieve where your dog learns to jump to grab their suspended toy off the rig! See how far you can get the toy while your dog can still grab it! This class is scheduled right before a “Specialty Day” in Air Retrieve. That means, you can sign up to do an official Air Retrieve Competition Jump the same day. Give your dog a rest after class and the Competition kicks off at 5:00!
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CWC: Online Q & A
2024-07-10 12:00 - 12:30
Communicate with Clarity Online Q&A
We are online in our Community to answer any questions you may have, help with training plans, give feedback. This time is yours for both our Aspiring Trainers and our Dog Owners who are striving for excellence in their training. We will stay on as long as needed to answer questions, but you need to be logged on by 12:30 to guarantee your spot!
Signups are in the Gold Country K9 Academy online community under “Meet Ups”

Dock Diving 101
2024-07-09 18:00, 2024-07-06 13:45 - 15:15, 2024-07-06 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-07-05 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-07-02 18:00, 2024-06-29 13:45 - 15:15
Come get involved in the coolest sport around. Whether your dog is an expert swimmer or still needs to learn, this class is where you get started. We will focus on acclimating dogs to pools for those dogs that haven’t seen a pool. Once they are comfortable swimming in the pool, they learn to use the ramp, and then we start on Jumping. Dogs who are already experienced pool swimmers may move more quickly and that’s great! We move at the learning rate of each dog. Class Max size is 5. Dogs are worked individually. No contact between dogs.
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Please be aware that once the class is full, the date longer show on the signup link above. You may pick a different date, or keep checking back, as sometimes, people adjust their dates and a spot will open up the week prior to class.
What to Bring: Bring a flat or martingale collar and 6-10′ leash for the dock (you can use any equipment you need to get to the dock, but once on the dock, this is the required equipment); your dogs favorite motivators (floating toys and/or food). If you have a lifejacket, please bring it (do not go buy one if you don’t have it, you can borrow one).

Barnhunt "Open Barn" Time
2024-07-07 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-06-30 09:00 - 11:00
This is a time for anyone to come and practice in Barnhunt. There will be up to four rats available for practice. People are encouraged to set hides for each other, or you can just run your dog on whatever you need to. It is so important to get some successful runs in between trials! Its also great to work “blind” problems where someone can help you if you miss the dog’s subtle indications so that you can help your dog learn what you want from them! The practice time is shorter during the summer, due to heat. There will be more availability at more times of day from October-April.
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Schutzhund/ IPO/ IGP
2024-07-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-29 18:00 - 20:00
IGP (formerly Schutzhund/ IPO)
This class is for those wanting to do the sport. The field will be open for obedience for the first 30 minutes; and protection will follow at that time. We focus on putting the foundation in place methodically and with excellent technique. It is not required that you take our focused obedience program, but it is certainly helpful if you are. That will give you an understanding of our methodology and why we do things the way we do them. We host trials here at the facility. Once our new competition field is in, we expect to host trials 3-4 times per year. This class is offered through Gold Country Working Dog Club.

Cost: $20.00
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CWC 301: Group Class at Training Field
2024-07-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-29 17:00 - 18:00
Communicate with Clarity 301:
This class is a part of our core obedience program, Communicate with Clarity. Students must have completed the skills in both CWC 101 and CWC 201 before coming to this class. This is the class where we focus on putting together all of the skills we learned in the prior courses and start doing things with distractions. In the first two courses, we focused on learning in a quiet environment, but now we are bringing those cues into the distractions. This class focuses on doing that with an emphasis on understanding threshold and focusing on learning where your dogs threshold is and decreasing it so that you can easily work around others.
This class focuses on bringing fluency amongst the distractions of the other dogs. All dogs work on the field, doing individually appropriate cues (bed, down, loose lead walking, etc…). Instructor works with one dog at a time to advance them on the cues with the distractions at whatever level they are working on. All other students may listen and learn from the Individual coaching, and students may be grouped together who are doing “like” work, but each dog team will get individualized time during the class. Students should come prepared with an understanding of what they want help to work on (game plan can be established with instructor ahead of time), but only the student knows what they were able to work on during the week and where they may have struggled. The goal is to have each person moving forward each class session. The overall focus of this class is to master your cues (skills) under distractions)
This class be continuously used as students advance to introduce new cues from our “Skills” library in a controlled environment, once they have completed their basic cues. It is the appropriate place for our specialty students to work on their advanced cues, once they have finished teaching the behavior and want to introduce those cues under distraction. Once you have mastered the basic cues in this class, then student will begin attending the CWC 401 “Out and Abouts” and take their skills into the community.

CWC 401: Obedience: Out and Abouts
2024-07-05 18:00
These are field trips to various community places/events to practice our obedience skills in real life situations. These are typically Friday (first or second Friday of the month depending on Facility events) but may occasionally move to another day to accommodate going to a specific event. We will typically move between Lodi, Galt, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Amador. We will often go to a store such as Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply. All outings will be at dog friendly locations so that both service dog prospects and pet prospects may attend.
We also have regular trips to a patio Restaurant/coffee shop. It is so important to work on life skills, so like our store outings, these are designed to get us out of the facility and into the community so that our dogs can learn to settle during social interactions around other dogs. Make no mistake, while we are having a “social outing” we are training, so its very important for owners to learn how to maintain training even when not on the “training field”. The location of the outings will be posted in the online community within 7 days of the scheduled outing.
These community outings. Sign up in our Gold Country K9 Academy online Community under ” Meetups” once you are approved to go! You must have completed your CWC 301 Certificate.

Escape from the FireWorks!
2024-07-04 15:00 - 2024-07-05 12:00
Infinite PawsAbilities Fundraiser
Is your dog terrified of the Fireworks? Or maybe it’s you, that’s exhausted by them! Come hang out in the best place to be during Fourth of July! Gold Country Pet Resort is hosting a Fundraiser for our favorite rescue “Infinite PawsAbilities”. We will be opening the facility to anyone who would like to join us. Want to go Dock Diving? Want to see if your dog can learn to swim (instructor will be on hand for a portion of the event for the newbies). How About Barn hunt? Nose work? Movie Trix? You bet, we will be doing it all! Even CGC evaluations! We will get started around 3:00p.m. (probably at the pool until 6 or later). When the weather cools down, we can break out the other activities. We will also be having a Barbecue! Once it cools off, we can break out the scent sports, Movie Trix and CGC Testing. When dusk settles and the Fireworks start, rest assured, we can’t hear them! But if you want a magnificent view of all the Valley Fireworks, we have it! Line up along the fence line and view the Fireworks without the Sound! We are the absolute best place to be on 4th of July! Especially for those that are noise sensitive. Feel free to camp out under the starts at the training field if you need the refuge from the Valley Noise below!

4th of July Escape the Noise Fundraiser!
2024-07-04 15:00 - 2024-07-05 11:00
Come Join Us to Celebrate Fourth of July, but without all the noise of the Fireworks! Even better, once they start in the Valley, we will have a view of all the shows, but without the noise! We will open the facility at approximately 3:00p.m. to people to use the pool, barnhunt ring and obedience field for all things dogs!
If you are an experienced dock diver, come rock the dock! If you are just starting out, and instructor will be available to help you get started! People can enjoy the BBQ at approximately 6:00. We will be working on Movie Trix, Rally, Barnhunt, Noseworks or just enjoying the peace and quiet. People can car camp at the field to avoid the noise of the night.
This is a fundraiser for Infinite PawsAbilities and 100% of all entry fees go to the Spay Neuter Fund (Did you know we currently have 25 puppies we have taken in that need Spay/Neuter?) Yikes! Now that we got these pregnant momma’s and their pups off the streets, we have to tackle the spay and neuter. The Freeway Litter may be making an appearance for a bit of socialization! You can find out more about Infinite PawsAbilities at www.infinitepaws.org

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CWC 101 & CWC 201
2024-07-03 18:00 - 19:00
Communicate with Clarity 101 & Communicate with Clarity 201
This in person skills class is an adjunct to our online course, Communicate with Clarity, where both Aspiring Trainers and Pet Owners who desire excellence in obedience come to learn. Students can come to get eyes on their skills to ensure that they are building their mechanics properly when introducing a new cue. The students start in our online sessions in Communicate with Clarity 101, where students are learning how to develop communications systems based upon how dogs learn best. While their is robust online support, some students naturally prefer to come in person to have their learning mechanics assessed and this is the place to do that! Students will work one at a time for a few minutes during the class to demonstrate the mechanics they are developing and receive feedback on strengths and areas of improvement. All students may participate in each students learning session. Dogs will remain in vehicles/crates, until it is their turn, in order to minimize distractions at this stage of training.
What this class is NOT. This is not a group class where all dogs are out at once. There is no/minimal lecture (other than individual feedback). All students are expected to come to work on the specific skill that they are working to complete in the 101 (and then the 201) module. They are expected to have listened to the lectures and be clear about what skill they are working on (Based on what skills they have already achieved badges for and which badge they are working on) We can help students build the training plans for class during our online Q&A times.

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