Intermediate Obedience
Our Intermediate Obedience class is a structured 6‑week group training program designed to improve reliability, strengthen communication, and help your dog perform known behaviors consistently in real-world environments.
This program follows a set start date and weekly progression, allowing you and your dog to build on existing skills with increasing levels of difficulty. Each week adds new challenges through distance, duration, and distraction, helping your dog develop confidence and control in more demanding situations.
Training focuses on applying skills, not just knowing them—teaching your dog how to respond reliably even when it matters most.
What to Expect
Throughout the program, you and your dog will work on:
- Increasing reliability of known commands
- Working with added duration, distance, and distractions
- Improving impulse control in real-world scenarios
- Polite behavior around people and other dogs
- Strengthening leash skills and handler communication
- Developing calm, consistent responses in more challenging environments
Each class builds on the previous week, helping your dog transition from understanding commands to consistently following through.
How Intermediate Obedience Works
- Classes run in 6‑week sessions with a set start date
- You attend the same scheduled class each week
- Skills are progressively challenged each week
- Class sizes are limited for quality instruction
- Owners are actively involved in every session
This structured format ensures your dog develops reliability through repetition, clarity, and real-world application.
Is This Class the Right Fit?
Intermediate Obedience is ideal for dogs who:
- Have a solid understanding of basic commands
- Need improved reliability around distractions
- Are ready to be challenged with more advanced expectations
- Can work safely and appropriately in a group setting
Dogs who complete Intermediate Obedience often continue building reliability in our Advanced Obedience class.
Prerequisites
Dogs who have completed Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Obedience, or Dogs whose owners feel confident they are already working at an intermediate level
Age Requirements
5 months of age and older
Class Duration
Six sessions, each session is 60 minutes in duration
Class Size
Maximum of 8 Dogs
Minimum of 3 dogs for class to run. This class requires a minimum of three dogs to run. If enrollment does not meet this requirement, we will contact participants to reschedule or provide alternate options.
Location
Precision K9 Training
411 W Main St
Ottawa, IL 61350
Availability
Tuesday: 7:15-8:15 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Total Cost
$162
Not sure which option fits your dog? This guide explains how to choose the right dog training program in Ottawa, IL and what to expect from each option.
Multi‑Dog Households
Multi‑dog households may qualify for discounted rates when dogs are enrolled together.