Obedience & Rally Classes

We teach you to train your dog.

All MADOC training sessions are nine weeks long. They consist of:

Orientation night

Seven weeks of actual classroom training with the dogs

Awards night

Important things to know about our classes:

Obedience classes are held at Goodwyn Community Center

(Perry Hill Road near Atlanta Highway, next to Goodwyn Junior High School) downstairs.

Obedience classes are on Thursday evenings at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm.

Advance registration is required.

You can only be admitted to classes through the official enrollment process.

Schedules for upcoming classes can be found on the home page

Click here to review the General Rules for classes.

Fees

The fee for the nine-week Beginner Class is $ 70.00 for non-members. The class fee is $ 35.00 for members. Checks for obedience classes should be made out to Montgomery Parks and Recreation .

Instructors

MADOC is able to provide quality dog obedience training only through its many valuable instructors and assistant instructors. These individuals volunteer their own time to promote responsible dog ownership, quality obedience training, and the improvement of the relationship between dogs and their owners. Each of our instructors is training their dogs towards obedience titles and attending obedience seminars to learn new techniques.

Enrollment Forms and Handouts:

Click below to download the Enrollment and Waiver forms - available in Word or PDF format. Follow the instructions on the form to enroll in a MADOC class. Also download the appropriate handout to review before class starts.

Class Descriptions:

Puppy Class

Age Group: 2 to 5 months.

Goal: Socialization, impulse control, problem solving and responsible dog ownership.

Exercises: Sit, Down, Leave It, Coming when called and more. Class includes puppy play time.

Beginner Class

Age Group: 5 months and up.

Goal: Control of the dog, problem solving, socialization of the dog, responsible dog ownership.

Exercises: Sit and down on command, the heel position, walking on a loose leash, stay, coming when called, focused play sessions, control of barking, biting, digging, and more.

Novice I Class

Prerequisite: Graduation from Beginner Class or the equivalent.

Goal: Refining exercises learned in Beginner Class and preparing the dog for Novice competition.

Exercises: Healing with automatic sits, stand for examination, recall with sits in front, figure eight, and group sits and down stays.

Novice II Class

Prerequisite: Graduation from Novice I Class or equivalent.

Goal: To acquire a "Companion Dog" (CD) Title. The class is focused on polishing the dog's performance and teaching ring procedure, as well as tips to the handler according to AKC obedience regulations.

Open Class

Prerequisite: "Companion Dog" (CD) Title or the desire to learn new exercises.

Goal: To acquire a "Companion Dog Excellence" (CDX) Title.

Exercises: Drop on recall, retrieving dumbbell on flat surface and over high jump, jumping the broad jump, and out of sight sit and down stays.

Beginner Rally Class

Prerequisite: Graduation from Novice I Class or the equivalent.

A fun way to the gap between the CGC (Canine Good Citizen certificate) and the Novice Obedience ring is through Rally. Rally combines the structure of agility (a numbered course with obstacles) with basic obedience commands (the obstacles). It allows both the handler and dog a fun way to gain confidence in the obedience ring.