Our Dog Training Services

Providing training to your dog is one of the most important things owners can do for their pets. A well-trained dog is a joy to live with and is pleasant for your neighbors and visitors to be around. It is never too late to train a dog. We recommend that you start training your puppy as soon as you get him or her home, but older dogs can start in basic training and do very well. Learn more about our Training Instructors below and read descriptions of all the Training Courses offered at Town & Country. 

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Dog Training Programs 

Puppy Classes

  • Puppy Kindergarten (Puppies 8-16 weeks): 
Give your puppy the best start in life. This class includes socialization; a start on basic manners; and discussions on housebreaking, chewing, nipping and other puppy issues.
  • Senior Puppy 1 (Puppies 4-12 months): 
This class emphasizes manners and socialization and introduces some basic obedience, including sit, down, stay, come, and walking on a loose leash. Class is open to puppies with no formal training.
  • Senior Puppy 2 (Puppies 4-12 months: prerequisites- completion of PK or Senior Puppy 1 or equivalent):
This class builds on skills learned in Puppy Kindergarten and/or Senior Puppy 1. Continuation of using reward-based training. Emphasis on attention, motivation, manners, and basic obedience. Class is open to graduates of Puppy Kindergarten or puppies who have had one formal class before.
Dog Owner Received Certificate — Apex, NC — Town And Country Animal Care

Obedience/Manners Classes: 

Basic Manners:

(for dogs with no formal training, age one year and older):
Has a new adult dog joined your family, or are you finally getting around to training your older dog? This class is for adult dogs with no prior training. Learn reward-based training methods to teach your dog the basic skills of sit, down, stay, come when called, walk on a leash, leave it, go to your place, and good manners at doorways.

Focus/Advanced Manners: 

(Prerequisites: Senior Puppy 2, Basic Manners or equivalent – or permission of instructor):
This class is designed for dogs who have basic obedience skills, but their owners want to advance their skills and improve their focus/attention. The class emphasizes relationship building with your dog in order to improve attention/focus. The class stresses improving basic obedience skills; introduces tricks and intermediate obedience skills; and working with distractions.

Specialized Classes:

Rally:

(Prerequisites Senior Puppy 2 or Basic Manners):
Introduction To Rally: This is for dogs who are new to the sport of rally, a fun event in which handlers and dogs navigate a course of obedience exercise stations.  Dogs need no prior rally experience, but do need good basic obedience skills, including sit, down, stay and loose leash walking. 
Competition Rally: This is for dogs who are nearly ready to enter the competition ring or are actively competing.  This course covers all levels and includes stations for upper level classes and running courses. 

Class Schedule

Puppy Kindergarten $200

Date: No classes offered until 2025
6 week course

Senior Puppy 1 $200

Date: No classes offered until 2025
6 week course

Senior Puppy 2 $200

Date: No classes offered until 2025
6 week course

Basic Beginner  $200

Date: No classes offered until 2025
6 week course 

Focus 1  $200

Date: No classes offered until 2025
6 week course

Novice & Intermediate Rally Obedience $150

Date: Tuesday June 11, 2024
6 week course
1:15PM-2:00PM
Instructor: Penny
*Enrollment open to current students only

Advanced through Masters Rally Obedience $150

Date: Tuesday June 11, 2024
6 week course
12:15PM-1:00PM
Instructor: Penny
*Enrollment open to current students only

Conformation $10

Tuesdays

6:15PM-7:30PM

Instructor: Guy & Diana Fisher


For more information please email

murbeboxers@gmail.com

Students Taking Consecutive Classes Receive A $25 Discount On All Basic 6 Week Classes

Meet Our Trainers

Penny Leigh — Apex, NC — Town And Country Animal Care

Penny Leigh CPDT-KA

Penny began training her family’s dogs as a young child, and her love of dogs and working with them has been her primary passion in life. She began professionally training and competing in 1988. Penny is a certified trainer with Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers; professional member of Association for Professional Dog Trainers; mentor for Animal Behavior College; and an evaluator for AKC Canine Good Citizen and AKC Agility Course Test.


Penny has earned the most advanced level titles on several breeds in Agility, Obedience, Rally, Dock Diving, Barn Hunt, and Flyball. In addition, she and her husband have bred some top conformation Flat-Coated Retrievers.

She and her All American Dog, Cameo, have earned seven championship Agility titles in four venues and won numerous regional and national honors including 1st place in the 12-P division of the 2016 AKC National Agility Championship; 1st place in the 12-S division of the 2017 UKI US Open National Championship; and finalist in the 2020 Westminster Master Agility Championship.


In addition, her dog, Volt, was in the Top 10 dogs, all breeds, in NADD dock diving in 2019 with a top jump of 31-feet-9-inches.


Penny is also a former newspaper reporter & editor and has won several writing awards from the Dog Writers Association of America. 

Guy & Diana 

Guy and Diana Fisher retired in 2014 from 27 years of professional dog handling. We proudly breed Boxers and Great Danes as well as American Foxhounds. We are a breeder of merit with the AKC. We have handled breeds from all groups and had many nice wins on our dogs in our care over the years. We are very happy to help the Raleigh Kennel Club with the conformation handling class. We can offer insight to the first-time beginner or give advice to the seasoned exhibitor. We are very happy with our walk-in style format as it will not cause pressure on the people or dogs, they can come when they would like to. An added bonus is some weeks one or more of our adult children will be at class and can extend extra hands-on and help to our attendees. We look forward to helping you and your dog learn the wonderful sport of conformation.