Upcoming seminars

Happy Dogs offers group seminar opportunities for dog owners and training professionals. Seminar topics and offerings vary and the schedule is updated throughout the year. For our Agility Seminars, click here.

Happy walking - a leash walking seminar$160.00

This two-hour seminar will cover everything leash walking.

You will learn leash handling skills, how to make walks more enriching and successful, your dog will learn basic foundations of leash walking, leading into loose leash work, heel, and other important skills for happier walks. Improve issues such as excessive pulling, ignoring the owner on walks, yanking the leash, biting the leash, or jumping up on walks.

Requirements:
-Dogs must be at least 8 months old
-Owner and dog must have prior training experience
-Dog can perform basic skills: sit, down, stay, respond to name without an E-collar or prong collar
-Dog is physically healthy and free of behavior concerns. 


Date/time: Refer to scheduling app by clicking the booking button
Location: Happy Dogs Training - Huntersville, NC
Instructor: Piper M Novick

Working spot: $160.00
Auditing: $80.00

Reliable Recalls - come back every-time!$160.00

This two-hour seminar will cover everything recalls - coming when called.

You and your dog will learn skills to train a reliable recall, we will focus on the foundation of creating a positive relationship, building reinforcement history, and training reliable cues that your dog will respond to. Putting recalls to the test with distractions and environmental challenges in real-time.

Requirements:
-Dogs must be at least 6 months old
-Dog can perform basic skills: sit, down, stay, trained without an E-collar or prong collar
-Dog is physically healthy and free of behavior concerns. 


Date/Time: Refer to scheduling app by clicking the booking button
Location: Happy Dogs Training - Huntersville, NC
Instructor: Piper M Novick

Working spot: $160.00
Auditing: $80.00

Introduction to Frisbee$250.00

Introduction to frisbee with Laura Moretz is a two-part 3-hour seminar.

In this seminar, Laura will introduce the game of frisbee to new handlers and their dog to frisbee foundation skills, tossing, different types of frisbee games, basic frisbee moves, and tricks.

Laura Moretz performs professionally with her dogs in frisbee and freestyle, as the trainer with the Purina Incredible Dog Team.  She has been on the Purina team since 2005. Laura has judged and taught seminars internationally promoting the sport of canine disc in Japan, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland, Canada, and all over the US. Read more about Laura!

Requirements:
-Dogs must be at least 6 months old
-Dog can be contained in crate/car
-Dog shows interest in toys
-Owner and dog have training experience
-Dog can perform basic skills: sit, down, stay, respond to name without an E-collar
-Dog is physically healthy and free of behavior concerns
-Current on vaccinations

Date/time: Refer to scheduling app by clicking the booking button
Location: Happy Dogs Training - Huntersville, NC
Instructor: Laura Moretz

Working spot: $250.00
Audit: $120.00

Frisbee Basics $320.00

Frisbee Basics with Laura Moretz is a two-part 4-hour seminar 

In this seminar, Laura will cover basic frisbee toss and fetch, freestyle tricks, and more advanced skills than her introduction seminar. This course is ideal for dogs and handlers with some prior experience playing frisbee. 

Laura Moretz performs professionally with her dogs in frisbee and freestyle, as the trainer with the Purina Incredible Dog Team.  She has been on the Purina team since 2005. Laura has judged and taught seminars internationally promoting the sport of canine disc in Japan, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland, Canada, and all over the US. Read more about Laura!

Requirements:
-Dog sport and seminar experience
-Dog plays frisbee and has toy drive
-Dog can be contained in crate/car
-Dog can perform basic skills: sit, down, stay, respond to name without an E-collar
-Dog is physically healthy and free of behavior concerns
-Current on vaccinations


Date/time:Refer to scheduling app by clicking the booking button
Location: Happy Dogs Training - Huntersville, NC
Instructor: Laura Moretz

Working spot: $320.00
Auditing: $120.00

Our Locations

Mooresville

This private dog training facility includes multiple fully fenced training fields, winter lights, a full complement of Agility equipment, and training tools. The Mooresville training facility is conveniently located just off of Brawley School rd and is easily accessible from I-77.

Huntersville

This private dog training facility includes indoor training spaces and multiple fenced training yards. Including a full set of Agility equipment and group training spaces. The Huntersville training facility is conveniently located just a few minutes from Birkdale shopping in Lake Norman and is easily accessible from I-77 and I-485.

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Serving Clients
in North Charlotte, 
Lake Norman, Huntersville, 
Cornelius, Davidson,
The Peninsula, Birkdale,
Mountain Island Lake, Mooresville,
and surrounding Communities

 

Serving Clients
in North Charlotte, 
Lake Norman, Huntersville, 
Cornelius, Davidson,
The Peninsula, Birkdale,
Mountain Island Lake, Mooresville,
and surrounding Communities