Dec. 14 — North Mountain Dog Training
| When: | Back to Calendar » December 14, 2013 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am | |
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| Where: | North Mountain Visitor Center 12950 North 7th Street Phoenix,AZ 85022 USA |
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| Cost: | $15 | |
| Contact: | http://www.northmountainvisitorcenter.org/2013/11/16/?ec3_listing=events |
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Would you like to enjoy more of the outdoors with your dog? Have you had problems with your dog or others on the trail? Are you worried that you are hurting your dog if you hike with him? This class will discuss these questions and more. Class meets in picnic table area behind the North Mountain Visitor Center, 12950 N. 7th Street, just south of Thunderbird Road. Pre-registration is required.
We will talk about:
- Conditioning your dog and yourself for the trail
- Proper etiquette on the trail with your dog and you!
- Emergency first aid and how to handle an emergency
- hiking with a backpack on your dog
- proper care for your dog’s paws
- laws, rules and regulations of the preserve
- get to know your Ranger
- proper equipment for hiking with your dog
- The important positions (in relation to the owner) your dog should learn to walk in
- Your responsibilities to your dog and other hikers
- How to handle wildlife encounters
- How to handle horseback riders
- How to handle mountain bike riders
- Any questions the group may have
