03/30/2025
SAMS
S.P.L.A.S.H.
Starts Wednesday, May 21, 7:30-8:30pm and meets one hour a week for six weeks.
Location: 13857 North Wayland Rd, Meadville
Program Overview: Week 1 Strength: Learn the proper way to stretch and strengthen your dog to prevent injury. Stretching and strengthening your dog’s muscles are crucial for their overall health and well-being. Strengthening exercises promote better muscle tone, support proper posture, and improve their stability and coordination. Just like with humans, a healthy, strong body enables your dog to move with ease and enjoy life to the fullest!
Week 2 Proprioception: Proprioception refers to your dog’s ability to sense the position and movement of their body in space. This skill is essential for balance, coordination, and confidence during activities and training. A dog with strong proprioception can adjust their movements more efficiently, navigate obstacles with better control, and reduce the risk of injury.
Week 3 Locomotion: Training better locomotion with your dog is essential for their overall physical health, performance and minimizes the risk of injury. By teaching your dog to move with correct posture, gait, and coordination, you’re helping them develop stronger muscles, improve their agility, and enhance their overall stamina. Better locomotion allows your dog to move smoothly, comfortably, and with confidence.
Week 4 Ambition: Building ambition in your dog is crucial because it helps to create a confident, motivated, and mentally engaged pet. When you encourage your dog to work towards goals, whether it's through training, play, or problem-solving tasks, it stimulates their mind and strengthens their bond with you. Ambitious dogs are more eager to learn, follow commands, and be active participants in their environment.
Week 5 Speed: Building speed in your dog is essential because it can enhance their overall performance and confidence. Speed allows your dog to build momentum as they approach the dock, giving them the power to launch off with greater force and distance. The faster they run, the higher and further they can dive, making them more competitive and improving their success in the water. Speed also boosts your dog’s excitement and drive, keeping them engaged and motivated to train and perform.
Week 6 Harmonize: When you’re in tune with your dog, you can better time your cues, ensure they’re focused, and anticipate their movements. This creates a calm, consistent atmosphere where your dog feels confident, reducing distractions and anxiety. Harmonizing allows you to build trust, making your dog more willing to give their best effort, while also strengthening the bond between you.
Meeting location will change during the program to introduce your dog safely to the water and learn muscle strengthening, water edge stays, water safety, dock diving, water retrieve games, water recalls, water-leash safety, impulse control and Lots Of Fun! You and your dog are going to get wet. Please dress appropriately.
ALL Dogs MUST have a life jacket and be on a 20-30 ft long line while outside of the training center or at the dock location.
Call to enroll 814-724-7391
