Human-Animal Bond in Colorado

This 4-week class teaches essential obedience skills. Topics include heeling, leave it, polite greetings, recall, and stay. It covers everything your dog needs to know before enrolling in the Therapy Dog Foundations class, while also being a great basic obedience course for any dog. Successfully completing Beginnings Test Out is required to enroll in the Therapy Dog Foundations class. The fee for Beginnings Test Out is included in Beginnings. Dogs may begin the Beginnings class as early as six months old. This allows handlers to build a solid foundation of skills and confidence before pursuing therapy work. However, dogs must be at least 16 months old to take the Beginnings Test Out and enroll in HABIC Therapy Dog Foundations. Required medical records for class participation include proof of the following vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP. With a natural age gap before the Beginnings Test Out, this class meets teams wherever they are. Some join for basic obedience, others continue as their dog matures (with a re-enrollment discount!), and others start early and come back once their dog is old enough for the Test Out. This is payment only and does not enroll you in the class; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email Kate.J.Miller@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.

Successfully completing the Beginnings Test Out is required to enroll in the Therapy Dog Foundations class. Dogs must be at least 16 months old. Required medical records for class participation include proof of the following vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP. This is payment only and does not enroll you in any session; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email Kate.J.Miller@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.

This is a 3-week class focused on building polite greeting skills and reducing jumping in real-world situations. Each week builds on the last, giving dogs and handlers the chance to practice, refine, and strengthen skills over time. You’ll work through a variety of practical scenarios to help your dog succeed with greetings in everyday life. Open to future therapy dogs, current therapy dogs, and pet dogs. Dogs must be at least six months old. Required medical records for class participation include proof of the following vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP. This is payment only and does not enroll you in the class; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email HABICTraining@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.

Join us for a 6-session class where you and your dog will learn fun, engaging tricks designed to really wow an audience. We’ll teach crowd-pleasers like Tell Me a Secret, Turn the Page, Roll the Dice, and even color discrimination (blue and yellow). Open to future therapy dogs, current therapy dogs, and pet dogs. Dogs must be at least six months old. Required medical records for class participation include proof of the following vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP. This is payment only and does not enroll you in the class; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email HABICTraining@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.

Teach your dog how to avoid rattlesnakes using kind methods! In this 8-week class your dog will learn a rock-solid emergency recall, a new target behavior, and then how to put these together in response to the sight or smell of a rattlesnake. Your dog will learn that it is much more fun to come running to you when they detect a snake than investigate it! The Un-Chase! Snakes class is taught using positive reinforcement - without the use of live snakes or shock collars. We cannot guarantee your dog will never be bitten by a snake (because there is no way to guarantee the behavior of another living being), but this class will give you and your dog the tools necessary to minimize negative encounters with rattlesnakes. You will also gain knowledge of what to do in the event you or your dog should experience a snake bite. Dogs must be at least six months old. Required medical records for class participation include proof of the following vaccines: Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP. This is payment only and does not enroll you in the class; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email HABICTraining@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.

The therapy cat training class includes three 45-minute one-on-one sessions. We will assess your cat’s behavior in a new environment, conduct a temperament test, teach cat body language and handling skills, and review key concepts. Cats must be at least 18 months old. This is payment only and does not enroll you in the class; you must confirm your enrollment with a HABIC trainer. Email Kate.J.Miller@colostate.edu. HABIC class fees are nonrefundable. Makeup sessions are not available for missed classes. Participation in HABIC classes does not guarantee certification.