Echo Club Inc

Echo Club Inc. offers structured training programs in various disciplines. Obedience classes are typically eight-week sessions, one hour long, focusing on basic fundamentals like loose-lead walking, sitting, lying down, and coming when called, with weekly homework assignments. Open obedience sessions are also available weekly for members and guests.

Agility classes introduce dogs to obstacles such as jumps, dog walks, A-frames, teeters, and tunnels, emphasizing proper and safe handling. These classes cater to both beginners and competitive teams, with experienced instructors guiding participants through various agility venues. A prerequisite of a beginning obedience class is required for agility.

Conformation training is available for those interested in showing their dogs, covering skills from standing still to stacking, patterns, handling, and ring behavior. This class requires a beginning obedience prerequisite or instructor approval.

Specialty classes include Puppy Kindergarten, a four-week course for puppies up to five months focusing on socialization and basic commands through play. Clicker Tricks helps deepen the dog-owner bond by teaching various fun behaviors. Seminars like “So You Want To Compete?” provide an overview of different dog sports and competition venues. Other unique offerings include Carting and Canine Musical Freestyle, both requiring a beginning obedience prerequisite or instructor approval.

Pricing Summary

Most classes are priced at $96 for a six-week session. Open training sessions are available for $3 for members and $5 for non-members per session. The “So You Want To Compete?” mini-seminars cost $35 for all four sessions or $10 per individual session.

Echo Club Inc. is a dog club dedicated to helping dog owners train their canine companions. They offer a variety of training classes, including multiple levels of obedience, agility, and conformation, designed to help dogs become well-behaved members of the community or prepare for competition.

The club emphasizes a positive, upbeat, and fun atmosphere in all its classes, which are taught by skilled and experienced instructors. Beyond core training, Echo Club Inc. also provides specialty classes such as Puppy Kindergarten, Clicker Tricks, Carting, Canine Musical Freestyle, and seminars on competing in dog sports.

Echo Club Inc. hosts various dog shows and trials sanctioned by organizations like the AKC and UKC, covering disciplines such as Obedience, Rally, Nosework, Scent Work, Conformation, and Agility. They welcome all dogs, whether purebred or mixed breed, from puppies to seniors, and support members in diverse activities like assistance, search & rescue, sledding, skijoring, and pet therapy.

Accomplishments

Echo Club Inc. boasts skilled and experienced instructors who have many years of experience helping dog owners. Their instructors are knowledgeable in various agility venues. The club offers AKC certified classes, such as the AKC STAR Puppy Class, and regularly hosts and sponsors shows and trials sanctioned by major organizations like the AKC (American Kennel Club) and UKC (United Kennel Club).

How to Get Started!

To get started with classes at Echo Club Inc., interested individuals should contact Ellen Gruber via email at obedience@echodogclub.org or by phone at (269) 687-7298. Ellen will assist in enrolling clients in the appropriate class based on their needs. Some advanced classes, such as Agility, Conformation, Clicker Tricks, and Canine Musical Freestyle, require completion of a beginning obedience class or instructor approval as a prerequisite.