Lomita Obedience Training Club

Lomita Obedience Training Club offers dog training classes for all levels, from puppies to adult dogs, covering companion and competition training. Companion Dog Training classes focus on teaching dogs and puppies behaviors, skills, and manners to become good companions, utilizing positive reinforcement, verbal praise, and food rewards.

AKC Competition Obedience/Rally/Tracking Training classes are designed to prepare handlers and their dogs for competition, covering ring procedures, handling, and required exercises. Additionally, AKC Competition Conformation Training workshops provide practice for showing purebred dogs in Conformation, including gaiting, judge’s examination preparation, and optimal presentation. Classes typically consist of 6 one-hour sessions.

Pricing Summary

Cost for 6, 1-hour classes is $145, with a resident discount available. AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) assessments are offered for a $10 fee.

Policies

Classes cannot accept dogs with aggression problems.

Lomita Obedience Training Club (LOTC) is a nonprofit dog training club run by volunteers, located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, California. Established in 1954, the club provides companion dog training classes and competitive sports dog training classes to the community.

Their classes cover puppy socialization and manners, general companion dog manners, dog tricks, dog obedience, AKC Rally, AKC Conformation, and Parkour for dogs. Most classes are offered through Lomita Parks and Recreation and Rolling Hills Estates Parks and Recreation, held in secure, fenced areas.

LOTC’s instructors are experienced club members who use positive reinforcement and marking desired behavior. They aim to help families train their dogs and can also offer consultation services for specific problems.

Accomplishments

The Lomita Obedience Training Club has been operating since 1954, providing dog training classes to the community. Its instructors are highly experienced club members who have helped hundreds of families.

Ethel Mercer has taught puppy classes for over 20 years and also teaches Beginning and Intermediate Companion Dog Manners, Intermediate Competition Obedience, and Dog Tricks. She is a certified Canine Good Citizen evaluator and a force-free trainer, holding advanced titles in Obedience, Agility, Canine Freestyle, and Dog Tricks with her own dogs, some of whom are Delta Certified Therapy Dogs. She is a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, Inc. and mentors for the Animal Behavior College Student Externship Program.

Carolyn Peter is a certified Dog Trainer from Animal Behavior College and an AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator. She can administer various AKC tests including S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC, AKC Community Canine, Urban CGC, Video Home Manners, and Trick Dog tests. She has several years of experience teaching Puppy Manners and Beginning Dog Obedience classes with LOTC and has worked with shelter and rescue dogs.

Jack Thourot has over 30 years of experience training dogs in obedience, having trained his Australian Cattle Dogs to the Utility Level of Obedience and Novice level in Rally. He instructs Intermediate and Advanced classes and an Advanced Obedience Workshop. He also successfully competes in AKC Herding Trials and Conformation. Jack has attended numerous workshops and seminars, including Clicker Expo.

How to Get Started!

Registration for classes can be done in person at the Lomita Park office (24428 Eshelman Avenue) or online through the Lomita Parks and Recreation website. For classes at Ernie Howlett Park, registration involves contacting training@lomitadogtraining.org and submitting specific LOTC and RHE registration forms via email.