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KAOS KENNELS
1311 Langford Trail
New Prague, MN 56071
Ph: (952) 758-(KAOS)5267
FAX: (952) 758-9267

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Obedience Training Board and Train Program

We are now accepting Obedience Training reservations.

Board & Train

The dog stays at Kaos Kennels and we do the training. Great for vacations or the busy family.

Mandy and Paul began teaching obedience classes in 1986. Mandy has been teaching three different levels of obedience training since 1990.

Obedience Level I
Is your dog being left out of important social events? Taking you for a walk, jumping up on guests, refusing to come when called? Then this program is for you. Your dog will learn heeling on leash, sit, down, stay, come when called and other household and community manners. No dog is too old to begin this program. We can start training in Level I after the age of four months.

Board & Train: 2 week program

Obedience Level II
Now that your dog is a more respected member of the family, Kaos Kennels will improve basic obedience. Many new skills will be learned and formatted to fit the individual needs of the dog and family. Level II obedience may include heeling off leash, stays out of the owners sight, and improving the come command. Level II training can start any time after Level I is completed.

Board & Train: 2-4 week program

Introducing Our New Obedience Trainer

Bev My name is Bev DeChon. I have always loved dogs but never had one growing up.When my husband and I bought our 1st house I wanted 2 things... a BBQ grill and a dog. I showed up on moving day with a brand new grill and 2 dogs! That was 15 years ago and my love and fascination with dogs has done nothing but grow.

I have worked off and on at Kaos Kennel since 2004 caring for the dogs. I started to get more into training in 2008 when we had a litter of puppies that we donated to Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota. Two things happened at that time. The first is I felt the need to start poking my nose around at HSDM so I could see how the puppies were doing and the more I poked around the more I got sucked into what they were doing and wanted to be a part of it. The other thing that happened was during a delicate fear phase in puppies something scared one of the puppies that we donated and this flipped a switch in his brain that made him afraid of everything so he was returned to us.

When Stetson was returned I wanted to do everything I could to get him over his fear so I started attending as many classes with him as I could, taught by as many different people possible. We went to lots of obedience classes and also took classes in agility and freestyle (dancing with your dog). Stetson is doing so much better and with all his skills from all the classes he has become my best training assistant for the many service dogs that come thru my house. There is a saying "you don’t always get the dog you want but you usually get the dog you need". That certainly was true with Stetson! Not only did I become more confident but I also learned so much about the many different training methods and tools there are.

My involvement with HSDM (Name later changed to Can Do Canines) has been very rewarding and I have learned so much along the way. I have fostered dogs, been a puppy raiser, fostered litters of puppies born into their program, worked with clients, assisted with classes and interviewed and trained new fosters. I have learned so many neat things there but the bottom line is usually...our dogs want to please us. They just need some direction on how to do that.

I have a toolbox full of tricks and tools for training dogs. I have found that what works great on one dog may not work so great with the next. I use lots of positive reinforcement and play to get the results I want. I look forward to each new challenge and the opportunity to love and work with your dog!