Tin Woof! Inn Pet Retreat offers a variety of dog performance classes. If you are looking to try a new performance sport with your dog, we have a variety of sports to choose from with classes at each level as you continue to grow and advance. If you are a new pet owner or seeking obedience skills for your pet, we offer various packages through the Dog Wizard program. Classes offered vary month to month. Please call the facility or check our Facebook page for more information.

Intro to Barn Hunt

This class is for dog and handler teams brand new to the sport of barn hunt. It will teach the basic objectives and rules, introduce dogs to rats and tunnels, and begin to shape a consistent alert behavior for the dogs to do when they find the rat tube.

Novice and Open Barn Hunt

This class is for teams who have completed the Intro to Barn Hunt class and/or are actively competing at the novice or open level at barn hunt trials. We will be working on preparing dogs to compete in novice and open by improving independent hunting, shaping an alert behavior, and completing full practice runs.

Senior and Master Barn Hunt

This class is for teams who have earned their Open title (RATO) and are competing at the senior or master level. We will be practicing upper level runs and problem solving any issues for each individual dog. Dogs will also be learning to give an “All Clear” behavior, which is needed at the master level.

Dock Diving

During the summer we hold Dock Diving classes in our outdoor pool. We offer both introductory and intermediate level classes. The Intro to Dock Diving class is a 2 week program that focuses on getting your dog comfortable jumping into the pool. Intermediate Dock Diving is a 4 week program that focuses on teaching your dog the various disciplines within the sport of DockDogs (Big Air, Extreme Vertical and Speed Retrieve). Please call for more information.

Beginners Scentwork (Nose work)

This class is for dog and handler teams new to Scentwork. This dog sport channels the dogs natural ability to sniff, mimicking detection dogs to finding specific odors hidden in various environments. Scents used in competition include: anise, birch and clove.

Advanced Scentwork

This advanced class is taking your beginner lessons and prepping you for competitive Scentwork trials by working on more advanced skills such as indoor outdoor and buried hides. Students will be challenged to move up to more competitive and advanced levels.

Dog Wizard

Tin Woof Inn is now a Dog Wizard Training Franchise location. Dog Wizard is one of the largest and fastest growing training organizations in the country. We now offer several programs through Dog Wizard including:

• Puppy classes, puppy private lessons and puppy board and train programs
• Foundation Class
• Freedom Class, Private Freedom lessons
• Jumpstart programs (board and train)
• Day school programs

For more information on our New Dog Wizard program visit our Frankfort Tin Woof Inn Dog Wizard site: