Meet Our Trainer
Victoria Cox is a certified professional dog trainer, certified to train dogs in all fields including advanced/competition level obedience, narcotics/bomb detection, tracking, personal protection, agility, and more! Victoria competes in AKC obedience, AKC and USDAA agility, AKC Herding, Schutzhund, and AKC tracking with her own dogs. She has earned numerous titles on several dogs and in 2007 was an invited agility competitor in the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge. Her Belgian Malinois dog “Enzo” was named the ABMC’s Most Versatile Malinois at the national specialty in 2009. Victoria has volunteered her time to the non for profit Spay Neuter Kansas City teaching Pit Bull University (an all pit bull obedience class). One of her own Pit bulls, Liam, also volunteers as a therapy dog, visiting schools to teach about dog safety and helping the Humane Society educate the public about dog fighting. She has a wide range of experience training and handling all breeds of dogs and has a unique interest in bully breeds. Victoria is a certified AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator. Read more about the program at www.akc.org and sign up for a Good Citizen class at Cha Cha’s! The program is open to all dogs including mixed breeds.



Training Options

Canine Good Citizen
starts January 7th, 2012 Saturdays at 12pm – 6 weeks $115
This wonderfully fun program is for all dogs mixed breed or not! Everyday skills like walking through a crowd of people, sitting politely for petting/grooming, behaving around distractions such as loud noises/other dogs, and more are mastered in this six week course. When test day comes you will be more than ready, and after passing all test items your dog will receive a beautiful certificate from the AKC. This program is geared toward responsible canine ownership and showing that our beloved dogs can be well behaved and social citizens. All Pit Bull or Pit Bull mixed dogs will receive a special 50% discount on class registration!



Basic Obedience
starts January 7th, 2012 Saturdays at 11am – 6 weeks $115
This is the start of basic good manners including commands such as sit, down, wait and coming when called. Whether you are just starting out training your puppy or you have an older dog whom needs to learn new tricks this class is perfect for you.



Agility
Starts March 3rd, 2012 Saturdays for 6 weeks - $140
Do you find your dog launching himself over furniture or speeding down hallways? Agility is an awesome team sport that gets you and your dog moving! It's even great for shy dogs that could use a little more confidence. Keep reading for details on this fun new class! Things you will learn in class; What the sport of Dog Agility is Conditioning of your Agility dog Obedience for Agility Targeting/Clicker Training Rewards & Timing Groundwork for Agility Introduction of some Agility Obstacles and More!



Rally–O (Advanced Obedience, Intro to competitive obedience)
Rally Intro Starts January 7th, 2012 at 2:15pm 6 weeks $115 no dogs for first class
Rally 1 (pre req Rally Intro) Starts January 7th, 2012 at 1:15pm
AKC Rally is a starting place for competitive AKC obedience. A judge will design a course for handler and dog to follow, you will complete each obedience exercise and receive a final score. It’s fun, interactive, and definitely a great goal to set for yourself. Remember, mixed breed dogs are now allowed to compete in AKC Rally and Obedience, get started now!
Please click here to learn more about Rally. Feel free to contact us for additional information



Advanced Obedience
Saturdays at 1:15pm starting February 13, 2010
Advanced Obedience involves precision heeling, long sit and down stays with distractions, standing your dog, straight sit fronts on recalls, finishes, and more. You and your dog will be challenged to take the next step in your obedience exercises. Advanced obedience is a stepping stone into competitive obedience and Rally.



Therapy Dog Workshop
Plunge into the world of Therapy Dog Training in this all day workshop! Our workshop is based on the Delta Society therapy dog certification, read more about it here . The workshop will cover what it means to be a therapy dog, the basic testing criteria, explanation and examples of therapy dog test exercises plus practice with your own dog, training for the exercises, problem solving, and more! Make sure you get a spot in our next workshop and get ready for a day of hard work and fun! Requirements :
All dogs must be friendly and non–aggressive towards humans or animals, current on vaccines, at least one year of age, and all dogs must have some basic obedience.  Some examples of what we are looking for as far as having basic obedience is that your dog will sit, down, come when called, and not pull on leash. If your dog understands these concepts but has trouble focusing around distractions we can help you through this. We do want your focus to be working on the Therapy Dog exercises, if you have questions about whether your dog is appropriately behaved for this workshop please contact me .



Board & Train
Board and Train is definitely the most effective training program offered. This program is great for any dog that has already developed bad habits, or younger dogs that are being introduced to the home, let them start off on the right foot! Your dog will be learning new skills and practicing newly implemented habits under the supervision and expertise of a professional trainer. The program is always tailored to fit the specific needs of you and your family, from not jumping to aggression issues they can all be fixed with board and train. Before your dog arrives back at home you will be confident in all areas of keeping up the training your dog received. You will understand how to keep up the training and what to do in every situation you find yourself in.



Individual Sessions
Offered to you anytime that fits your schedule! Private lessons can be done in your home or anywhere you choose. Get the attention you need as well as specific details on how to work with your dog on the unique challenges you face.

Just a few popular Private Lesson Topics:

• New Puppy! (potty training, crate training, chewing, starting training, etc.)
• General Doggie Manners (jumping, counter surfing, barking at the door, pool manners, etc.)
• Walking On a Leash (walking politely on a leash without pulling, walking in distracting environments, greeting people and other dogs when out on walks, etc.)
• Behavioral Issues (getting along with other animals in the household, growling at/shying from strangers, biting, severe aggression, dog aggression, etc.)
• Specialty Training (Schutzhund obedience, tracking, clicker training, trick training, therapy dog training/getting ready for to test for therapy dog certification, drive building, protection training, etc.)
• Competitive Obedience (Having an issue that only happens during a trial?! Work on specific problem areas you are having with your competition dog. Brush up on techniques for heeling, dumbbell retrieves, straight finishes/sit fronts, long sits/downs, etc.)






Examples of the payoff from Victoria's dedication and love for dogs: