GERRY – Kristin Yonkers of Perfect Pooch Dog Training will host Obedience Combination classes at the Conewango Valley Kennel Club, located in Gerry, beginning April 20.

Classes will be open to the public and Kennel Club members at all levels of training. Classes will feature a rotating schedule that preps canines for Novice, Open, and, Utility Obedience trials, as well as behaviors for the Canine Good Citizen, Community Canine, and Therapy Dog tests. Every other month dogs will have the opportunity to test for their titles. The Kennel Club is expanding to provide a variety of classes; dog owners will be afforded the opportunity to drop and enrollment will be ongoing. Owners and their pets will receive one-on-one coaching in order to advance to their next step in training.

For information, visit www.perfectpoochdogtraining.net or call 680-3501. Yonkers is a certified trainer and mentor trainer for the Animal Behavior College, an AKC evaluator, a TDU evaluator, a PPG member, and the assistant obedience and rally chairperson for the Southern Tier Area Cluster Dog Show. She has been professionally training dogs since 2009 and working with animals since 2003.