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New Directions for Women Circle of Life Breakfast
03.13.18
New Directions for Women is in its 41st year and celebrates its 10th Annual Circle of Life Breakfast at the Balboa Bay Resort on Monday, March 19, 8 to 9:30 a.m. It’s the organization’s largest fundraising event funding scholarships for women, their children and families in need of drug and alcohol treatment.
NDFW is an exclusively female, private drug and alcohol rehab program providing addiction treatment services for women of all ages, including pregnant women, women with children, women who have relapsed, and/or had prior treatments and suffer from a co-existing disorder. NDFW sober living home is one of only two CARF accredited facilities in Orange County.
For tickets and more information, visit newdirectionsforwomen.org/events.
Balboa Bay Resort is at 1221 West Coast Highway in Newport Beach.
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Sea Spot Walk Training Sessions for your Pup
03.12.18
Do you need some help with training your dog? Sea Spot Walk will be offering five 30-minute training sessions at $45 at Dogma Pet Portraits studio on Saturday, March 17. Choose your topics from the list below. Call 714.642.9021or email info@dogmaptportraits.com to book yours!
Focus - 15 minutes - A very useful cue, this teaches your pup to give you their attention on command. Sea Spot Walk will give you a solid foundation and homework to practice this behavior.
Sit - 15 minutes - Teach your dog to sit from start to finish! Sea Spot Walk will show you how to keep improving their response time, increase duration, and how to maintain.
Stand - 15 minutes - This can be a helpful cue during vet exams, grooming, and is a great behavior to add to your dog’s repertoire.
Down - 15 minutes - While down can be one of the more difficult cues for a dog to learn, Sea Spot Walk will give you a variety of methods and techniques to practice with your pup.
Trade - 15 minutes - Teach your pup to give up object they have in their mouth in exchange for what you have. Bring some of your dog’s favorite toys for this.
Stay - 30 minutes - They’ll show you the best ways to teach your dog to stay, then we learn how to improve duration and decrease distractions over time.
Come - 30 minutes - One of the most important and most difficult cues to solidify. They will show you the best methods and fun games to give your dog a strong recall behavior.
House Breaking Discussion - 15 minutes - Issues with potty training? They'll talk about how to deter your dog from having accidents while enforcing potty in the proper place.
Crate Training Discussion - 15 minutes - A great positive tool for puppies and dogs who are having trouble with potty training, chewing, or other destructive tendencies. If you already have a crate, please bring it!
dogma pet portraits is at 1727 Superior Ave. in Costa Mesa.
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