Classes and Events
18
June
2025
Intro to Dock Diving
4 Week Course
(4 students max), Wednesdays,
9:30am-11am
Prerequisite to enroll/participate: Your dog needs to love playing
with toys.
$199
17
June
2025
On-Going
Dog Agility
This course is on-going for previously enrolled students. We currently have a class running Tuesdays at 5:30pm and Wednesdays at 8:30am. Please reach out via e-mail if you have experience in agility and would like to join. ($119 per month.)
Looking for Obedience Training?
I am unfortunately not able to accept any new private training students, unless I find a trainer with similar training philosophy, experience and skills, as I am operating at capacity. I apologize for the inconvenience. Please consider taking Susan Garrett's amazing and VERY reasonably priced on-line training courses and listen to her informative, free problem solving and training podcasts on her website "Dogs That". I do not get any referral commission and am motivated to share and to steer you to a great training resource site to help make the dog world a bit kinder. She also offers amazing on-line courses to help grow great sport dogs and agility competitors.... You will teach your dog skills using cutting edge training methods, through understanding and kindness and the outcome will amaze you! No old-school intimidation and short cut tactics (shock or prong collars) needed here to "whip" your dog into shape.......... If you are planning to get, or just got a new puppy, you may find the website Ultimate Puppy also a great resource for which I also listed a link below. HAPPY TRAINING!!!
DOCK DIVING
We are currently accepting requests and inquiries to become members of ACDC (Ancient City Dog Club) to utilize our Dock Diving Pool (and our Agility/Frisbee practice field and dog playground) starting early summer of '25.
Please share with us if you would like to volunteer for the club and in what capacity you would be interested to get involved.
We are also looking for able and highly experienced dock divers to possibly spearhead, lead and manage a dock diving league for our club. Please share your vision with us and let us know what accomplishments, skills and experience you would be bringing with you.
We are also looking for potential Ultimate Air Dog and International Dog Sport current/future judges and secretaries as well as volunteers to plan, man and execute tournaments at Pet Camp in the future.
Membership will be $250 per month with unlimited use of the pool and training field and playground except for the pool on Mondays (maintenance day) and during occasional events/classes.
Please be patient with our club application reviews, as they will be studied only once a month.
We unfortunately do not rent the pool or other training fields by the hour.
Head Trainer and founder of Pet Camp, Silke, pictured with her young dog "Silke's Saga of Echo Ridge" CD RM NA NAJ NF BCAT SCN DDB CGCU CD TKA FDX and 2022 Pyrenean Shepherd Specialty National Rally Obedience Champion, Excellence Class (at 1.5 years!), 2024 Pyrenean Shepherd Specialty National F.A.S.T. Agility Champion (Novice- only her 3rd time competing!)
Born and raised in Germany, Silke immigrated to Saint Augustine in the late 80's at 18 years of age. She has been training dogs for the most part of her life and it always has been and remains a passion of hers. Pet Camp opened it's doors to the public in 1998 and has been serving Saint Johns County's 2- and 4-legged residents ever since. Customers include veterinarians, judges, professional K-9 handlers, district attorneys, mayors and many other highly regarded residents. Silke formed and led a local K-9 Search and Rescue Team in the early 2000's. She placed 3rd in the 2001 Northern German Dog Sporting Championships, qualified and ran at the 2006 USDAA Agility National Championships. She placed 2nd at the 2014 Skyhoundz Florida State Championships with her deaf dog Aqua and placed 7th in the 2019 Skyhoundz Frisbee World Championship Pairs Division. Her training is positive, up-beat and highly effective.