Events

9 pin No tap tournament: A bowling tournament benefiting BrightSide Animal Center with door prizes, trophies and a 50/50 raffle; $25 per person; Sunday; registration required by Saturday; Lava Lanes, 1555 N.E. Forbes Road, Bend; 541-923-0882 or http://brightsideanimals.org/events/9-pin-no-tap-tournament.

central Oregon Cat Alliance Town Hall Meeting: Discussion about curbing the overpopulation of feral and stray cats in Deschutes County, a program promoting high volume spay and neuter clinics and a process called trap, neuter, return; free; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday; Humane Society of Central Oregon; 61170 S.E. 27th St., Bend; 541-617-1010 or www.bendsnip.org.

Classes

Basic companionship: Basic commands and skills; $120; six-week class; 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays or Wednesdays; preregister; Dancin’ Woofs; Kristin Kerner at 541-312-3766 or www.dancinwoofs.com.

Beginner Obedience: Basic skills, recall and leash manners; $110-$125; 6 p.m. Mondays or Tuesdays; preregister; call for directions; Meredith Gage, 541-318-8459 or www.pawsitiveexperience.com.

Intermediate Obedience: Off-leash work and recall with distractions; $110; 6 p.m. Wednesdays; preregister; call for directions; Meredith Gage at 541-318-8459 or www.pawsitiveexperience.com.

Obedience classes: Six-week drop-in classes; $99.95; 4 and 5 p.m. Mondays, 4 and 5 p.m. Fridays, noon Saturdays; Petco, 3197 N. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; Loel Jensen, 541-382-0510.

OBEDIENCE FOR AGILITY: Six-week class; $120; 5 p.m. Mondays; Desert Sage Agility, 24035 Dodds Road, Bend; Stephanie Morris at 541-633-6774 or desertsageagility.com.

Puppy 101: Socialization, basic skills and playtime for puppies 8- to 13-weeks old; $85; four-week class; 6-7 p.m. Thursdays; preregister; Dancin’ Woofs; Kristin Kerner at 541-312-3766 or www.dancinwoofs.com.

Puppy Basic manners class: Social skills for puppies up to 6 months old; $135; seven-week class, cost includes materials; 6-7 p.m. Mondays; preregister; Friends for Life Dog Training, 2121 S.W. Deerhound Ave., Redmond; Dennis Fehling at 541-350-2869 or www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com.

Puppy Life Skills: $120 for six weeks; 5 p.m. Tuesdays; Desert Sage Agility, 24035 Dodds Road, Bend; Jan at 541-420-3284 or www.desertsageagility.com.

Puppy kindergarten classes: Training, behavior and socialization classes for puppies 10- to 16-weeks old; $80; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; preregister; call for directions; Meredith Gage, 541-318-8459 or www.pawsitiveexperience.com.

rally obedience class: $120 for six weeks; starts Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. with Andrea Martin; Friends for Life Dog Training, 2121 S.W. Deerhound Ave., Redmond; Dennis Fehling at 541-350-2869 or www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com.

Treibball Class: Urban herding sport involving eight exercise balls, a goal and 165-foot field; $120 for six weeks; Saturdays, call for times; Desert Sage Agility, 24035 Dodds Road, Bend; Jan at 541-420-3284 or www.desertsageagility.com.

Training, boarding

Anne Geser: In-home individual training with positive reinforcement; 541-923-5665.

Cascade Animal Connection: Solutions for challenging dog behavior, Tellington TTouch, private lessons; Kathy Cascade at 541-516-8978 or kathy@sanedogtraining.com.

Dancin’ woofs: Behavioral counseling; 63027 Lower Meadow Drive, Suite D, Bend; Kristin Kerner at 541-312-3766 or www.dancinwoofs.com.

Diann’s Happy Tails: Private training, day care, boarding/board and train; La Pine Training Center, Diann Hecht at 541-536-2458 or diannshappytails@msn.com or www.diannshappytails.com.

Dogs Ltd & Training: Leash aggression, training basics, day school; 59860 Cheyenne Road, Bend; Linda West at 541-318-6396 or www.dogsltdtraining.com.

Friends for Life Dog Training: Private basic obedience training and training for aggression/serious behavior problems; 2121 S.W. Deerhound Ave., Redmond; Dennis Fehling at 541-350-2869 or www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com.

lin’s School for Dogs: Behavior training and AKC ring-ready coaching; 63378 Nels Anderson Road, Suite 7, Bend; Lin Neumann at 541-536-1418 or www.linsschoolfordogs.com.

Open Sky Dog Boarding: Kennel-free boarding on fenced acreage; walking trail nearby, limited openings; Deb at 541-410-0024 or openskydb@hotmail.com.

Pawsitive Experience: Private training and consulting; Meredith Gage, 541-318-8459 or www.pawsitiveexperience.com.