About Twin Cities Obedience Training Club

A nonprofit training club

Twin Cities Obedience Training Club (TCOTC) is a volunteer-run nonprofit in Northeast Minneapolis, at 2101 Broadway St. NE, committed to strengthening the relationship between owners and their dogs. It uses positive-reinforcement clicker training, grounded in principles of positive reinforcement and operant conditioning, under the motto "Train your dog, absolutely positively."

Classes and sports

The club runs puppy classes from socialization to basic training, obedience classes from basic manners through competition obedience, and agility from beginner to champion level. Other classes include flyball, tracking, scent work, conformation, gundog training, treibball, therapy dog work and classes that address behavior issues. TCOTC also hosts events such as obedience and rally trials, AKC tracking tests, AKC agility trials and seminars, along with open ring time and a youth handler evaluation.

What to ask

Ask about class schedules, fees and whether membership is needed for the classes you are interested in.