City Dog

Get your pup off to a good start with Puppy K! In addition to teaching the basics: sit, down, stay, come, loose leash walking, we will help you deal with life with a new pup. We’ll talk about housebreaking, jumping, chewing, socialization and have some fun! Puppies between 8-20 weeks old.

Do you find yourself saying "He used to be so cute." This class is for the adolescent pooch, 5-12 months. At this stage they are loaded with hormonely-charged energy and training can be particularly challenging. Your dog may have basic skills such as sit, down and stay but they need to work on basic manners. In class you will teach your dog to "settle", discourage jumping, polite greetings, walking on a loose leash, coming when called and a trick or two.

Teach your dog the basics of how to pay attention, sit, lie down, settle quietly, leave an object, walk on a loose leash, come when called and greet people nicely. Learn how to discourage unwanted behavior and replace it with the behaviors you like, using gentle, family-friendly, effective methods. Have fun learning games which build the bond between you and your dog. This is a class is just like the regular Basic Manners class except it is designed especially for dogs under 25 lbs who might find a regular basic manners class a little intimidating or whose owners want to focus on life with small dogs.

Does your child enjoy playing with the family dog or have an interest in training? Do you wish your dog would respond better to your son or daughter? This six week class will focus on building a positive relationship between your child and your pet by working on basic manners, tricks, and some agility. Children must be at least 9 years of age or approved by instructor. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Owners and dogs will expand and refine the things that they learned in Basic Manners. Students will learn how to get behaviors from their dogs under distracting circumstances and how to teach their dog to perform behaviors only when asked. We will also work on good citizen behavior around other dogs and people as well as fun ways to keep building the dog-human relationship through training. Dogs should have a basic manners class or permission of instructor.

Will your dog come to you even past a plate of meatballs? He will after this class!* Solid stays, loose leash walking and a “come when called” even past major distractions are all covered in this class for any aged beastie.

Starting Saturday July 30th and running through Saturday August 27th, these classes are designed for Agility 2 and Agility 3 current clients who want to keep working over the summer. You must sign up for 3 of the 5 sessions but you can sign up for all 5 depending on your vacation schedule.

If you have a group and would like to have a special topic class for your group please contact classes@citydogtraining.com.

Is your dog a "Canine Good Citizen"? The Canine Good Citizen Program (CGC) encourages responsible pet ownership and basic good manners for dogs. Some insurance companies even require a CGC Certicate for home insurance. Our course prepares you and your dog to take the 10-step test. For test items and to read more about it, go to The American Kennel Club's (AKC) website, http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/program.cfm Your dog does not need to be AKC registered, all breeds and mutts welcome! 6 weeks, 5 weeks of prep and the test in on the 6th week. Prerequisite for the class is a basic manners or basic obedience class or permission of instructor.

Confidence Course classes teach self control, familiarity and self-assurance on novel surfaces and obstacles, gait and footing awareness, and allows controlled play and exploration while promoting and enhancing attention between dog and handler. Sometimes referred to as a "slo-mo agility course," the Confidence Course uses some agility equipment and other tools to help your dog learn control and confidence during fun and games.

You and your dog can come and learn about agility in our climate controlled training room with padded floors. You will be introduced to several pieces of agility equipment like the tunnel, jumps, and dog walk. Your dog should know basics like sit and stay (sort of) and be comfortable working around other dogs.

You will be introduced to several new pieces of agility equipment like the dog walk, tire, teeter and A-frame. Your dog should know basics like sit and stay and have taken another agility class .He our she should be comfortable working around other dogs.

This class will teach the foundations of competitive and back-yard K9 Frisbee! Melissa McCue,CPDT, former officer of the Yankee Flyer Disc Dog Team, will be teaching this fun and exciting new course. Topics covered in the 6 week class include: - How to build chase drive - How to fetch - Leave it/ Take it - Different Frisbee throws - Frisbee tricks, such as weave through the legs, and back flips 2disks will be provided with your enrollment fee to the class. This class is open to all dog breeds and all mix breeds. However, your dog should have an interest in chasing balls or fetch for you to get the most out of your class experience. The goal for this class is for each handler/dog team to showcase a 30 second Frisbee routine on the last day of class. To take this class you must attend the 2 half hour free disc tryouts or have permission of the instructor

Your imagination is the limit when teaching dogs new tricks. Come to this three week class and learn some fun tricks as well as how to train your dog other tricks!

Now that your dog knows the foundation of the Nosework game, this level continues to encourage the desire to search and starts pairing the odor of natural Birch oil with the food or toys your dog has already been working for. New and multiple terrains are covered as we build your dog’s drive and enthusiasm for this city slicker’s “search and rescue the food!” game. Intro to Nosework is a prerequisite for this class.

Did you know your dog is a genius? His or her natural sense of smell is a dog’s greatest gift, and Nosework is a fun way to take advantage of that. Nosework is a fabulous sport and activity that provides mental and physical stimulation for your dog. Using your dog’s inherent desire to sniff, he'll learn to track through boxes and the environment for food or toy rewards. Only one dog works the boxes and room at a time, so regardless of your dog's temperament around other dogs s/he can still enjoy and participate in the class. Well-behaved, nervous, unsure, reactive, buttheaded and goofball dogs are all welcome to participate (human-aggressive dogs are not appropriate for this class but can still learn to "play" via private lessons). Between turns, you will get to watch the other dogs work the boxes and hides, learning a lot about "reading" dogs and cheering on your classmates. Dogs end each class tired, happy, mentally stimulated and with fun and easy exercises to practice each week between classes.

Do you have a little one who loves to jump and run? This class is especially for small dogs under 20 lbs. We will learn the basics of how to make agility safe for you dog and how you can make an agility course at home to keep him/her happy and healthy and active. Agility is a great way to build your relationship and focus. Dogs must have basic sit, stay and down cues.

Agility for dogs that have completed Level 2 More and more fun! By permission of instructor only.

Love your dog but not the way he drags you down the street, greets other dogs and people? This three week class will put you on the path toward enjoying your strolls about town by focusing on leash manners, paying attention and good greetings.

Think you might have a Frisbee Fido? Loves to play fetch, loves balls but want to try your paws at Disc? This session gives you a chance to try it out with your dog before you sign up for the Disc Dogs Class. Please preregister so that we know how many to expect.

It's time to give your dog a job! Our Helpful Hounds classes teach dogs targeting and retrieve skills that can make them your helpers around the house - closing doors* and drawers, turning on and off lights, picking up dropped objects, even getting you a tissue when you sneeze! Based on assistance dog training, this class helps make a helper out of your dog and opens up a world of new tricks and skills for all to enjoy. Helpful Hounds 1 starts with targeting and retrieves, teaching your dog to touch or pick up various objects. * We strongly recommend that you do not teach your dog to open the fridge!

Do you have a dog that jumps when you walk in the door, or on everyone he meets? This class will give you some skills to get your dog to greet people with 4-on-the-floor. Skills you'll learn in this 3 week class: * Greet approaching people without jumping * Allow people in the front door without apologizing for your leaping canine * Have a conversation with your neighbor without your furry friend bounding up for attention.

This class continues refining the skill of scent detection, reading your dog's informal alert, increased difficulty with hides and the introduction of blind hides and competition-level parameters and searches. Prerequisite: Introduction to Odor

For small dogs that have prior experience in agility. By permission of the instructor. Sign up for 3, 4 or 5 sessions offered between July 31 and August 28th

requirements: Beginner Disk OR Permission of Instructor. In this class, we take the foundational skills learned in beginner disk, and put together a short freestyle disk routine to music. We'll discuss how to pick the right music, what the requirements are in a 2 minute routine, and work with our dogs to get a routine together that is catered to each dog in the class.

This class builds on what your puppy learned in Puppy Kindergarten. It is designed for puppies from 20 weeks to 1 year. Refine the basics, build attention with you pup and prepare you and your pup for adolescence. Prerequisite is Puppy Kindergarten