City Dog

September 7th, Tuesday

Puppy Kindergarten 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.
7:45 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Young Adolescents Class 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.
6:30 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
Class is full as of 9/5/2010 but please checkout the monday class starting on 9/27.
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September 8th, Wednesday

Introduction to Nosework 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.
6:30 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Introduction to Odor 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.
7:45 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 9th, Thursday

Basic Manners for Small Dogs 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.
6:30 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Basic Manners for Adult Dogs (5 months and up) 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.
7:45 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 10th, Friday

Intro to Agility for Fun! 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.
10:15 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Agility for Fun Level 2 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.
11:30 AM
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Private Group Classes by Special Arrangement If you have a group and would like to have a special topic class for your group please contact classes@citydogtraining.com.
6:45 PM
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Friday Fun Club for Humans and Dogs Would you like a night out with your four footed best friend? Do you and your dog like to learn new things together? This class is designed for dogs and owners who are ready to have fun. If you and your dog have already learned your basic skills but would like to practice them in novel ways with other pet owners then this is the class for you. While playing games, learning tricks, and incorporating agility, we will maximize your dogs skills and learn some new ones.
8:00 PM
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Basic Manners for Adult Dogs (5 months and up) 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.
9:00 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 11th, Saturday

Intro to Agility for Fun! 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.
10:15 AM
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Agility for Fun Level 2 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.
11:30 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Agility for Fun Level 3 Agility for dogs that have completed Level 2 More and more fun! By permission of instructor only.
1:00 PM
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 12th, Sunday

Basic Manners for Adult Dogs (5 months and up) 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.
9:00 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
We will have the initial session of this class on the 12th. On the 19th come to the Somerville Dog festival. Then we will have the remaining classes on the 26th through the 31st of October
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Free Disc Dog Tryouts 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.
2:15 pm
1 week Cost: $Free
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September 13th, Monday

Walking in the City 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.
6:30 pm
3 weeks Cost: $85
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September 25th, Saturday

Puppy Kindergarten 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.
9:00 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 26th, Sunday

Advanced Odor 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
10:15 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Disc 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
2:15 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
It is recommended that you come and try out the Free Disc Dog tryouts prior to taking this class. You will get a sense of whether your dog will like this sport.
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Small Dog Agility for Fun 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.
1:00 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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Beyond Basic Manners 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.
11:45 am
6 weeks Cost: $160
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September 27th, Monday

Young Adolescents Class 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.
7:45 pm
6 weeks Cost: $160
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October 4th, Monday

Stop Jumping!!! 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, without yelling, leash jerking, or kneeing him in the chest. 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.
6:30 pm
3 weeks Cost: $85
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