Behavior Specialty Classes
Urban Pooch Charm School
Do you have a rambunctious pooch? Does your dog easily become over-excited? Is your dog difficult to control in stimulating environments? Is your dog shy or fearful around other dogs? If you answered yes, then you need to enroll in the Urban Pooch Charm School for Dogs.
This six-week class will give you and your dog the skills to participate in polite society. Never again will you decline an invitation to a dog party, hide your dog from guests or apologize for your dog’s exuberance. You will have a dog who is the toast of the neighborhood!
Classes meet for an hour once a week. Classes are six weeks long.
Schedule
Saturdays at 12:00pm
Starts: Saturday, January 26th
Instructor: Karen Okura
Meets: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23 & 3/2
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Thursdays at 8:30pm
Starts: Thursday, February 7th
Instructor: Karen Okura
Meets: 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 & 3/14
Time: 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuesdays at 8:30pm
Starts: Tuesday, February 19th
Instructor: Karen Okura
Meets: 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 & 3/26
Time: 8:30pm – 9:30pm
Saturdays at 12:00pm
Starts: Saturday, March 9th
Instructor: Karen Okura
Meets: 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13 & 4/20 (No class 3/30)
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Cost
Urban Pooch Charm school costs $185.00 for the 6-week course. To register, please call or email us at (773) 961-8880 or email info@urbanpoochtraining.com.
Reactive Dog Program
Does your dog overreact in everyday situations with people and/or other dogs? Do they attempt to control their environment and those around them by barking, lunging, growling, snapping and possibly even biting? If so, you may have a reactive dog!
Our Reactive Dog program is designed to give owners the critical handling skills need to both manage and rehabilitate their reactive dogs. Our approach emphasizes positive reinforcement along with gradual desensitization and counter-conditioning to help shift these dogs from having a hard time to having a good time in their lives.
Reactive Dog 1–Stop the Chaos
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Learn how reactivity develops and how to change it.
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Teach your dog the life skills they need to exist comfortably and thoughtfully in environments that previously provoked anxiety, heightened arousal, and reactivity.
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Become an expert handler able to respond to surprises and emergency situations.
Cost: $230
Mondays at 7:20pm
Starts: Monday, January 21st
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Meets: 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 & 2/25
Time: 7:20pm – 8:20pm
Sundays at 2:30pm
Starts: Sunday, February 3rd
Meets: 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 3/3 & 3/10
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Fridays at 6:00pm
Starts: Friday, February 15th
Meets: 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 & 3/22
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Mondays at 7:20pm
Starts: Monday, March 4th
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Meets: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 & 4/8
Time: 7:20pm – 8:20pm
Reactive Dog 2–Grow their Comfort
In this class we create curated versions of real-life situations to grow both yours and your dog’s skills and comfort. You will learn how to keep your dog’s focus and attention in increasingly closer proximity to their triggers. Our goal for this class is for you to be able to take your dog out on a walk, or out in the world, without explanations or embarrassment.
Classes meet for an hour once a week and are 6 weeks long.
Prerequisite: Reactive Dog 1
Cost: $230
Fridays at 7:15pm
Starts: Friday, January 4th
Meets: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 & 2/8
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Time: 7:15pm – 8:15pm
Starts: Sunday, January 6th
Meets: 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 & 2/24
Instructor: Shannon Sullivan
Time: 4:35pm – 5:35pm
Proof of vaccinations and a clear fecal exam every 6-months are required to take part in all classes. Proof of vaccinations must be received prior to the first day of class.
We require:
- Bordetella
- Rabies
- Distemper
- Clear fecal exam every 6 months
Please understand there must be 3 students confirmed for class to run.