B-More Charming School for Dogs

Therapy Dog Class

An 6 week course to prepare your dog to visit hospitals, nursing facilities, or to help people in need. In this class we will teach your dog to work around medical equipment that they are likely to encounter. We will teach the polite greeting of people in wheelchairs, beds, and on crutches. We will give them some cute tricks to do for giggles, and help them relax while someone talks to them.

Cost: $200

7/12/10	MONDAY, 6:00 PM

Parlor Tricks 1: For Graduates of Puppy or Basic

An 6 week course designed to further your dog's education. This will be a class based primarily on shaping that will teach your dog myriad cute parlor tricks to entertain your friends and family. Section A teaches the following behaviors: Bowing, Crawling, Waving, Spinning, Hi 5, as well as naming 3 toys. There will also be a course long project to teach an advanced behavior.

Cost: $200

7/8/10	THURSDAY, 7:15 PM

Parlor Tricks B: For Graduates of Puppy or Basic

A 6 week course for continuing your dogs education. This will be a class based on shaping and chaining behaviors. We will begin to build complex chains of behavior and put them on one cue. We will also teach new behaviors like: Push It, Pull It, Fetch Name, Play Dead, Jump Up, and Carry It. As with Section A, there will be a final project to complete.

Cost: $200

Reactive Dog

A 6 week advanced class for people who need help reducing the reaction of their dog to exciting/scary/aggressive stimuli. A great class for people who don't have a controlled environment in which to train. This is a very special class to help your dog work on his or her individual distractions. No Human Aggressive Dogs Allowed! The class is extremely strict to ensure that everyone has a positive learning experience. Special permission is needed for registration. Please contact us for more information.

Cost: $300

7/19/10	MONDAY, 8:15pm PM

Outdoor Adventure Club

A single session class for people who would like to have a better public dog. Based on loose leash walking and mental stimulation training, we will go to a different location for each class and work with the distractions found there. Lead by our expert trainers and leading Baltimore Dog walkers. Sign up for a spefic location and date below. We will contact you with where to meet. Most class meetings will be an hour, some will be longer.

Cost: $50

Rally Obedience (for graduates of Basic)

A 6 week class that is based on the skills needed to compete in Rally Obedience Trials. This will serve to solidify your dogs obedience skills and teach some new ones needed to win all the ribbons. This class is great for confidence building, learning new skills, and getting some exercise. Students must have some stimulus control, and must be graduates of Intermediate or have special permission.

Cost: $200

5/29/10 - Patterson Park	SATURDAY, 1:00pm PM