Class Offerings List

This list is subject to change based on enrolment numbers, and class interest. We can add classes is different days/times are requested. Start dates may be changed to accommodate cancellations ​ due to weather, holidays, or emergencies. 

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Tracking Workshop

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Intro Tracking workshops are designed to introduce the beginning steps of tracking and teaching an article indication. Intermediate Tracking helps guide you towards the next steps.

Seminars are $49 plus HST for the first dog, $25 plus HST for additional dogs.

Intro to Tracking June 20th 7:30am to 11:30am – Teaches tracking theory, and introduces scent pads, and footstep to footstep tracking in a straight line. Tracking articles are taught off the track.

Intermediate Tracking July 11th 7:30am to 11:30am – Teaches corners, longer tracks, and article indication. Into seminar or previous experience required.

 

Levels Obedience Group Classes – 6 weeks, $295 plus HST

Level 1: A good first course for basic obedience for dogs over 6 months of age. Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Loose Leash Walking, Targeting, Go To Place, and Leave It.

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Sunday Sept 13th 4:30pm - Abby

Sunday October 11th 3:00pm - Emma 

​Monday November 9th 7:30pm - Abby 

Sunday January 10th 4:30 - Abby 

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Level 2: For graduates of Level 1, or Puppy Kindergarten. Progresses the understanding of cues taught in Level 1 by adding distance, duration, and distraction. Learn how to get your dog to work for toys instead of food. Intro to formal heeling, and off leash cues.

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​Sunday Sept 13th 7:30 pm - Abby

Sunday November 8th 4:30pm - Abby 

Sunday November 22nd 3:00pm - Emma 

Monday January 11th 7:30pm - Abby 

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Level 3: For graduates of Level 2. Progresses the understanding of cues taught in Level 1, and 2 by adding distance, duration, and distraction. Off leash stays, heeling, and recalls. Introduction to rally obedience and agility concepts. Introduction to formal retrieve for service dog work, or competitive obedience. 

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Monday September 14th 7:30pm – Abby

Sunday November 8th 4:30pm - Abby

Sunday January 10th 3:00pm - Emma 

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Scent Detection Group Classes– 4 Weeks $195 plus HST
*We use CKC trial odours in the form of essential oils.

Intro to Scent Detection: No experience required, dogs of all ages and abilities welcome. We introduce the dogs to the target odour wintergreen, and teach them to search containers, and alert to the scent. Bonus: We also teach them to find your lost keys or cellphone.

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Advanced Scent Detection: Dogs should already know how to search containers, and alert to wintergreen. We introduce them to the second target odour, pine, and start interior searches. Bonus: We begin to teach them to identify your scent on an object among identical objects in preparation for scent discrimination activities.  

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Expert Scent Detection: Dogs should already know how to alert to wintergreen, and pine. We introduce the target odours, clove, and anise. We begin exterior searches to challenge their skills in a less predicable environment.

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Expert Challenge Scent Detection: Available after completing all 3 scent detection courses. This class is designed to test you and your dog in trial like situations. The distractions get harder, the hides get more difficult and you and your dog are challenged to work as a team.

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Rally Obedience: 6 weeks $295 plus HST
*Rally is a fun, fast paced obedience sport that promotes teamwork over perfection. It teaches heeling skills useful in the real world for pet dogs, and service dogs, so it isn’t just for people wanting to enter competitions.​​​

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Intro to Rally O: Prerequisites of sit, down, stay, come, basic heeling skills, and the ability to work in a group setting. Teaches the heeling and obedience skills required for the novice level of CARO or CKC rally. By the end of the class, you should be able to read the novice signs, and navigate small courses.

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Novice Rally O: Prerequisites of sit, down, stand, stay, come, front, left finish, and right finish. This course is for perfecting your novice rally skills, and course navigation in preparation of trialing at the novice level, or just for a fun challenge.

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Advanced Rally O: For learning the signs, and skills required at the intermediate, and advanced levels. Introduces off leash heel work.

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CKC Excellent and Masters:

Fridays 5:15pm CKC Masters

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CARO:

Monday 11:00am Versatility and Working Class

 

Agility Classes: 6 weeks $295 plus HST
*Outdoors for the summer

Intro to Agility 1: A first course in agility, learning the basic obedience skills, and obstacle navigation skills needed. Jumping, small contact obstacles, beginning weave poles.

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Intro to Agility 2: For dogs who already have the basic skills mastered and are ready to start increasing the difficulty of the obstacles until they reach full size, and progressing weave pole performance. We put small sequences of small obstacles together, and teach basic handing.

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Courses and Handling 1: For dogs that still need some modification of equipment, and aren’t ready for full sized courses yet. We do small courses, and practice handling, and obstacle performance skills.

Will run when we have students at that level.

TBA

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Courses and Handling 2: For dogs who can safely and consistently navigate full sized equipment, and complete a full course.

Wednesdays at 6:00pm ongoing

 

Puppy Sport Class – 6 weeks $295 plus HST
Foundations for agility, and obedience sports that are safe and appropriate for puppies under a year of age. Puppies should have basic obedience from a puppy class, or first obedience class.

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