Obedience

5 weeks / 1 orientation of 2 hours and 4 classes of 55 minutes
For puppies less than 16 weeks

The first meeting is a two-hour orientation session that the entire family, with the exception of the dog, may attend. We will discuss all pertinent material that does not require the presence of your dog: partnership, principles of reward and punishment, stages of development, learning principles, prevention and management of training issues such as jumping, barking, digging, etc.

• Socialization and play sessions
• Introduction of basic commands (sit, down, stand and stay)
• Practicing of the most important command; COME!
• House training
• Controlled mouthing
• Manipulations, care and basic grooming
• Crate games

5 weeks / 1 orientation of 2 hours and 4 classes of 55 minutes
For adolescent dogs (4 months to 9 months)

• Review of basic commands and proficiency training
• Shaping of new commands :
  • Tricks to practice the teaching of new skills
  • Mat work for self control
• Walking on leash without pulling
• Skills in order to control jumping on people and counters

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For adolescent dogs (4 months to 9 months) who have graduated from the puppy class

• Review of basic commands and proficiency training
• Shaping of new commands :
  • Tricks to practice the teaching of new skills
  • Mat work for self control
• Walking on leash without pulling
• Skills in order to control jumping on people and counters

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For adolescent dogs (4 months to 9 months) who have graduated from the puppy class

• Review of basic commands and proficiency training
• Shaping of new commands :
  • Tricks to practice the teaching of new skills
  • Mat work for self control
• Walking on leash without pulling
• Skills in order to control jumping on people and counters

5 weeks / 1 orientation of 2 hours and 4 classes of 55 minutes
For teen & adult dogs (9 months & over, or for the graduates of adolescent class) 

The first meeting is a two-hour orientation session that the entire family, with the exception of the dog, may attend. We will discuss all pertinent material that does not require the presence of your dog: partnership, principles of reward and punishment, stages of development, learning principles, prevention and management of training issues such as jumping, barking, digging, etc.

• Review of basic commands and proficiency training
• Shaping of new commands :
  • Tricks to practice the teaching of new skills
  • Mat work for self control
• Walking on leash without pulling
• Skills in order to control jumping on people and counters

Rates

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For teen & adult dogs who have graduated from the adolescent, elementary or basic obedience class

• Working basic commands, recall, walk on leash with more distractions and proximity in real life situations
• Introduction to the heel position and walking at heel.

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had a basic obedience class

• Basic Commands, recalls and introduction of signals
• Heel position while turning and various commands
• Manipulations and exams by a stranger
• Supervised isolation and Out of sight stays
• Interactions with strangers (humans and canines)

Preparation to pass the Canine Good Neighbor test (CKC).

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes 
For socialized dogs that know basic commands or that have obedience training

• Introduction to clicker training
• Shaping of new commands and tricks: bow, turn, rollover, shake paw, play dead, backup, bark, go around, jump through arms, weave through legs, etc.
• Two levels available; Introduction and Advanced

Introduction and Advanced level

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had a basic obedience class

• Games to stimulate dogs mentally
• Discrimination of odours
• Balance and body awareness
• Problem-solving
• How to read
• How to differentiate colours & shapes
• How to produce a behaviour through copying

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had a basic obedience class

• Games to stimulate dogs mentally
• Discrimination of odours
• Balance and body awareness
• Problem-solving
• Foundation work for :
  • Treiball
  • Agility
  • Scent Detection
  • Obedience
  • and so much more!

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes

• Activities that encourage the dog to focus on you while having fun
• Self-control exercises to encourage calm behaviours
• Working with distractions to mimic real-life situations

5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had a good manners class

• Self Control
• Learn how to play with your dogs
• Solid recall in all situations
• Ultimate test at the end of the class

Introduction to the sport
5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had obedience classes

Rally Obedience is a sport based on obedience with a bit of inspiration from agility and freestyle sports. Different from regular obedience, instead of waiting for the judge’s commands, teams move around a course of numbered and designated stations, always in a different order, with the dog in heel position within a given amount of time. Handlers are permitted to cheer and guide their dogs on the course. The circuit consists of about fifteen stations with a possibility of about fifty different movements. In rally, attitude trumps precision!

• Introduction to the sport and the rules;
• Work on the skills necessary for the practice of sport:
• Change of positions;
• Walking on foot;
• Change of direction and pivot;
• Spirals, serpentines and figure 8;
• Obstacles and distraction;
• Rest and recall;
• Work the sequences.

Advanced

• Work on advanced signs
• Practice Courses at all levels, including advanced and master courses
• Perfecting handling, heeling and commands

Introduction

Novice

Advanced

Excellent

Introduction to the sport
5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had obedience classes

• Introduction to the sport and the rules
• Practice and improvement of the position and the march to the heel;
• Introduce the different exercises of the routines of different levels:
• Walking on and off leash, automatic sitting;
• Figure 8;
• Stand for examination;
• Recall;
• Stay;
• Retrieving an object;
• Jumps;
• Down on recall.

Advanced
5 weeks / 5 classes of 55 minutes
For dogs that have had obedience classes

• Work on perfecting the different routines;
• Sequence and precision work;
• Introduction or improvement of the exercises of the next levels;
• Refinement of basic and foundation exercises to allow you to move forward;
• Solution of problems, increase in performance criteria;

Introduction

Advanced