Puppy Train & Play
$160 +HST
Duration: 5 weeks
Age Requirement: 8-20 weeks old on first day of class
This five-week course is designed to provide you and your puppy with a fun and positive socialization experience while learning key skills to set up for a lifetime of success. Each class is 50-60 minutes. This class is suited for puppies between 8-20 weeks old on the first day of classes. Class is offered on Thursday evenings at 6pm and 7pm; upon registration, puppies are assigned to one of the two time slots based on age, sex, breed, etc., to ensure a safe and fun training and playing environment for everyone. Proof of up-to-date vaccination record, as per puppy’s age, is required.
Course includes:
The keys to setting your puppy up for a lifetime of success as a confident and happy canine: socialization, bite inhibition, recall, chew toy training, resource guarding prevention, navigating fear periods, dog and child safety
Basic manners: mat/place training, sit, down, leave it, focus, recall, loose leash walking
Cooperative care & fear-free grooming, at-home care, and tips and tricks for happy veterinary visits
How to understand canine body language and communication
Safe play with puppies matched for age, size, breed, play style, etc., to ensure to a safe and fun learning environment for all
Socialization and positive introductions: textures, surfaces, sounds, people, dogs, grooming, first aid
Weekly education package
2024 Schedule: Thursdays at 6pm
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
2025 Schedule: Thursdays at 6pm
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
Puppy & Parent Life Skills
$160 +HST
Duration: 5 weeks
Age Requirement: under 10 months on the class’ start date
Prerequisites: There is no class/training pre-requisite for joining this program. Completion of Puppy Train & Play is helpful, but not required. Dogs must be comfortable working in close proximity to other dogs.
This five-week course is designed as a continuation upon graduation from Puppy Train & Play, or for puppies ready to join a group class environment. We will focus on learning the key skills that set up for success; especially in preparation for Adolescence.
Course includes:
Self control games
Stay with duration, distance, and distraction
Counter-surfing prevention
Leave it
Really Reliable Recall
Loose Leash Walking & Intro to Heel Work
Energy/arousal management
Calm & Confident greetings with humans and dogs
2024 Schedule: Thursdays at 7:10pm
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
2025 Schedule: Thursdays at 7:10pm
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
Confident K9
$25 +HST
Duration: 45 minutes
Confident K9 is designed to boost your dog’s confidence through sharing new positive experiences as a dog and handler team. Whether you want to build your dogs’ skills in a new environment, provide new mental enrichment opportunities, increase body awareness, introduce distance and distraction work, boost fitness and conditioning, or practice fun and engaging brain games and training exercises using fun and stimulating equipment, Confident K9 has something to offer every dog!
Clients book each session separately. You may book one class at a time or multiple classes through the booking calendar. Each session is limited to four dogs. Dogs must be comfortable working in close proximity to other dogs. If you and your friends would like to reserve a slot together and train off-leash, please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate your request! Please note, this is not a “drop in” training hour; the focus is on confidence-building and the exercises prepared for that session.
Equipment includes: FitPAWS fitness and conditioning equipment (Mini FitBones, FitBone, Giant FitBone, Trax Donut, Trax Peanut, Balance Disc, Ramp), K9 Klimb, wobble board, agility jumps, agility tunnel, trick training props, cavalettis, platforms, dog puzzles and brain games, and more!