Calgary Dog Training

Puppy Kindergarten

6 weeks

Begins: Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30pm (Full!)

Wednesday, March 21 at 8:30pm

Give your puppy a headstart at becoming a well behaved member of the family. Puppy Kindergarten covers all the basic commands a puppy needs to know to mature into adulthood. Commands include sit, down, stay, come, off, and leave-it. Loose-leash walking is also integrated into the class to prime your puppy for the greatest joy of all, daily walking with no pulling! The class also covers manners such as accepting handling, greeting people politely, allowing collar grabs, waiting at door ways and maintaining focus on the handler. Every lesson also includes off leash play for puppy socialization.

Unique to the Hyper Hounds curriculum is the owner orientation! This first lesson discusses training techniques, equipment, bribes vs. rewards, effective use of "time outs", and concludes with a question and answer session. Puppies stay at home during this first lesson to allow the fur-parents a chance to learn the basics before bringing their hyper hound to class number two.

Puppies must have their second set of vaccinations by the second night of class. Class is for puppies up to 5 months of age.

"Very Informative, entertaining and lots of fun for my family and my puppy! I highly recommend Kim to anyone wanting a well trained puppy and a fun class!"

- Michele Gagnon, Calgary, AB

Beginner Obedience

6 weeks

Begins: Wednesday, February 29 at 7:30pm (1 spot left!)

Tuesday, March 13 at 10:00am (DAYTIME CLASS!)

Beginner obedience is for dogs 5 months and older who have not attended an obedience class before or any dogs in need of a refresher course. This course covers all the basic commands needed for a well behaved member of your family. Commands include focused attention on the handler, sit, down, stay, come, loose-leash walking, and leave-it. Household manners such as not jumping up on people, waiting at door ways, allowing collar grabs and accepting handling will also be covered.

Unique to the Hyper Hounds curriculum is the owner orientation! First lesson discusses training techniques, equipment, bribes vs. rewards, effective use of "time outs", and concludes with a question and answer session. Hounds stay at home during this first lesson to allow the mom, dad and the kids a chance to learn the basics before bringing their hyper hound to class number two. Dogs must be at least 5 months of age to register for this class.

Canine Good Neighbour

6 weeks

Begins: Monday, March 5 at 7:30pm FULL!

Monday, March 5 at 8:30pm

This class covers all the skills needed to pass the CKC’s Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) test. Skills include out of site stays, accepting a strangers greeting, loose-leash walking in a crowd with distractions, loose-leash walking past dogs, and many other valuable life skills. This class will also focus on improving beginner skills with regards to distance, duration and performance around distractions.

CKC Novice Obedience (CD)

6 weeks

Begins: TBA

This class will teach all the exercises required for the CKC's Novice obedience class. Heeling on and off leash, figure eight, stand for exam, formal recall and finish, and long sit and down stays. We will also work on focus, distractions and run throughs.

Class Information

*Dogs with aggression or reactivity are not suitable for a group class. If you have concerns regarding your dogs behaviour please let us know before registering for a group class.

So what does all this fun cost?

Payment is due at the time of registration. 6 week courses are $170 +GST, 5 week courses are $140+tax. We require 72 hours written notice of cancellation prior to the course start date to receive a refund. There will be a $15 refund fee to cover the paypal transaction fees. Classes are non-refundable, non-transferable and there are no "make-up" classes. You are encouraged to come out and watch a class before registering your dog in a program. We are a positive training school, we use food and toys as rewards and motivators in class. Choke chains and prong collars are not allowed.

To register for a class please phone Kim at (403) 477-9118 or email her at hyperhounds@yahoo.ca

Need some one on one time? Preparing for a show and need a run through for obedience, CGN or Rally? We do private lessons for agility, obedience, rally, CGN. Call or email for pricing.

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