Specialty Classes

Flyball is a relay race run at top speed with four dogs to a team. The first dog on the team runs down a line of four jumps, triggers a box to release a ball, the dog catches the ball and then runs back down the line of jumps to the start. The next dog on the team then runs the sequence until all four dogs have completed the race. The fastest team wins.

This class is for all levels. Dogs that have never played the sport before or those that have completed flyball classes can all attend.

Dogs should have basic obedience skills and have no reactivity or aggression issues towards dogs or people to attend.

Taught by Amy MacDonald from Aftershock Flyball team

Scent Hurdle Racing is a relay race that combines jumping, racing, scent discrimination and retrieving. The first dog on the team runs down a line of four jumps, searches and retrieves their wooden dumbbell from a box with four dumbbells in it, then runs back down the line of jumps to the start. The next dog on the team then runs the sequence until all four dogs have completed the race. The fastest team wins. Scent hurdle is a great balance of thinking/working skills and racing for the dogs.

This class is for all levels. Dogs that have never played the sport before or those that have completed scent hurdle classes can all attend.

Dogs should have basic obedience skills and have no reactivity or aggression issues towards dogs or people to attend.

Taught by Kim Boyes

Start Date:

                   Monday, June 12 at 4:00pm 

$160+tax for four weeks

Are you wondering what sport your dog would like best? The Try It All! class is a great opportunity to sample a variety of dog sports. Each week will feature a different sport for you and your canine partner to try. Sports include Agility, Scent Detection, Rally Obedience and Flyball/Scent Hurdle racing.

Start Date:

                    TBA

$160+tax for four weeks 

Trick training is a great way to bond with your dog, keep them mentally stimulated and have a ton of fun together! 

Our trick program includes an intensive theory video lesson with handouts that will teach you a variety of ways to train new skills, how to break down behaviours into teachable parts, the mechanics of shaping and more. This knowledge will give you the power to teach complex tricks to your dog! 

Tricks included in the course are spin, play dead, bow, say your prayers, orbit around handler, jump through/over arms, wave, sit pretty, high five/ten, crawl, dog catch (jump into arms), roll over, backup and so much more! Tricks can be requested by students. So if you have a specific trick you want to teach your dog, our instructor would be happy to help you. Tricks taught in class can be used to attain trick titles through Do More With Your Dog and the CKC!

Advanced K9 Tricks

Start Date: 

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$155+tax for four weeks 

Take your trick training further with the advanced K9 tricks class.   

Get In The Game Level 1

Start Date: 

                  TBA

$160+tax for four weeks

A cooperative relationship between a dog and handler are paramount to future success in any dog sport. Does your dog have problems with distractions? Do you envy those handlers who’s dog’s look to them for “what’s next” but instead feel like your dog is thinking “what’s my next opportunity to check out what yummy smells there are in the environment?”

     Skills you’ll learn in this class include food and toy control games, impulse control and release words, start line behaviour, teaching your dog to actively engage with you in any environment and more. Not only are these skills helpful for a cooperative working relationship for any dog sport, they aid in impulse control when teaching agility contacts, Rally-O or Obedience stays, and more.

This class is suitable for dogs/puppies as young as 12 weeks old.

Get In The Game Level 2

Start Date:

                   TBA

$160+tax for four weeks

Continue working on progressing the skills you learned in level 1, while adding new skills and games to your training.

Lesson four of the Get in the Game Class will take place outside for real world application of the skills. The lesson will take place at a private off leash park (fenced and only the GITG students and instructor will be in the private park).  Details will be given to students once the class has started.