Dog Training Classes
Our training classes deliver results that are as Good As Gold
From puppy to basic manners to competition sports to relief from leash reactivity, our training classes deliver.
Learn from experienced, certified dog trainers
Enjoy skilled, friendly instructors
Benefit from small class size
Relax with humane training
Marvel at your dog’s progress
Puppy Training Classes
Platinum Puppy training class
This super fun (and adorably cute) class seeks serious results: A well-behaved puppy now and, even more importantly, a well-behaved adult dog in your immediate future. So in addition to basic manners and obedience foundations, this real-life centered class focuses on real-life activities like easy grooming, fear-free vet visits, polite leash walking, good manners with fellow canines, and polite behaviour around family mealtimes.
Class details
- 6 consecutive puppy training sessions on Mondays at 6:30pm at Sundance Animal Hospital (35 Sunmills Drive SE)
- Access to online platform to help facilitate learning
- Training videos, handouts and puppy socialization passport
- Puppies can enroll in this program until 18 weeks of age
- $375 (inc. GST)
*Platinum Puppy is open enrollment—that means you can start right away for immediate relief! Sign up to begin class this Saturday.
*Please note: There will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Platinum Puppy On The Town Field Trip Class
We’re serious about real-life results, so our Platinum Puppy class graduates are invited (and encouraged!) to join us for On The Town—a unique field trip class designed to take your training results on the road throughout Calgary. You and your puppy will practice and refine all you’ve learned while enjoying the company of fellow classmates on a series of weekly field trips. We’ll take walks through Fish Creek Provincial Park, pick up supplies at Bone & Biscuit in South Calgary then sip a coffee while we chat on the Starbucks patio, your puppy will get to enjoy nature and wildlife in Carburn Park and we’ll take a ride on the LRT! The goal? A puppy (and eventually, an adult dog) who knows how to be on her best behaviour no matter the situation or where you take them.
Class details
- 4 consecutive puppy field trips (one each week)
- Next session: TBA
- Classes rotate between locations ( Fish Creek Park, Bone & Biscuit, Sundance Animal Hospital, and Anderson LRT Station)
- Puppy can continue in this program until 12 months of age
- $200 (inc. GST)
*Platinum Puppy On The Town Field Trip Class is open enrollment—that means you can start right away for continued growth!
*Please note: Your puppy must have attended previous puppy training to register
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
*Classes do not run on long weekends
Once you have registered for this class you will be able to see your start date and the corresponding location. This is an open enrollment class so no matter what location you start at, you and your puppy will still get to visit all field trip spots!
Competition Obedience Classes
Competition Obedience dog training classes
Really want to impress your friends? Do you enjoy spending time with your dog? Have you got a bit of a competitive streak? Join us for competition obedience classes. Our accomplished instructors share their tips for success, hard won over decades of competition success with their own dogs, including many dozens of titles. (One of our instructors even earned a perfect 200 score as an Obedience Trial Champion!) And the best part? We train with positive reinforcement, to make sure you and your dog enjoy both your success and the road to it.
We have several levels of classes, each consisting of 6 sessions. Classes run on Tuesdays at Wet Creek Stables in Balzac, Alberta, and on Thursdays at Hyper Hounds Dog Training. If you’re just getting started, enroll first in Novice Foundations.
For more information about our classes at Hyper Hounds Dog Training please visit their website, located here.
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Beginner Novice
Let’s start off on the right paw! We’ll lay foundations for great engagement and attention from your dog, introduce pivot platforms and pots, get our position change mechanics right for seamless sits, downs, stands, and settles, learn how to develop a heeling focal point, and share tricks to enhance fun and success for you and your dog.
Class details
- Thursdays at Hyper Hounds Dog Training
- Next session: January 5 – 9:45am & 8:30pm
Novice Polishing & Open Beginner levels
In this level we’ll start putting our foundations together into leash heels, figure eights, stands for exam, off leash healing, recalls, and stays. Exciting! We’ll also begin teaching the skills you’ll need for Open level, including retrieve, drop on recall, broad jumps, and position changes from a distance. Impressive!
Class details
- Thursdays at Hyper Hounds Dog Training
- Next session: January 5 – 11:00am & 7:15pm
Class details
- Tuesdays at 6pm at Wetcreek Stables
- Next session: TBA
- $200 (inc. GST)
Open & Utility levels
Time to graduate to open and utility level exercises. We’ll improve upon those in the last class, plus add retrieves on the flat and high jumps, out-of-sight stays, seek back, article work, signals, a moving stand, and directed jumping. Now you’re really looking good!
Class details
- Thursdays at Hyper Hounds Dog Training
- Next session: January 5 – 6:00pm
Class details
- Tuesdays at 7pm at Wetcreek Stables
- Next session: TBA
- $200 (inc. GST)
Canine Classes for Reactivity
Calm Canines Class
At best, living with a reactive dog—one who barks, growls, and lunges at other dogs, people, small animals, or things on wheels—is stressful and embarrassing. At worst, it can be dangerous. This fun, supportive class looks to put all that behind you and get you and your dog enjoying some much needed calm, whether that’s on your walks, at home, in your yard, or wherever your dog’s reactivity flares.
We take a two-path approach: First, we use positive reinforcement operant conditioning techniques to teach your dog to focus on you instead of the things he reacts to. Second, we use positive classical conditioning techniques to systematically teach your dog to feel ho-hum about his reactivity triggers. (Oh, that dog or squirrel or skateboarder? Yawn!) The end result? By week 7 of class, we’ll be taking a fun group walk in Fish Creek Provincial Park with your Calm Canine focused by your side!
Class details
- 7 weeks of classes on Wednesdays (the first 3 classes are held over Zoom and the next 4 in-person classes are held at Sundance Animal Hospital)
- Access to online learning platform with handouts and videos to facilitate learning
- Upcoming sessions: March 29, 2023 at 6:15pm (FULL), 7:30pm
- $450 (inc. GST)
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Calm Canines On The Town Drop-In Class
Our Calm Canines On The Town Drop In Class class provides an opportunity for you and your dog to practice your new skills in a safe, supportive group environment, guided by one of our skilled instructors. Your dog’s ability to relax and focus on you around other dogs, people, small animals, and wheeled objects will continue to grow, as will your comfort and confidence!
Upcoming dates
- Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm: Confederation Park
- Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 3:00 pm: Fish Creek Provincial Park – Hulls Wood
*Each drop-in class is $45 (inc. GST)
*Please note: You must be a Calm Canines class graduate to enroll in this course, or have completed a Calm Canines private training program.
Calm Canines On The Town
Once you experience the field trip at the end of Calm Canines class, you’ll want more. Our Calm Canines On The Town class provides weekly opportunities for you and your dog to practice your new skills in a safe, supportive group environment, guided by one of our skilled instructors. Your dog’s ability to relax and focus on you around other dogs, people, small animals, and wheeled objects will continue to grow, as will your comfort and confidence. Plus we have an awful lot of fun as we rotate our walks through various Calgary parks.
Class details
- 6 weeks of class on Mondays rotating between Fish Creek Park and Confederation Park
- Next session: TBA
- $280 (inc. GST)
*Please note: You must be a Calm Canines class graduate to enroll in this course, or have completed a Calm Canines private training program.
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Calm Canines Agility class
One of the most tragic things about reactivity dog is how many activities reactive dogs and their people miss out on. Our Calm Canines Agility class gives you and your dog the chance to have fun together learning the country’s most popular dog sport in a supportive environment. You’ll join fellow Calm Canines grads who understand what it’s like to live with a reactive dog, and be guided by our experienced instructor. The best part? While you and your dog have a blast, you continue to build your dog’s ability to calmly focus on you in busy environments.
Class details
- 6 weekly classes held on Tuesdays at Wet Creek Stables west of Balzac
- Beginner (6:30pm), Intermediate (7:30pm) and Advanced (8:30pm) class levels available
- Next session: March 14, 2023
- $300 (inc. GST)
*Please note: You must be a Calm Canines class graduate to enroll in this course, or have completed a Calm Canines private training program.
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
K9 Nose Work® Classes
Intro to K9 Nose Work ®
Does your dog love to sniff? This fun class uses your dog’s natural scenting ability to provide them with mental and physical activity. This class builds your dog’s confidence and gets them excited to use their nose to seek out a treat reward hidden in the search area. K9 Nose Work ® was inspired by working detection dogs and is a great way to build a team relationship with your dog all while having fun!
Class details
- 6 weeks of class at Sundance Animal Hospital (35 Sunmills Drive SE)
- Upcoming session: May 5, 2023 at 6:15 pm
- $280 (inc. GST)
*If you’re new to the sport of Nose Work, please take Intro to K9 Nose Work ® first
*Please note: there is only one dog in the search area at a time so this class is open to reactive and fearful dogs
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Intro To Odour
Take your dog’s scent work to the next level! Now that your dog has been introduced to the game of Nose Work and has the foundational skills, we will introduce them to different odours they will enjoy sniffing out. This class increases in difficulty and introduces new environments to search in that will have your dog burning lots of mental and physical energy! Learn how to work with your dog to find the target odor and when to take action during a hunt. Each search is highly stimulating for you and your dog, and allows your dog to refine his natural scenting talents!
Class details
- 6 weeks of Friday class at Sundance Animal Hospital (35 Sunmills Drive SE)
- Upcoming session: May 5, 2023 at 6:15 pm
- $280 (inc. GST)
*If you’re new to the sport of Nose Work, please take Intro to K9 Nose Work ® first
*Please note: there is only one dog in the search area at a time so this class is open to reactive and fearful dogs
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Nose Work Continued
Now that your dog is familiar with the game of Nose Work, we can take it up a notch! This class focuses on handler skills and techniques while your dog uses their natural scenting ability to sniff out target odours. We increase the difficulty of the hides by introducing new search puzzles and environments. Dogs will have fun getting the chance to experience interior and exterior searches. This exciting game is perfect to keep you and your dog entertained while your dog burns lots of mental and physical energy!
Class details
- 6 weeks of Friday class at Sundance Animal Hospital (35 Sunmills Drive SE)
- Upcoming session: May 5, 2023 at 7:30 pm
- $280 (inc. GST)
*Must have completed Intro To Odour
*Please note: there is only one dog in the search area at a time so this class is open to reactive and fearful dogs
*Please note: there will be no make up classes if you miss a class
Meet Your Instructors
BARBARA WALMER, DR. JENNIFER RICHARDS, AND ELLEN KOVAR SHARE 3 THINGS IN COMMON:
A love of teaching humans as strong as their love of training dogs
A commitment to fun, stress-free classroom experiences for human & canine students
A dedication to success in the classroom & real-life results outside of it
Our training team’s extensive experience and credentials teaching both dogs and people mean success for you and your dog!
