Workshops
Learning is the cornerstone of caring
Good As Gold offers specialized dog training workshops designed to enhance both competitive sport skills and practical life skills in a focused learning environment. These concentrated sessions provide handlers and their dogs immersive learning opportunities, hands-on practice and personalized feedback from experienced trainers. Whether preparing for competitive dog sports or addressing everyday life skills, Good As Gold's workshops offer an efficient path to support your training goals.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Introduction to K9 Scent Work & Odour
Kickstart your training journey with our combined Intro to K9 Scent Work® / Intro to Odour workshops! These sessions focus on the essential element of scent work — building your dog’s “hunt” drive” through engaging scent puzzles. A strong hunt drive lays the foundation for confident, independent searching and long-term success in detection work. During these workshops, we will introduce the core components of scent work, including (i) Discovering scent in containers. (ii) Searching for interior hides and (iii)Working through exterior hides. Dogs will also be exposed to a variety of target odours such as wintergreen, pine, anise, clove, and thyme, helping them begin to differentiate and respond to specific scents. We will work with each dog at the level they are currently at. Whether your dog is brand new to scent work or has had previous exposure, exercises will be adjusted to ensure they are challenged appropriately and set up for success. We recommend taking all three workshops for the most comprehensive experience. However, we understand you may only be able to attend one or two. Either way, these workshops will help you build a solid foundation and set you up for success in our future scent classes!
Date:
Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 10:00am
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 10:00am
Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ 10:00am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Skills Sequencing
Ready to strengthen your bond with your dog and sharpen your agility game? Whether you're working towards your first competition or looking to improve flow and focus on the course, this hands-on workshop is designed to help you and your dog become a more confident, connected team. Work on core agility sequencing skills, using jumps and tunnels, to develop smooth and efficient runs. Improve your handling, timing, and communication all while building your dog’s focus, speed, and confidence.
Date:
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 9:30am
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 12:00pm
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Distance Handling (Advanced)
This workshop will present a variety of distance and obstacle independence challenges for you and your dog. We’ll incorporate contact obstacles, jumps, and tunnels throughout the class. Dogs should have a solid understanding of basic distance skills and be comfortable working away from the handler.
Date:
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 12:00pm
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Agility Fun Match (Jumpers)
You can run your dog through an AAC/UKI style Jumpers course where coaching will be provided. Weaves are optional on the course. Three runs maximum per dog. Two course levels are setup.
Date:
Sunday, April 5, 2026 @ 9:30am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $35 + tax
Young Dog Foundations
Starting your dog’s agility journey? This Foundations Workshop is the perfect first step for building focus, body awareness, and teamwork in young or green dogs — the essential skills before ever stepping into full courses. Develop your obstacle confidence and handling cues, increase your engagement and begin establishing your start-line routines, and work on sequences utilizing jumps and tunnels!
Date:
Sunday, April 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 9:30am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
May the Course Be With You
Want to improve your handling decisions, tighten your lines, and shave off precious seconds? Join us for a focused Agility Course Analysis Workshop where we’ll break down courses like the pros! Learn how to read and analyze agility course maps, plan efficient lines for YOUR dog, develop handling strategies for different challenges and evaluate risk vs. reward in course decisions.
Date:
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 9:30am
Sunday, June 14, 2026 @ 10:00am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $100 + tax
Weaves Proofing
Struggling with missed entries? Popped poles? Sloppy footwork? This focused Weave Proofing Workshop will give you the tools to turn those poles into your team’s powerhouse obstacle — with distraction training, entry independence, and speed consistency at the core. Work on entry proofing from multiple angles and building speed with accuracy.
Date:
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 1:00pm
Sunday, June 7, 2026 @ 12:00pm
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Distance Handling (Beginner)
This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of teaching your dog to work confidently away from you. We’ll cover the essential skills needed for Gamblers and PAD games, with a primary emphasis on building obstacle independence using jumps and tunnels.
Date:
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 9:30am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Teeter Foundations to Finish
AKA from Wobble to Wow! This workshop will cover the various steps involved in developing your dog’s teeter performance, from foundations through to polishing and proofing. It is suitable for dogs that are just beginning their teeter training, as well as teams looking to build confidence, add proofing, or refine performance.
Date:
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 9:30am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Leads Outs and Layering
This workshop will focus on skills needed for a variety of popular lead-outs, including lateral lead-outs, being ahead of the dog, being behind the dog, and working with layered obstacles off the start line. Layered sequences of obstacles will also be covered. The main focus of this workshop is forward focus. Tunnels and jumps will be used throughout the session. Dogs must have good obstacle independence on jumps and tunnels in order to participate.
Date:
Sunday, June 7, 2026 @ 9:30am
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Fancy Jumps
This workshop will focus on the specialty or "fancy" jumps commonly used across all agility organizations—Wall Jumps, Long (Broad) Jump, Tire, Panel Jump, as well as Double and Triple Jumps. These obstacles are frequently used as equipment challenges. We'll work on building confidence with each, using handling strategies ranging from novice to international-level techniques. This workshop is suitable for all teams who have a solid understanding of jumps and tunnels.
Date:
Sunday, June 14, 2026 @ 1:30pm
Location: Good As Gold Training (4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB)
Cost: $80 + tax
Questions about our workshops?
587-579-5954 | help@goodasgoldtraining.ca | 4303 11th Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4X1
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