Upcoming Classes
Check out our upcoming classes
Spring/Summer/Fall we offer in-person and online classes
Late Fall/Winter/Early Spring our classes are online only
Upcoming Classes
Check out our upcoming classes
Spring/Summer/Fall we offer in-person and online classes
Late Fall/Winter/Early Spring our classes are online only
Confident Puppy
Each class is broken down into four sections:
The first part will address the four priorities of socialization, resource guarding prevention, body handling, and independence training as these skills will have the biggest positive impact on your puppy’s future behaviour!
The second part will focus on training games so that you can have fun building great foundation skills.
The third section covers those problem prevention topics that most puppy parents encounter anytime from the moment you bring your puppy home biting, mouthing, chewing, jumping on people, counter surfing, stealing objects, and digging!
The last portion of each class will cover enrichment; exploration, play, and other mentally challenging activities so that you can have a calmer and more relaxed puppy.
The price of this five week class is $197
You can start anytime
Over five weeks, learn the games that will have the biggest, positive impact on your puppy’s future behaviour so that you can focus your limited time on developing the skills needed to raise a calm, confident, and resilient puppy.
The price of this five week class is $197
You can start anytime
Online:
Saturday's 1:00pm
In-person:
Kaslo: Spring 2026
Nakusp: Spring 2026
New Denver: Spring 2026
Becoming Adolescent
Adolescents can be a difficult time for dogs. During this stage of life of your dog's life, their brain starts to change, and hormones begin coursing through their body. It is not uncommon for young dogs to start pushing the boundaries of their relationship with you.
Recall...gone. Listening to cues...gone. Arousal....increased. Life with an adolescent won’t be dull!!
This class will give you the tools you need to successfully navigate this stage of your dog’s life.
Strengthen your relationship
Teach your dog that stuff ‘out there’ isn’t important
Help your dog learn to regulate their arousal
Grow calmness
Improve your dog's responsiveness to you
Teach your dog to disengage from people, dogs, squirrels!
Build their confidence
By strengthening the skills of disengagement, optimism, focus, and proximity, you will also strengthen their recall and loose leash walking!
The price of this six week class is $210
Online:
Saturday: January 10, 2026 at 2:30pm
In-person:
Kaslo: Spring 2026
Nakusp: Spring 2026
New Denver: Spring 2026
Reactive Dog Fundamentals
The Reactive Dog Fundamentals class is offered on-line only so that you and your dog can relax and learn the skills needed to cope with the things that scare them from the comfort and safety of your home.
Using games, this class will teach your dog how to:
Disengage from distractions (dogs, people, bikes, squirrels)
Focus on you
Moderate their arousal
Cope with scary or over-exciting situations
This class runs for 7 weeks.
The first 5 classes focus on teaching you and your dog the skills and knowledge needed so that when you are 'in the situation' you have the tools to manage the situation in a positive way.
The last 2 classes focus on how to transition your dog into the real world in a way that will help them succeed.
The price of this seven week class is $245
Online only
Saturday: January 10, 2026 at 11:30am
90 Days to a Well-Behaved Dog
The 90 Days to a Well-Behaved Dog class is designed to shift you from struggling to get your dog to listen to having a dog that happily responds the first time you ask even around distractions.
Using games, this class will teach your dog how to:
Disengage from distractions in the environment
Value proximity to you
Stay on a boundary (mat, towel, dog bed)
Walk nicely on leash
Come when called
This class runs for 11 weeks and is best for dogs 3 years of age and older.
Module 1: Learn simple but transformational techniques that will turn your dog into an engaged and willing learner.
Module 2: Apply your learning to train the basic skills including: sit until released, attention to you, whiplash response to their name, and loose leash walking.
Module 3: Grow your dog's ability to respond to you no matter what is happening in the environment; including coming to you when called.
Module 4: Bring it all together as your dog learns to respond to you outside around all the things they find distracting.
The price of this 11 week class is $397
Online:
Tuesday: January 6, 2026 at 5:30pm
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Private Lessons
Does your dog have a specific struggle you would like to focus on? Would you like a personalized plan and one-on-one time with me?
If yes, then private lessons are for you.
Private lessons are structured to your specific needs and goals. These personalised sessions give you the expert guidance, structure, and confidence you need to overcome the challenges you face and are designed to help you have a better life with your dog.
Using positive reinforcement and games-based training means that the learning you and your dog experience is fun, effective, and builds long-lasting results.
Whether you struggle with embarrassing behaviour such as barking, lunging, jumping up on people or you simply want to improve your dog’s basic skills, we will work together to design and implement a training plan that is customized to suit your lifestyle, goals, and your dog’s specific needs.
A three session, private lesson package is $297
Not sure if private lessons are what you need?
Loose Leash Walking
Tired of struggling to walk your dog on-leash? This class is for you.
Learn the two key foundational skills for loose leash walking: growing strong engagement with you and building value for proximity. Once you have these two skills in place, you can start to grow your dog's ability to walk nicely on leash, focus on and respond to you even in the face of distractions.
Using games, you can grow your dog's desire to walk nicely on leash.
This class is a combination of learning new games and applying the learning when walking with your dog.
The price of this 5 week class is $175
Online:
Not at this time
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Off-Leash Freedom
Off-Leash Freedom is a privileged our dog must earn for their safety and our piece of mind.
Teach your dog to value proximity to you and value engaging with you when you are out-and-about in distracting environments. You will also teach your dog a rock-solid recall cue.
Using games, this class will teach your dog how to:
Disengage from distractions (dogs, people, bikes, squirrels)
Come when called
Stay close
The price of this 5 week class is $175
You can take this as a stand-alone class but you and your dog would benefit from taking the Loose Leash Walking class as the skills taught in that class provide a solid foundation for the skills you will learn in this class.
Note: Dogs will be working on leash throughout this class.
Online:
Not at this time
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Trick Training
Did you know that all cued behaviours are tricks to your dog?
We might categorize behaviours like ‘sit’, ‘stay’, and ‘down’ as obedience behaviours and ‘spin’, ‘paws on’, and ‘high five’ as tricks but your dog doesn't know the difference!
Tricks are fun to teach and they are easily incorporated into your walks (both on and off-leash) to build your dog's mental and physical flexibility along with more focus on you.
Come with a list of tricks you would like to teach your dog. Each student will be coached based on the tricks they want to work on. During class, you will have practice time, and I will provide feedback.
Upon registration, I will provide you with a list of tricks based on what you already now and I can help you select tricks that are suitable for you and your dog.
To learn more about the benefits of trick training, check out my blog post "Trick Training: Discover the Benefits"
The price of this 3 week class is $105
Online:
Thursday: January 8, 2026 at 6:00pm
In-person:
Not at this time
Intro to K9 Nosework
Nosework is an amazing sport to participate in with your dog.
You aren't teaching your dog how to use their nose, (they already excel at the skill!), you are teaching them to use their nose to solve puzzles you have setup for them in the environment.
During this class, you will be:
Teaching your dog to work independently
Building hunt drive
Learning to observe your dog and other dogs
Learning how odour moves and what your dog does when they come into the target odour (we will be using food)
This class runs for 6 weeks.
The price of this class is $210
Online
Wednesday: January 7, 2026 at 6:00pm
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Building/Maintaining NW Skills
After completing "Intro to K9 Nosework", this on-going series of classes will help build your dog's nosework skills.
Whether you are still rewarding with primary (food, or toy), or have moved your dog onto odour, this class will grow the skills needed to tackle a wide variety of nosework challenges.
Each class has a specific learning objective. Some of the topics we cover are:
Elevated Hides
Threshold Hides
Leash Handling Skills
Working Mazes and Barriers
Searching Vehicles
Multiple Hides
And more!
This class runs for 3 weeks every month.
The price of each class is $105
Online
Saturday: January 10, 2026 at 10:00am
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Intro to Odour
After your dog has grown their foundation skills, worked in a variety of novel environments, and has demonstrated hunt drive with the ability to search independent of you, it is time to move onto searching for odour.
If you wish to trial with your dog, you will need to make this transition.
The three main odours we will be working with are birch, anise, and clove.
This class will teach your dog:
That odour pays
Not just novel odours but specific odours
This class runs for 6 weeks.
The price of this class is $210
Online
TBD
In-person:
New Denver: TBD
Beginner Tracking
This is a great sport that allows your dog to use a skill they already have to play a game that we want them to play.
All you need is to build motivation for what you want your dog to find.
Dogs don't just detect scent, they analyze it, follow it, and interpret layers of information that we cannot detect. They can identify the start of a track, whether it goes right or left, follow a track that is over 24 hours old, and not lose that track even if other people or animals have walked over the track.
This class is a beginner class that will teach your dog to follow a track that you have laid. You will learn to observe your dog as they navigate longer and longer tracks including tracks with corners.
The price of this 6 week class is $210
Online:
Upon request
In-person:
New Denver: Spring 2026
Cooperative Care
The goal for the class is to teach your dog that being handled predicts good things so that you can confidently handle your dog at home, and take your dog to the vet or the groomer knowing that your dog will be comfortable with the procedures.
The course will focus on 3 key areas:
I’m ready. Learn how to read your dog, and how to empower your dog to say “yes, I’m ready” so that when you, the vet, or your groomer are handling your dog, it is clear to everyone that your dog is comfortable at each step of the interaction.
Those tools aren’t scary! Teach your dog that toenail trimmers, toothbrushes, electric trimmers, brushes, and stethoscopes actually predict good things so that when your dog is approached with one of these implements in hand, they will be relaxed and confident instead of fearful and uncertain.
Let’s do this! We will focus on a variety of basic handling procedures such as nail trimming, toothbrushing, mouth, ears and eye handling so that you will finish the class with a strong foundation upon which you can build more advanced handling skills.
This class is 30 - 45 minutes in length and will run once a week for 12 weeks
The price of this 12 week class is $357
Online only:
Not at this time