New for Fall: Fitness Foundations & Manners - 4 weeks x 1 hr - 200 +hst

Pre-requisite: Completion of either CU - Puppy Primer Class or CU - Building blocks class

Canine fitness is an incredible way to build your dog’s confidence, balance, strength & just have fun doing some new things with your dog.  This class is a great way to introduce your dog to the foundations of canine fitness training while also polishing up on your dog’s manners and build on the basics learned in the Puppy Primer course in a class setting.  We will cover a number of options for equipment, including creative options that you probably already have in your own home (you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment to get started!)  Skills taught include: front/rear foot targeting, nose targeting/sustained nose touch, position changes, and a number of exercises to help improve your dogs proprioception.  All exercises can be modified to be safe for young puppies, so there is no age restriction to join the class.

​This is NOT a rehabilitation class, so if your dog is recovering from any sort of injury please contact your vet and a canine physiotherapist for help. 

Sunday, September 11th at 7:15pm @ Impressive Canines (3310 King St E, Kitchener) 
Thursday, October 27th at 6pm @ Impressive Canines (3310 King St E, Kitchener

New for Fall: Rally-Fit - 4 weeks x 1 hr - 200 +hst

Pre-requisite: Completion of Fitness Foundations and Manners Class

Once you’ve got the basic foundations figured out there are so many ways we can put them together to do a variety of different kinds of exercises.  This class combines canine fitness exercises with Rally-O and CU exercises so you can work on your leashwork skills and play CU games between fitness stations.  Each week we will have a different combination of exercises laid out in a fitness circuit as well as enrichment stations for breaks.

Thursday, Oct 27th at 7:15pm @ ​Impressive Canines (3310 King St E, Kitchener)

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Toy Handling & Basic Flatwork - 4 weeks x 1 hr - $150 + hst

Pre-requisite: Completion of either CU - Puppy Primer Class or CU - Building blocks class

If you’re like I was when I first started trying to use toys in training, you’re probably thinking it’s not as easy as some people make it look!

Whether you’re using a disc, a tug toy or a ball, there are a few skills that make toy training a LOT easier.  This course covers some basic bitework skills to make it clear to your dog when we want them to grab, tug, give to hand, drop, or bring the toy.  It includes games for building connection and toy drive as well as some basic flatwork skills (aka the stuff that happens between catches).

​Next class: Saturday, September 10th at 11AM @ 1956 Shantz Station Rd (LAST TIME OFFERING THIS CLASS UNTIL LATE SPRING)

Intro to Disc - 4 weeks x 1 hr - $150 + hst

Pre-requisite - Toy Handling & Basic Flatwork

We’ll spend the first 2 weeks without your dogs, going over choosing the right disc and learning how to throw it so that your dog can safely catch it and a few trick throws for added flair.  In the last 2 weeks you’ll bring your dog, and we’ll be putting together the flatwork skills from the last class with your disc throws, and adding in more games to build drive, confidence and connection with your dog for the disc.

Next class: Saturday Sept 10th at 1PM @ 1956 Shantz Station Rd (LAST TIME OFFERING THIS CLASS UNTIL LATE SPRING)

Freestyle Tricks Virtual/ZOOM class - 4 weeks x 1 hr - $150 + hst

Pre-requisite: none

This class is open to anyone whether they want to learn individual tricks or learn how to put them into sequences to do freestyle routines.  If your dog isn’t a toy-dog that’s totally okay too!  All these tricks are easy to teach for food, and then if you want to later transition your dog to doing them for toys we can do that too! 

We cover: leg weaves, spin, rebound, scoot, footsies, and jump into my arms, and depending on time will take requests for other tricks

Next class: Saturday, October 1st @ 10AM (Skipping Thanksgiving long weekend/Oct 9th)