Training

For class dates and times please call or email us.
All classes are 7 weeks long.
Please bring your dog with a flat collar, six-foot leash, and a bag of soft, smelly treats (the size of your thumbnail or smaller) that your dog loves.
All family members are welcome at our classes.

Pawprint Puppies (11-17 weeks of age)
(some puppies may attend earlier with Vet approval and Bordatella)

  • The best start for your puppy. Your concerns and questions are important to us.
  • Good manners, leadership, attention, handling exercises, socialization, food bowl exercises, bite inhibition, and much more!
  • Discuss any existing concerns or behaviours and prevent behavioural problems before they start.
  • 90 minutes per class
  • Must have Bordatella vaccination

Pawprint Basic Manners and Obedience (from 20 weeks of age)

  • Small classes. Max. 7 dogs.
  • 75 minutes per class
  • Must have full vaccinations, including Bordatella (we will accept supporting bloodwork in lieu of vaccinations)
  • Level 1: Leadership, attention, good manners, loose leash walking, recall, 'sit', 'down', 'stay' and more...
  • Level 2: Improve your dog's attention and response time. Goal is to work off-leash. Must have completed level 1.

Pawprint Special Training

  • Must have full vaccinations (we will accept supporting bloodwork in lieu of vaccinations)
  • One-on-one private lessons with professionally qualified, experienced instructors
  • Behavioural evaluations

Clicker-training: The most up-to-date method of communicating with and motivating dog. No force or metal collars are used. Open your dog to learning and watch how he/she thrives on the challenge!
Clicker training has a proven successful history with a wide range of species over the past years including marine animals and chickens.
Our instructors are all certified and experienced trainers.



 
  
Testimonials
  



Kathy Holmes is a fabulous teacher who taught us the very foundation of dog traning. Her classes mixed necessary exercises with fun and positive training that not only helped our dog learn easily but provided us with the fundamentals to train away from calss. Her warmth and genuine interest in every dog is refreshing and welcome. There is no teacher we would rather have!

Danielle, Andrew & "Nala"

Todd Kier is magic with dogs. he has an uncanny ability to read a dogs body language...is it stress? confusion? ... and uses that information for effective problem solving. Todd is a brilliant and creative problem solver, who is not afraid to change his strategy. With Todd, it's all about the dog and what is best for the dog. Todd's traning methods are positive, gentle, inspiring and effective. He is very approachable and his style is friendly, open, honest and fun. As a result of working with Todd, I now have a wonderful, loving, well mannered 22 month old dog and my dog has a leader who is not afraid to lead! I'm sure if SOL could talk he would sing Todd's praises!

Krys Hunter & "Sol"

We were extremely impressed with the puppy classes held by instructor, Kathy Holmes. It was a stress free and fun environment not only for the puppies, but for the owners as well. We would highly reccoment AJ's Puppy Kindergarten to anyone who has a new puppy.

Rendrega, Stefan & "Charlie"

 

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