Training
We specialize in real life situations as the foundation for puppy class and training plans at Goldnote Canine Services.
Our classes and private training are dedicated to helping you integrate a new puppy or older dog into your own living room, kitchen, veterinarian office visits, neighbourhood park outings, grooming shop appointments and many other common real life experiences.
We teach only positive re-enforcement methods of training and behaviour modification. Dominance and leader of the pack mentality are now a part of the past in dog training. We want to help you and your family develop a healthy working relationship with your pet based on trust, love and caring.
Teaching and training for dogs of all ages with a variety of needs is offered in group or private training settings. Our class size of five or six dogs ensures plenty of individual attention is provided. This allows us to make the most of our training time together.
Young people often make the best trainers in a family. We encourage families to attend any of our classes. This team approach fosters a consistent training environment for your dog or puppy while at home. Making it easier to produce a more reliable and predictable result for your family to enjoy. Be sure not to miss our Kid’z Zone training section information listed below.
PROGRAMS AND PACKAGES
Manners in Motion I
Using everyday life settings as teaching opportunities, you and your puppy will lay the foundation needed for good manners in your living room, kitchen, park, veterinarian or groomer’s offices. These settings become the springboard for developing you and your pet into a great team that will be welcomed anywhere! The basics of sit, lie down, coming when called, walking on lead, not biting, jumping up, meeting guests, socialization and noise sensitivity training are just a few of the topics covered in this six week program. A fifty page reference handbook is included in the registration fee.
Puppies as young as 10 weeks of age may join this class.
We also offer this and other classes for beginning dogs that are older but still require the basics.
6 lessons- $150, taxes included.
Manners in Motion II
Furthering your skills learned in Manners in Motion I is the fundamental principal of this program. Our unique approach of using real life settings as teaching opportunities will bring you greater reliability when meeting strangers, calling your dog, manoeuvring through doorways, walking in the park, meeting other dogs safely and generally being happy in the world. The addition of team building games make these classes especially fun for both you and your dog!
6 lessons- $150, taxes included.
Manners in Motion III
A culmination of what your team can do using recreational Rally Obedience, a touch of Agility and a hint of Canine Good Neighbour certification as the context for fun and refinement!
This is a blending of car rally and obstacle course for dogs created for you to accomplish snappy sits, quick downs, trustworthy stays, beautiful heeling and good manners.
Don’t worry owners in peak physical condition not required for completion of this program. The emphasis is on enjoyment!
6 lessons- $150, taxes included.
Kid’z Zone
We specialize in classes devoted to young people and their families. We offer all three levels of our “Manners in Motion” program designed especially for families with children. Young people are encouraged to do all the handling and training, participate or lead demonstrations and to answer or ask the questions. Parents are expected to attend as helpers, supervisors and observers. The real work will be performed by our young people. Watch out these kids can really smoke us “older folks” when it comes to training dogs.
Some simple yet practical safety restrictions apply to entry into these classes. Contact us for details and space availability.
6 lessons- $169.50, taxes included.
CANINE GOOD NEIGHBOUR
CANINE GOOD NEIGHBOUR
CERTIFICATION
This training package will help you prepare to take the Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbour certification test. All of the twelve required test exercises (meeting a stranger, accepting petting, walking nicely on lead, waiting at a doorway, etc) are built into our training plans already so if you have successfully completed our three levels of Manners in Motion you and your dog will be well on your way to being an awesome part of your neighbourhood. Certified dogs and their handler are often welcomed at nursing homes, schools and other therapy work programs.
Our program will help you attain the final level of confidence and refinement required to meet with success during a certification test.
Practise tests with written evaluations are a part of the preparation activities.
6 lessons- $150, taxes included.
Preparation time may be longer or shorter so will be priced accordingly.
Rally Obedience
Introduction to Rally-O
This program gets you started in the fun sport of Rally Obedience. A little bit like an old fashioned car rally you and your dog work interactively moving from station to station around a course. At each station you execute a variety of activities posted on the individual station signs. You and your dog will love the relaxed nature of this fun sport as it builds an outstanding working relationship between you and your dog. You are encouraged to talk to, cheer and praise your dog during every part of the course. Even during competition! Men, women and children of all ages love this “sport” whether they compete or just do it recreationally.
6 lessons- $135.60, taxes included
Novice Rally-O
This program prepares you for the novice level station signs of rally obedience competition. Emphasis will be placed on good heeling, teamwork and flow while facilitating a greater easiness with the station signs, competition rules and trial procedures.
6 lessons- $135.60, taxes included.
Please note that more than one package of 6 lessons may be required to be trial ready.
Advanced or Excellent Rally-O
Once you have obtained your Novice title you won’t be able to wait to get busy on your advanced and excellent titles. These classes prepare you for the new challenges of pivot turns, jumps, more intricate sequences, longer courses and off lead work. You won’t believe how much fun you and your dog will have taking up these new challenges!
6 lessons- $135.60, taxes included.
Please note that more than one package of 6 lessons may be required to be trial ready.
