Hyper Hounds Dog Training

CARO Rally Obedience Trial Prep Workshop

Sunday, March 23

1:15pm-3:15pm (2 spots left)

$75+tax

Taught by our judge: Kate Zinggl

Are you confident in your dog's rally skills but uncertain about what to expect at a trial? Then this workshop is for you.

In this "CARO Trial Prep" workshop, we'll cover essential topics to help you and your dog succeed in the ring:

CARO-Specific Rules: Tips for footwork, handling and more.
Avoiding Non-Qualifying Scores (NQs): Learn common pitfalls and how to prevent them.
How to walk the course and set yourself up for success.
Lots of opportunities to run course sequences with your dog and receive feedback. Courses will include novice and advanced signs.

Questions and answer period. Come ready with your rulebook questions.

Join us to build your confidence and ensure you and your dog are ready to rally!

Held at Hyper Hounds SE Calgary location

AAC Regionals/Nationals Prep Workshop

Workshop Dates:

Saturday, March 22

10:00am-1:30pm

$110+tax

Held at The PlayGround location

AAC Regional Championships is just around the corner! Start preparing for one of our biggest agility events of the season. Learn the rules and strategies for success., as well as tips and tricks for handling, course planning and more. Students will have the opportunity to test their skills on standard, and gamble courses at each workshop. Feedback will be given for handling options, strategy etc.

Taught by Kim Boyes. 6 time Regional Agility Champion, 4 time National Agility Champion and many more podium placements.

Coursework Workshops

Starters/Advanced:

Sunday, March 16 FULL!

Friday, April 18

Sunday, April 27

10:00am-12:00pm

$75+tax per session

Held at The PlayGround location

Do your New Year's goals include starting to trial in agility with your dog? This workshop will get you ready to meet those goals! These workshops will help handler and dog teams improve their obstacle commitment, handling, timing of cues, and precision on course.

Masters:

Sunday, March 16 FULL!

Friday, April 18

Sunday, April 27

12:30pm-2:30pm

$75+tax per session

Held at The PlayGround location

Are you currently competing in agility and looking to test your skills or help perfect them on course? Do your goals include competing at the masters level in AAC, UKI agility and/or attending the regional championships? This workshop is perfect for teams working towards these goals or already competing at this level.

Young Dog Sequencing & Coaching Agility Workshop

Sunday, April 13 2 spots left

9:00am-12:00pm

$110+tax

Held at The PlayGround

This workshop will cover important foundation exercises, tips and tricks for your young agility partner. Get your dog started on the right paw with exercises focused on building speed, engagement, agility skills and success!

This workshop is appropriate for puppies from 8 months and older.

Prerequisite: Dogs must be proficient on jumps and tunnels to attend.

Taught by Becky Borton

Tricks List 1 Workshop

TBA

1:15pm-3:15pm

Held at Hyper Hounds

$75+tax

Teach your dog a variety of fun tricks that will impress your friends! Tricks can also be used towards attaining your Trick Dog titles with Do More With Your Dog & the CKC!

This intense workshop will include tricks like:

Spin

Wave/High 5

Leg Weave

Walking Between the Legs (forwards and backwards)

Front Paw Targeting

Footsies

Rear Paw Targeting

Back Up

Sit Pretty Jump Over the Arms

Scoot

Taught by Romy from The BarkSide

Intro To Disc Dog Sports

TBA

Held at Hyepr Hounds

$75+tax

This workshop will teach you and your dog the foundation skills of the sport of disc dog. It will cover retrieval work, basics of throwing, how to get your dog to catch a disc, directional feeding and some fun disc games for teaching engagement and impulse control. If your dog enjoys chasing toys, they will probably really enjoy this fun sport!

Pre-requisite:

-any age is welcome

-toy drive (this means that your dog enjoys playing with toys and will run and chase after toys. They do not need to be bringing it back yet, this is a skill we work on in the workshop)

Taught by Kara Bellingham

Kara's bio:

Have fun with your dog, communicate with your dog and connect with your dog is Kara’s training philosophy! Enjoy and learn from every training moment, improve in what the team is doing and push to get to the next level!

Kara has a true love for all dogs and dog sports. She and her dogs travel across Canada performing with the Superdogs, she is a certified dog trainer with her CPDT-KA and a certified trick dog instructor through Do More With Your Dog (CTDI), is a supporting member of IAABC (International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants), and is a Certified Head Judge and Trainer for Disc with UpDog (CUPHT). Her true passion is Disc Dog and more specifically Freestyle Disc. She attends seminars whenever possible and has trained under some of the top disc dog competitors in the world. Kara has travelled across Western Canada and through the USA competing and placing at a high level in freestyle disc dog with her own dogs, including most recently being multi podiumed as the Canadian National Champion and Runner Up with her two dogs at the 2022 UpDog Canadian Nationals in freestyle disc.

Kara shares her home with her husband Shawn Bellingham who is an UpDog Judge and their 4 dogs Piper, Electric, Treble and Hexadecimal who go everywhere with them! She is a part owner of the Calgary Disc Dog Club, they host competitions, fun matches and seminars where she has helped train many new disc teams.

Intro To Freestyle Disc Dog Tricks

TBA

Held at Hyper Hounds

$75+tax

In this workshop you will be introduced to the world of freestyle disc dog! You and your dog will learn a bunch of cool tricks that you can do with your dog and a disc! You will be taught how to start the tricks safely and in a step by step process. You will also learn some fun new types of trick throws!

Topics we will cover include:

Flip

Leg Over

Under/Through

Vault Foundation

Trick Throws

Impulse Control Games

Communication Techniques

Pre Requisites:

-dogs must be 8 months or older

-your dog is chasing, catching discs, and is returning to the handler

Kara's bio:

UpDog Disc Games-Strategy Workshop

TBA

5:00pm-7:00pm

Held at The PlayGround

$75+tax

UpDog Challenge is a disc organization that has created a variety of games for you to enjoy with your dog! Every game is designed for all experience levels and focuses on building off of many foundational skills needed for the sport!

This workshop will introduce you to 4 of the games, we will go over the rules of each game as well as the strategies from some of the top disc players in the sport maximize your points.

The games covered in this workshop are:

Time Warp

4 Way Play

Spaced Out

Greedy

Pre Requisites:

-dogs must be a minimum of 4 months old

-your dog is chasing, catching discs (in air or rollers are fine), and is returning to the handler

Pre Requisites:

-6 months or older

-your dog is chasing, catching discs (rollers or in the air), and is returning to the handler

Taught by Kara Bellingham

UpDog Disc Games-Cross Over Games

*You do not need to have attended the strategy games workshop to attend this one. The games taught in both workshops are different*

TBA

7:15pm-9:15pm

Held at The PlayGround

$75+tax

In UpDog there are a few games that are known as crossover games. These games include agility equipment and catching discs.
This workshop will introduce you to 4 games, 3 of them being the agility crossover games. We will go over the rules of each game as well as the strategies from some of the top disc players in the sport maximize your points in the game.

The games covered in this workshop are:
Throw N Go
Frizgility
FunKey
7Up

Pre Requisites:

-8 months or older

-your dog is chasing, catching discs (rollers or in the air), and is returning to the handler

Taught by Kara Bellingham

Payments

Payment is due at the time of registration via paypal, e transfer or payment in person with debit or credit. Registrations will not be accepted if payment is not received within 24 hours of enrolment in a course. All classes are six weeks long unless otherwise stated in the description. Each class runs for approximately an hour each week

Refund Policy

Classes are fully refundable up to 5 days before the first class begins. After the 5 day prior class starting window has passed and once classes are in progress the classes are non refundable, non transferable, and there are no make up classes. Our refund policy also includes those that have to miss class due to COVID, injuries, health reasons, change in work schedule, etc.

Group Classes

Group classes are not appropriate for dogs with reactivity/aggression issues or other severe behaviour problems. If you have concerns regarding your dog's behaviour please contact us before registering for a class. Classes are non refundable and non transferable up to five days before your class starts and once it is in session.

You are encouraged to come out and watch a class before registering in a program.