Hyper Hounds Dog Training

Kim Boyes, Founder/Owner

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Daytime Agility Instructor

Kim Boyes has been teaching group and private lessons for over 20 years. Her methods are based on proven positive training techniques by the world's top trainers and behaviourists. Kim strongly believes in continuing education and has attended seminars and clinics from some of the best in the training industry. Kim attends a minimum of three seminars a year to keep her skills current and provide the most up to date methods for her students. She has had the privilege of learning from many talented trainers such as Justine Davenport, Jessica Patterson, Wendy Willemse, Aaron Froude, Thomas Traj, Enya Habel, Dave Munnings, Ian Dunbar, Marcy Mantell, Pat Miller, Janice Gunn, Sue Ailsby, Sarah Stremming and many more.

Kim was a CARO rally obedience judge and CWAGS scent detection judge for 10 years, and is currently a CGN evaluator. Kim's dogs have earned over 150 titles in six different sports and have been ranked in the top ten multiple times on the regional and national level. Kim has also had the privilege of representing Canada four times at international Agility events.

Kim started in dog sports with an American Eskimo and a Labrador Retriever. She now competes with three Shetland Sheepdogs, a Border Collie and a working English Cocker Spaniel.

Accomplishments:

2024 IFCS Agility World Team Member (small)
Winner of Bronze overall and Gold for large team at 2024 IFCS World Agility Championships
2024 3rd place in the 24" division at the UKI Canadian Open
2014, 2018, 2019 CKC FCI Agility World Team Member (a small and medium dog for 2018 & 2019)
2023 FCI Reserve Agility World Team Member (small)
2022 CKC Agility European Open team member (small)
Winner of the small and medium division at the 2019 AWC/EO Try Outs
Highest scoring overall dog of 2019 AAC Agility Regional Championships
4 time AAC National Agility Champion (2023, 2017, 2015, 2010)
6 time AAC Regional Agility Champion (2024, 2019, 2018, 2017 Alberta, 2016 BC , 2012 Alberta)
CKC Top Dog award for a Multi Discipline dog for 2018
Ranked in the top ten agility dogs in Canada for CKC from 2011-2016, 2018, 2023
Achieved Agility Championship titles in CKC, AAC and UKI on multiple dogs
Achieved Rally Obedience Championship and Master Obedience Championship in CKC
2008 #1 APDT Rally Obedience Dog in Canada
Perfect score of 200 in formal obedience
Multiple High in Trial wins in formal obedience
DogSafe Canine First aid course

Amie Barnes, RVT KPA-CTP

Tuesday & Wednesday Scent Detection instructor

Thursday & Friday Barn Hunt instructor

Amie Barnes been training dogs since 2003. She began training dogs as part of the Animal Health Technology (AHT) program at Olds College. While completing the AHT program, Amie fell in love with Wrecks, a large mix breed rescue in the program with dog reactivity and separation anxiety issues. Working through his issues got her hooked on positive dog training and dogs with special needs. Wrecks was also Amie's first competition dog, participating in agility and rally obedience. Amie's next dog, Ousa, a Golden Retriever, came into her life when Wrecks was retired due to hip dysplasia.

Amie and Ousa competed in AAC and CKC agility, and CARO, APDT and CKC Rally Obedience. Amie now shares her life with Juno, a rescue Shetland Sheepdog, who came with many behavioural issues that Amie worked through in their first year together. Juno is now training in agility, rally obedience and nosework. Juno is currently competing in CWAGS, SDDA and UKC Nosework as well as CWAGS Obedience and CARO Rally Obedience. A second Shetland Sheepdog has recently joined her family, Seeker, who will be trained for "all the sports" as he grows up!

Amie also shares a passion for education and has completed the well known Karen Pryor Academy for Dog Trainers and she is an Animal Health Technologist. She has attended numerous workshops and seminars by world renowned trainers such as: Kathy Sdao, Sue Ailsby, Dr. Karen Overall, Susan Garrett, Emma Parsons, Sophia Yin, Brenda Aloff and many more. Amie is also a Fenzi Dog Sport junkie and is often enrolled in multiple online courses at any time.

Accomplishments:

Urban Locate Winner at 2024 NASDA National Championships
SDDA Scent Champion
Top 10 APDT Rally Obedience dog in 2008
3 time AAC National Championship qualifier
Multi High in Class awards in CKC Rally Obedience
Multiple High in Class wins in SDDA nosework
Multiple High in Class wins for Barn Hunt and NASDA

Julie Delarue

Saturday Agility instructor

Julie Delarue started teaching group and online classes 15 years ago. Julie attends positive dog training conferences, seminars, and online instruction with presenters including Dave Munnings, Loretta Mueller, Sarah Stremming, Leslie Eide, Daisy Peel, Linda Mecklenburg, Amy Sheffeild, , Terry Ryan, Mia Grant, Tori Self, Jennifer Crank, Karen Holik, Silvia Trkman, Kaimen Miller, Anna Hinze, Lori Michaels, and more. Julie participates regularly in online classes to improve her knowledge in dog training, behaviour, and competing in multiple dog disciplines.

Julie began competing with dogs in the early 00’s with her Mixed Breed dog Deuteronomy who participated in SuperDog shows, AAC regional and national events, as well as receiving 80,000 points in his flyball career. Deuteronomy was followed by a springer spaniel, Stafford bull terrier mix, a poodle mix, and several whippets. Julie now shares her home with Whatamess a Bearded Collie/Border Collie mix, Mr. Fantastic who is Whatamess’ nephew, and Relish a whippet. Julie has competed and titled in AAC, UKI, USDAA and NADAC agility, CKC Rally Scenthurdle, disc, trick training, and Flyball. Training multiple breeds with varying instinctual desire to work has Julie focusing on developing dog and handler relationships that foster a love to train and work.

Accomplishments:

2015 US Open Games gold medalist
2014 US Open Novice Speedstakes gold medalist.
Multiple UKI Cup placements and UKI National Podium Placements.
2015 USDAA Cynosport, 5th place in the $10,000 Dog Agility Steeplechase
Multiple top 10 placements in USDAA Regional and national events.
Team member of a multiple UFli tournament of champions winners.
Multiple top level titles in agility and flyball with various dog breeds.

Paula Collins, CPDT-KA

Jump Grids classes and "Get in the Game" Instructor

Paula Collins started teaching group classes 25 years ago. She is a CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed) using scientifically based positive training techniques that have origins in the field of Marine Mammal training. Continuing education is a big part of not only maintaining a CPDT-KA certification but also a personal passion.

Paula attends positive dog training conferences and seminars with presenters including Dave Munnings, Kim Collins, Tomas Traj, Dave Munnings, Anthony Clarke, Global Judging Program, Sarah Stremming, Nicole Wilde, Ken Ramirez, Michele Pouliot, Kathy Sdao, Terry Ryan, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Susa Ailsby, Susan Garrett and more. Paula is also a Level 1 Tag Teach trainer (human training methodology) as well as an adult educator in her past life in the Safety Training field. Paula participates regularly in Fenzi online classes.

Paula is a FitPaws Master Trainers and is close to completing her CCFT (Certified Canine Fitness Coach) through the University of Tennessee.

Paula began competing with dogs in the 80’s with her Belgian Tervurens, followed by smaller mixed breed rescues and now is training her Border Collie puppy. Paula has competed and titled in AAC, UKI, USDAA and NADAC agility, APDT Rally-O, CARO Rally-O, Scenthurdle, CKC Obedience and Flyball. As well as participating with one of her Belgians in the St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. Paula is the multiyear Manager of the WAO (World Agility Open) Team Canada.

Recently Paula has completed the Global Judging Level 2 Assessment program and earned the status of Affiliate Judge in the Global Judging Program. This is an International program to accredit Agility Judges to the highest level available in the world. This program focuses on elements such as Safety, Course Design, Judges Path, Accurate Calls and more. At this time there are only 4 Agility judges in Canada that have received accreditation with the Global Judging Program.

Paula is a member of the AAC JSAC (Judges Standing Advisory Committee) and is participating in projects to increase the level of education available to judges.

Accomplishments:

Multiple years AAC Regional Champion and podium placements.
Multiple years AAC National Podium placement.
Multiple UKI Cup placements and UKI National Podium Placements.
First 2 dogs in Canada to obtain the highest titles in APDT Rally-O.
CARO Rally-O Excellent with Magnum Cum Lada designation.
Global Judging Program Affiliate Judge
AAC Masters Judge
DogSafe Canine First Aid course

Laurie Albright

Thursday-Saturday Rally Obedience and Pet Manners instructor

Laurie Albright has been teaching, training and trialing for over 20 years. Combining solid science with common sense she's helped her students to reach their goals - whether competitive or 'daily living'! Competing with a variety of breeds herself (Dalmatians, Australian Shepherds and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels), she's learned to think 'outside the box' and adjust her training to meet the needs of the dog. Her motto is "it has to be fun for everyone"!

Laurie has titled dogs conformation, obedience, rally obedience, agility, scent hurdle racing and more. Laurie was a judge for CKC and CARO rally obedience for many years.

Accomplishments:

Multi High in Class and High in Trial wins for obedience and rally obedience
CARO Rally Obedience & CKC judge for many years

Andrea Norris CTDI

Sunday & Wednesday evening Agility Instructor

Monday evening pet manners and k9 tricks

Andrea has always loved dogs and dog training ever since seeing the SuperDogs at the Calgary Stampede as a child. The passion grew with a job in the pet industry, then discovering dog sports and finally beginning to teach training classes for the past 5 years. During the past 10 years she’s gotten involved in the dog sport world, training in agility and nosework and dabbling in rally obedience and disc.

Andrea currently competes in AAC Agility. She started competing with Baxter, her now retired Tibetan Spaniel, proving you don’t need an “agility breed” to be successful! Andrea has trialed her veteran dogs to their Agility Championship titles (ATChC) and has had success competing on both Regional and National levels; winning Regionals multiple times with multiple dogs and placing 2nd at Nationals in 2013. Her two youngest dogs, Nike a Mini Aussie and Sizzle a Shetland Sheepdog are training and will start trialing soon.

Continuing education is very important to Andrea and she attends seminars and online lessons with Jessica Patterson, Marcy Mantel, Sarah Stremming and Daisy Peel among others. She also participates regularly in online classes and workshops with the Fenzi Dog Sport Academy.

Agility and positive, science based dog training has made such an amazing difference in her dogs’ lives. She is very excited to bring her skills and enthusiasm to Hyper Hounds to help show the kind of partnership you can have with your dog.

Accomplishments:

4 time winner of AAC Agility Regional Championships (2013, 2015, 2 dogs winning in 2016)
2nd place at the 2024 Alberta Regional championships 12" regular
2nd place finish at AAC National Championships in 2013
2nd place finish in the 12" division at the Euro-Can Cup
DogSafe Canine First Aid Course
Certified Trick Dog Instructor

Becky Borton

Wednesday & Thursday evenings Agility at The PlayGround

Becky has been involved in dog sports for over 25 years, with experience in competition level rally obedience, flyball and, her passion: agility!

She has trained and competed with many different breeds of dogs, various sizes and temperaments, including border collies, a cocker spaniel, an american bulldog mix, a german pointer, a whippet and she currently competes at high levels with her duck tollers and her HyperHounds sheltie!

Becky competes in several different agility associations at local, national and international competitions! She competes in CKC, AAC and UKI. She is a UKI judge and is a super nerd about agility course design and analysis and keeping up with the most current agility training methods, handling techniques and trends.

For the last 3 years, Becky and her duck tollers have travelled overseas to Europe to compete at the FCI Agility World Championships, representing Agility Team Canada and to spend time learning from some of the world's best agility coaches!

Becky's agility training and handling methods with her own dogs and with her students is focused hugely around dog and handler relationship, engagement, motivation, clear and comprehensive training and always having the absolute best time with your canine partner.

Accomplishments:

3 time FCI Agility Team Canada Member!
UKI Agility Judge

Susan McMillan

Monday and Wednesday Daytime Agility

Agility has been a constant in Susan’s life since 2000 when her first dog, a naughty lab rescue, got her into the sport as a much-needed activity.

Since then, Susan has lived, trained, and competed in agility in Canada, the USA, and New Zealand in several different organizations: AAC, CKC, NADAC, USDAA and NZKC. Susan has earned multiple agility titles and has competed in AAC regionals 5 times with 3 different dogs. Currently sharing her life are two dogs, Dave and Brick. Dave, a Border Collie mix, has retired from agility and is enjoying learning scent work. Brick, Susan’s owner-trained service dog, is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever with titles in agility, dock diving, and rally.

Susan enjoys sharing her love of agility with others in a positive way that keeps it fun for dogs and their humans alike.

Becky Johnson, CPDT KA

Reactive dog classes, Pet Manners Monday evenings

Becky has been in the animal rescue and welfare industry for over 15 years. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA), Certified Behaviour Consultant Canine – Knowledge Assessed (CBCC-KA), Fear Free Animal Trainer. She has worked in animal shelters for 5 years and takes continuing education to heart.

She has many certificates including Aggression in Dogs Master Course by Michael Shikashio, Fear Free Shelters, Shelter Playgroup Alliance Core & Canine Assessment of Risk in Shelters (CARS), Shelter Dog Behaviour Mentorship with Trish McMillan, and many others. You can often find her volunteering as a dog handler for Spay, Neuter and Vaccine Clinics. Her handling of dogs has been described as both kind and confident.

She has recently discovered a passion for dog driven sports and has begun competing in NASDA, BHA and AAHDS (Alberta Association of Harness Dog Sports) with her dogs Helix (Husky) and Newt (Heeler/collie). With a good understanding of complex behaviour, she believes in a solid foundational training using positive reinforcement and science-based methods to set up dogs and their people for success. This often includes incorporating play in class using different reinforcers and having fun.

Accomplishments

BHA Instinct title
NASDA UL-I title

Maria Lupu, CPDT KA

Monday and Saturday evening Pet Manners Instructor. Private lessons for Pet manners and behaviour.

Maria first started her career working with animals in emergency veterinary hospitals and veterinary oncology while going to university. She then worked as a Peace Officer investigating cases of animal abuse and neglect.

She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA). She has two Master’s degrees, and is currently working on a third, this one in Clinical Animal Behaviour.

Maria runs a K9 Search and Rescue (K9 SAR) team with her 3 year old shelter rescue mix Cabella. Cabella has her International search and rescue qualification, and has been a SAR dog for over 2 years. Cabella also has her Expert Trick dog title, and enjoys scent work, and Rally Obedience.

Maria’s goal is to help people understand and care for their dogs emotional wellbeing, using science based, force free training, focusing on building a connection and relationship with their dog

Accomplishments:

Disaster Certified Search & Rescue dog
Certified Search & Rescue dog

Candice Malvin

Agility on Monday and Tuesday evenings

Candice has been competing in agility for longer than she hasn’t been! Starting off as a junior handler with her bichon-cross Cassy and border collies Skid and Trick, Candice successfully competed in NADAC for many years. She earned numerous NATCHs, won multiple Championships (including Super Stakes Division) along with becoming the 7th dog/handler team in North America to earn a Purple MOD SQUAD for her distance work with Skid.

Since returning from university in Montana while earning her Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Candice has focused primarily on international style agility with her border collies Fawkes, Rodeo and Skor. Now Candice competes in several different agility associations at the local, national and international levels such as CKC, AAC and UKI. Candice enjoys working with European presenters and she has a keen interest to bring a more European agility style to Canada with smooth fast lines for the dog and handler teams.

Candice’s coaching style is to bring out the best partnerships between her students and their dogs and loves helping them achieve their goals!

Accomplishments:

2001/2007/2008/2015 NADAC Championships Overall Champion with Cassy, Skid & Trick
10+ NATCH’s, 3 Platinum Speed Stars and Purple MOD Squad
2020 WAO Wild Card with Fawkes
2022 European Open Team member with Fawkes & Rodeo
2022 Border Collie Classic (BCC)
Finalist with Fawkes & Rodeo 2024 UKI Canadian Open 20” Biathlon Winner
2023/2024 multiple Top 3 placements at the Canadian & West Coast Opens
2025 WAO Team Canada with Fawkes (Rodeo- alternate)

Sandy Hovey CPDT KA

Sunday morning agility, Tuesday Barn Hunt

Sandy has always been passionate about animals. Growing up showing horses across North America, Sandy achieved a top 10 all-around youth in the world, showing her Quarter Horse. Taking a break from competing, she completed her post-secondary education and graduated as a medical radiation technologist. She has worked in the public sector for over 35 years as an educator and a leader.

Sandy has always loved dogs, which led her to the performance side of dog sports. She actively participates in Agility, Rally, and Barn Hunt with her two dogs, Jade and Grit, and holds numerous titles in Agility, Rally, Barn Hunt, and Tricks.

Sandy started formally teaching agility in 2019 and became a certified dog trainer with CCPDT in 2023. Her main goal is to create happy dogs and handlers using positive methods on both leash ends. Her love of learning and passion for teaching allows her to make a supportive, inclusive environment for all handlers and breeds.

Accomplishments:

2018, 2021 AAC Regional Agility Champion - Jade
2021 UKI Prairie Fall Cup 24” Agility Biathlon Champion - Grit
2022 AAC Nationals – 3rd– Jade
2023 Reserve Regional Agility Champion - Jade
2024 Canadian Open – 20” Agility Biathlon – 8th out of 73 dogs
Multi High in Class wins for Rally Obedience – Grit/Jade
Multi High in Class wins in Barn Hunt – Grit/Jade