Our instructors are chosen for their knowledge, experience and accomplishments in dog training and their field of dog sports. Our instructors are judges, seasoned competitors, and top winning trainers. They will help you bring out the best in your dog and accomplish all your training and competitive goals.
Tuesday, 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.
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Tuesday & Wednesday Pet Manners classes,
Tuesday-Friday Barn Hunt & Scent Detection 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.
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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.
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Jump Grids classes, K9 Tricks, 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.
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Sunday Scent Detection Instructor
Stephanie Sikora has always shared her life with canine companions. She previously worked as a veterinary assistant in a vet clinic and animal shelter. She took various obedience and agility classes with her dogs over the years before discovering her true dog sport passion was nosework.
She began nosework lessons at Hyper Hounds in 2019 and has successfully trained and competed with three dogs, including a very shy and nervous rescue dog. Since then, she has gone on to compete in C-WAGS, CKC, UKC and SDDA, earning multiple titles and championships. She is currently a C-WAGS scent detection judge and is working towards becoming a UKC scent detection judge.
Stephanie has always had a passion for teaching, working previously as both a tutor and a special needs preschool teacher. She currently works in her day job as a Registered Psychologist and is working towards her certification in animal-assisted therapy. She enjoys continuously learning and has taken various scent detection webinars and seminars.
Stephanie currently competes with her 9-year-old golden retriever mix, Samson, and 2.5-year-old golden retriever, Sophie, together known as “team golden”. She also shares her home with two cats, who she hasn’t trained to find odours… just yet.
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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.
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Sunday & Wednesday evening Agility Instructor
Monday evening pet manners
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.
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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.
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Private lessons for pet manners and behaviour modification
Tricks, Get in the Game and Monday Agility
Donia Roorda is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) as well as an International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants certified Trainer (IAABC). She’s also a certified Trick Dog Trainer!
She really values continuing education and participates in classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, webinars and more on an ongoing basis.
With her own dogs, Donia actively trains and competes in agility, obedience, tricks, rally, and nose work, and dabbles in tracking.
Agility Instructor
Monday, Tuesday and Sunday Evenings, Wednesday Mornings, Thursday Afternoons
Sarah Novak has been involved with a large variety of dog sports for 20 years, but her passion has always been Dog Agility. Sarah has been lucky to have trained with many amazing mentors and coaches over the years to help her stay motivated and current with dog training. She has worked with Susan Garrett, Zelijko Gora, Tomas Traj, Justine Davenport, Jessica Patterson, Saskia Vansteelant, Lynda Orton-Hill, Aaron Froude and many more.
Her own dogs have had many drive levels and challenges which keeps her wanting to learn more, and gives her the personal experiences to better help her students. Sarah has a keen eye for each individual dog and handler, and focuses on getting the best out of each unique team. Relationship is key, and the rest can be built through motivational games, FUN, and consistency in training. She truly believes that every dog has potential!
Sarah has competed regionally, nationally and internationally on several occasions. Sarah and her Jack Russell Terrier, Fitz represented Canada at 5 world championships. Sarah and her various teammates (Jack Russell Terrier, Border Collie and a Flat-Coated Retriever) have won 5 Regional competitions, a National Championship and have had many podium placings Nationally over many years she has competed in the sport.
Sarah currently has three dogs Freya (Border Collie), Tula (PRT) and her young dog Haze (Border Collie).
Accomplishments
Pet Manners Monday evenings and outdoor Obedience class
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
Monday and Saturday evening Pet Manners Instructor
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
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