Puppy & Obedience Classes

Start Dates:  

Thursday, June 25 at 6:15pm FULL

Friday, July 10 at 5:00pm (no class July 31)

Saturday, July 18 at 10:45am (no class Aug 1)

Thursday, July 23 at 5:00pm

Sunday, Aug 9 at 09:00am (no class Sept 6)

$260+tax for six weeks

Start your puppy off on the right paw! Our puppy kindergarten class will teach your puppy all the basic commands needed to grow into a well behaved member of your family. Your puppy will learn sit, down, stay, come, heel position, go to your bed and loose leash walking. We will also cover manners like 'leave it', waiting at doorways, four paws on the floor (not jumping up), accepting handling, and automatic attention on the owner. Body awareness exercises and fun tricks will be included. Class discussions will also cover topics such as housetraining, puppy nipping, appropriate play, crate training, etc.

The class includes handouts and video tutorials for the skills taught in the puppy obedience program.  Students are encouraged to join the Hyper Hounds Puppy/Beginner private Facebook group for additional tips, videos and questions/answers from instructors.

Puppies must have had their first set of vaccinations and be between 10 weeks and six months of age to start this program. 

Start Dates:  

Saturdays at 9:30am (no class July 4, Aug 1, Sept 5)

$40+tax per session

Help your social puppy gain proper playtime manners, prevent and manage over excitement and arousal levels, as well as help your puppy learn to play appropriately with a variety of other dogs. Puppies and owners not only learn vital socialization skills, but about our dog’s body language and canine communication. This class balances the excitement of play by providing short, structured play sessions, with the bonus of teaching our dogs how to disengage and relax in exciting environments. This class also includes an open question period during class. If you are struggling with any issues, bring your question to the trainer!

This class is offered as a drop-in with a limit of 7 dogs!

This class is not suitable for puppies that are aggressive or overly-shy, please reach out and inquire with us about the right class to suit your dog

This class is available for puppies aged 12-26 weeks, who has attended at least 2 puppy classes from any training facility.

Each class will get a minimum of 2 playtime sessions, each session will be 5-10 minutes long.

Classes will rotate with the following topics

Confidence Boosting 

*Potty breaks and play sessions included*

-  Different Surfaces

-  Handling games

-  Settle

-  Practicing Grooming Table

-  Crate Practice

Class 2: Recalls

*Potty breaks and play sessions included*

-  Learning how to play with your dog

-  In your face

-  Chase me

-  Dive

-  Touch

-  Settle

Class 3: Impulse Control

*Potty breaks and play sessions included*

-  Leave It

-  Stays

-  Sit for Food bowls

-  Slow Cookie

-  Settles

Class 4: Husbandry

*Potty breaks and play sessions included*

-  Nail desensitization

-  Settle

-  Chin Rest

-  Stand Stay – Grooming and Paw Wipes

-  Crate Practice

Class 5: Focus and Engagement

*Potty breaks and play sessions included*

-  Name Attention

-  Offered Attention

-  Tug and Out

-  Chase Games

-  Slow cookie

-  Settle

Start Dates:

Saturday, June 27 at 1:15pm (no class  July 4 and Aug 1)

Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm

Monday, July 13 at 8:30pm (no class Aug 3)

Friday, July 17 at 6:15pm (no class July 31)

Sunday, Aug 9 at 10:15am (no class Sept 6)

$260+tax for six weeks

The beginner obedience class will teach your dog all the basic commands needed to become a well behaved member of your family. Your dog will learn sit, down, stay, come, heel position, go to your bed and loose leash walking. We will also cover manners like 'leave it', waiting at doorways, four paws on the floor, accepting handling, and automatic attention on the owner. Confidence building exercises will be taught and discussion on common issues will also be covered. 

The class includes handouts and video tutorials for the skills taught in the obedience program.  Students are encouraged to join the Hyper Hounds Puppy/Beginner private Facebook group for additional tips, videos and questions/answers from instructors.

This class is for dogs 6 months and older. Dogs with reactivity issues and other severe behaviour issues are not appropriate for this class.

Start Date:  

Monday, June 15 at 6:00pm 

Sunday, Aug 9 at 11:30am (no class Sept 6)

$260+tax for six weeks

The Beyond the Basics class is for dogs that have completed a puppy or beginner obedience program and are ready for greater challenges. This class will work on increasing challenges by adding distractions, duration and distance for the skills taught in the puppy/beginner classes.  These skills include sit for greeting and grooming, heeling past another dog handler team, out of sight stays, calming down after play, position changes (sit, down, stand with distance), more advanced "leave its", recalls and loose leash walking around distractions and much more.

$48+tax per session

Saturday, July 25 at 12:00pm

$48+tax per session

Saturday, July 11 at 12:00pm

$48+tax per session

Saturday, June 27 at 12:00pm

Saturday, July 18 at 12:00pm

Start Date:   

TBA

$175+tax for four weeks

Teach your dog to come when called the first time you call! Your dog will learn to love recalls and to race back to you past distractions, with speed and enthusiasm every time you call. This course will also teach you how to train your dog to lay down from a distance for those instances when it isn't safe to call your dog (ie. past a bike path with cyclists).

Basic obedience skills are required to attend this class.

Start Date:   

Tuesday, July 14 at 6:45pm 

$185+tax for four weeks

It's time to test your obedience skills in a real world setting!  This outdoor class will take the skills you learnt in your puppy kindergarten or beginner obedience class and work them in real life scenarios. You and your dog will also work on increasing distance and duration to your common obedience commands.

Classes are in different Parks around Calgary and include Old Refinery Park, Fish Creek Park Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park Hulls Wood and North Glenmore park

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Pre-requisite: completed a minimum of a puppy or a beginner obedience class.

Please note: We highly recommend a front clip harness for participation in this class.

Start Date:   

Tuesday at 6:45pm June 9, 16, 23, 30

$50+tax per session

It's time to test your obedience skills in a real world setting!  This outdoor class will take the skills you learnt in your puppy kindergarten or beginner obedience class and work them in real life scenarios. You and your dog will also work on increasing distance and duration to your common obedience commands.

Classes are in different Parks around Calgary and include Old Refinery Park, Fish Creek Park Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park Hulls Wood and North Glenmore park

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Pre-requisite: completed a minimum of a puppy or a beginner obedience class.

Please note: We highly recommend a front clip harness for participation in this class.

Start Date:   

Fridays, at 7:30pm,  June 12, 19, 26., July 3

$48 +tax per session

The CGN class will teach your dogs the skills needed for passing the CKC's Canine Good Neighbour test (there is no requirement to take the test to attend the class)!  

Skills covered will include:  Accepting a friendly stranger, politely accepts petting, and grooming, Loose leash walking through a crowd and past distractors, Sit/Down /Stay, come when called, calming down after praise and exciting interactions with the handler, calmly heeling past another dog, calm behaviour when left with another individual during supervised isolation, calmly walking through a door/gate .

Pre requisite: Dogs have attended a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic obedience class

Start Date:   

tba

$260+tax for six weeks

The CGN class will teach your dogs the skills needed for passing the CKC's Canine Good Neighbour test (there is no requirement to take the test to attend the class)!  

Skills covered will include:  Accepting a friendly stranger, politely accepts petting, and grooming, Loose leash walking through a crowd and past distractors, Sit/Down /Stay, come when called, calming down after praise and exciting interactions with the handler, calmly heeling past another dog, calm behaviour when left with another individual during supervised isolation, calmly walking through a door/gate .

Pre requisite: Dogs have attended a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic obedience class

Start Date:    

Monday, July 13 at 7:15pm (no class August 3)

$385+tax for 7 weeks. Max 4 dogs per class!

*Week 1 is for humans only. Many skills and techniques need to be taught to the handler before we introduce dogs into the picture on week 2*

Does your dog bark, lung, or growl at other dogs or moving objects like bicycles and cars when on a leash?  We can help you with your dog's on leash reactivity!  

This 7 week program will teach you techniques to help calm and focus your dog when exposed to triggers that would typically cause a reactive response.  Some of the topics covered include: reading and responding to body cues, teaching the dogs how to engage and disengage, appropriate alternative behaviours, emergency handling and pattern games, how to introduce your dog to potentially scary things, decompression and relaxation techniques and so much more!

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**This class is NOT appropriate for dogs with Human aggression/reactivity.  This class is for dogs that have fearful, reactive, or over arousal issues with other dogs or moving objects**

Start Date:   

Tuesday, July 14 at 8:00pm

$185+tax for 4 weeks

It's time to take your skills to an outdoor setting! This outdoor class will take the skills you learnt in Fired Up Fido and help apply them to real-life scenarios. We will work on using the environment to our advantage, adding in distractions and defensive handling.

Classes are in different Parks around Calgary and include Old Refinery Park, Fish Creek Park Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park Hulls Wood and North Glenmore park

**This class is NOT appropriate for dogs with Human aggression/reactivity.  This class is for dogs that have fearful, reactive, or over arousal issues with other dogs or moving objects**

Tuesday at 8:00pm,  June 9, 16, 23, 30

$50+tax per session

It's time to take your skills to an outdoor setting! This outdoor class will take the skills you learnt in Fired Up Fido and help apply them to real-life scenarios. We will work on using the environment to our advantage, adding in distractions and defensive handling.

Classes are in different Parks around Calgary and include Old Refinery Park, Fish Creek Park Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park Hulls Wood and North Glenmore park

**This class is NOT appropriate for dogs with Human aggression/reactivity.  This class is for dogs that have fearful, reactive, or over arousal issues with other dogs or moving objects**