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Rally Obedience
Build precision, confidence, and teamwork through a sequence of obedience exercises guided by numbered signs. Our classes support teams from their first Rally skills through competition preparation.
Rally Foundations: Develop formal heel position, fronts, finishes, stationary positions, and body awareness while building a stronger partnership with your dog.
Rally Novice Signs & Skills: Build on your foundations and learn the Novice signs, combining individual skills into Rally sequences. Prerequisite: Rally Foundations or an assessment before registration.
Novice Rally Practice: Develop consistency and prepare for Novice competition through ongoing practice.
Advanced Rally Practice: Refine your skills and prepare for Advanced competition.
Excellent/Master Rally Practice: Develop the precision and teamwork needed for higher-level competition. Students must be familiar with Advanced and Excellent signs.
Practice classes are intended for students who have completed previous levels with us and intend to trial. These are long-term classes, and students can expect to remain in them until they reach their training and competition goals.
Scent Work
Discover your dog's natural searching abilities while building confidence, communication, and teamwork. Dogs learn to locate competition odours, with opportunities to progress toward trial preparation.
All Scent Work classes are held in Brentwood Bay, with instruction from the only SDDA judge teaching Scent Work on South Vancouver Island.
Level 1 — Introduction to Odour: A six-week introduction to searching for competition odours rather than food. Includes a starter kit and welcomes teams interested in enrichment or future competition.
Level 2 — Alerts & Interior Searches: Continue developing clear alerts and explore new interior searches. Students must have completed Level 1 with us and have an invitation to register.
Scent 2B — Advanced Concepts: Ongoing, invitation-only training for continuing teams developing their trial skills.
Scent PFF — Elite Trial Skills: Ongoing, invitation-only training for continuing teams developing Elite trial skills.
Conformation Handling
Learn the art and skill of presenting your dog to its best advantage in the conformation show ring. Suitable for new and experienced handlers. Skills include breed-appropriate gaiting and stacking; presentation of structure and movement; ring etiquette and procedures; communication between dog and handler; conditioning, grooming and presentation tips; confidence for both ends of the lead.
Obedience Skills
Build engagement, clear communication, and everyday obedience skills for a strong foundation together.
K9 Foundations: Develop loose leash walking, sit, down, and place skills in an outdoor setting. Practice around everyday sights, sounds, and distractions while building engagement, confidence, and clear communication.
Real World Recalls: Begin with games and techniques that strengthen engagement and recall, then practise those skills on park trails. Sessions involve rough terrain and ungroomed trails. This class is not suitable for reactive dogs.
K9 Foundations and Real World Recalls are offered in spring and summer in the West Shore only.
Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) Prep: Prepare for the 12 exercises in the CKC Canine Good Neighbour test. Each session covers four exercises, with the final session offering a practice test.