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Adolescent Ascent

Class Details

Adolescent Ascent is a dog obedience class in SW Calgary designed to help you and your dog navigate the twists and turns of adolescence with confidence.

In this 8-hour program (8 x 1-hour or 4 x 2-hour sessions) you will learn how to work as a team with your dog to building a reliable framework of obedience, impulse control, emotional regulation, social awareness, and manners.

Since roadblocks and rough patches are a normal part of life with a teenage dog, we'll help you and your dog stay on course with real-time roadside support for common adolescent challenges like not listening, jumping on strangers, testing boundaries, and running in the opposite direction when you call them.

Ready to navigate the challenges of adolescence and reach new heights with your dog? Join us for Adolescent Ascent in SW Calgary!

Additional Information

  • Dog Skills

    • Emotional regulation

    • Personal space

    • How to be gentle

    • Relaxation

    • Energy blasters (our secret sauce for those big feelings)

    • Obedience and manners:

      • Sit, Down, Stand

      • Through, Around, Side

      • Middle

      • Polite greetings

      • Leash walking

      • Navigating distractions

      • Coming when called

      • Leave it

    Human Skills

    • Trust and relationship building

    • How to read and respond to your dog's communication in real-time

    • Support for jumping up, selective hearing, counter-surfing and other adolescent dog shenanigans

    • Leading with love

    • And so much more!

  • For dogs ages 6 months - 5 years and their people.

  • Classes are held indoors at the North Glenmore Park Community Association:

    2231 Longridge Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • To attend classes, dogs must have up to date vaccinations or titres.

  • $349 + GST for the 8-hour program (8 x 1 hour or 4 x 2 hour classes)

  • Please note that all registrations are final. We are unable to offer make-up classes, pro-rate tuition for missed sessions, or accommodate class swaps. Thank you for your understanding.

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