Dog Geeks

05/28/2026

🐾🌳 HOUNDS AROUND TOWN 🌳🐾
Build real-world confidence, focus, and social skills through guided urban adventures designed for everyday success. From busy sidewalks to new environments, dogs learn to stay engaged, adaptable, and calm while having fun along the way.

📲 Sign up today:
https://www.doggeeks.ca/hounds-around-town

05/21/2026

🎓 Graduation caps are flying! This round of Canine Principles brought together a truly unique group of pups, each with their own goals and challenges. No matter where they started, the progress they achieved reached incredible heights.

Moira and Kiwi not pictured, we wish you could have been here with us. 🐾

05/20/2026

🚀 Rocket Recall Class – Registration Now Open!

Build a fast, reliable recall you can count on—every time you call your dog.

This class focuses on:
• Improving consistency, clarity, and response
• Practical exercises for real-life reliability
• Strengthening communication between you and your dog
• Turning recall into a dependable everyday skill
• Welcoming puppies building foundations & adult dogs refining skills

Start Date: June 18th at 6:00 PM - Runs every other week for 5 weeks

Registration closes June 11th

Spots are limited—Click the link below to sign up.
https://portal.busypaws.app/customers/dog-geeks-1?series_id=2511

05/19/2026

Disc League – Registration Now Open! 🥏

Whether you’re brand new or already experienced, our Disc League is open to beginners and advanced teams looking to improve, compete, and have fun.

Build your skills in a supportive, high-energy environment:
• Learn and refine different throwing techniques
• Improve aim, accuracy, and consistency
• Develop drive, teamwork, and communication
• Participate in trial-specific games
• Connect with a group of like-minded individuals

Start Date: June 18th at 7:30 PM - Runs every other week until September 24th
Registration Closes: June 11th

Held at the South Shore Community Centre - 1875 Road 654, Callander

Spots are limited—secure yours before registration closes!

📲Click the link below to sign up:

Welcome to beginners and advanced handlers, join in the Disc Dog Fun. Learn skills, techniques and play trial games.

05/19/2026

🎓 That’s a wrap on Puppy Principles.
Foundations built, skills introduced, and plenty of real-world practice in between.
A solid base for continued training moving forward.
We look forward to training with you all on your next adventure soon!

05/14/2026

🐾 Dog Geeks 1st Annual Scent Trial! 🐾

Ready to put your dog’s nose to the test? Join us May 31st starting at 10AM for a fun scent trial day!

✨ Wintergreen odour
✨ 1 container search (3 min)
✨ 1 interior search (5 min)
✨ Dogs spaced every 20 minutes
✨ Prizes up for grabs!

This is a FREE event and a great chance to run your dog in a trial-style setup and see what they can do!

📩 Comment or message to join by May 22nd
Run times will be sent out after registration closes.

Come out, have fun, and show us what those noses can do! 🐶🔥

05/07/2026

🐾 Maple is showing what real ‘Dog Reactivity’ progress looks like.

In this moment, after offering disengagement, she considers stepping in to old habits… and then makes a different choice. That decision didn’t happen by chance—it’s the result of thoughtful exposure, clear communication, and a strong reinforcement history built over time. No prong collar, no e-collar, no bribing or avoiding.

Reactivity isn’t about “bad behaviour.” It’s about emotion, habit, and learning how to navigate the world more confidently. When we shift the picture and reward the choices we do want, dogs like Maple begin to turn that page.

Training is a journey, and this is just the beginning. Maple is learning that she has options—and that calm, thoughtful decisions pay off.

If you’re navigating reactivity with your own dog, you’re not alone. With the right guidance and consistency, change is absolutely possible.

05/05/2026

Focused dogs, engaged handlers…
and the occasional wildcard in the background. 😂

04/23/2026

🌳 Hounds Around Town is back—and it won’t be here for long.

This Level 3 class is where advanced training meets the real world. Dogs apply their existing skills in high-distraction environments while learning new, more advanced behaviours that build reliability, focus, and composure out in public. It’s about taking everything they’ve learned and making it functional, no matter the setting.

This is a seasonal offering, and spots are already filling quickly. Once these dates are gone, they’re gone until next season.

04/22/2026

🐾 Upcoming Pup-Up Workshops 🐾

Calm & Collected
Build self-regulation and emotional control. We focus on helping dogs manage excitement, settle more effectively, and maintain clarity when the world feels busy or overwhelming.

Confident & Curious
This workshop helps dogs build the skills they need to explore, problem-solve, and engage with new environments in a thoughtful, supported way.

Rally & Games
Keep training fun and engaging. This workshop uses structured games and movement-based exercises to strengthen teamwork, motivation, and enthusiasm for learning.

Skills & Drills
Sharpen existing behaviours, introduce new skills, and troubleshoot challenges. Whether you're polishing up known cues, interested in learning new ones or need support and extra guidance.

Each workshop is intentionally small, supportive, and designed to create meaningful progress you can see in everyday life.

Sign up and reserve your spot today!