Public Calm: Settle & Neutrality Lab 

Next Class: 

March 25th- Reactive Urban Canine @ 6:30pm-FULL

Because calm is a skill. We begin indoors building duration on a mat around distractions. We then transition outside to practice neutral settling near mild environmental movement. Teaching our dogs to watch the world without reacting and staying calm around activities is a critical life skill. Don’t miss this foundation for patios, parks, and urban environments so you can get on Spring prep training before throwing your dog straight into the deep end. 

Take a Walk in the Park Day

Next Class:

March 30th @ Fish Creek

Urban Canine@ 6:00 pm 

Reactive Urban Canine @ 7:00 pm 

We’re kicking off our Real World Class Series with a trainer-led walk focused on calm engagement, loose-leash skills, and confidence in everyday environments. We’ll practice observing the world without reacting to it, working thoughtfully around distractions, and building real-life skills in a structured, supportive setting. 

Reactive Play Skills

Wednesday April 1st  /  6:30 PM / Indoor / Facility / Reactive-Friendly 

Safe play starts with the right skills. 

Safe, structured play skills for reactive and sensitive dogs. We focus on reading body language, appropriate interaction, arousal management, and confident disengagement while building the social confidence your dog needs at their own pace. 

This is not a free-for-all. Every moment is trainer-guided and thoughtfully structured to keep all dogs feeling safe and supported. Dogs must be approved for this class. 

Body Awareness

Wednesday April 8 / 6:30 PM   Indoor Facility  / Reactive-Friendly 

Confidence starts in the body. 

Physical confidence through movement. This class introduces dogs to platforms, balance work, backing up, and body positioning exercises that build proprioception, coordination, and trust in their own physical abilities. 

Dogs who feel confident in their bodies tend to feel more confident in the world. A quiet, low-pressure class that is ideal for sensitive and reactive dogs. 

Dogs Who Hit the Town — Reactive-Friendly 

These Wednesday evening classes take reactive and sensitive dogs progressively further into real-world urban environments — building from around the facility to a full neighbourhood adventure across the month. Each class counts toward the Dogs Who Hit the Town profile badge. 

Neighbourhood Distractions   Wednesday April 15  /  6:30 PM  /  Around the Facility  /  Reactive-Friendly 

First steps outside on your terms. Taking skills outside for the first time. We practice engagement, pattern games, and calm navigation around everyday neighbourhood distractions at your dog's threshold, with plenty of space and certified trainer support. This is a structured, low-pressure introduction to working in a real-world environment without the overwhelm of a busier setting. 

Commercial Area Skills   Wednesday April 23  / 6:30 PM  / Around the Facility  /  Reactive-Friendly 

Busier environments, calmer dogs. We move into more stimulating commercial spaces to practice focus, recovery, and real-world neutrality around foot traffic, storefronts, and unpredictable movement. Building on Neighbourhood Distractions, this class adds complexity and distraction while keeping dogs well within a manageable threshold. 

Urban Canine Adventure    Wednesday April 30  /  6:30 PM  /  Neighbourhood / Commercial Area  /  Reactive-Friendly  

The graduate outing. The April finale for our reactive dogs. We take everything built indoors and around the facility into a real urban environment with dogs navigating the town with confidence, skills, and their family member(s) beside them. Focus areas include engagement under real-world pressure, recovery after unexpected triggers, and focus in a busier setting. Every dog who makes it here has earned it. 

 Dogs Who Hit the Town — General Adult 

One class this month for general adult dogs, . Counts toward the Dogs Who Hit the Town profile badge. 

 Outdoor Distraction Class   Wednesday April 30 /  7:15 PM  / Around the Facility  /  General Adult Dogs 

Real distractions. Real skills. Real progress. Taking training outside to practice engagement, focus, and calm movement around everyday environmental challenges. This class is a practical step toward the Dogs Who Hit the Town series and a strong foundation for any dog heading into a busier spring and summer. Students will practice timing, reinforcement strategies, and reading their dog in a real-world setting in a structured, supported, and purposeful class. 

Dogs Who Roam — Weekend/Evening Adventures 

All classes are held outside. These classes count toward the Dogs Who Roam profile badge. Puppy classes are open to puppies who have completed their primary vaccine series. 

Nature Walk Saturday April 18th /10:45 am /  Outside -Fish Creek park

Real world. Real skills. Beautiful setting. A trainer-led walk through a quiet natural space focused on loose-leash skills, calm engagement, and confidence around wildlife and everyday outdoor distractions. This class is designed to set dogs up for success in nature-based environments with enough space and structure to practice without overwhelm. An ideal first real-world outing for dogs ready to take their skills outside the facility. 

Puppy's First Adventure: Park Day  Saturday April 18  /  Noon  / Outside- Fish Creek Park

The world is big. Let's make it wonderful. A trainer-led park outing designed specifically for young dogs experiencing the world during their critical socialization window. We introduce new smells, surfaces, sounds, and sights at a confidence-building pace that is structured and supportive, not a free-for-all. Handlers learn how to read their puppy's body language, create positive associations with new experiences, and set the foundation for a dog who moves through the world with curiosity rather than fear. 

 Puppy Goes to Town: Urban Mini Adventure April 30th  /  6:00pm  / Outside /Urban Setting 

City life is full of surprises. Let's teach your puppy to love them.                               

A supported city outing introducing puppies to sidewalks, traffic, crowds, and urban movement. Calm, structured, and confidence-forward and the natural follow-up to Park Day. Puppies who experience urban environments early and positively grow into dogs who are calm, adaptable, and easy to take anywhere. This class gives you the tools and the guided experience to make that happen.