Dog Training & Obedience
Puppy Development Program
Our Puppy Development Program builds the foundation for a confident, well-balanced, and reliable adult dog. Through structured training and controlled exposure, puppies learn how to navigate the world with confidence while developing clear communication with their handler.
The program focuses on environmental exposure, socialization, obedience, impulse control, engagement, leash skills, confidence building, and age-appropriate agility and problem solving. Puppies are introduced to new environments, surfaces, sounds, people, distractions, and real-world situations in a structured manner.
Our goal is to develop focus, neutrality, confidence, and good decision-making, while establishing the structure and obedience needed for everyday life.
This program also prepares puppies for progression into our advanced obedience, behaviour modification, tracking, protection, and specialized training programs. The course is 8 weeks in duration.
Level One Obedience and Handler Program
Our Level One Program is an 8-week structured training program designed to develop reliable obedience, confident handling, and effective communication between you and your dog.
Through structured group training and real-world scenarios, handlers learn to confidently manage their dogs in a variety of environments and distractions. The program focuses on obedience, leash handling, engagement, impulse control, environmental exposure, agility, and practical handler skills.
Dogs are gradually introduced to controlled distractions and social environments, making this program particularly beneficial for dogs that are reactive or require a structured approach to socialization.
Whether you are an experienced handler or completely new to dog training, this program provides the foundation for building a stronger relationship, better communication, and greater control with your dog.
Upon successful completion of the 8-week program, handlers and dogs receive a Level One Obedience & Handler Certification.
Level Two Obedience and Handler Program
Our 10-week Level Two Program is a professional advanced obedience course designed to elevate your dog’s performance and develop your handling skills to an exceptional level of understanding, precision, and reliability.
You will develop advanced handling and obedience skills applicable to competitive obedience events and working-dog environments. The program covers a range of real-world and performance scenarios, advanced obedience exercises, agility, and the foundational skills required to prepare for competitive obedience.
Upon successful completion of the 10-week program, both handlers and dogs will receive a Level Two Advanced Obedience & Handler Certification.
Board and Train Program
Our board and train program allows you to leave your dog with our trainers in our facility and join us on a 3 week training experience as they were one of our own personal dogs. They will learn basic obedience, socialization, confidence development and many other important aspects to being a healthy and stable dog. Our trainers send updates with videos, pictures and are available to contact to check in and chat about your dog. Upon the completion of our board and train program you will receive a private class to teach you the new skills your dog learned and also a training manual developed to assist you in continuing their education. We also offer daily and over night boarding services which can include obedience training while staying with us.
Group Training
Our group classes are a great way to come and work with all certified dog handlers who have already graduated from our obedience programs. We provide a very safe environment because all handlers in the group class must be certified to enter our class. During this training we work as a team to complete scenarios, learn new obedience and expand on more confidence and social development. Every class brings a new challenge and opportunity to be part of a great and welcoming community of people who have a passion for working with dogs.
Protection Training
Our protection program is designed to develop your dog into a working K9 and you as a working dog handler. We prepare you and your K9 to be an effective deterrent in a situation where self defense is justified. We focus on many scenarios and most of all strive to have very stable, social and well controlled K9s. We are a large and very close community of dog handlers who work as a team and encourage each other to be professional, safe and give our K9s an opportunity to have a rewarding job.
Schedule A Free Consultation
Consultation: Book a consultation with us at Ballistick9Canada where an in-depth assessment is completed of your dog with us in person. We will review your dog’s history, living environments, habits, behavioural issues and other factors to determine the best suited program for you and your K9. At the consultation we go over the results of the assessment, our programs, costs and any of your questions in detail. The consultation is completely free of charge and the first step to reaching your K9’s true potential.
