Important Notice:
In an effort to limit the transmission of COVID-19 and with our priority on keeping people and pets in our community healthy and safe, the Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) will be resuming training classes in July. Those who were in a class when we closed in March will be contacted directly. Dates will be posted in the classes as they become available. Please visit our COVID-19 updates page for full details.
About Group Training Classes
Learn from experts in dog behaviour why fear, dominance or adversive training is not the best method to use when working with your dog.
***Dogs that display excessive barking/growling/lunging while on leash towards people or other dogs are not suitable for general training classes. If your dog typically displays any of these behaviours, please sign up for a private training session or Leash Reactivity 101.***
- Eight to ten dogs per class with one instructor.
- Dogs must have veterinary proof of current vaccinations: DHLPP and rabies. A canine cough vaccine is highly recommended. Titer tests will be accepted in place of vaccines. Puppies require a minimum of two sets of vaccines. (Puppies vaccinated by a breeder that is not a DVM will not be accepted.)
- A clicker and training with this important tool is included in each starter class.
- Dogs that have punctured another dog or human cannot take group classes until they have taken a private training session for assessment.
- Classes run one hour per week for six weeks unless otherwise indicated.
- Once registered, there are no refunds, transfers, or make-up classes for missed classes. You will be notified ahead of time if class dates need to be switched.
Puppy Basics
It’s imperative that puppies meet as many people, dogs and things as possible during this early stage of their lives, along with learning bite inhibition. Puppies spend some of the hour off-leash as well.
Puppy Pop-In
This class will give your puppy a chance to meet different puppies and people each visit! We will introduce different objects, environments, and sounds, along with building valuable habits, practices, and commands.
Juvenile Puppy Pop-In
This class will give your puppy a chance to meet different puppies and people each visit! We will introduce different objects, environments, and sounds, along with building valuable habits, practices, and commands.
Basic Obedience
This course will focus on training you and your dog to become model citizens and great representatives of the canine community. You will learn: sit, down, wait, stay, come, and loose-leash walking.
Intermediate Obedience
Take your obedience skills to the next level! Increase duration, distraction and distance, as well as adding new and more challenging skills.
Brain Busters
Learn creative and challenging ways to tire your dog out while enhancing your bond in this fun class! We’ll introduce trick training, scent detection, agility, and other fun games.
Creating Courageous Canines
This class deals with dogs from “a little shy” to “overwhelmed”. You will learn how to help fearful dogs to be more confident and start to face their fears using gentle and humane methods.
Hustle Your Walk
This six-week class helps you and your dog build reliable recall and loose-leash walking skills. It seems like such a simple thing, but both us and our dogs can get in some bad habits that are hard to break!
Leash Reactivity 101
Over the course of six weeks, we will work on building your dog’s confidence and/or self-control around other dogs while on leash.
Leash Reactivity 201
This class is for those who have completed our Leash Reactivity 101 or equivalent. If you are new to leash reactivity, please enroll in our Leash Reactivity 101 instead.
Managing Mischief
Over this six-week course, we target impulse control issues that help dogs develop good manners and become better canine citizens.
Therapy Dog
In this class we’ll cover the skills needed to be a therapy dog, such as walking through a crowd! Note: This class prepares you and your dog for therapy work, but does not certify you and your dog as a therapy team.
Pet First-Aid
Don’t delay and register now for the opportunity to learn what immediate steps to take in a pet emergency situation! Offered in partnership with Walks ‘n’ Wags, who have offered pet first aid classes since 2003.
Dog Behaviour & Training Methodology
If you have been considering a career with dogs, this is the course to get you started!