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  • About
  • Contact
  • Group Classes
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  • Nose Work
  • Blog
  • Covid - 19
  • Policies and Terms

About The Trainer

Pamela Murray , Trainer

Certified professional dog trainer and owner of Canine Spirit. Well respected and recommended by Veterinarians, fellow trainers, professionals and previous students. 


With over  25 years of experience, first as a Balanced Trainer until 1998 and then crossing over to becoming a

Positive Reinforcement Trainer 


Keeping up with all the current industry literature and pursuing ongoing professional development; she uses scientifically proven methods using positive reinforcement, effective, and safe techniques for the entire family to use. 


Specializing in:  

  • Puppies - early development 
  • Nose Work and Scent Games
  • Behavior Modification for : Fear, aggression, and reactivity


Some Past Experience Include


  •  The trainer for a 17 dog agility performance team; ‘the Royal City Rockets’ Dog Agility Team
  • Certified Search and Rescue Dog Professional
  • Registered Therapy Dogs




At a glance ...

Services

Upcoming Classes

Upcoming Classes

Private Professional consultations are available for behavior concerns:


  • Reactivity 
  • Fear
  • Aggression
  • Separation Distress


Private sessions are also for busy People

  •  who have puppies they'd like to start on the right paw 
  •  teenage dog, who might be a challenge at this age
  • Adult dogs and Newly adopted Adult dogs


They can all benefit from a program that fits your needs and your calendar



Upcoming Classes

Upcoming Classes

Upcoming Classes

Small Group Classes


Manners 'n More Series


For Puppies under 20 weeks:

Ongoing class Sundays at 9:00 am 


January 8, 2023


Young Dogs 5 months and older 

January 8, 2023


Intermediate & Advanced : for existing Canine Spirit Students only please. Contact office for assessment


Nose Work Beginners to Advanced

waiting liat 

Saturdays - 8:00 am - FULL

Saturdays - 9:00 am - FULL

Saturdays - 10:00 am - FULL


Testimonials

Upcoming Classes

Testimonials

Great Stories from great people


 Pam at Canine Spirit has been the trainer for our family for over 15 years. When we say "trainer for our family" we mean just that. Pam makes it very clear on your first class with her that she isn't there to just train your dog, she's there to train you and your family as well, so that the years spent with your dog are happy, fun and fulfilling for all. 


Vancouver, British Columbia

Group 'Dog Training' Classes

Class Descriptions

 

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Manners Matter for all Mutts!

Small, Group Classes held outdoors: 

For : Puppies under 20 weeks

For : Young  Dogs 5 months and older 


There are 6 weekly classes , approx. 1 hour each


Puppy classes include : 


 The Puppy Manners is a series of 6 classes designed for puppies under 20 weeks of age. When your puppy is older, they can transfer into the adolescent / young adult classes. 

This is an outdoor class which can sometimes be affected by the weather. A light rain may be ok but a downpour isn’t. I would like both the humans and the dogs to enjoy the class so class could be postponed. Having said that, we've often been blessed with a break in the weather for an hour. In any case, if a class is going to be postponed due to weather , the call is made an hour before class. That is the call is in the form of a group text.  

Included: 

 - Correct Socialization

- Appropriate place with people and with other dogs

-  Attention & Involvement 

- Mat Work / Settle 

- Walking on a loose leash 

- COME!

- Leave it / Drop it / what's the difference 
- Sit/ Down / Targets


Understand solutions for your behavior concerns such as :

- Housetraining questions of all kinds  
- Nipping / biting and how to build a softer mouth and good bite inhibition
- Play / games that build bonds

-  Preventing separation distress
- Enrichment / meaningful activity 
- Socialization / with dogs / with people / 

- Shaping and Influencing Behavior

- What dogs need in order to learn

- Greeting people and dogs appropriately
- Impulse control exercises – Wait, Leave It, Stop

- Socializing exercises  and Hit List! 

- Stationary games with Sit, Down and did you say 'STAY'?!



5 months and older 

Young Dogs who have a little more experience also require opportunities to socialize and rehearse with a supportive group. Their class is geared toward learning new behaviors while generalizing and proofing the skills they learned in Puppy Class.  



Intermediate Mutts nè Manners: 

 - For Canine Spirit's Students

 

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