Upcoming Classes
PLEASE CONTACT US AT 250-732-5415 OR [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Click here for the registration process.
The following classes have rolling enrollment so you can start anytime:
Other classes operate on a linear basis with specific start dates, as detailed below
IMPORTANT: In linear classes, like Pet Manners, CGN/AdvPetManners or Scent Detection, the spots in class are guaranteed for each student that has registered and student spots cannot be easily replaced. Therefore, after your spot in a linear class has been confirmed, your registration fee will be forfeit (= no refund!) if you cancel less than one week before the scheduled start date of the class. In that case, it is only if there is a future class that does not fill that Cowichan Canine may be able to fit you into a later class, unless you pay another registration fee. (Puppy Start Right, Agility and Play Groups are modular classes, and this provision does not apply to those classes.)
PET MANNERS - Linear class
- 10 classes in total, usually distributed over 5 weeks with two classes per week*
- 6 January - Tuesdays and Saturdays at 5:30pm for FIVE WEEKS, with the last class on Sat 7 February. - FULL
- 13 January - Tuesdays at 7:00pm and Saturdays at 4:00pm for FIVE WEEKS, with the last class on Tue 17 Februay (no class on 14 February). - FULL
- 27 January - Tuesdays at 3pm for TEN WEEKS, with the last class on Tue 31 March.
*we have to make allowances for holidays, snow days, etc which may lengthen the course by a week or two in order to get all the ten classes in. More time for homework! J
CANINE GOOD NEIGHBOUR (aka. ADVANCED PET MANNERS) - Linear class
- Once per week for 6 weeks
- 19 October 2025 - Sundays at 2pm - FULL
Students who have not graduated from either Foundation or Pet Manners at Cowichan Canine will need to take a Challenge Assessment
RALLY OBEDIENCE - Once per week for 4 weeks - Linear class
- Available as private lessons
- Group classes TBD, please contact the office at [email protected] for updates
Students who have not graduated from either Foundation or Pet Manners at Cowichan Canine will need to take a Challenge Assessment
SCENT DETECTION (Beginners, Advanced) - Linear class
- Tuesday mornings.
Lisbeth is very knowledgeable about the science behind dog training, and full of great ideas. Whatever the issue, she has suggestions and approaches. We live in a remote region, and Lisbeth's willingness to work with us virtually was a lifesaver. I also really appreciated having detailed written instructions, rather than relying on memory or my own notes. The training made a huge difference in our lives. Many thanks!
Laura
Port Hardy, BC
Hero has been making lots and lots of progress. His only setbacks have been when I have pushed him too far. I am on summer break from teaching and have been dedicated hours each day to his training. Too many great stories to share, but I do have to share this one, for me it was his "graduation." Ever since our sessions with you at the house, I have been working with Hero on an "away" command, where he keeps away from being right in front of doors. For the last months, I drop treats on the floor at the end of the hallway by my living room as I go in and out the front door. I do it 100% of the time. A few weeks ago, high winds blew open the front door at 7:30 a.m. while I was sleeping. I heard Hero pacing in the living room and then whining. I got up to investigate and found Hero waiting patiently in his "away" location, waiting for his treat, rather than go out the un-supervised wide open front door and into mischief. It was worth every treat I had spent!!!!!
Becky & Hero
Duncan
