Canine Companion Training Academy

10/19/2026

Penny's got Obedience classes starting Oct 27th. You can sign up here: https://www.caninecompanion.biz/obedience-manners

10/08/2026

As our Barn Hunt trial approaches, it is time to get your practice time in!

Our ring is set to competition size and we are ready to welcome teams who want to get their dogs trial ready.

Two time slots available each Wednesday.

Do Wednesdays and our times not work for you?

Just reach out to us to see about booking an alternative day and time!

10/08/2026

Reminder: closes tomorrow!!

✨ Fetch is Coming to Canine Companion! ✨

The American Cocker Spaniel Club of Canada is hosting a two day, CKC Fetch trial at Canine Companion Training Academy!

Fetch is the Canadian Kennel Club's newest non-competitive dog sport addition, adopting it from the very popular AKC Fetch program, turning a dog's love of this play-time fun into an organized activity.

Two licensed trials over two days, with three different judges.

Date: October 16th and 17th, 2026

All four levels offered twice, each day.

Limited entries.

Read the premium and sign up on dogshow.ca

10/05/2026

It's time for some shed hunting!

Our last Elite Shed Dog trial is upon us, entries are open now and will close on October 30th.

For this trial, we are welcoming UKC Elite Shed Dog judge, and UKC Elite Shed Dog Ambassador of the Year nominee, Matt Montello, for our Champion runs.

Please refer to the Elite Shed Dog event page for more details.

We hope to see you there!

09/21/2026

Trick or Treat your way through our upcoming Barn Hunt Trial!

The Canine Companion Club will be hosting a three day Barn Hunt Trial on Ocotber 30th, 31st, and November 1st. Cynthia Sandison will be our judge and our very own Laurie McLaughlin will be the Reserve Backup Judge!

This trial opens for Entry on September 28th at 9am on Secreterrier. Entries will only be accepted via Secreterrier!

Please be aware that the running order on Friday and Sunday starts with Instinct/Novice and ends with Masters but Saturday starts with Masters in the morning and ends with Instinct/Novice!

*Reminder*
We are only using Secreterrier to register and assist us with running our Barn Hunt trials.

To enter our trials, you will need to register your free account and link your dog(s) to their website - http://www.secreterrier.com

Within the Secreterrier website, you'll be able to find the BH events at Canine Companion Club and register for the trials right through the website. It will handle payments, refunds and any potential waitlisting. You can even add Canine Companion Club as a favourite club to your profile so you can easily keep track of upcoming trials!

Also new this year, Laurie has graciously offered to allow RV parking and tent camping on her property during the event with specific permission from her. Anyone interested in this for their accommodations MUST reach out to her prior to the trial and get her consent before the weekend.

There will be themed ribbons available to earn at this trial. Some will be spooky and others will be ready for the cooler fall weather.

We can't wait to see all of our Barn Hunt friends soon!

09/09/2026

✨ Fetch is Coming to Canine Companion! ✨

The American Cocker Spaniel Club of Canada is hosting a two day, CKC Fetch trial at Canine Companion Training Academy!

Fetch is the Canadian Kennel Club's newest non-competitive dog sport addition, adopting it from the very popular AKC Fetch program, turning a dog's love of this play-time fun into an organized activity.

Two licensed trials over two days, with three different judges.

Date: October 16th and 17th, 2026

All four levels offered twice, each day.

Limited entries.

Read the premium and sign up on dogshow.ca

09/06/2026

The kiddos have gone back to school! Time to sign you pup/dog up for obedience classes. We have 2 new basic obedience classes starting Sept 15th. You can grab a spot here: https://www.caninecompanion.biz/obedience-manners

08/11/2026

✨ New Workshop! ✨

Odour Sourcing Games

Laurie will be introducing easy to set up scent games that you can do at home to improve your dog's odour sourcing.

There will be at least 10 different odor obedience/sourcing games set up. These games will be run one exercise at a time.

You and your dog will work one station at a time with breaks in between so your dog doesn't tire out.

Monday, August 17th at 6pm
Cost is $75
Space is limited.

Come learn how to improve upon your dog's sourcing with some fun and creative games!

Sign up on the website!
https://www.caninecompanion.biz/shed-hunt?fbclid=IwdGRjcAToR61jbGNrBOg9rnBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeQpvfAhOaYMuzA576dwpyGuzJlaoPPCiO58DGW8UfNHahdeZfuFv-Mzjg9L4_aem_JsNmQIgXffgBGNIjA4774A

07/30/2026

Who's ready to do some sniffing? 🐶

Our September UKC Nosework Trial is OPEN for entries!

We are trying something new for this trial and using Secreterrier for registration.

Secreterrier is a very user friendly site for trials across many sports. We have been using them for Barn Hunt this year and after so much positive feedback, we're giving it a go for Nosework.

We will be having two Handler Discrimination trials on Friday September 4th, and then all other elements (Interior, Exterior, Vehicles and Containers) on the 5th, 6th and 7th.

Our very esteemed judges are Laurie McLaughlin for HD and Sarah Nichols and Holly Rupprecht for the other elements.

Here's what you need to know:

•Entries are open now thru August 28th at 11:59pm

•You will need to add your dogs UKC info to their profile to register them for the trial.

•There are discounts for multiple runs. $175 for 8 runs, $260 for 12. To apply these discounts, add your runs to your cart and then enter the code RUNS8 or RUNS12 at checkout for the discount to be automatically applied.

•The link to register is available on the UKC site as well as here: https://secreterrier.com/events/3891/about

If you have questions or need some tech support, please reach out to [email protected] and we will get back toyou as soon as possible.

Can't wait to see you at the trial!

07/23/2026

A rare opportunity to learn something new with your dog is coming!

Clear your calendars!
It is time to learn Disc and Flyball with your dog!

And we are bringing in Marissa Dakin-Lachance from the Niagara region, owner of Niagara Dog Sports, to give you an introduction to both of these incredibly fun dog sports on Sunday, August 9th.

Sunday morning at 9am -Introduction to Disc
2.5 hrs
Limited Working Spots - $95
Unlimited Audit Spots -$55
In this workshop, you will learn everything you need to know to get into disc with your dog. From throwing, building motivation, helping your dog with catching the disc, disc selections (not all frisbees for dogs are created the same - and your dog will have a preference!), different disc sports you can get into and maybe a throw trick or two!

Sunday afternoon at 1pm - Introduction to flyball
2.5 hrs
Limited Working Spots -$135
Unlimited Audit Spots -$55
In this workshop, Marissa is bringing in the necessary equipment to teach the foundations of this high-speed, adrenaline racing dog sport.

Want to do both, working or an audit?
Save some money with the coupon WorkingBoth or AuditBoth when checking out from the Flyball portion only.
**Sign up for the working/audit Disc workshop like normal on the website. Then when you sign up for the working/audit Flyball workshop, use the corresponding coupon to apply the $10 off discount.

Marissa has been judging and competing in disc for over five years now. She is a licensed Skyhoundz, USDDN and UpDog Disc and Freestyle judge. Marissa has traveled for world and national competitions across these disc organizations, placing multiple times across the top tiers against fierce competitions and with multiple dogs of different breeds.

Back at home, Marissa is the captain and team leader of the Dirty Dogs flyball team, competing in both UFLI and NAFA flyball organizations, locally and around North America. Flyball is a genuine passion of Marissa's, as she has witnessed first hand how this high action sport has changed dogs from highly unmotivated/reactive/nervous into incredibly focused dogs who just want to play the game.

Opportunities to learn these sports from a professional actively competing and titling in them doesn't happen often, so don't delay - grab your spot today!

Sign up on our website -
https://www.caninecompanion.biz/shed-hunt