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Owned and operated by one of Calgary's only Certified Pet Dog Trainers (CPDT-KSA) and Certified Behaviour Consultant Canines (CBCC-KA), Dogma is the place to visit for all your dog education, training and product needs. At Dogma, we know that real dog training is about relationship building. It's about communicating with your four-legged companion, building a relationship based on mutual respect a
nd learning together. It's positive, it's peaceful and, yes, it's productive. We offer day school, group classes, and private training. Our dog day school and training facilities are based on the same philosophy; in an environment where you are both comfortable, you will unleash your dog's spirit and build a happy life together.
12/26/2025
New year. New goals. More support for your dog.
Our Boxing Day Sale is all about setting dogs up for success with thoughtful training, enrichment, and some of our biggest savings of the year.
🎁 Buy One, Get One FREE on select passes, add-ons, and private training
🐾 Bonus Boxing Week offers on KinderPups, group programs, and Klimb platforms
✨ Limited time: Dec 26–Jan 1
👉 Full details at through the link!
Boxing Week Sale! Save big and start the new year off right with your pups. Limited quantities available.
12/24/2025
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄✨
12/23/2025
Holiday smiles courtesy of DogmaHigh student Memphis
We couldn’t resist sharing that big, joyful grin and using it as a friendly reminder that Dogma will be closed December 24–28 as our team takes a well-earned holiday break. We’ll reopen for regular business hours on December 29.
During this time, phones and emails will not be monitored so our team can fully unplug and recharge. Members, you’re always welcome to connect and post in the community, and we’ll be back to messages once we reopen.
Wishing our DogmaDogs and their humans a cozy, joyful, treat-filled holiday season!
12/19/2025
🎄The Reactive-Friendly Party is full but we still have a few spots available for our Howl-iday Enrichment Party!
Designed through the Dogma Difference lens, this event blends festive fun with meaningful enrichment, confidence-building activities, and fear-free experiences your dog will truly enjoy.
❄ From our winter-themed enrichment room and build-your-own enrichment bar to festive photos, seasonal socialization stations, and member-only specials, this party is all about creating positive holiday memories while supporting your dog’s emotional well-being during a hectic season.
This is a holiday party for the dogs - thoughtfully structured, safely supervised, and built around what keeps them happy and thriving.
📆 December 20 and drop-in anytime between 11 AM–1 PM
🎁 Give your dog the gift of enrichment, joy, and a calm start to the holiday season. Register through the link in our bio!
12/19/2025
🎄The Reactive-Friendly Party is full but we still have a few spots available for our Howl-iday Enrichment Party!
Designed through the Dogma Difference lens, this event blends festive fun with meaningful enrichment, confidence-building activities, and fear-free experiences your dog will truly enjoy.
❄ From our winter-themed enrichment room and build-your-own enrichment bar to festive photos, seasonal socialization stations, and member-only specials, this party is all about creating positive holiday memories while supporting your dog’s emotional well-being during a hectic season.
This is a holiday party for the dogs - thoughtfully structured, safely supervised, and built around what keeps them happy and thriving.
📆 December 20 and drop-in anytime between 11 AM–1 PM
🎁 Give your dog the gift of enrichment, joy, and a calm start to the holiday season
Don't miss our Howliday Enrichment Party for the Dogs! Give your dog the gift of fun, confidence, and seasonal enrichment before the busy holidays.
12/05/2025
🎅 The holidays are coming and we want to ensure your dog is ready for all the excitement!
From guests at the door to crinkly wrapping paper and festive décor, this season can be hard for our pups. Our *Holiday Prep Workshop is here to help your dog feel calm, confident, and comfortable through it all.
Join us for a two-part, hands-on series designed to prepare your dog for the busiest time of the year. We’ll cover calm greetings, safe holiday setups, festive socialization, and fun training exercises to help your dog navigate new sights, sounds, and activities with ease. You’ll also make a holiday enrichment craft each week to bring the learning home.
And the best part?
Santa is joining us for the second class with a special photo opportunity for you and your pup!
🎄 Holiday Prep Workshop 🎄
December 10 & 17 @ 6:30 pm
$75 for both or $45 per class
🎁 Give your dog the gift of an stress-free holiday season - full of confidence, enrichment, and a whole lot of festive fun.
🔗 Spots are limited. Sign up now through the link!
Upcoming workshops happening at Dogma for you and your dog(s)! Check out our Holiday Prep Workshop to ensure a safe and stress-free holiday for you and your dog!
12/03/2025
🎄 December Puppy Promo!
Start your puppy off right with 25% off your first month of KinderPups, plus a free 30-minute Puppy Success Session with one of our certified trainers!
KinderPups gives your puppy:
🐾 Safe, structured socialization
🐾 Confidence-building through enrichment
🐾 Professional guidance from Calgary’s puppy experts
🐾 A dedicated puppy-only space to learn and grow
Puppies grow fast - let’s give them the strongest foundation possible.
✨ The holidays are just around the corner, and while they bring lots of joy for us, they can be overwhelming for our dogs. From visitors to decor to changes in routine, a little preparation goes a long way in keeping them feeling safe and supported.
We’ve put together some quick, practical tips to help you navigate the season with confidence and set your dog up for success. Give it a read below! 👇
When most of us think of the holiday season we think of celebrations, creating happy memories and spending time with those we love. For many, it is a time full of love and joy. However, for our pets, it can be full of dangers and be a time filled with fear and stress. This is because many of the thi...
11/28/2025
🚨 BLACK FRIDAY BLOWOUT Our biggest KinderPups deal EVER! 🚨
Puppy parents, this is your moment! For three days only, you can save 50% off the first month of our 3-month KinderPups program - that’s up to $825 in savings on Calgary’s most trusted and longest-running puppy program.
Use code BLKFRIPUPPY at checkout. 🐾
KinderPups is so much more than daycare. It’s Calgary’s only puppy day school program exclusively run by certified dog trainers, designed to build confident, well-rounded pups through structured training, socialization, enrichment, and rest.
✨ The Dogma Difference includes:
• Lowest dog-to-trainer ratios
• Fear-free, reward-based teaching
• Confidence-building field trips & enrichment
• Carefully selected mentor dogs
• A dedicated puppy-only enrichment room & yard
• Structured rest to prevent overstimulation
• The most experienced puppy team in the city
This Black Friday offer is truly one of a kind and only available until November 30th.
Important Details:
• For puppies up to 5 months old with their first round of vaccinations
• Discount applies to Month 1 of the 3-month KinderPups program
• Monthly pricing auto-renews for the duration of the 3-month program
• Early cancellation requires payment of the remaining balance
• Must complete a free Puppy Success Session by December 5
• First day of the program must be on or before December 8
• Non-refundable and non-transferable
• Limited spots available - once full, we cannot add additional puppies
Ready to give your pup the strongest start and experience the Dogma Difference?
Cold weather doesn’t have to mean a bored or restless pup! ❄️
Join us for Winter Survival Skills - a fun, enrichment-packed class designed to keep your dog balanced, engaged, and thriving all season long.
We’ll guide you through indoor sniffaris, low-impact fitness, calming games for cold days, and quick routines you can do at home when walks are short.
✨ Next class: December 3rd @ 6:30 pm
Sign up via Gingr and give your dog the tools to beat the winter blues!
11/26/2025
Smitty and Zeo have a little secret… and it’s a big one.
Keep your eyes on this space - our Black Friday KinderPups surprise is almost here! 👀✨”
11/24/2025
🎄 Our Howl-iday Enrichment Party is back! Designed through the Dogma Difference lens, this event blends festive fun with meaningful enrichment, confidence-building activities, and fear-free experiences your dog will truly enjoy.
It’s the perfect way to give your dog some much-needed decompression before the busy holiday week begins. With structured enrichment and set ups and supportive trainers on hand, your pup can relax, reset, and enjoy holiday-themed activities that are designed just for them.
❄ From our winter-themed enrichment room and build-your-own enrichment bar to festive photos, seasonal socialization stations, and member-only specials, this party is all about creating positive holiday memories while supporting your dog’s emotional well-being during a hectic season.
This is a holiday party for the dogs - thoughtfully structured, safely supervised, and built around what keeps them happy and thriving.
📆 Event Details:
December 20
Reactive-Friendly Hour: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Main Event: 11 AM–1 PM
Spaces are limited and enrichment spots always fill fast. Find out more and register through the link!
🎁 Give your dog the gift of enrichment, joy, and a calm start to the holiday season.
Don't miss our Howliday Enrichment Party for the Dogs! Give your dog the gift of fun, confidence, and seasonal enrichment before the busy holidays.
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Our story begins in 2002 when our Founder, Megan Stanley, adopted her first dog Guinniss. She quickly learned that the sweet and affectionate boy at home became a scary and reactive dog out in the real world. Guinniss was terrified of our urban environment and demonstrated his fear through over-the-top reactions. Megan knew that through patience and the right approach with training, that she could teach Guinniss that the world was safe and help him integrate successfully in our busy human environment.
Guinnis was Megan’s best teacher and is credited as being dogma’s Canine Co-Founder. Through the work with Guinniss, Megan learned that there were limited options for dogs with reactivity and fear concerns. The options available utilized punishment, which Megan knew put Guinniss at risk to worsen his behaviour and he could become a dangerous dog due to the behavioural fallout from these harsh methods. As well, facilities were ran by well-intentioned dog owners who put far too many dogs in groups with only one or two supervisors with no experience or education on canine behaviour. She knew that she needed to create an organization to set the standard for care and training and advocate for improving the lives of dogs and the people who love them.
Megan quickly began attending seminars, apprenticed through The Calgary Humane Society and earned her Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) designation. She was then the first of only four in Canada to obtain her Certified Behaviour Consultant Canine (CBCC-KA) designation. She has become a leader in the industry and was a founding member of pause4change Animal Rescue Foundation, is the President of The Guinniss Foundation and was the first Canadian to sit as Chair for the Association of Professional Dog Trainers in 2018.
Dogma opened its doors in 2008 and quickly became the place to visit for all your dog education, daycare and training needs. At Dogma, we know that real dog training is about relationship building. It's about communicating with your four-legged companion, building a relationship based on mutual respect and learning together. It's positive, it's peaceful and, yes, it's productive.
We are the only facility to offer a variety of education programs ran by reward-based certified dog trainers. Our education, awareness programs and seminars are the core of our business. Our dog behaviour and education facilities are conveniently located and are based on the same philosophy as our training: in an environment where you are both comfortable, you will unleash your dog's spirit and build a happy life together.
As part of the #dogmadifference, Dogma was the first to have only certified trainers conduct training, segregate play groups based on size and play style, mandate an assessment before dogs were allowed to attend day school, maintain strict capacity numbers, ensure a low staff-dog ratio, provide rubber-flooring and solid, high walls to ensure the dogs’ safety. We maintain the highest standards of excellence through staff training, 100% supervision, the lowest staff-dog ratio, facility design, equipment used and we make every decision to ensure the emotional, physical and behavioural well-being of each dog in our care.
We continue to innovate dog training to ensure training is easy and accessible. We have training to fit every budget and schedule and work with any breed or behaviour. We are not a dog daycare. Our programs focus on training, not free play. Let our certified trainers do the training for you so you can come home after a busy day to a trained and appropriately tired dog. We offer an exclusive training and socialization program, kinderPUPS, to get your puppy started off on the right paw. From there, we offer dogmaHigh and then dogs graduate into dogmaU, before becoming a dogmaALUM. We ensure dogs are comfortable and successful in our day school programs to prevent over-arousal or behavioural fallout, which is commonly seen due to time spent at dog daycare.
We also offer unique membership-based group classes to allow you to progress at your dog’s level and attend classes at your convenience. From basic obedience to helping with fear/reactivity concerns, we help you integrate your dog successfully into our urban world. We also have a variety of private training options that can happen at a location of your choice.
Register today to learn more about the #dogmadifference and how we can help you develop an ideal urbanK9; a well-mannered and confident dog that you can take anywhere with confidence!
