Springbank Pet Resort is pleased to offer agility, obedience, and training classes!
Held on premise at Springbank Pet Resort and operated by Cathy Huska & Sally Young of Life's Ruff. ​

For more info or to sign up for a class contact Cathy Huska.

email: info@lifesruff.com | phone: 1-403-969-7833

Cathy Huska

​Cathy Huska has been a positive reinforcement dog trainer for a total of twenty-one years. Beginning in 1996 under the guidance of Leica Lawrence, Cathy has continued to consistently participated in conferences and classes with the purpose to learn and unceasingly improve. In 2011, Cathy accomplished the requirements presented by Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers and received her knowledge assessed certification, followed by the acquirement of her skill assessed certification that she earned just two short years later, in 2013. Through constructive and engaging classes, Cathy strives to help family’s build an eternal bond with their furry friends. Outside of teaching these classes, Cathy maintains her love for animals by volunteering for the Cochrane and Area Humane Society in her spare time.

Sally Young

​Sally Young, CPDT-KA, has worked professionally with dogs for over 15 years. Through positive reinforcement, patience and a good sense of humor, Sally enjoys helping owners and their dogs learn, bond and succeed.  She loves teaching all classes but her favorite classes with Life’s Ruff at Springbank Pet Resort are the puppy and agility classes. Sally passed her CPDT-KA exam in 2011, and is a member of both the Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers and the American Association of Pet Dog Trainers.  Sally is a former foster home who specialized in working with abandoned, abused and neglected puppies.

​Canine Classes

Obedience training whether for fun or competition will build a strong bond between you and your dog; and make the next 15 years of your relationship full of pleasure and joy. Our goal is to build on the relationship you have with your dog, whether they are a new member to the family or have been with you for years. 

Puppy Kindergarten

$170.00 - Six Week Course

Puppy classes are designed for dogs under six months. Our goal is to provide a fun, friendly environment for your puppy where we stress interaction between other puppies and instruction in all of the basic obedience commands.  We run our puppy classes on an seven week schedule with each class lasting one hour, please see our calendar for the current schedule. Our classes are normally full two weeks prior to start. Please call or email for current availability.

One of the most important aspects in puppy obedience is to provide your puppy with socialization skills. This allows your puppy to interact with other dogs of different breed and size in order to learn to communicate with one another. This also helps curb aggression towards other dogs and humans.

Basics

$170.00

20 weeks and up. This is a beginner course

Beginner

$170.00

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! Our Beginner Classes are designed for dogs age six months and up. No dog is too old. We will teach you all of the necessary obedience commands in order to have a happy and long lasting relationship with your dog. Beginner Classes run on an six week schedule with each class running for one hour, please see our calendar for the current schedule. Our classes are normally full two weeks prior to start. Please call or email for current availability.

Beginner classes are for dogs five months and up. Whether this is a new member to the family or has been a part of you life for many years, training can help alleviate unwanted behaviors. Families are welcome to attend and partake in all training.

Novice

$170.00

This class is designed for those people who have learned the basic obedience skills. You will learn new, more advanced skills while perfecting the old ones. Our novice class is challenging yet fun for you and your dog. Novice Classes run on an six week schedule with each class running for one hour, please see our calendar for the current schedule. Our classes are normally full two weeks prior to start. Please call or email for current availability.

These classes are designed for those dog's (and owners) that already have some obedience training. You will learn new skills and polish old ones

Petite Pups

$170.00

This class is special designed for those smaller breed dogs, specifically those dogs 25 lb and under. No more worries about having your smaller friend getting pounced on by a well meaning but much larger puppy. This is a great confidence builder for our little friends as they can run and play with out worries. We will be working on all the same basics as beginner just in a smaller package.

The only class offered specially for small dogs in Calgary!

Agility

$170.00

Does you dog always want to jump that log or crawl under that tree! Agility is the playground for dogs,  with teeters, tunnels, bridges and more! This is for dogs 7 months and older. If your dog is over 8 yrs old it is a good idea to check with you vet first.

Real Life

$115.00

Already done the basics? In this class we will be working with dogs 6 months and older in one of our large fenced in areas, focusing on loose leash walking and recall using real life situations. Bring a favorite toy, a pocket of good treats and some good shoes and you are ready to go. (If weather is bad class will be moved indoors).

More advanced obedience work with socialization, on going registration booked in 4 week blocks (Must have taken a previous class with Life's Ruff)

Express

$115.00

Class Schedule

For more info or to sign up for a class contact Cathy Huska.

email: info@lifesruff.com | phone: 1-403-969-7833