Obedience Classes

Classes are semi privates.
If your dog is too reactive for classes, you can always work on the same items in private sessions.
Please note that by booking, you accept our waivers and our policies.
Class start may be pushed up to 3 weeks to allow for class filling.

Rally Obedience

If you do not see any classes currently posted, please email us at TailWindsTraining@gmail.com or text 647-233-7343 as we may be arranging a class!

Obedience classes that are fun and practical! Heeling, stays, engagement, and even some distance work will all be covered.

Each session 7 weeks (seven 55 min long sessions), This is a semi-private to ensure maximum time to address real life issues. Class may be pushed to the next session if it does not fill, or your registration can be shifted towards privates. Click below to learn more, and to register. Class will be held at our heated/air conditioned/rubberized flooring 200 sqft facility. Classes are first come, first serve, so please register to save your spot. If you cannot register online, email us at TailWindsTraining@gmail.com

As a welcome, classes include a roll of poop bags, a bag of treats, and a training bag to put it all in.

  • This course is designed to increase your connection with your dog through fun heeling and distance exercises. In addition to enhancing current skills, students will learn a variety of signs from the CARO Rally handbook from novice to versatility, and have a brief introduction to working rally. Dogs will learn various sits, downs, stays, recalls, finishes in heel position. In addition, weaving through legs, backing up, moving down and more will be introduced. These exercises will be expanded on and proofed in Rally level II. Why doesn’t TailWinds ONLY teach novice signs in level one? First, because some exercises are harder and need more time to be perfected. Second - some of the most helpful heeling exercises are at the versatility level - and they are so fun and easy that even children in the house want to get involved!

  • This course will focus on advanced, excellent and versatility signs. In addition, this will include taking your training 'on the road' through coursework. One key component to advanced rally is the ability to send your dogs to specific agility equipment, so these skills will also be covered, with exercises you can do at home with minimal space. Working exercises will also be expanded on, which are complimentary to the distance skills needed in traditional rally.

  • This course will focus on the signs that continue to challenge you, breaking down CARO rules (for those who want to trial), and focuses on working rally. Working rally combines aspects of multiple sports into fun packages. With scent, named object, basic retrieval, cone work, barrel racing, back away, drop on recall, and distance exercises, this class is also fantastic for those agility/scent students who struggle with 'velcro' dogs in gamble/distance class, get zoomies, or struggle with retrieves.

We are closed August 2026 due to a medical emergency. Classes will be booked upon our return.

Obedience Foundations

This course is designed to give your dog ‘toolkits’ on how to appropriately interact with you and their environment. Rather than jumping, biting, pushing, or getting into trouble when not told what to do, these dogs will learn how to voluntarily offer you only desired behaviours. This program is designed to fill in any gaps that your dog may have in their training, proofing distractions, and creating real-life situations to challenge your dog. This is modelled after the CKC Canine Good Neighbour program and is an excellent exam prep course.

Each session $175+hst, is four weeks (four hour long sessions) and is a semi-private to ensure maximum time to address real life issues. Class may be pushed to the next session if it does not fill, or your registration can be shifted towards privates. Click below to learn more, and to register. Classes are first come, first serve, so please register to save your spot. If you cannot register online, email us at TailWindsTraining@gmail.com

Classes Include a TailWinds Bag, $5 off at Pet Grocer, small bag of benny bullies, $5 off a class of private at TailWinds and poopy bags.

    • Accepting A Friendly Stranger - dog allows a person to approach without jumping

    • Politely Accepts Petting - dog allows petting without jumping

    • Appearance and Grooming - dog allows brushing and/or nail trims

    • Out For A Walk - dog can walk quietly near the handler without pulling

    • Praise/Interaction - dog can accept praise/interaction without jumping

    • Reaction To Distractions - dog can ignore distractions that typically come up in life

    • Reaction To A Passing Dog - dog is quiet when another dog passes, or is near while handlers talk

    • Walking Through A Door/Gate - dog can politely wait while a door or gate is opened

    • Supervised Isolation - dog can be left with another person without undue stress

    • Sit/Down On Command and Stay In Place - dog can be left in a sit or down at a distance

    • Come When Called - dog comes directly back to the handler when called

    • Walking Through A Crowd - dog can walk through people without interacting (subject to availability)

Progression Examples

This is the recommended progression, as each session is built upon iteratively. Agility classes are only open to those who have done sports foundations, have done agility at other schools, or those already competing. Please note that as an agility club, TailWinds agility levels may be more challenging.