CairnHeart K9 Training

10/28/2024

Registration for our upcoming Nov 14-17 C-WAGS are now open! Spots are filling up fast (certain levels might already be full at the time of this posting - we’ll process entries in the order they are received) so get your entries in asap!

Trial Premium & Registration form can be accessed via: CairnHeartK9Events.com

10/25/2024

Set your alarm clocks, it’s time to oogie-boogie with Scenty Claws! We couldn’t decide between Halloween & Christmas so join us at our studio in Richmond for our Nightmare Before Christmas themed C-WAGS Scent Trial held on Nov 14th-17th! 👻🎄

Registration opens this Sunday on October 27th at 7pm! The trial premium is now available on: CairnHeartK9Events.com We’ll also be offering the new Dasher 3 & Ranger 4 Levels for the very first time! 🎃🎅🏻

If anyone would like to volunteer & secure guaranteed entries as well as the chance to learn from watching other teams search, please send us a message or email [email protected] (half or full day shifts available)

09/28/2024

Wow. Thank you, Kay Laurence for this. Rarely am I blown away by anything I see on the Socials except in the context of “how are humans still here when they exhibit this level of stupidity”
But this one….hold onto to something. Kay has articulated incredibly well how “obedient” is more about power and control and less about acknowledging the value of the individual. (I’m not saying this well - read Kay’s words)

And yes, I’m dying of curiosity to know what is in your bag.

Chasm opening up?. The more I see “sit, down, come, stay heel” as the essential basics the more I am moving further away from the general view of living with dogs. https://www.learningaboutdogs.com/chasm-opening-up/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=twice+weekly&utm_campaign=twice+weekly

09/28/2024

09/07/2024

We're very excited to announce our Halloween 2024 Scent Detection trial!

This event will be the first opportunity to officially try out SSL Intermediate Skills!

Link to the Premium:http://extraordinarycanines.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SSL-Premium-Halloween-2024.pdf

We're also hoping to host an SSL Triple Triple Challenge in October . . . details TBA. Stay tuned.

09/07/2024

Enjoy! This is a fun, limited time Speciality title. No prerequisites but a sense of humour makes it even more fun! Send me your pics/video and I can evaluate for free! 📚🎓🚌

🍎Teacher's Pet Specialty Title - Now Open!
https://domorewithyourdog.com/DogTricks/product/teachers-pet/

09/01/2024

There's no way I can keep up with the socials in a timely manner but Joey and I did a thing, and I wanted to share because 15.5 yrs old and still a sniffin' like a star. He adds SSN to his alphabet soup. Title No 83. Love my wee man so much.💕

08/29/2024

08/19/2024

Good morning!

07/14/2024

Go behind the scenes & join us back stage at a never-been-sniffed location in Vancouver on August 18th for our very first K9 ABC Games trial!

Set your alarms because entries will open very soon on the K9 ABC Games website on July 18th at 7:30pm & close on July 20th at 7:30pm

If you’re unfamiliar with ABC Games, check out the overview for an understanding of what the different levels are like; full rulebook is available on K9ABCGames.net under their “about” tab~!

No prerequisites (beyond your dog being on the specified odours) so you’re free to enter whichever level you would like to work on.

Trial premium & more info on how to register as a handler under the K9 ABC Games organization is now on our website at CairnHeartK9Events.com. Get you & your dog(s) registered as a team asap before entries open!!

Send us a message or email us at [email protected] with any questions!

07/03/2024

As K9 Nose Work enthusiasts, we already know the power of sniffing. The citizen science project discussed in this article is quite interesting. Share this with your circle of dog friends who might still be misunderstanding the power of the sniff.

It's important to your dog's physical and mental well-being that you give her daily opportunities to sniff to her heart's content on walks with you.

07/02/2024

Please

This is the picture I want you to look at the next time you’re frustrated or mad with your young dog.

On the left is a 6 month old labrador, Andaras (Andy) - she is a lunatic sometimes and will eat ANYTHING and then barf it up in your shoe. She wakes up every morning ready to GO. She wants to swim she wants to dig she wants to bark at the doll my daughter left face down on the sofa that could be the devil. She chews and jumps and does all the things a young dog should do, even with a crooked jaw.

On the right is 11 year old Labrador, Sam. He is here because he lost his family and he is covered in lumps and bumps and it hurts to walk very far and stairs are really hard. He wants to play but gets tired easily and he sits at the door waiting for us to come in because he’s too old and weak to push it open and tear after us like Andy does. He does not have long left on this earth and he knows it, but he still enjoys his long naps and food snuck to him from a willing 6 year old.

The only difference between them is 10.5 years. That’s it. That’s nothing. While we luckily get upwards of 8 times that time, they get the short end of the stick. 10 years seems like a long time; but it isn’t. 10 summers, 10 birthdays, 10 Christmases. It goes by like that. This goes for ANY dog and ANY breed.

I look at Sam and I remind myself that all the energy and crazy that Andy has today won’t last forever. She isn’t my first puppy, she won’t be my last, but I am her ONLY person in her life and I need to give her the best possible one. Not get frustrated when she acts just as she should do at her age. One day, she won’t be able to, and God how I will miss it.

My love and advocating for senior dogs isn’t just because they are the most wise and loving animals out there, it’s also because they keep me humble and reminded of what’s to come. The fate that none of us can escape but comes much faster to our beloved best friends. We owe them so much for what they give us in their short time here. So I forgive easily, I laugh often, I stretch my patience and always train with kindness and respect to the animal. I stay grateful for every day with them, because the time I get with them is a privilege, not a right, no matter what phase it is. Cherish them.

- Helen St. Pierre

06/13/2024

Shelley Cherkowski CNWI CTDI CCFC AACE CPDT-KA (wow that’s a lot of acronyms!) is proudly Métis. She started teaching K9 Nose Work® 🐕🐾 because she saw how it changed the lives of her furry friends! She is inspired by the awe on people’s faces as they watch their dogs become their best selves. 🥳 Based out of Richmond, Shelley teaches K9 Nose Work®, a sport based on the skills of professional detection dogs! 🕵️

Come check out on Saturday, June 15th!

06/02/2024

For all of you whose dogs have -this is an IMPORTANT PSA

05/01/2024

Happy May everypawdy 😎 Tell your furiends & furmily - some spots are still available in our new set of classes starting next week~! 🐾

Whether it’s Rally Obedience, Intro to Nose Work, or Continuing Odour, we have something for you & your dog regardless of their age, size, & experience level; deaf, blind, tripods, giants, or minis - all our welcome! ☺️

Visit CairnHeartK9.ca/Book-Now to view what’s available. If none of the classes shown work for your schedule, fill out a waitlist request or message/ email us at [email protected] with your availability & we’ll do our best to find a spot for you & furry friend in your new favourite dog sport/ enrichment activity 😁

04/19/2024

04/18/2024

Reminder: registration opens TONIGHT at 7:30pm for our upcoming C-WAGS May 3-5 Scent Trial

Trial premium & registration: CairnHeartK9Events.com
All levels except Ranger 3!

If you would like to skip the registration nerves & have guaranteed entries + a free pizza lunch + the chance to gain valuable experience from watching other teams run, we are still in need of a couple volunteers for Sunday, May 5th. Half/ full day shifts available. Send me us message with your availability or email [email protected]