Training Programs
We offer a variety of dog training options to suit your needs and lifestyle. We have extensive experience with reactivity, fear and/or aggression, and are well known for our results working with these cases. We aim to provide effective solutions that prepare you and your dog for the real world.
Private Lessons
Private lesson programs can help you work with your dog on a variety of issues, with a schedule tailored to your availability. Private lessons for reactivity or aggression issues will start with the "Work it Out" or "I Need Help" packages.
​Please be aware we are booking 3-4 weeks out for private lesson programs, dependent on availability.
Just A Touch Up
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This package is for dogs 6 months and older, and can help you learn the basics or solve smaller issues. Typical training requests involve basic manners and obedience, life skills, impulse control issues, leash walking issues, or recall problems. Barking, jumping, or leash pulling without reactivity issues are also common issues we can deal with here.
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Time commitment - 3x 1 hour private sessions
Cost - $400+gst
Work it Out
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This package is for dogs that have more significant issues, higher level training goals, or homes with multiple dogs with minor issues. Typical training requests involve mild reactivity, fear or confidence problems, anxiety issues, more serious leash walking concerns, or complex obedience requests. This package gives us enough time to determine what's happening and why, work through the issues, and get you back to being able to live your life with your dog by your side.
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Time commitment - 5x 1 hour private sessions
Cost- $650+gst
I Need Help
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You have a significant issue that requires help. You need someone to take you seriously and create a legitimate solution. Typical training requests involve unsafe levels of leash and dog reactivity, dog aggression, multi-dog households with infighting, human reactivity/aggression, significant resource guarding, and fear issues at a level that they interfere with daily life. We need to take apart old behaviours completely, create management structures, learn new skills, and test the solutions we create to ensure your problem is actually solved to your satisfaction and safety level.
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Time commitment - 7x 1 hour private sessions
Cost - $900+gst
Puppy Programs
Puppy Private Lesson Package
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This package is for puppies 6 months and younger with no behavioural issues. We get you started on the right foot with your new puppy and teach you the most important things you need to know, when you need to know it! Our proven system of puppy training will help you build confidence in your pup, start your impulse control work, and launch you towards having a happy, well trained canine companion.
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Time commitment - Three 1 hour private sessions
Cost - $295
Puppy Foundation Program
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This package is for puppies 6 months and younger that are looking to build an extensive foundation at the age that it will matter most! This program includes three days of attendance in our Day Train program (school for dogs!) with a one hour private lesson at the end of every training day. This means you drop your puppy off at our facility between 7AM and 9AM on their Day Train day, and pick them up in the evening for your scheduled lesson. They get to train and learn all day with professional trainers, and then you get to learn how to maintain those new skills at your private lesson. This program allows your puppy to experience working around other dogs all day at school, while the private lessons allow you to address any individual concerns you may have in a more focused environment.
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Cost - $450+gst
Day Train Program
The day train program is an excellent way to ensure your dog will come home happy and tired, both mentally and physically. Our day train program is geared towards those with dogs or puppies that would benefit from a more stimulating day and more structured environment.
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We are not a doggy daycare. We prefer creating a training centered environment that incorporates learning, boundaries, and impulse control with our socialization skills. Day Train was designed to fully accommodate and include reactive, fearful, or challenging dogs.
Benefits of Day Training
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- your dog is trained by skilled professional trainers on a consistent basis
- mentally and physically exhausting leading to a tired dog
- teaches respectful socialization in a structured environment
- alleviates boredom preventing frustration-based misbehaviour
- learn new skills, improve known skills, or remove bad habits
- builds confidence, independence, and social skills
The day train program is an option for those who have already attended a prior training program with us. If you are unsure if you are eligible to participate in the day train program, please email us. All transportation must be provided by the owner. Drop off window: 7AM - 9AM
Pick up window: 4:30PM - 6:30PM
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The following day train set is available for purchase in the shop link.
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January 8th (6 week program)
Day Train days - Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12
$450+gst
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Group Classes and Seminars
Please note that group class registration is only available to those that have already attended a prior training program with us. If it has been an extended period of time since your training program, please email us to discuss your eligibility. These rules are in place to ensure that the humans attending a group class with our company understand the facility rules, and that evveryone has the knowledge/handling skills to ensure every dog in attendance has a safe and beneficial experience. As with all programs at Beta, dogs living with significant behavioural issues or requiring accommodation are allowed in all classes. For questions about any class we are offering, please email us at betatrains@gmail.com.
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Upcoming Group Classes
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Novice Scent Detection
This 6 week class is for dogs that have been imprinted on wintergreen and are looking to start searching fundamentals, working up to a novice level. This class is suitable for both those that would like dabble in the sport, and those that wish to be competitive in the future. All classes will be held indoors, scent work is fantastic to tire out your dog in the winter.
Sign up is available in our shop - $250+gst
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Sundays @ 5PM starting 5 Jan 2025
(Jan 5, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9)
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Confidence Building
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This 6 week class is for dogs looking for a multi-faceted approach to building confidence, handling fearful behaviours, and/or working on their independence. Dogs do not have to be food motivated to attend, if your dog is too fearful to eat outside of the house that's ok! This is the class for you. We work on building/using motivation, learn what elements make up confidence, and build a variety of skillsets you can use to address issues driven by fear.
Sign up is available in our shop - $250+gst
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Sundays @ 4PM starting 5 Jan 2025
(Jan 5, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9)
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Get Tired, Stay Warm
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This 6 week class is for anyone looking to make it through the cold and the dark without going outside. We will work on whatever the vibes of the day bring to mind, goals for this class are to have fun, stay warm, and tire out our dogs during the depth of the cold months. This class is suitable for all dogs that refuse to walk outside longer than 5 minutes once it goes below zero, have ever refused to pee further than 3 feet from the door, have needed to be physically removed from a human bed to breathe outdoor air, or have more than 2 types of winter coat/sweater. Dogs attending in sweaters solely to make it from their car to the building will not be judged.
Sign up is available in our shop - $250+gst
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Fridays @ 6PM starting 10 Jan 2025
(Jan 10, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7, Feb 14)
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Pooches on Probation
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This 6 week class is for dogs or owners that are new to working in distracting or multi-dog environments. Dogs in this class are learning to work around other dogs/distractions, and looking to practice and improve their skills with their owners. This class is designed to build confidence in owners as they work with and handle their dog in situations they may not have ever experienced, or been previously successful in.
Sign up is available in our shop - $250+gst
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Thursdays @ 6PM starting 9 Jan 2025
(Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 13)
Introduction to Scent Detection Seminar​
This 3 hour seminar is an introduction to the sport of scent detection. Scent detection is one of the fastest growing dog sports around, come see what it is all about! During this seminar you will learn to imprint your dog on a target odour (wntergreen), and be introduced to the framework of the sport. You will go home with a small scent sample to keep practicing. If you are interested in diving in completely, attending this seminar allows you to sign up for our 6 week novice class starting the following week.
Existing clients are eligible to purchase a seminar spot from our shop link. If you are interested in attending but are not an existing client, please email us to discuss your attendance.
Working Spot - $150+gst
Audit Spot - $75+gst
Teach your dog how to think!​
Getting our dogs to think and work through problems can be challenging. This 3 hour seminar will focus on problem solving concepts, confidence, and impulse control skills. We learn games that support the progression of these skills from novice to advanced. Existing clients are eligible to purchase a seminar spot from our shop link. If you are interested in attending but are not an existing client, please email us to discuss your attendance.
Working Spot - $150+gst
Audit Spot - $75+gst
Teenage Reboot
Creating a solid training foundation when your dog is young is one of the easiest ways to avoid issues with an adult dog. As dogs grow and develop, their behaviour can change and it is not uncommon for your dog to show difficult behaviours during their "teenage years" (7 mths - 18 mths). While there are a large number of "puppy behaviours" that dogs can grow out of, there are certain behaviours that only escalate with time. Dealing with these behaviours as early as possible is essential. Managing only one aspect of your dogs issues may create short term improvement, however we believe that complex multi-faceted problems require complete, practical, solutions. When dealing with a puppy/adolescent dog that is displaying any form of behavioural problem, early training is essential to long term success.
Obedience/puppy group classes are not a proper solution to behavioural issues.
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Teenage Reboot is an intensive program designed to get an adolescent dog back on a track in life. While poor behaviours can potentially be dealt with in a private lesson program if you jump on them early enough, when dealing with genetic or behavioural issues the best solution to create success will likely be Teenage Reboot.
​This intensive program is 6 weeks in length with a combination of board and train stays at our facility and private lessons with you and your dog. Reboot was designed to address the most common behavioural issues shown by adolescent dogs at the age they need it most, while providing the consistency needed to solidify new behaviours.
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The 6 week Teenage Reboot schedule consists of:
Week 1& 2 - a 12 day board and train stay (Sunday to the following Friday) with a 1.5 hour private lesson at pick up
Week 3 - A 1 hour private lesson
Week 4 - rest week
Week 5 - a 5 day board and train stay (Sun to Friday) with a
1.5 hour private lesson at pick up
Week 6 - A 1 hour private lesson
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Cost - $2500+gst
Board and Train
​​Board and Trains can be an effective tool to stop difficult behavioural problems by removing the familiar rules and environment that have sometimes reinforced problem behaviours. While it would be wonderful if everyone had the time and ability to train their dog themselves we understand that serious behaviour issues, reactivity, and random life events do happen that can make this impossible, making a board and train a far more beneficial solution to both you and your dog. Those with serious behavioural issues do take precedence over anyone requesting a board and train for generic behaviour and obedience. We frequently take out of town clients into our board and train program, and have no issues creating a remote follow up program for your dog no matter where you live and what services you have access to.
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Board and Trains are not miracle solutions to all life's problems. There is an expectation of continued work required from the owner upon completion of a board and train, and disregarding or failing to follow recommendations set out, training protocols, or lifestyle changes will remove you from any further board and train options. Your dog will live here for 4-5 weeks for an intensive training experience. The length of time gives us the ability to take apart dangerous behaviours, create new behaviours, and build the new behaviours into habits. This is best suited for anyone dealing with serious issues involving significant dog or leash reactivity, dog or human aggression, significant bite history, resource guarding, or any other significant issue that is affecting the quality of either your dog or your family's life. All programs are intensive, and while some dogs walk out with complete solutions, many times board and trains are just the beginning of the work that needs to be implemented.
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Board and Train programs are individually tailored in both length and price to the dog and behaviours involved.
Prices start at $3500+gst.
Professional Development Program
Trainer Development Program - Level 1: This is an intensive educational seminar for dog trainers looking to further their knowledge. This seminar is 3 days and has limited attendance numbers. Attendees will learn from Steph in lecture, demonstration, and hands-on formats with plenty of opportunity for questions and explanation. This seminar aims to improve the skillsets of professional trainers, with a heavy focus on the proper use of behaviour modification concepts in the development of training programs. This seminar is designed for professionals already working in the industry, however is open for dog hobbyists or other industry professionals (vets/groomers etc) to expand their knowledge. *Please note that the learning curve will be steep if you are not already working in the industry.*
Seminar cost - $650+gst
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Trainer Development Program - Level 2: This seminar is for professional trainers with more experience that are looking to expand their knowledge and skillsets within the realm of behaviour work and modification.
The Level 1 seminar is a pre-requisite to this program.
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Trainer Development Program - Level 3: This seminar is for those that have attended Level 1 & 2, have demonstrated consistent and solid work with behaviour clients using the concepts learned in 1 & 2, and are looking to work with the most significant levels of behaviour.
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If you are interested in attending any of our professional development seminars, please fill out the application below and we will be in contact.
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Topics of discussion include, but are not limited to:
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- Foundational Principles of Training
- De-escalation Focused Training
- Safety Protocols and Safe Handling Skills
- Building Clear Communication
- Proper Evaluation Strategies of Dogs, Clients, and Yourself
- Creativity in Dog Training and Proper Progressions
- How to Teach and Build Problem Solving Skills in Dogs
- Appropriate Outlets and Genetics
- Understanding Significant Behaviours
- What is Behaviour Modification, and What It Isn't
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