Course Details
3 WEEK CLASS - This class is all about helping dogs learn how to use their bodies—on purpose.
Through carefully designed pattern games and movement puzzles, we’ll build balance, coordination, and body awareness while engaging the brain. These exercises aren’t about speed or repetition for its own sake. Instead, they encourage dogs to slow down, organize their movement, and solve physical problems in ways that support precision and long-term soundness.
Dogs will learn to:
- Shift smoothly between movement and stillness
- Find balance and stability
- Place their feet accurately
- Coordinate front and rear end movement
- Navigate space with greater awareness and control
Because the work is structured and predictable, many dogs also show improvements in emotional regulation, focus, and confidence. The patterns create clarity, while the puzzles invite curiosity and thoughtful effort.
This class is appropriate for:
- Sport dogs building a strong foundation for future competition goals
- Young, awkward dogs learning how their bodies work
- Dogs rebuilding fitness and body awareness after graduating from rehab
- Dogs who benefit from lower-arousal, brain-engaging movement
- “Bulldozer” types, whose natural inclination is to power through physical challenges rather than think their way through them
Each exercise can be modified to suit your specific goals, making the class accessible while still offering meaningful challenge. You’ll leave with practical games you can use at home to support fitness, injury prevention, and better movement habits.
We’re not just exercising dogs.
We’re teaching them how to move well.
Teaching Approach:
Lectures will be released in two clusters each week -the first set at the start of each week, and the 2nd midway through the week. Lecture are primarily written, with visual diagrams to show setups for each exercise and short (usually 0:30-0:60) demonstrations of each exercise. There is no voice over on videos.
Feedback is written and may contain screenshots with mark-ups when visual details are required. Student forums are checked twice daily so it's easy to get into a rhythm of training and receiving prompt feedback for students enrolled at gold and silver levels.
Instructor: Erin LynesErin (she/her) is a lifelong dog enthusiast from Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. Erin is certified as a Karen Pryor Academy Training Partner, a Certified Professional Canine Fitness Trainer, a Licensed Family Dog Mediator, and as a Cani-Fit Leader, ...(Click here for full bio and to view Erin's upcoming courses)
