The Ruff Life

Professional Dog Training

Sunday, August 5, 2012

August & September Drop-In Sessions


These sessions are for past clients who have finished our group training OR clients looking to complete their last class.

Drop in Session's are weather dependent. If it is raining hard, high winds or thunder and lightening class will be cancelled. If you are not sure, please check back on a regular basis. It WILL be posted on this blog if it is cancelled. Please also check on this blog on a regular basis to make sure that no changes have been made to times or locations of the class you are wanting to attend.

MOST DROP IN SESSIONS & EVENTS WILL HAVE PICTURES TAKEN AT THEM- To see these pictures please check out our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/therufflife

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BX DROP IN SESSION- FINISHED

Time & Date: Tuesday, August. 7th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour


Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150981023931409.412675.279161771408&type=3

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HISTORIC O'KEEF RANCH- FINISHED

Time & Date: Saturday, August. 11th at 11am
Place: O'Keef Ranch: 9380 Highway 97 North  Vernon, BC V1H 1W9
Bring: High Value Treats (NO KIBBLE), REGULAR LEASHES (NO RETRACTABLES), Training collars if necessary
Price: $8.00 + tax per person ($8.96 is the total)
More Information: We will be taking the dogs on a tour around the Ranch. It will be self guided and we can take turns going into the buildings to check things out if you would like to see what is inside. Sorry- No dogs are allowed in the buildings.
We will also be taking the dogs up to meet the farm animals.

O'Keef Ranch Rules: Dogs are welcome on our farm as long as they are well behaved, on a leash, and with an adult (one dog per person). You are welcome to take them up the animals or in any of the outdoor areas of our farm. Please do not bring them in any buildings. 

Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150987654176409.413560.279161771408&type=3

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NIGHT TIME-DOWNTOWN DROP IN FINISHED

Time & Date: Monday, August.13th at 7:00pm
Place: Edo Japan - Same strip mall as Earls
Bring: HIGH Value Treats (NO KIBBLE), long leads, money for coffee, training collars if necessary.
Price: FREE 
Working on: Distractions, informal and formal commands, desensitizing to cars, people, sounds...etc, Confidence Boosting and Problem Behaviour.

~ The world is our playground ~

Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150991906176409.414177.279161771408&type=3

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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED

Time & Date: Tuesday, August. 14th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour

Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150994138241409.414479.279161771408&type=3

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CONFIDENCE BUILDING~ FOREST AGILITY FINISHED

Time & Date: Sunday, August. 19th at 6:30pm
Place: Meeting at The Ruff Life: 7724 Howe Drive, Coldstream, V1B-3C3
Bring: High Value Treats, Long Leads, You MUST have a flat collar on your dog, or you will not be able to participate, Training collars if necessary
Price: $10.00 per family (Only one dog per person please)
Working on: Confidence building with bits of Agility. This is a Fun Class. We will be making an agility course in the forest.
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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED

Time & Date: Wednesday, August.22nd at 7pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (no kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour



Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151010481791409.416653.279161771408&type=3

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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED

Time & Date: Wednesday, August. 29th at 7pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour

Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151024709451409.418498.279161771408&type=1

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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED

Time & Date: Thursday, August.30th at 6:00pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour

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CLOSED Friday, August. 31st- Sunday, September. 9th


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ADVANCED TRAINING SESSION~ (Prerequisite is that you have been to at least 4 of the Bx Drop In Session's in the past) FINISHED

Time & Date: Wednesday, September. 12th at 7:00pm
Place: Back of the Westbild Center (The Old Multiplex~ Behind the Big Safeway) 
Bring: High Value Treats (NO KIBBLE!), Long Leads, a favourite toy, You MUST have a flat collar on your dog, or you will not be able to participate, training collar if necessary.
Price: FREE   
Working on: Distractions, Distance, informal and formal commands, come command, tricks, problem behaviour.
-- We are open to suggestions, let us know what you would like to learn--
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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED

Time & Date: Thursday, September. 13th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour

Photos from this class: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151043369941409.421752.279161771408&type=3
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DAVISON ORCHARDS FARM TOUR- You must book in ADVANCE! FINISHED

Time & Date: Saturday, September. 15th at 2pm
Place: Davison Orchards: 3111 Davison Road, Vernon, BC V1H 1A2
Bring: High Value Treats (NO KIBBLE), REGULAR LEASHES (NO RETRACTABLES), Training collars if necessary
Price: $6.00 per person and $4.00 per dog (One dog per person!)
More Information: We will be taking the dogs on the "Johnny Popper Apple Train". Authentic apple bins pulled by an antique John Deere Tractor will trail you through the orchard driven by either Farmer Bob or another farmer working that day. 
The tour is approximately 20- 30 minutes long (depending on how many questions you ask!) 

We will also be taking the dogs up to meet the farm animals.

Davison Orchard Rules: Dogs are welcome on our farm as long as they are well behaved, on a leash, and with an adult (one dog per person). You are welcome to take them up the animals or in any of the outdoor areas of our farm. Please do not bring them in any buildings. 

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CONFIDENCE BOOSTING~ FOREST AGILITY

Time & Date: Saturday, September. 22nd at 11am
Place: Meeting at The Ruff Life: 7724 Howe Drive, Coldstream, V1B-3C3
Bring: High Value Treats, Long Leads, You MUST have a flat collar on your dog, or you will not be able to participate, Training collars if necessary
Price: $10.00 per family- Cash Only! (Only one dog per person please)
Working on: Confidence building with bits of Agility. This is a Fun Class. We will be making an agility course in the forest.


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FUN TRACKING
All dogs can do this! It is great fun! The dog will either learn how to ground or air scent to find their owners. Please be prepared to have a amazing time. You can eventually teach your dog to find your keys, toys, food, other people...etc. (This is a fun tracking class, it is not Schutzhund Style Tracking)

Time & Date: Sunday, September. 23rd at 1pm
Place: Meeting at The Ruff Life: 7724 Howe Drive, Coldstream, V1B-3C3
Bring: High Value Treats (No Kibble), Long Leads, You MUST bring either a harness or a regular flat collar or your dog will NOT be able to track, Training collars if necessary
Price: $10.00 per family- Cash only. (Only one dog per person please)


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BX DROP IN SESSION


Time & Date: Sunday, September. 30th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats (No Kibble), Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, distance, informal commands, recalls, confidence building, manners & socialization and problem behaviour

Monday, July 23, 2012

Do you really know your dog??


Here are some great video's for you to watch, not the greatest quality...but you get it :)





Friday, July 6, 2012

JULY Drop In Sessions


These sessions are for past clients who have finished our group training OR clients looking to complete their last class.

Drop in Session's are weather dependent. If it is raining hard, high winds or thunder and lightening class will be cancelled. If you are not sure, please check back on a regular basis. It WILL be posted on this blog if it is cancelled. Please also check on this blog on a regular basis to make sure that no changes have been made to times or locations of the class you are wanting to attend.

MOST DROP IN SESSIONS & EVENTS WILL HAVE PICTURES TAKEN AT THEM- To see these pictures please check out our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/therufflife


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BX DROP IN SESSION- FINISHED!
Time & Date: Monday, July.9th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour

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NIGHT TIME-DOWNTOWN DROP IN FINISHED!
Time & Date: Tuesday, July.10th at 7:30pm

Place: Edo Japan - Same strip mall as Earls
Bring: Treats, long leads, money for coffee, reflective collars/jackets for dogs if you have them- DRESS WARM
Price: FREE  
Working on: Distractions, informal and formal commands, desensitizing to cars, people, sounds...etc, Confidence Boosting and Problem Behaviour.


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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED!
Time & Date: Wednesday, July.11th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour

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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED!
Time & Date: Thursday, July.12th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour

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HORSE DROP IN SESSION (and dogs of course)AGILITY FUN CLASS 
FINISHED!



Time & Date: Monday, July.16th at 7pm
Place: Vernon District Riding Club- 8408 Aberdeen Rd, Coldstream
Bring: Treats (PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING TREATS! NO KIBBLE!), long leads are a MUST, and Training collars if necessary
Price: $10 Cash per family
Working on: The horse jumping equipment will be set up to do jumps with the dogs- and weave poles. Megan Creel, proudly one of the Ruff Life Staff is also a Horse Trainer and will have one of her horses there to help socialize and desensitize the dogs to horses. Confidence Boosting and Problem Behaviour.



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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED!
Time & Date: Wednesday, July.18th at 6pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour

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A HIKE WITH THE RUFF LIFE FINISHED!

Time & Date: Saturday, July.21st- MEETING at 10am- till approx. 3pm
Meeting Place: 7724 Howe Dr, Coldstream. We are the last house before Coldstream Cemetery. OR...if you drive East past Freisens Country Tyme on Kal lake Rd. You will take your next right onto Howe Drive. We are the house and the end of the road, right in line with the yellow gate. 
Price: FREE 
Other Information: We will be meeting at The Ruff Life first- and then we can car pool and follow each other to the hiking spot. Roads going up to the hiking spot are dirt roads with some ruts- This will be a harder hike, you are more then welcome to bring your own vehicle in case if you want to turn around and come back down the mountain. We will be stopping for lunch- it is REALLY important that you bring food for this hike. 
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INTRODUCTION TO WEIGHT PULLING with POOCH PARTNERS




Time & Date: Sunday, July. 22nd at 9am FINISHED!
Place: TBA to participants only
Price: $25 ($5 off the normal price)
Requirements: Dogs must be between 35lbs-100lbs
OTHER INFO: Please sign up in advance by contacting Monique at monique@therufflife.ca . This opportunity is going to go fast!!! If we have enough participants we will make a second class. Class limit of 4 dogs!



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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED!
Time & Date: Tuesday, July.24th at 11am
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour

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BX DROP IN SESSION FINISHED!

Time & Date: Thursday, July.26th at 7:30pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour


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BX DROP IN SESSION

Time & Date: Tuesday, July.31st at 11am
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour


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BX DROP IN SESSION

Time & Date: Thursday, August.2nd at 7:30pm
Place: Bx Ranch Dog Park 
Bring: Treats, Long Leads, Training collars if necessary
Price: FREE
Working on: Distractions, Distance, and informal commands, confidence building, manners & socializing working with pager collars and problem behaviour