Vernon · North Okanagan

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Group obedience, behaviour work, detection, mantrailing and therapy dog certification. Every intake with its real start date and how many spots are left — no messaging to ask when the next one runs.

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All classes held outdoors

Drop-ins for the life of your dog

Payment plans available

Why training

Barking, chewing, digging, bins

Those are almost always signs of a dog that isn't getting enough to think about. Dogs are social animals and they need regular mental and physical work, not just a walk.

The Ruff Life offers a way through for today's urban dog and the busy family attached to it. Adaptive, simple and clear — that's the approach. Your dog will learn voice and hand signals both, and we'd rather the whole thing be enjoyable, because a dog having fun learns faster than a dog being drilled.

The investment you make in your dog's training today pays out for the rest of your life together.

What we run

Classes

Everything is run in small groups, outdoors, around real distractions — because that's where your dog actually has to behave.

Start here Handler working a dog in a field

Group — Beginner to Intermediate

Puppy, beginner and intermediate in one set of lessons. Five 1.5-hour sessions. Loose-leash walking and an automatic sit on the first session — problem behaviour dealt with as it shows up.

$420incl. tax · one dog

Graduates

Advanced Group — Part One

For dogs who've been through the initial group. Opposition reflex, paw and nose targets, long-distance sits and downs, recalls out of distraction, place and send-outs. Homework required.

$210incl. tax · one dog

Ongoing

Drop-in Sessions

Open to anyone who's finished the group classes, for the life of your dog. Urban Adventures, Dawg Parties, Canine Connection, downtown work, hikes and advancing drills.

Small feesee the schedule

Scent work Dog scenting a hand

Detection

A detection seminar plus weekly progression sessions. Dogs learn to search, problem-solve and indicate — and it tires them out more than an hour's running.

Seminardates below

Tracking

Mantrailing & Urban Tracking

Dogs learn to find a specific person by following their individual scent trail — through town, across surfaces, and long after the person has gone.

Seminardates below

Volunteer

A calm dog beside its handler on a bench

Therapy Dog Certification

Become a volunteer team bringing comfort and company to patients at Vernon Jubilee Hospital and Long Term Care. Requirements and evaluation.

Evaluationenquire below

Private classes are on hold at the moment.

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Pick your intake

Real dates, real spot counts, updated the moment someone books. If it says four spots left, there are four spots left.

1 · Class

2 · Dates

3 · You & your dog

4 · Requirements

5 · Confirm

Your booking

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Payment plans available — tick the box at the confirm step and Monique will set it up with you.

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A confirmation has gone to your email with the full set of dates.
Your pre-course online training unlocks straight away.
Monique will be in touch before the first session with the meeting spot.
A reminder goes out the day before each class.

Before you book

Who we can take

Nothing here is to be awkward. It's what keeps a group of dogs safe and learning.

At least 12 weeks old and with a minimum of their second set of shots.

You can hold your dog back on a leash. If you can't, ring first and we'll work out what suits.

Any aggression must be disclosed beforehand. It doesn't rule you out — surprises do.

No females in heat. All swelling needs to be back to normal before the first session.

The first three classes are mandatory. They're the ones everything else is built on.

Everything happens outdoors — dress for the weather and bring what your dog finds worth working for.

Who you'll be working with

Monique Worth

Dog training, redefined — where you and your dog build skills you didn't think were on the table.

Classes are built so dogs gain confidence as they go, working through obedience, trailing, tracking, detection and new behaviours one clear step at a time. Everything is run off-site around real distractions, because a dog that only behaves in a hall hasn't learned much.

By appointment only — no drop-ins without a booking.

"Properly trained, a man can be a dog's best friend." Corey Ford

Give something back

Therapy dog certification

If your dog is steady with strangers and unbothered by a busy room, they might have a job worth doing.

Certified teams volunteer at Vernon Jubilee Hospital and Long Term Care, bringing comfort and company to patients — often the best part of someone's week. There are requirements and an evaluation to pass, and we'll walk you through both.

Enquire about certification

Get in touch

Contact

Class dates and sign-up are all on this page now — but if you've got a question the booking form doesn't cover, here's where to find us.

Where

Vernon, BC — North Okanagan.
All group training is held off-site.

How we work

By appointment only. No drop-ins without a booking.

Questions

Use the booking form above, or message us on Facebook or Instagram.

A note on this concept

The live site currently tells people to stop messaging about class dates and go read the Training page, where the calendar says it's "continually updated — please check back soon."

The booking system above is the fix. Dates and spot counts are visible without asking anyone, the eligibility questions get answered before someone turns up, and the enquiries that reach Monique are the ones actually worth her time.

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