Canine Academy
We understand that you love your dog and you want your dog to love you. We are also acutely aware that you want to build a strong bond between you and your dog that results in trust, obedience and performance.
The Evolve Canine Academy (ECA) training process will introduce you to the skills that bring out the best in your dog and enhance your ownership experience. You will learn how to effectively motivate your dog to perform strategic behaviors and respond to your commands. You will discover techniques for shaping desired behaviors while encouraging your dog to think independently.
We will help you gain confidence in trusting your dog to behave responsibly in diverse environments. In short, we can help you become a skilled owner who enjoys the presence and performance of your dog.
The Method
Just like us, dogs learn progressively in phases. Each phase of the growth process adds proficiency and performance potential. The goals you have for your dog will determine the level of training you want to work toward. In every phase, you will learn the importance of and effective applications of bonding, markers, shaping behaviors, leash pressure and proofing.
Example Track
Here is how the phases look for an owner whose long-term goal is protection sport or a personal protection dog (PPD), using French Ring terminology.
Foundation behaviors and progressive obedience aimed at your long-term sport or PPD goal, plus socialization and physical conditioning. In ring terms: drive building with food and toy, focused heeling (marche au pied), positions at a distance (assis, couché, debout), retrieve foundations (rapport d'objet), and jump conditioning for the hurdle (haie), long jump, and palisade.
Possession games that teach the dog the predatory cycle: where it starts, and exactly where we want it to stop so we produce a clear-headed protection dog. Reward comes on appropriate equipment: tug, bite pillow (boudin), and leg sleeve. We build a full, calm grip, a clean release on command (cessez), and controlled entries.
Development on equipment — full bite suit (costume) and sleeve — with scenario-based exercises matched to your long-term goal: face attack (attaque frontale), flee attack (fuite), defense of handler (défense du maître), gun attack (attaque avec arme), decoy evasions (esquives), and object guarding (garde d'objet).
Not training for sport? The same three-phase structure scales down to a confident, reliable family dog.
Proven Results
Google reviews from clients who followed the phased method through sport and advanced work.
Skylar M.
“The Evolve team's coaching has been instrumental in helping me and my dog earn our BH-VT, and they’ve continued to guide us as we work toward our next trialing goals.”
Cecil T.
“Since training with Chris and following his sport dog training program, me and my dog Shock have earned an IGP-BH. We are well on our way to higher levels and degrees.”
Gerardo T.
“Our objective from the outset was to place Baine in a structured environment that would foster discipline and rules, while allowing him to maintain his character. Evolve delivered.”
We would love to help you enhance your relationship with your dog. Feel free to reach out with any questions you have about our training process and what to expect when working with us.
