Hunter's Heart Brittanys - Kids & Teens and Dogs

The Educated Canine (SE Calgary)
- Sandra Howarth, ph: 226-3301,
- edcanine@cadvision.com
- Fun, non-competitive, small group classes in dog obedience training. Instructors give individual attention, and include children in care & training of the puppy/dog. While some other classes allow kids to come with their parent & watch the class, Sandra Howarth encourages kids to practice handling their family pet during class (and at home).
- Puppy classes (require third puppy vaccination).
- Novice classes teach the basic commands & behavioral problem solving, e.g. handling jumping up, chewing (1 hr/week for 9 weeks, most puppies are 5-8 months old).
- Intermediate classes polish skills learned in Novice, e.g. off-leash work. Adds fun introduction to agility. (1 hr/week for 9 weeks).
- (Effective Feb., 2000)

Better Dog Obedience & Daycare (SE Calgary)
- ph: 252-0628 days, 948-0805 evenings
- Kids & Dogs Companion Classes. An 8 week motivational training course for your child & family dog.
- This school also offers clicker training, grooming, manners. Levels of obedience classes: beginners, novice & competitive.
- (Effective Feb., 2000)

CANADIAN DOG CLUBS
for CHILDREN & TEENS

Junior kennel clubs help their members build a lifelong affection and understanding of animals. They're for kids who have only a family pet, or wish to develop their expertise in dogs to the highest levels through Junior Handling at dog shows.

The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)
- www.ckc.ca/webster
(or go to www.ckc.ca and click on Webster's Place).
- Meet Webster. He's the Newfoundland Dog that will help teach you all about purebred dogs. He opens & answers e-mails from CKC Junior members. You can also check out his Dog Detective game.
- For $6.00 a year, you can become a Junior member of the Canadian Kennel Club (for young people who are in between their 7th & 18th birthdays). Members receive their own Junior Membership Card, a CKC Passport to Purebred Dogs, a free pass to any CKC event in Canada, and a Junior Newsletter twice a year. (Effective March, 2000)

The Alberta Junior Kennel Club
- For information, phone Tanya at 615-1348.
- A club where kids and dogs learn together. Includes conformation, obedience, the demo team, flyball & agility.
- (Effective Feb., 2000)

LINKS for KIDS

www.geocities.com/~kidsanddogs/index.html
How to Love Your Dog
- This is the best dog site for kids we've come across! It has stories, tricks and games, serious stuff about what a dog is like, joks and riddles and neat pictures. It won one of the Canadian Kennel Club's web awards.

Britts
http://www.egroups.com/group/britts
- A kid friendly e-mail list (discussion group) that's more cautious than we are about language (e.g. the word describing a female dog). All about Brittanys.