Welcome to the Canine Development Club (CDC), the dog training centre in Thunder Bay for dog enthusiasts and dog training solutions. CDC was developed mainly for pet people wanting guidance to have a well trained pet. Don't have a purebred dog? No problem, we welcome all breeds and mixes.

Our foundation is built on the Three Life Issues:

Come when Called
Stay with me (a loose lead walk)
Stay where I put you

We also teach all levels of Competitive Obedience, Rally and Beginners Rally. We have drop in Show classes on Saturdays. Our staff of one dozen is made up of very seasoned, credible instructors.

Each class has two instructors, one head instructor & an assistant. We limit our classes to only 7 participants in each class. CDC will do privates for those needing 'special' assistance, and we sell blocks of mat time for show or those wanting to work obedience. Rentals for meetings, matches & trials are also available.

Come in, have a cup of coffee, socialize, and do some 'canine shopping' ~ we offer a large range of obedience & show accessories.

*new ~ Watch CDC trainer Katie Jaremey run her Golden Retriever "Henley" through his first CKC Agility Trial.

Watch training director Carla K. work with her doberman Babe
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OUR TRAINING CENTRE

We pride ourselves with having 6,000 square feet of training area with two rings; one for trainers and the other in which all classes are held.

Ring #1 ~ Is where classes are held. This ring is 60´ wide x 40´ long. All of our classes have a maximum of 7 dogs per class with 2 instructors.

Ring #2 ~ Our trainers ring is 42´ x 42´.

Our facility is pristine clean. Each night mats are dry mopped, vacuumed and wet mopped with recommended cleaning solutions.

The building is situated in the Intercity area on 6 acres of fenced land. We have ample parking and plenty of potty area around the back & side of building. By 2009 we're hoping to have the east side of the building complete with a 60´ wide x 350´ long area to work dogs on agility equipment. This will be completely fenced in as well.

Our training centre also has a small retail section where training items are available (collars, leads, dumbbells, toys, bait). We have an office, and (coming soon) a registration area at the entrance. We also have a large kitchen area and "Kitchen Court" where students & friends can gather to eat, have a coffee and chat.

See a Panoramic view of the CDC Training Centre! Click the image below