Fit for Life - Canine Fitness & Conditioning Sunshine Coast
Our canine fitness, agility, and trick dog programs are designed and monitored by a canine sports specialist and are suitable for all dogs.
Fit for Life Foundational Fitness & Conditioning for Canines
‘Fit for Life’ is designed and monitored by our canine sports specialist, Sonia Petrack. These programs are designed for dog owners who want to increase their dog’s physical condition while improving performance, reducing risk of injuries, improving overall health, and hopefully extending lifespan. Our Fitness, Agility and Trick Training builds a positive bond between handler and dog, develops patience, builds confidence, assists with distraction training, and lets out your dog’s excess energy in a controlled, safe training environment.
Our Fitness, Agility and Trick Training conditions dogs in 5 areas:
Active Paws Agility
Dog agility is one of the fastest-growing canine sports in Australia. It’s exciting, challenging, a great way to connect with your dog, and a whole lot of fun. Agility is an activity for both dogs and their owners, keeping dogs happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated. Some people do agility training just for fun, while others enjoy competing in agility trials.
At Active Paws Agility, we offer the following training classes, courses and workshops:
- Puppy Foundation Fitness, Conditioning and Dog Sport Courses/Classes: a highly structured foundation course designed for puppies from 12 weeks old.
- Foundation Agility Skills – classes for dogs that are 8 months +, for competition or just for fun.
- Fear-Free Agility sessions: for dogs that cannot work in outdoor highly stimulating environments. Our training centre is fully enclosed, keeping your dogs safe and fear free.
- Agility courses: 10 week Agility courses.
- Competition Skill Proofing: address any problems that have arisen during the competition season before they become ingrained training faults.
- Agility Fitness/Conditioning Skills – weekend workshops and private sessions for Pre-Season and Competition Season preparation and maintenance.
Trick Dog Courses
Our 8 week progressive courses cover all the fundamentals of Trick Dog training with positive training methods and lots of fun, toys and treats. Trick Training builds a positive bond between handler and dog, develops patience, builds confidence, assists with distraction training, and lets out your dog’s excess energy in a controlled, safe training environment.
All equipment is provided, and any agility equipment is gradually introduced at lower heights. The Trick Dog Courses offer Foundation through to Champion levels, as well as competition preparation and ongoing support.
Upon completion, handlers and their dogs will receive a certificate and rosette, allowing progress to the next level.
Dances With Dogs: Freestyle
A fun 10 week progressive course that covers the fundamentals of Tricks, Choreography, Movement Patterns to Music, and use of Props.
Dances With Dogs ‘Freestyle’ builds a positive bond between handler and dog, develops patience, builds confidence, assists with distraction training in a controlled, safe training environment.
Dances With Dogs enables the handler to use Tricks and Transition Moves learnt in combination with innovative and creative moves and movement to your favourite songs.
Upon completion, handlers and their dogs will receive a certificate and rosette, allowing progress to Intermediate level, and the opportunity to compete at ANKC Dances With Dogs competitions.
Fitness and Conditioning - ‘Active Pup-Paws Fitness’
Do you have a new puppy? Based in Coolum on the Sunshine Coast, Active Paws we are committed to preparing your puppy for a wonderful, enriched Active Pup-Paws life.
Our Active Pup-Paws Fitness courses offer structured foundation:
- Fitness/Conditioning;
- Targeting and Confidence building;
- Enrichment Fun;
- Specific Foundation Dog Sport preparation;
- Puppy Swimming + Hydrotherapy;
- Trick and Skill training.
Fitness and Conditioning - ‘Senior Dog Fitness and Conditioning’
To keep our senior dogs at the best quality of life, we need to keep them moving and functioning. Exercise benefits senior dogs by keeping muscles toned and flexible while maintaining balance, stability and function. Conditioning the senior dog also helps to mentally exercise the mind of the dog and also enhances the relationship between you and your dog. The main goal of exercising senior dogs is to keep them moving and functional at life so they can maintain a good quality of life as they age.
This program is designed for dog owners who want to increase their dog’s physical condition while improving performance, reducing risk of injuries, improving overall health, and hopefully extending lifespan.
The Fitness & Conditioning Program will consist of:
- Key canine exercise concepts
- How to teach exercises to your dogFlexibility exercises
- Core strength exercises
- Front leg strength exercises
- Rear leg strength exercises
- Balance and Proprioception exercises
- Good for the Soul exercises
- Circuit-based Fitness session
Register Your Dog for a Training Course
What You'll Learn When You Register for Fit for Life
- Key canine exercise concepts
- How to teach exercises to your dog
- Flexibility exercises
- Key canine exercise concepts
- Core strength exercises
- Front leg strength exercises
- Rear leg strength exercises
- Balance and proprioception exercises
- Good for the soul exercises
- Circuit-based fitness session
This progressive course covers all the fundamentals of Fitness & Conditioning Dog training with positive training methods and lots of fun, toys, and treats. All equipment is provided, and any fitness and agility equipment is gradually introduced at lower heights.
Fitness & Conditioning is open to dogs that have had some formal obedience training, with sit, drop, stay and off-leash control being essential to the training and development of foundation skills.
While excitement is normal, barking must be minimal. Aggressive/reactive behaviour will not be tolerated.
Fit for Life classes are limited to 3 dogs, so it is essential that you secure a spot by booking today. Payment can be made in class.
Bitches going into heat are not allowed to attend class, please plan accordingly.
• Vaccinations: please provide proof of up-to-date vaccinations.
• Further preparation: non correcting collar (buckle or quick snap), gentle leader or easy walk harness and a long leash. We do not allow prong collars or choke chains. Bring plenty of soft tasty treats in tiny pieces as well as a small toy for rewarding.
• Please dress accordingly, the training facility is fully rubberised and enclosed. Whilst there is no air conditioning, the facility has great airflow.
• Ensure you have told your Instructor of any health issues or pre-existing conditions for yourself and your dog.
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Our team at Active Paws Rehab & Fitness on the Sunshine Coast are passionate about helping animals recover and live their best life!
See what our customers and their dogs are saying about our fully qualified and trained therapists and why locals are quick to recommend us.
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Fit for Life Foundational Fitness & Conditioning for Canines
‘Fit for Life’ is designed and monitored by our canine sports specialist, Sonia Petrack. These programs are designed for dog owners who want to increase their dog’s physical condition while improving performance, reducing risk of injuries, improving overall health, and hopefully extending lifespan. Our Fitness, Agility and Trick Training builds a positive bond between handler and dog, develops patience, builds confidence, assists with distraction training, and lets out your dog’s excess energy in a controlled, safe training environment.
Our Fitness, Agility and Trick Training conditions dogs in 5 areas:
Designed for all dogs, Fit for Life includes additional programs for:
- Elite athletes for dogs that Agility, Rally, Obedience, Flyball and Tracking
- Puppy fitness and conditioning from 8 weeks to 15 months
- Senior/geriatric dogs
- Trick dogs – foundation through to trick dog champion courses
- Agility – foundation skills and proofing for competition
- Fitness and Conditioning classes and courses
Fit for Life includes regular assessments, individual programs tailored to each dog’s strengths and weaknesses, and step-by-step exercise guidance by our highly qualified trainer.