About Canine COnditioning
What is canine conditioning?
Canine conditioning consists of targeted exercises designed to improve a dog's strength, balance, flexibility, and proprioception (body awareness). These exercises engage both the major muscle groups and the deeper stabilizing muscles that are often underused during regular walks or casual play.
Canine conditioning is different to canine rehabilitation, with canine conditioning being suitable for healthy dogs and rehabilitation being relevant to dogs recovering from an illness or injury.
Why conditioning is important?
Canine conditioning helps improve joint health and supports dogs in maintaining strength, mobility, and overall physical well-being throughout their lives. It can also enhance performance in working and sport dogs.
One of the key benefits of canine conditioning is injury prevention. By strengthening stabilizing muscles and supporting joint function, conditioning helps protect dogs from sprains, strains, and other injuries that can occur during high-energy play, training, and sports activities.
Beyond the physical benefits, canine conditioning is an excellent way to build a dog's confidence and strengthen the bond between dogs and their handlers.
Dogs of all ages can benefit from conditioning, including puppies, adult dogs, senior dogs, and canine athletes. Whether your goal is injury prevention, improved performance, enhanced mobility, or overall fitness, canine conditioning can help dogs live healthier, more active lives.
Services and fees
Private conditioning sessions
Custom conditioning plan
$500+HST
This includes an initial 1 hour assessment (background history, goals you have for your dog and a structure & gait analysis). Then you will receive a custom 6-week conditioning plan for your dog. You will meet with our certified professional canine fitness trainer Rachel biweekly (for a total of 6 sessions) to go over each week's new exercises.
Group conditioning classes: COMING SEPTEMBER 2026!
For dogs who are dog-friendly
Puppy: introduction to fitness
$136 +HST
During this 4 week class we will introduce your puppy to conditioning equipment of different sizes and textures, go over beginner conditioning exercises to help build body awareness, confidence, coordination, strength and flexibility.
(Puppies must be 10 -20 weeks of age)
Golden years (senior dog fitness class)
$204 +HST
During this 6 week class you and your dog will learn age appropriate exercises to help strengthen your dog's muscles, improve balance, flexibility and proprioception to keep them moving at their best. Each week you'll also learn new enrichment activities to keep your dog mentally and physically engaged, supporting a healthier, happier, and longer life.
Fitness foundation class
$204 +HST
During this 6 week class you will learn all the foundational exercises to help improve your dog's strength, balance, proprioception, flexibility and confidence. You will learn: basic anatomy of a dog, proper form for essential exercises, front and rear end awareness, stretches, and how to recognize fatigue and avoid injuries.
Intermediate fitness class
$204 +HST
During this 6 week class we will build off of the foundation class and work on more challenging exercises. You will learn: fun new exercises that not only work your dogs body but their mind as well!
Advanced fitness class
$204 +HST
During this 6 week class we will build off of the intermediate class exercises and continue to build strength, balance, flexibility, proprioception and confidence with new exercises!
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Canine cOnditioning results
Snoopy
Snoopy
Snoopy
When comparing Snoopy’s sit from the front, you can see that in the photo on the left, his left hind paw and stifle are positioned outward. In the photo on the right, his left hind paw and stifle appear much straighter. His right hind paw and stifle are also showing improved alignment and are positioned more evenly. His left front paw is
When comparing Snoopy’s sit from the front, you can see that in the photo on the left, his left hind paw and stifle are positioned outward. In the photo on the right, his left hind paw and stifle appear much straighter. His right hind paw and stifle are also showing improved alignment and are positioned more evenly. His left front paw is still slightly favoured, but after six weeks he is beginning to place more weight on it, indicating improved comfort, strength, and confidence in using that limb. Overall, these changes suggest positive progress in his posture and weight distribution!
Emmy
Snoopy
Snoopy
When comparing Emmy’s stand from the rear, you can see that in the photo on the left, her front paws are turned outward, while her hind paws and stifles are also positioned outward, with her hocks angling inward. In the photo on the right, her front paws appear much straighter, and her hind limbs are positioned more directly underneath h
When comparing Emmy’s stand from the rear, you can see that in the photo on the left, her front paws are turned outward, while her hind paws and stifles are also positioned outward, with her hocks angling inward. In the photo on the right, her front paws appear much straighter, and her hind limbs are positioned more directly underneath her body with improved alignment.
While there has been significant improvement in her overall posture and stance, she continues to bear slightly more weight on her left side. Despite this remaining asymmetry, her stance demonstrates better balance, alignment, and body awareness than in the earlier photo.