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Welcome to Stony Creek Canine Academy!

Stony Creek offers obedience and agility classes and has recently  added grooming. Our instructors have been trained in the fields that they teach and our groomer has been grooming for 10 years.  We also host dog shows throughout the spring and summer months.  Spectators are allowed to come and watch, so check our events page for more details. 

Stony Creek Canine Academy is a family owned business. The academy was opened in 2000 and the grooming shop was opened in December 2005. Our family is centered around dogs. We breed English Shepherds and Leonbergers, and train and show  them in Obedience, Agility, and UKC Conformation. We have various activities during the year including normal obedeince and agility training, dog seminars, agility trials and conformation shows. Spectators are allowed for most of these events.  

Obedience Classes
Obedience is a good idea for all dogs. Some people may know how to train their dogs to sit, down, etc. but obedience classes are also very good socailization for the dogs. So they will have better "people skills" when greeting other people and animals. Also, if you are having any household problems the instructor will be able to give you ideas on how to stop these problems. Our insturctor's use a positive training method with the dogs and we use treats and praise for rewarding good behavior.

Agility Classes
What is Agility?
Agility is where a dog runs through an obstacle course.  Almost all dogs, big and small, enjoy  agility.  This  sport is based on  activities that are natural to dogs - running, jumping, going through things such as a tunnel.  It is  the kind of activity that dogs recognize as part of their "heritage".  The fact that their owner also particiapates as well makes it even better.