Welcome to Prairie Dog Sports inc.
We are a canine training and event facility that is open to training and working with dogs and handlers of all skill levels and ages.
We are located just outside of Lacombe, Alberta.
We offer a variety of classes, drop ins, seminars and events.
Our goal is to create a fun, exciting and engaging experience for both handler and dog.
Our pool is closed for the season!
We will now be offering Line Drive at all our 2024 Barnhunt events!
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~ DOG OF THE MONTH ~
November
Each month starting in February 2024, the PDS team will be choosing a dog at random to participate in this fun feature.
If chosen the PDS team will contact you for information. We can't wait to introduce the amazing dogs that play at PDS to all of you!
Prairie Dog Sports Dog of the Month November 2024
At Prairie Dog Sports we love seeing a variety of dogs of all sizes play the sports we offer.
In what can often seem like a “big dog world” in dog sports, we don’t always see a lot of small dogs out playing but they can, and they do!
The tiny but mighty breeds and mixes can do all the things their bigger counterparts can, and they can do it just well if not better!
Our dog of the month spotlight for November is not only one of the tiny but mighty but she’s also a mixed breed, as all sports that PDS offers are open to mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs, this is so important to us because we want to encourage as many people as possible to get out and get active with their dogs!
Let’s meet our dog of the month, a fabulous little dog with a big story to tell!
Zoe is a 7-year-old Papillon x Toy Australian Shepherd.
She found her way to her current (and forever home) at the age of 16 months via an online ad. She was not well socialized, did not like people and wouldn’t let anyone touch her.
With a ton of work, patience and time Zoe is now well socialized, well balanced and a happy girl who loves to get out to dog sports with her human partner Melanie.
Originally Zoe gave agility a try, but she was more interested in hunting for leftover treats on the ground than running obstacles… so soon they were on the hunt for a new hobby.
Zoe’s strong prey drive, she’ll chase anything from squirrels to muskrats to bees, led them to the sport of Barn Hunt where they started taking classes and she loved it!
Team Zoe went to their first trial in July of 2021 and on April 20, 2024, Zoe became a Barn Hunt Champion earning her RATCH title!
She also has her Crazy 8 Platinum title in Barn Hunt.
You will be able to spot Zoe in the PDS Barn Hunt ring doing her little dance as she follows the tubes being removed from the ring and working her way to her RATCHX2 in 2025!
While Zoe doesn’t do any other sports competitively yet, they are hoping to try Scent Detection and NASDA soon.
At home Zoe is quite the character, full of personality and a love of life. She always has a bone and ball, whether she’s carrying them or sleeping with them, she must have both!
In her spare time, Zoe likes to lay in sunbeams, take long naps and go for long walks.
A sweet, goofy girl who gives the best hugs, went from a rough beginning to a great dog who is so much fun!
We can’t wait to see what else this dynamic little dog can do!
Congratulations Zoe on being named Prairie Dog Sports Dog of the Month for November 2024!
UPDATED Novemeber 4,2024
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