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.
Spring agility classes now available
We are very excitied to announce we will be hosting the 2026 NASDA Regionals May 27-31
More details coming soon!
Check out our February Seminars
Introduction to scent detection & Introduction to NASDA (Urban & Lost Item)
Check out our store for toys, treats and more!
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WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE OUR OWN CANINE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER AT MANY OF OUR BARNHUNT, NADD & NASDA EVENTS.
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Prairie Echo Photography
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~ DOG OF THE MONTH ~
Each month starting in February 2026, 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!
The Golden Retriever, an exuberant gundog of great beauty, stands among the world’s most popular and recognizable dog breeds.
They are serious workers at hunting and field work, as guides for the blind, and in search-and-rescue, enjoy obedience, make a versatile dog sport teammate, and have an endearing love of life when not at work.
We are very excited to feature a representative of the Golden Retriever breed as our dog of the month for February.
Murphy is sweet, gentle soul, who loves to have a job to do whether its dog sports, chasing geese or retrieving items around the house.
Murphy competes primarily in NASDA and is often seen at PDS trials with his human partner Shawn.
Murphy has 41 NASDA titles to his credit, including 8 games titles, LI-IIX, SD-II, TB-II, TL-II, UL-IIX, MLIOCH, 3 LIO specialist titles, VL-S, SVS, ULC-I, VU-B, LIC-I, and in 2025 he was the first dog to ever earn a Versatile Lost Item Bronze title!
He has received Invitational invites in 2021, 2023, 2024, and was one of the top Versatility dogs of 2025! We hope to see them at Regionals in a few months at PDS.
Originally intended to be an agility dog, Murphy has 3 NADAC tunnelers agility titles but found his niche in the sniffy sports and that is where his efforts have been concentrated. He also loves Fast Cat.
At home Murphy is a helper, he carries things up from the basement for Shawn, brings her pajamas at the end of the day and is the self appointed "goose wrangler" chasing the geese off the lawn and patrolling the shoreline, though he doesn’t really like going in the water so he does his best not to go too deep.
Murphy is a sensitive soul and charges himself with keeping a close eye on family members when they don’t feel well, laying with them and cuddling until things improve.
We can’t wait to see Team Murphy again soon!
Congratulations Murphy on being named Prairie Dog Sports Dog of The Month for February 2026!
UPDATED February 5, 2026
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