They say, "let sleeping dogs lie," but let's be frank: if you let sleeping dogs lie, then they'll never, ever learn to become honest, upstanding members of society. And you'll have to listen to them tell the most preposterous stories about who chewed a hole through your new Nikes. Curb bad behaviour early with today's WagJag, for a six-week training class for your pooch for only $59 from Cultured K9 (a $130 value).

Cultured K9 offers weekly classes for the edification of the canine nation in Simcoe. Choose from courses including Baby Steps, which covers sit, down, stand and more; Beginner Life Skills (Toddlers and Teenagers), which features the same program as Baby Steps, but for the more mature crowd; and Fungility, a light-hearted introduction to agility training in a fun and playful environment that's appropriate for all ages. Each class is designed to teach owner and pet alike in a gentle, caring manner, with a minimum of dogma (all puns intended). Training is carried out under the leadership of Cultured K9 owner and instructor Christy MacMartin, a highly educated expert in animal behaviour who has been working with and training dogs for over nine years.

Locations

• Barrie: Simcoe Veterinary Clinic, 2 Steel St.
• Orillia: Coldwater Road Animal Hospital, 8035 Hwy. 12 W