Canine Fitness

Canine Fitness offers weekly classes including Canine Star Puppy Class for 10-12 week old puppies, focusing on socialization and positive reinforcement. The Family Dog Training Class is for older puppies and adults, covering everyday life skills such as walking on a loose lead, calm greetings, self-control, and basic obedience.

Rally Obedience classes are available as a fun sport to sharpen a dog’s attention and build relationships, requiring basic obedience skills. Agility classes are designed for fun, recreation, and confidence building, with a 4-week Beginning Agility class introducing equipment and focus skills for dogs at least 6 months old with basic obedience. Recreational Agility is also offered for non-competitive enjoyment.

Behavioral Consulting provides private in-home consultations for specific issues. Additionally, Canine Fitness offers CGC and Community CGC Classes, Therapy Dog Prep Classes, and Trick Dog classes. Beyond training, they provide Canine Massage to relieve sore muscles and promote flexibility, and Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) for Animals, a gentle method to harmonize energy flows. Exercise and Conditioning workshops teach owners how to keep their dogs fit mentally and physically using equipment like FITPaws.

Canine Fitness, owned by Adele Delp, provides dog training services in Helena, Montana, focusing on positive methods to make training enjoyable for both the dog and handler. They aim to teach dogs to think and make decisions.

The business offers weekly classes for puppies, family dogs, agility, rally, and obedience training. Private lessons and consultations are also available for companion dogs and recently rescued dogs, addressing specific behavioral issues. Workshops are provided for beginning agility, Canine Massage, and Exercises.

Adele Delp has over 25 years of experience training dogs and teaching classes, and has competed with her own dogs in obedience, rally, agility, conformation, and herding. Her background as a Veterinary Tech has deepened her understanding of animal behavior, anatomy, and movement.

Unique offerings include Canine Massage and Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) for Animals, an ancient Japanese art promoting harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Canine Fitness also provides exercise and conditioning workshops using FITPaws equipment to help keep dogs in top physical and mental condition.

Accomplishments

Adele Delp is the owner of Canine Fitness and has over 25 years of experience training dogs and teaching classes. She has competed with her dogs in various disciplines including obedience, rally, agility, conformation, and herding. Her background as a Veterinary Tech has provided her with a deep understanding of animal behavior, anatomy, and movement.

Adele holds certifications as a Certified Canine Massage Practitioner (CMP) and Canine Performance Massage Practitioner (CPMP) through the Northwest School of Animal Massage. She is a professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) with Do More With Your Dog & AKC.

Her credentials also include being a C.L.A.S.S. Evaluator for APDT, an AKC Canine Good Citizens and STAR Puppy Evaluator, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals Trainer/Evaluator. Adele has also studied Jin Shin Jyutsu for humans and animals, attending a seminar taught by Adele Leas, author of “Jin Shin Jyutsu for Animals,” where she worked with rescue animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients can contact Adele via email at delp@mt.net or by phone at 406-439-0373. This is recommended for scheduling private sessions or inquiring about services like Jin Shin Jyutsu.