SKILLS & EXERCISES IN CONTROLLED SETTINGS

Indoor Group Classes

Join Way of Life Dog Training Group Training & Coaching Sessions for a half day or full day of fun exercises and challenges with our dogs. Training sessions are held once a month in Newmarket (Ontario) and three times a year in Cobourg (Ontario).

We cycle through series of Way of Life exercises performed one dog at a time or in a group, under the expert guidance of our head coach and Way of Life Dog Training Founder Dr. Souha Ezzedeen.

Way of Life students get the opportunity to practice signature exercises in a group environment, regardless of stage or experience with the Way of Life Method.

Benefits of Participation

Practice Way of Life exercises in a group environment.
Improve the quality of your exercise practice at home.
Take your dog handling skills to the next level.
Hone your reactive or fearful dog handling and problem-solving skills.
Deal with the levels of socialization appropriate for your stage.
Build a closer bond with your dog and work together as a team.
Face fun challenges together in a supportive group environment.

All Way of Life clients and students are eligible to participate, including:
Pups of all ages just getting started with the Method
Newly adopted dogs or rescues
Dogs working through shyness, anxiety, reactivity, or fear

NOTE: If you are new to the Way of Life Method and/or have not yet attended a Group Training & Coaching Session, we require that you first
arrange a private training session.
Contact us at [email protected] to book your private session.

Way of Life Signature Exercises

All Way of Life exercises can be adjusted according to the students’ age, stage, and experience. Exercises can be performed one dog at a time or in a group, on-leash or off-leash,
with increasing levels of stimulation and distraction present.
Exercises will be done indoors as well as outdoors weather permitting.

Ball Retrieving Technique
Basic Obedience
Box Step
Come Here/Get Out
Confidence Games
Do Something
Vehicle to Training Space
Go Say Hi
Grooming Table
Grounding Exercise
Hand Lure
Handler Transfer
Have It Your Way
Heeling + Fast/Slow Pacing
Heeling + Left/Right Turns
Heeling + Stops

Hide’N’Seek
Jump’N’Run
KLIMB Agility Course
KLIMB Back-Up
KLIMB Jumps
KLIMB Obedience Exercises
KLIMB Rows
KLIMB Tower
KLIMB Tunnel
KLIMB Weaves
Long Line Exercises
Loose Leash Walking
Lose the Dog
Mat Time Exercise
Milling Crowd
Mind Me at the Door

Movement Puzzles
Neighborhood Walks
Off-Leash Work
Parkour
Prey Cycle Exercise
Recall
Serpentine
Sniffy Walks
Social Play
Territorial Line Approach
This Way
Tie Outs
Treat Toss
Trick Training
Tug-of-War Technique
Walk in the Park

PRICING & REGISTRATION

AM Session: 9AM – 12PM Session: 1PM – 4PM
Organized Playdates: 12PM – 1PM, 4PM – 5 PM

Price Per Dog One Session: $115 (includes tax)
Price Per Dog Both Sessions: $175 (includes tax)

2026 GROUP TRAINING DATES (NEWMARKET)

DoggieVille, 1166 Gorham St Unit 4, Newmarket, ON

Sunday March 8
Sunday April 12
Sunday May 10
Sunday June 14
Sunday July 12

Sunday August 9
Sunday September 13
Sunday October 11
Sunday November 8
Sunday December 6

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2026 TRAINING DATES (COBOURG, ON)

Orange Hall, 387 Ontario St., Cobourg, ON

Sunday March 15
Sunday June 7
Sunday September 20
Sunday December 13

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Reviews for Group Training & Coaching

I love these group training sessions because they push me and my dog, Mary, out of our comfort zones. In our private life we do our best, but the active environment of other dogs and people under Souha’s skillful tutelage adds another layer of challenge — plenty of distractions requiring a heightened focus for working within a group or in front of a group. Souha’s exercises are tailored to any stage of the Way of Life Method and she is right there to advise and demonstrate. You’ll feel tested and you’ll have fun. Everybody at these sessions has your back as we are all there for the same reason.

~Cathy C.

Toronto, ON

The group training and coaching sessions provided a new and wonderful way to learn about myself, my dog, and others’ stories and experiences. Meeting with like-minded people going through different but very similar experiences with their dogs was not only beneficial but cathartic. With Souha’s leadership, we learned so much as a team and as individuals and I was able to take many learnings from others and apply them to my own work with Fred. I highly suggest these sessions as they are not only informative, but provide you with a much-needed community that benefits this journey of raising an awesome dog. Thank you to Souha and Way of Life. :)

~Tina S.

Toronto, ON

Group training sessions with Way of Life give us the opportunity to challenge ourselves in a structured, safe manner. With ample breaks and a controlled environment, my dog, who is easily distracted by other dogs and people, has the opportunity to practice grounding, sport, focusing activities, and other training games successfully. I learn not only through the individualized coaching that I receive during the session but by watching each dog and handler go through their activities and coaching as well. Because everyone in the space is operating under the same Way of Life Method, we’ve built a beautiful community that encourages and maintains high expectations for all.

~Genie R.

Toronto, ON

I have attended 3 group training sessions in Cobourg and one in Newmarket and can say, without a doubt, that these group sessions are invaluable to my dogs’ progress in the Way of Life dog training method. These classes allow the humans to develop new skills at handling their dogs and staying calm under stress. Getting feedback on techniques and ideas on how to handle situations in class and at home. It helps to be surrounded by other people having similar challenges. These are safe places for my dogs to be challenged in ways I cannot do with strangers on the street. I highly recommend these workshops to enhance the lessons in the books and the training done at home.

~ Nathalie L.

Toronto, ON

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I want my dog to learn obedience. Do you teach this in your group classes?
Most of our colleagues in the business work on training dogs using various forms of reinforcement, such as positive and/or negative reinforcement, and focus on conditioning cue responses, otherwise known as obedience.

By contrast, the Way of Life Method works on strengthening the relationship between you and your dog and improving your mutual way of life. We aim to raise sound, strong, and spirited dogs who by their very nature are “functionally” obedient. They behave without having to be asked.

Our group classes are built on this philosophy. They emphasize signature Way of Life exercises designed to build confidence in your dog and encourage cooperation between you, whatever level you are at.
2. I’d love to bring my dog to a group training class. But she’s very reactive. How do you keep things safe?

We have a few safety measures that allow clients with reactive dogs to be able to participate in our group classes. First, all dogs are crated at our training venues. Some are crated indoors and some are crated in their cars parked outside. (In hot weather, we advise sun shields and portable fans for dogs crated in cars and in cold weather, clients can regularly step out to warm their vehicle.) Depending on the degree of reactivity, your dog might be crated in the car until it is your turn to do the exercises one-on-one, while the other dogs in the class are crated and the clients are seated a comfortable distance away.

Over time, we find that this careful exposure to a group situation can begin to lessen a dog’s reactivity to the point where they are able to be included, with instruction and management, in some of our group exercises. One of our training venues has a sectioned-off area where a client and their reactive dog can be part of the group while safely separated.
3. I notice you offer a half day and a full day of group training, which is a lot longer than most training classes offer. Isn’t this too long to be working a dog?
If a client and dog are just starting out in the Way of Life Method, we advise them to attend only a half day. Many of our signature exercises are performed one-on-one by the client and dog, so there’s plenty of rest time for all participants as we cycle through the group. In conventional training classes, the instructors tend to work everyone at once. We prefer to give individual attention to each client-dog pair.

If a client signs up for a full day of training, they will practise the same exercises in the afternoon that they practised in the morning. This gives the client and dog the opportunity to learn something new, then get more comfortable and confident executing it the second time around. You’ll both feel tired in a good way at the end of the day.
4. I use a head halter on my dog because it’s the only way I can control her pulling and jumping up. Does your group training address these problems?
First, the Way of Life Method does not use control tools of any kind. Devices such as head halters, prong collars, remote collars, and no-pull harnesses work because they hurt. And the behavior is suppressed but not resolved. Instead of looking at surface behavior, we go to the heart of behavior issues, which can always be traced to the dog’s way of life.

And yes, our group training addresses pulling, jumping up and all other problematic behaviors by understanding what in your dog’s life and your relationship is causing agitation. We will ask you to give up your head halter and learn to live, work with, and handle your dog in a way that heals her stress.
5. I’m not a “group” person, even though group training would be good for my dog. What is the atmosphere like at Way of Life Dog Training classes?
So glad you asked! It is a very supportive environment, from the caring, detailed attention given by our head instructor to the empathy of fellow participants who each have their own struggles with their dogs and have each other’s backs. Try us out! Way of Life group classes provide a truly unique experience for both handlers and dogs.

With that said, we also offer private coaching and training options in the form of our intensive six-months long Mastery program, which you can find out more about here.

Indoor Group Classes

Benefits of Participation

Way of Life Signature Exercises

PRICING & REGISTRATION

2026 GROUP TRAINING DATES (NEWMARKET)

2026 TRAINING DATES (COBOURG, ON)

Reviews for Group Training & Coaching

Frequently Asked Questions

1. I want my dog to learn obedience. Do you teach this in your group classes?

2. I’d love to bring my dog to a group training class. But she’s very reactive. How do you keep things safe?

3. I notice you offer a half day and a full day of group training, which is a lot longer than most training classes offer. Isn’t this too long to be working a dog?

4. I use a head halter on my dog because it’s the only way I can control her pulling and jumping up. Does your group training address these problems?

5. I’m not a “group” person, even though group training would be good for my dog. What is the atmosphere like at Way of Life Dog Training classes?