Prairie Dog Sports Inc.

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.

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 ~

SEPTEMBER

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!

Prairie Dog Sports Dog Of The Month September 2026

Watch out now, there be pirates on these prairies, our featured dog for September is none other than the Pirate Captain himself, Captain Jax Sparrow!

Which turned out to be remarkably appropriate name for a dog who has built an entire sporting career around hunting for treasure, tracking things down and generally sticking his nose where it probably doesn’t belong.

Ironically, Captain Jax Sparrow hates water. So, less Pirates of the Caribbean, more Pirates of Landlocked Alberta. Captain Jax Sparrow in one sentence: A 9-year-old “senior” who rejects the allegation, landlocked pirate, professional treasure hunter, recovering picky eater, electric-toothbrush enthusiast, reluctant Doberman bestie, rabbit-chasing banshee and highly accomplished scent-sport dog who has somehow convinced his human that all of this is completely normal.

If you’ve seen Jax at PDS events he surely brought a smile to your face, with his wagging tail, happy smile and bright eyes.

Jax participates in Barn Hunt, NASDA and agility just for run. Jax also dabbles recreationally in unofficial search-and-rescue-style training, A group of people meets at a prior-set location, and one person heads out into the community and “hides”, and then the dogs must locate our “missing person.”

Watching Jax work is genuinely incredible. Among all the people, animals, and scents in the environment, he’s able to sort through the noise, identify the correct scent trail and lead us to the missing person. It’s a fascinating demonstration of what a dog’s nose can do.  

Jax has a veritable alphabet soup of titles to his credit, including - RATI, RATN and RATO in Barn Hunt and LIO-SF, LIO-ST, LI-1X, LI-I, LI-II, MLIOCH, OLI-I, OLI-II, OLI-III, Shed-LI, Supreme Versatility Bronze, TL-I, TL-II, TB-I, UCG-1, UCG-3, UCG-5, UCG-6, UCG Titles-I, UL-I, UL-II, UL-III, Urban Versatility Bronze, Versatile Locating Bronze and Versatile LI Online Bronze in NASDA.

Jax was invited to the 2026 NASDA regional championships where he competed in Lost Item and made it all the way to the final round.

Jax is a goofy, incredibly loving and loyal Velcro dog who considers personal space more of a loose guideline.

Jax likes having his teeth brushed, He loves snow, recreation hunting of gophers and rabbits, hiking, snowshoeing, scent work and pretty much any adventure that involves being with his human.               

We can’t wait to see what Team Jax gets up to next!               

Congratulations Jax on being names PDS Dog of the month for September 2026!

Updated September 4, 2026

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