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Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get down to business when it comes to understanding the complexities of dog behaviour. From decoding canine body language to mastering obedience training, our articles dig deep into the nitty-gritty of dog training. No frills and no fluff (except from the sheep), just real talk as we tackle the tough stuff together.
Reflections
The Ramifications of Honesty
Should we say what people want to hear; or say what they need to hear?
Corrections Vs My Own Comfort
I got into training dogs because I love dogs. I don't want to be mean…
Intuitive Dogs AKA Soul Dogs
I have used the term Soul Dog, as it seems to be the only word…
Theory
Creating a Resilient Mentally Tough Adult Dog
As I look around at the kid's soccer games where no team wins, I wonder…
Rehabbing a Problematic Dog: Trials and Tribulations from BootCamp
Rehabbing a Problematic Dog: Trials and Tribulations from BootCamp My students and I just spent…
Socializing Your Puppy: how it should look
The Biggest Mistake Of All: PUPPY SOCIALIZATION. Dogs need to be socialized. That means that dogs…
Training
Failing Dogs; Training a Behaviour, but not the Mind
Can we train a behaviour, do a great job with a happy, willing dog, yet…
Feel and Timing: The only dog obedience tools that we really need
A tool is a tool. It doesn't matter the quality of a hammer or drill,…
Coming When Called – Obedience Training ‘come’ in Victoria, BC
Coming Back When Called Coming back when called is probably the most important thing for…
Puppies
Socializing Your Puppy: how it should look
The Biggest Mistake Of All: PUPPY SOCIALIZATION. Dogs need to be socialized. That means that dogs…Why Dogs Misbehave
Why Dogs Misbehave Sometimes they simply have no clue what we want of them. And…
Puppy Socialization – what it really should be
The Biggest Mistake Of All: PUPPY SOCIALIZATION. Dogs need to be socialized. That means that dogs…
Uncategorized
Developing Feel Requires No Distractions
When we start training dogs we all become handlers. We follow the instructions we are…
The Sensory Dogs
My niche has always been working with the weirdo dogs; the Mexican street dogs, herding…
If you’re not familiar with our training methods, we suggest reading Monique's book As a Dog Thinketh, available on Amazon.
Monique also suggests you gift it as a subtle hint to all your friends and relatives whose dogs are weird, rude or annoying. It can only help.
