by Karen | Oct 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quick answer: Dogs bark at the doorbell because they’ve learned it means someone is arriving, or something exciting is about to happen (like pizza delivery!). Halloween turns one ring into dozens, with strangers in costumes added. To reduce the barking, start weeks...
by Karen | Oct 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Quick answer: To prepare your dog for Canadian Thanksgiving, practise calm door manners before the day, decide how greetings will happen, manage access to food and garbage, schedule exercise followed by real rest, and give your dog a quiet space when they’ve had...
by Karen | Oct 2, 2026 | Mentorship, Uncategorized
By the time I decided to leave the competition world and start training pet dogs, I’d spent nearly twenty years training my own Labrador Retrievers, earned numerous Field Trial Championship titles, and travelled extensively to compete and learn from some of the...
by Karen | Sep 10, 2026 | Dog Behavior, Dog Trainers, Puppy Training
Taking your puppy for a walk isn’t just about exercise. In fact, with a young puppy, exercise is probably one of the least interesting things happening. The street is an entire classroom. Cars go past. People appear from driveways. Garbage cans weren’t...
by Karen | Sep 4, 2026 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training
If you brought home a puppy this summer, September can come as a bit of a shock. Not necessarily for you. For the puppy. During June, July and August, life may have been pretty wonderful from your puppy’s point of view. Kids were home. Vacations happened. People...
