I want to tell you a story. Brace yourself. It’s not very exciting, but it is important. This story popped into my mind when our friends at High Fives for K9’s posted this little ditty on Instagram: “what if who your dog is, was directly dependent on who you are?” Read that again, and letContinue reading “Does Your Behaviour Affect Your Dogs Behaviour?”
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So You Want A Working Breed?
Let me define my meaning of working breed, because I’m not talking about just the typical CKC classification of working breeds. I’m talking about dogs that truly work, need a job, or are very high drive. This will include most terriers, the ckc working group, some hounds, some mastiff types, some herding breeds, field bredContinue reading “So You Want A Working Breed?”
Dog and Puppy Training in Milton
First I would like to say a warm welcome back to all of our current and coming Smart Dogs Canine Training students! Thanks for hanging in over the lockdown, and we hope everyone is well. We are back on schedule with classes and privates, and I thought I would just remind everyone what is available.Continue reading “Dog and Puppy Training in Milton”
Does Class Time Equal Play Time?
Those whom have taken our classes know that we are pretty strict on our rules that dogs are not to meet or play during, right before, or right after class time, and there is good reason for this. First off, unfortunately, we are never more exciting to our dogs, than the dogs standing next toContinue reading “Does Class Time Equal Play Time?”
It’s never too late or too early to train your dog
There are those out there that will tell you to wait until after a certain age to begin training your puppy, and there are also those out there that still believe that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. How very wrong they are!! The best time to start training your dog is fromContinue reading “It’s never too late or too early to train your dog”
Dogs Want to Have Fun Too
I’ll start by saying dogs want to have fun too. Yes, many of them enjoy their strolls in the park, or hikes in the woods, but why not spice it up a bit for them? Utilize what’s around you to give them a challenge on their walks. Rocks, benches, trees, curbs, playground equipment and moreContinue reading “Dogs Want to Have Fun Too”
Top 10 Relationship Enhancing Tips for you and Your Dog
1. Set Some Rules/Boundaries Get your family, friends and all those who interact with your dog to have a clear, black and white set of rules for your dog to follow. Those who live with the dog especially should be on the same page as it makes it much easier for your dog to understandContinue reading “Top 10 Relationship Enhancing Tips for you and Your Dog”
Of Children and Dogs
NOTE: this is an article from 2018 that I thought would be good to rehash. Note, things are now grossly different from 2018 to 2020, but the sentiment remains the same. If you’ve never watched the movie My Dog Skip, I recommend that you do. If you’ve ever owned a Jack Russell Terrier (or lostContinue reading “Of Children and Dogs”
Easy Way to Teach Your Dog to Focus
Teaching focus, or engagement, is an enormously beneficial skill to include in your dogs education, and can help with certain behavioural issues, leash skills, working around distraction etc. You can use food, toys or play to achieve focus and increase your value in your dogs eyes. I’ve included a couple videos below to help getContinue reading “Easy Way to Teach Your Dog to Focus”
Dogs Aren’t Born Knowing Our Language – Dog Training Milton
No matter how well your dog reads you, how well your puppy responds to you, how in sync you are together, dogs are not born knowing the human language. Dogs do not come pre-programmed to respond to English, French, Japanese, German or whatever your native language is. They come pre-programmed to speak dog, and dogContinue reading “Dogs Aren’t Born Knowing Our Language – Dog Training Milton”
Smart Dogs Canine Training Milton 