Training Tips and News

Protected: What’s that smell?

Wag The Dog February 17, 2019March 18, 2020Dogs

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Protected: Puppy Pack!

wagthedog February 9, 2019May 31, 2019Uncategorized

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New Puppy? This is priority 1

wagthedog February 9, 2019February 28, 2020Uncategorized

Socialization and Conditioning Ensuring your puppy is adequately socialized and conditioned to accept and enjoy the oddities, stressors, and changes in life is among the most urgent training tasks you must accomplish NOW, before your puppy reaches 16 weeks of age. This critical period cannot be missed. Your puppy must have a wide array of pleasant experiences with people of all kinds, and dogs of every age and breed. You’ll need to find nice cats to mingle with, and don’t … Continue reading “New Puppy? This is priority 1”

Protected: Extinction burst

Wag The Dog February 2, 2019February 2, 2019Dogs

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Protected: Teach your dog to fetch!

wagthedog January 29, 2019March 21, 2020Uncategorized

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Protected: Dog Training 101

Wag The Dog January 26, 2019May 12, 2019Dogs

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Protected: Fear Protocol

wagthedog January 19, 2019August 10, 2020Uncategorized

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Protected: Knock-knock-knock it off!

Wag The Dog November 25, 2018August 21, 2020Dogsbarking, barking at door, doorbell, excessive barking, reactive, reactivity

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Trainer Amelia is back…and better than ever!

wagthedog October 12, 2018Uncategorized

MatEternity leave is over, training in the Fraser Valley is back on, and I can’t wait to see all the puppies! Book private training for puppy programs, behaviour modification, and assistance dog training on our website: BOOK ONLINE NOW!

Therapy Dogs and Service Dogs Are Not The Same: A Helpful Guide

wagthedog May 21, 2018September 15, 2020Assistance Dog Skills, Featuredassistance dogs, guide dogs, PADS, service dog certification, service dogs, therapy dog certification

One of the more difficult aspects of our job is trying to identify what people mean when they call us and say they want their dog “certified as a PADS dog”. Pacific Assistance Dogs Society is a Burnaby-based service dog charity recognized by Assistance Dogs International. They specialize in dogs for the Deaf and disabled, and they also provide facility therapy dogs for organizations like the RCMP, Canuck’s Place Children’s Hospice, and local schools. Wag the Dog cannot get your … Continue reading “Therapy Dogs and Service Dogs Are Not The Same: A Helpful Guide”