I know a lot of you may cringe at the mention of crating your dog, but let’s have a look at the benefits of crate training. First of all, a crate is another training tool we have at our disposal – it is NOT meant to be considered a cage or a source of punishment for your pet. Crate training for puppies is your first step in house training – puppies will not, or at least try their very hardest, not to soil the place where they are sleeping. You must of course do your part as w

We recently wrote about the benefits for both you and your dog to train to be a therapy pet to help those people in various care facilities who would benefit from a visit of a friendly caring person and their very special four legged friend. One of Toronto’s largest organizations, CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) offers a pet therapy program where people can go for a training session with a professional dog trainer. The trainer is partnered with other persons who

Have you ever thought about how good you would feel bringing joy into someone else’s life and making them feel really good for a day. You and a therapy dog can do just that. If you have an hour or so a week to spare you could make a difference to someone confined to a long term care facility or a hospital or to a senior living in a retirement residence. With some constructive obedience training by a professional dog trainer you can have a well behaved dog to take into various

Another year has come and gone and now that the big holiday rush is over and a New Year is about to dawn, it’s time to reflect on our lives and the events of the past year and how we could make the new one better and more memorable. So as we toast in the New Year let’s think of some resolutions that we should make and try to stick to. First and foremost let’s book an appointment for an annual medical check-up, for both you and your dog. Keeping ourselves and our furry friends