Four Paws Forward Dog Training

Four Paws Forward Dog Training Award Winning-Gold Winner of the Community Votes Award 2023
Silver winner 2024

Registration now open! Puppy basics is a 6 week program that consists of 2 private lessons and 4 group sessionsThis clas...
12/27/2024

Registration now open!

Puppy basics is a 6 week program that consists of 2 private lessons and 4 group sessions

This class is appropriate for puppies 8 weeks to 5 months of age

What we cover:

Potty training
Crate training
Body handling
Appropriate rest
Enrichment
Leash walking
Sit
Down
Implied stay
Place
Engagement
And more

This class will begin the week of January 19 with daytime/evening and Sunday sessions available. The group sessions will begin Monday Feb 3 at 6pm. Smaller class sizes with a maximum of 4 puppies ensures you will get the one on one help you need

12/23/2024

During this time I will still be checking emails and messages and taking bookings for January. However, my response time will be slower as I am taking some much needed family time after a very busy year

Be patient and trust the process
12/21/2024

Be patient and trust the process

12/20/2024

Need a last minute Christmas gift for the animal lover in your life?? This perfect and practical!!

When you meet the needs of the wild one, this is what happens ❤️🐾
12/18/2024

When you meet the needs of the wild one, this is what happens ❤️🐾

When you get home from tracking and are feeling a little spicy so do a little grip work and finally you're feeling happy...
12/18/2024

When you get home from tracking and are feeling a little spicy so do a little grip work and finally you're feeling happy and tired

12/18/2024

Looking for that last-minute meaningful gift for the animal-lover in your life? 🐕🐈‍⬛🐎🫶
What about the gift of life? 🎁

Pick up an e-gift certificate (amount of your choosing) for them - valid for any upcoming canine, feline or equine emergency first aid class - or gift them a spot in my upcoming class! 🫶🎁🫶

January 12th Whitby - K9🐕
Emergency & CPR
Humane Society of Durham Region

January 18th and 19th Uxbridge - K9🐕
Emergency/CPR & Advanced
Lake Ontario Hunting Retriever Club

January 25th Belleville - K9🐕
Emergency & CPR
Four Paws Forward Dog Training

February 1st Chatham - K9🐕
Advanced
Chatham-Kent K9 First Aid

March 23rd Ottawa - Feline🐈‍⬛
Emergency & CPR
Beacon Hill Fur Family Grooming and Training

Contact me at 613-921-4553
or email [email protected] for details.

Canine Health Canada
Feline Health & First Aid Canada/International
Equi-Health Canada
Equi-Santé Canada

12/17/2024

No takers tonight, see you all in January!!

The last drop in class of 2024 is tonight at 7pm. Who's in?

Practicing place
12/15/2024

Practicing place

12/15/2024

As we go into my last working week of 2024, I want to say thank you. Thank you to each one of you for trusting me to help your beloved canine companions on their road to becoming the best versions of themselves. Thank you for another successful year of doing what I love.

Such a important message especially going into the holidays. Let's set them up for success not failure
12/15/2024

Such a important message especially going into the holidays. Let's set them up for success not failure

Well of course they do
12/13/2024

Well of course they do

Dogs generally pull about 60 per cent harder on a leash when wearing a padded harness compared with a collar, even when the equipment is marketed as “anti pull” – putting the people walking them at risk of injury.

Some dogs – especially smaller breeds – pull with a force more than twice their body weight on the collar, potentially damaging their throats, says Erin Perry at Southern Illinois University.

“It’s really very shocking,” she says. “The dogs are almost choking themselves on that collar repeatedly. But the harnesses in our study just didn’t inhibit pulling in any way, and that’s definitely a wake-up call – especially because of the risk to owners.”

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459747-dogs-pull-harder-on-the-leash-when-they-wear-a-harness-than-a-collar/

Image: CBCK-Christine/Alamy

12/13/2024

What's the big deal ❓What have they got to do with my dogs reactivity ❓
Pain 💥
If you can hear "click clack" on a hard surface, your dogs nails cannot go into the surface, so that pressure and force can go back up right into their feet.
The toes can splay because they cannot do anything else BUT become misaligned if their nails/claws are too long.
That affects the foot, that affects the joints and that can affect a dogs behaviour.
Pain affects behaviour and yes....pain can cause reactivity.
Is it just a coincidence that when your dog leaves the soft carpet or lawn of your house and goes outside on the footpath their behaviour changes?
For some dogs, taking this simple step can make a huge difference to their reactive outbursts.
Cutting or grinding the nails can make a big difference.
If you can hear "click clack"...it really is time for the "clip clip".
This dog training graphic is available abcdogsnz.com

12/12/2024
While I have been forgetting to take photos lately, I have been very busy! Jack has been working on his obedience and hi...
12/11/2024

While I have been forgetting to take photos lately, I have been very busy!

Jack has been working on his obedience and his dog reactivity. He is a smart little guy with dedicated owners

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57 Cannifton Road
Belleville, ON

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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