The Dog Intuitive

The Dog Intuitive The Dog Intuitive is a pet medium and dog trainer doing in person training and long distance readings

Merry Christmas to you & your doggies ♥️
12/26/2024

Merry Christmas to you & your doggies ♥️

Boomer - 4x6 watercolour & penMe: “do you want a halo or wings?”Client: “no just him. He wasn’t that much of an angel, b...
12/16/2024

Boomer - 4x6 watercolour & pen

Me: “do you want a halo or wings?”

Client: “no just him. He wasn’t that much of an angel, but still the best companion.” 🤍

I’ll be at the this Friday November 15th from 6-9pm and Saturday the 16th from 10am-4pm for the Winter Edition!This wi...
11/11/2024

I’ll be at the this Friday November 15th from 6-9pm and Saturday the 16th from 10am-4pm for the Winter Edition!

This will be the first option to purchase from my new art collection, The Hounds, which is artwork thoughtfully designed so your pet can see it 💛💙

I’ll also have pre-packaged gift tags, dog breed paintings, and DIY watercolour bookmark kits for the kids (…or you, bebe)

As always, I’ll have a complementary pick-an-oracle-card message from your Earth or Angel pet to take home with you.

Come on down and visit me, and all the vendors, this weekend at a great market!

Preparing Your Dog for Halloween!Preheat the oven to….just kidding…Ok guys, Halloween is next week already and so is tha...
10/21/2024

Preparing Your Dog for Halloween!

Preheat the oven to….just kidding…

Ok guys, Halloween is next week already and so is that time of year where many dogs lose their s**t.

Dogs are great at patterns and sequence of events; like if you give a treat when they come inside, eventually they’ll beat you to cupboard anticipating this treat.

Same thing happens when someone comes to your door. Sometimes that pattern looks like: *dingdong*, dog barks, you tell them to zip it, dog barks more, then you answer the door either by a crack or you’re holding the collar of the beast.

The nice thing about dogs is they’re also great at learning new patterns…if the human has greater patience than the dog…

What do we think of this pattern:
*dingdong*, dog barks, you say “good dog! Place!” Dog goes to their bed and sits there while you answer the door. Guest interaction happens, you shut your door, approach your dog and release them from the Place command with an “okay!” and you guys go on with your day. Nice right?

If you want a version of the above scenario, get on YouTube and search “place command for dogs.” I like Packleader Dogs (Steve DelSavio or something) content and training style but there’s others to choose from, so pick your video. Today. Give it a go - you can do this!

Start with just you and your dog, learning the ropes, THEN introduce distractions.

The Big Kahuna distraction is going to be that door activity - bell or knocking. Once your dog can go to Place with your ask, and it’s nice and easy breezy, enlist the help of another and ding-dong that dog.

99% chance they will blow it (because of old patterning - they’re “trained” to do that pattern, remember?) so just remind your dog what’s expected and repeat the exercise.

Your barker needs loads and loads of daily practice at doing place while in a high drive state. That doorbell revs them up so they need to learn the new normal and that takes patience, kindness, and an understanding that they’re literally building new brain pathways.

Pointless True Storytime! (You’ve been warned…)About 25 years ago I got two gerbils from The Gallery…a pet store that do...
10/18/2024

Pointless True Storytime! (You’ve been warned…)

About 25 years ago I got two gerbils from The Gallery…a pet store that doubled as an art supply store (??) anywho; I get these two rodents, name them Snowy and Smokey, and cage them together in my bedroom.

Everything is going swimmingly. They are a happily married gerbil couple living it up in a two tiered cage. Until they weren’t…

Out of nowhere they are a bloodied mess from battling. Up on their hind legs, exhausted and untrusting of one another, all 3 of us in shock. Or should I say FOUR…

We get to separating them - Smokey getting moved to a one bedroom bungalow like a divorced dude does - only to find out they have a child. One that Snowy is fiercely protective of.

Timmy looks just like his momma and grows up to be a fine lad even with an uninvolved father.

What we didn’t realize was that gerbils don’t let society norms restrain them and Snowy and her son were in a forbidden romance.

Timmy fathered 3 babies with his own mom and all of a sudden we were living in a real life rodent Maury Povich episode.

We surrendered the family of heathens to the SPCA and they fulfilled a life’s mission of being a food source for owls at a local wildlife rehab.

The End

Here is Part 2 of Art Help: Acrylic vs Watercolour!Watercolour Pros:- generally less messy as a whole- clean up is a bre...
10/17/2024

Here is Part 2 of Art Help: Acrylic vs Watercolour!

Watercolour Pros:
- generally less messy as a whole

- clean up is a breeze. The paint is designed to dry up and then the use of water reactivates it. Your Little Artist is finished? Put the palette away and voila.

- thanks to water being its life force, when a brush gets found under the desk two weeks after it was used, just run it under water and the bristles will soften again and pigment will be out.

- colours mixing. We all love to see watercolour do its thing. Most of the time…

Watercolour Cons:
- colour mixing lol. Look, it’s also a con because if your Little Artist paints a pink flower and doesn’t wait for it to dry before doing a blue sky – the colours will bleed together and that pink flower will be a bluey, pinky, purpley blob. INFURIATING I TELL YA

- in my experience, watercolour options are either absolute s**t or amazing. Now of course everyone’s budget and give-a-damn are different but a dollar store acrylic will satisfy most and yet the dollar store watercolours can be a bit of a flop

- dry time: If your Little Artist is using a lot of water, they’ll have to take a break for things to dry before they can paint more on it if they don’t want colours to mix. This is where working on multiple paintings is a great solution.

- You know how I said they can tell acrylic paint what to do? Well, watercolour bosses everyone around like it’s owed rent.

- really only works well on watercolour paper. Printer paper will wrinkle and buckle but watercolour paper will hold its “paperness” better.

- water dilutes the colour's intensity. So a dark blue from an acrylic tube will be dark blue if left alone. Yet a dark blue in watercolour will change its hue depending on how much water is used.

- white is not really used because white is the paper. So if your Little Artist is landscape lunatic, they’ll need to paint their blue sky around the clouds (aka paper) OR…let it dry and use white acrylic paint for clouds and look at that. They’re a mixed media artist. Very chic!

If you’ve ever experienced the loss of a pet, you’ve maybe also experienced the “feeling” that they’re still around. Som...
10/15/2024

If you’ve ever experienced the loss of a pet, you’ve maybe also experienced the “feeling” that they’re still around.

Some instances are very clear - like days after when our beloved Rottweiler Petey died, the bedroom door barged open like he used to open it. I instantly thought: Petey’s here. When I left the bedroom I could hear something and Tilly was rolling around on the carpet celebrating… “by herself”…

But as time goes on, and our Angel Pets are off doing whatever it is they’re doing, we can lose that feeling. We get busy with life, less sensitive to it as our grief evolves, and less “I swear I just seen them out the corner of my eye…”

This is where pet mediumship is amazing. By being able to ask your pet “what will you send when you’re around?” it gives us humans something tangible and of this earth to recognize.

Moira (our old Irish Wolfhound) will send our oldest skunks and our youngest stars. What’s so great about it is it’s not always literal animals/plants/things; our oldest will see skunks in photos, statues, book covers, whatever. Our youngest will notice stars in the sky one evening, or a star balloon, stars on pants etc.

When they see their sign they give a happy “Hi Moira!” and carry on. If they notice each others they’ll point it out and say “Moira’s here for you!”

I have a hard time putting into words what these pet readings do for people so I asked our girls:

“When I see a star, I feel so happy because then I know that Moira is still watching out for me.” - M, 8 years old

“I feel happy because I don’t get to see Moira anymore so to know she’s checking up on me - I like that. When I started at the new school, I was really nervous so when I turned around to see a girls shirt with Bambi, Flower, and a butterfly on it, I felt way better knowing Petey, Rudy, and Moira were all there with me in that moment.” C, 11 years old

If you’re ready to receive those hellos too, I’m here to help 🤍

✨Dogs + Kids: Birthday Parties✨School is in and so is the season of kids bringing home birthday invites...If your child ...
10/12/2024

✨Dogs + Kids: Birthday Parties✨

School is in and so is the season of kids bringing home birthday invites...

If your child is the one headed to a birthday party, here's some things to chat about with them in regards to other peoples dogs:
- If you see a dog tied up - don't go up to it
- Don't hug or kiss any dogs
- Don't pick up a dog
- Do ask an adult if you can pet the dog. If they say yes, call the dog over for some pets under their chin. If the dog doesn't come to you, that's okay!
- If you see a dog in a kennel or on a dog bed, don't go up to it
- If you see other kids doing the things we've talked about doesn't mean you join in

If you're an adult about to host a birthday party, here's some tips:
- If possible remove your dog from the chaos. Our bigger dogs are kept in the dog run, away from the house, as I can only keep track of lots of kids or lots of dogs. Not both
- Advocate for your dog with lots of reminders like "no hugging the dog, please." "that's his own space so please don't visit him right now" "oh don't pick her up, thanks!"
- Ask a curious kid "do you want to pet her?" then lead the interaction
- Ensure your dog is respectful of kids space as well, especially at meal/cake time

Birthday parties are a whirlwind so hopefully these tips will help keep everyone safe and having fun!

New Art in Comments!The dogs are all dressed up and ready to join your Halloween decor! Each 5x7 watercolour painting is...
10/11/2024

New Art in Comments!

The dogs are all dressed up and ready to join your Halloween decor! Each 5x7 watercolour painting is $25 and free delivery within Dawson Creek.

Message me to purchase!

Art Help for Caregivers: Acrylic vs Watercolours Part 1(Okay “versus” seems dramatic like we’re pitting them against eac...
10/09/2024

Art Help for Caregivers: Acrylic vs Watercolours Part 1

(Okay “versus” seems dramatic like we’re pitting them against each other and Bob Ross is the ref with his oil paints at the ready…)

If your Little Artist is a Petit Picasso or simply just wants to paint – here’s some pros and cons to the first medium we'll look at: Acrylics!

Acrylic pros:
- easily available in a range of quality and price
- washable (off hands...usually…) and non-toxic varieties exist
- what you see is what you get – as in you pour it out and that’s your colour that maybe dries a smidge darker
- your Little Artist gets to tell it what to do
- pretty much anything can be painted on with acrylic

Acrylic cons:
- ….pretty much anything can be painted on with acrylic…
- the drying: Some dry fast which is great for finishing work but not great for doddlers
- the waste: If you put paint on a paper plate, putting it in a Ziploc after to use the next day works great. Otherwise you’re tossing unused paint. (professionals have systems in place for this problem with acrylics but we’re just trying to survive around here…)
- clean up: You really need to wash the brush hairs afterwards or else you’ll have a wand for curses (and that’s frowned upon. Apparently.)
- clean up 2: Any clothes with acrylic paint on them should be into the wash immediately and surfaces wiped. Otherwise, you’re praying to the Finishing Gods just the paint lifts when you scrape it off your table or floor.
- the drying: Yes I know! I’ve mentioned this but there’s the other end of the spectrum where your Little Artist has used SO MUCH PAINT and that masterpiece will need way more time to dry. Like a watched pot never boils, a watched painting never dries. Move on with your day.

Part 2, my pros and cons to watercolours will be up next week so stay tuned!

Does your dog like to play opposite day, get pi**ed at the rain, think about biting kids on the daily…oh. Look at that. ...
10/07/2024

Does your dog like to play opposite day, get pi**ed at the rain, think about biting kids on the daily…oh. Look at that. I’m describing Enzo…

These spicy little f*cks are usually incredibly smart. So smart that they piece together patterns at an alarming rate and then this knowledge they have bites you in the ass.

We effed up Enzo’s recall in his younger years because he’s such a grudge holder that he would sit in the middle of the driveway when I’d be trying to leave the house.

If the car wasn’t running – or I wasn’t wearing jeans – he’d come running no problem.

Because I know he’s spicy, I’ve learned to play his game (or he plays me?) either way, there’s manipulation happening. For example: this dog hates his feet getting wiped more than staying out in the rain. There was a time where I’d make him “suffer” through a toweling off and I’d be all “you listen to me, Dog.” Enzo? He’d be mad and pouting. To the point of him weighing his options of does he even want inside if that’s what’s going to happen to him.

When I started piecing this all together, I realized I wasn’t loving that part. You see, dogs are very much relationship-based creatures and I was starting to notice the effect that was having. So, I thought about how can we both get what we want?

Next time he begrudgingly came in with his wet little monkey paws, I had a small handful of liver treats and sprinkled them on the mat. He walked around eating each treat as the mat absorbed the moisture. The Poodle was very pleased.

Because of me doing this, his recall has also improved at the front door immensely because he may be getting to vacuum up some snacks on the mat.

When it comes to dogs, some spiciness can be disciplined but a lot of the time we can work with our dog and be a bit of a team.

There’s no harm in that.

I missed you guys!I'm back BUT...with some changes...If you want to read about it, I wrote a blog for you readers (link ...
10/04/2024

I missed you guys!

I'm back BUT...with some changes...

If you want to read about it, I wrote a blog for you readers (link at the bottom); if not, I'll make this short and sweet:

My socials will be a home for my art and guidance. Some things to expect are posts about dog behaviour, dog advice, pet medium stuff, my art pieces for sale, encouragement to join my email list or come visit me at a market. As well as helping caregivers support their Little Artist’s own creativity journey.

I’m no longer offering 1:1 private training for new clients (if we’ve worked together in the past - I’m still available for you!) or private agility clients.

I do plan to offer seasonal group classes starting 2025 as those are my favourite way to connect with you all - so I'll still be training in some capacity, yay!

Lastly, my website will go through a slow facelift so bear with me as that changes.

I have loads of content already planned for you all that I'm super excited to share and you'll see a new "vibe" to the feed. I feel lighter and more fun so I want that reflected in this brand now.

I do have a bit of favour to ask of you before you go: because I'm at the mercy of an algorithm deciding if "I'm worthy", can you do me a solid and share this post? That simple action will help me greatly!

See ya next week!

Blog link: https://thedogintuitive.com/blog/artandguidance

✨changes✨
09/27/2024

✨changes✨

Come learn dog agility with Amanda!In this one day clinic your dog will learn jumps, contact equipment like the A-frame,...
06/03/2024

Come learn dog agility with Amanda!

In this one day clinic your dog will learn jumps, contact equipment like the A-frame, tunnel, foundations of weave pole training, and the tire jump.

When: Saturday June 15th 2024 10am-3pm-ish
Where: The Dog Intuitive’s agility course 20 mins west of Dawson Creek
Cost: $160 (50% non-refundable deposit required to hold your spot)
**Dog must be 6 months or older to participate & human must be 16+ to participate**

Message the page or text Amanda 250-219-4864 to ask any questions or book your spot in Beginner Agility Day

Already a client of Amanda’s? You get a special rate, message to enquire.

See you on the course!

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