Pawsible K9 Train & Grooms

01/12/2022

Silly Berkley 🛁 🐾

01/04/2022

Best welcome home ever 😂

01/02/2022

Happy Sunday from Lola and Berkeley!

Today’s a chilly one out!! 🥶 🐶

12/30/2021

Send me a msg to book your nail trims for the new year. 🐶

*dogs must have previous experience getting nails clipped*

10/29/2021

08/17/2021

Berkley and lola sitting on sofa!
Weekend vibes have kicked in! 🤪

08/13/2021

Friday the 13th❤️
Wishing everyone the best of luck today!

08/13/2021

What colours your dog can see.

08/13/2021

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08/13/2021

06/25/2021

Leaving a dog home along for 10 to 12 hours is not at all uncommon. However, this can lead to separation anxiety in dogs.

06/25/2021

Some dog breeds are at a much higher risk for painful joint conditions like arthritis, hip dysplasia, and elbow dysplasia. They may even begin to feel the symptoms as early as a year old, around the time they reach full skeletal growth. For these pups, starting an early CBD regimen can help them enj...

06/25/2021

Maddie (pictured) was found 20 lbs underweight and emaciated! (151305 signatures on petition)

06/11/2021

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06/11/2021

Happy Friday!

While some dogs don’t necessarily like to get a bath, there are others who do. And Zeus, a Siberian Husky, can’t get enough of baths.

05/27/2021

It all starts somewhere!👏

No one is quite sure what all this poor pittie endured to be so terrified, but she was scared of everything. The dog’s caretaker had to carry the dog up and down the stairs and out into the grass for rest stops. But when the...

05/27/2021

Dogs are masters of disguise. Over the years, the ancestors of dogs adapted by hiding their pain which was considered a sign of weakness and could alienate them from their pack. While this may have helped them survive in times past, it doesn’t do them any favors in today’s world. As your dog age...

05/27/2021

There are plenty of things you can try at home to prepare your dog for agility obstacles and gauge your interest and his enthusiasm for the activity.

05/24/2021

05/23/2021

Welche Impfungen für Hunde gibt es und welche sind notwendig?

05/23/2021

05/18/2021

Grab yours today! Start building that confidence in your puppers!

FitPAWS Disc and K9FITbone are great for beginners and puppies to build confidence. 💙🐾

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Berkley the Silver Lab puppy loves ! FitPAWS is great for confidence building, as well as teaching body awareness and balance. It’s also a ton of fun!😋🐾

05/18/2021

Whole Dog Journal‘s mission is to provide dog guardians with in-depth information on dog food, training, behavior, health, and more.

05/18/2021

---Some dogs don’t love being around other dogs and that's ok.---
Likely the most difficult part of my job as a dog trainer is centered around getting some dog owners to realize that they don’t need to have a "dog-park" dog. Some call with very real, attainable expectations like “He’s had some bad experiences around other dogs, but we would like him to be fine if other dogs run up to him when we are hiking off leash.” Other well-meaning people want their dog to go to doggy daycare, despite their dog's utter disdain for other dogs.

---Some dogs don’t love being around other dogs for long periods of time and that's ok.---

Last week I had a client tell me how incredibly happy she was to learn that it’s ok for her dog to not want to be a social butterfly around other dogs. Before starting training with me her friends would insist that she bring her dog over for playdates. The first play session was bad, the 2nd resulting in one dog needing stitches and the 3rd was even worse. By session five she said it was like watching a UFC fight. Don’t let your well-meaning friends coerce you into doing something you are not comfortable with.

---Taking a dog who does not enjoy other dogs to a BBQ with other dogs, balls, sticks, and people to guard is like taking a friend who just started alcoholics anonymous to a bar for ...wings. ---

My career has been built on rehabilitating aggressive dogs, and many of them have been pushed into social interactions that were too overwhelming for them to navigate without the use of their teeth.
It’s my belief that all dogs should be able to tolerate other dogs when approached by another dog, but expecting every dog to want to play and run with every dog they see is insane.

Some dogs are fine to have one or two doggy friends who they are fine with, but don’t have much desire for making new friends. I see this all the time with clients' dogs. They have doggie friends they grew up with as puppies and they are the best of friends, but they feel intimidated by new dogs.

My dogs have helped me rehabilitate over 1500 aggressive dogs over the years, and yet I wouldn’t consider them extremely "dog-social" dogs. They are great around other dogs, but they don’t really like playing very often. They have each other, they have me and my wife and daughter, and that's cool with them. At the park, if another dog approaches, they don’t seek new friends, they just say hello and keep walking.

---Your dog doesn’t need to have as many friends as you do--
Do right by your dog. They don't need to be a "dog-park" dog or a "doggy-daycare" dog. Give them a job to do, keep their minds occupied, and love them. That's what they need most.

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Ted Efthymiadis, dog trainer in Halifax NS Canada. www.mangodogs.com
Books and online training at www.tedsbooks.com
Thanks for your support!

03/21/2021

Pawsome days are the best days! 🐾🐾

12/10/2020

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10/09/2020

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