One Leg Up Canine Company

One Leg Up Canine Company We provide group dog training classes, puppy programs, in-home private behaviour consultations, and www.onelegupcanineco.com

Our 2500 square foot indoor and outdoor dog training facility offers group Life Skills classes, puppy socialization programs, and private behaviour consultations for dogs of all ages. Social dogs also enjoy the unique learning-based daycare program available Monday through Friday.

Looking to proof your dog's life skills and take your communication to the next level? Our Advanced Life Skills class is...
01/10/2025

Looking to proof your dog's life skills and take your communication to the next level? Our Advanced Life Skills class is perfect for dogs who have taken Life Skills as a prerequisite and want to polish these skills around distractions. Advanced Life Skills will equip you and your dog to navigate exciting environments with ease.

Our next round of Advanced Life Skills begins on January 28th. See registration details at onelegupcanineco.com.

Here are five easy resolutions you can make to improve your dog's quality of life in the new year! These little changes ...
01/06/2025

Here are five easy resolutions you can make to improve your dog's quality of life in the new year! These little changes can go a long way in enhancing your dog's well-being, as well as your relationship. Small steps each day are key to nurture your bond with your dog.

Have you made any of these changes in your life with your dog? What differences do you see in your dog, or in your relationship?

A reminder that we have three classes starting in the month of January, and they're filling quick! If you're looking to ...
01/03/2025

A reminder that we have three classes starting in the month of January, and they're filling quick! If you're looking to do something entertaining with your dog, enroll them in one of our fun, skill-building classes. Learn more about each class on our website: www.onelegupcanineco.co.

Taken a class with us before? We make sure to modify your class experience to your dog's individual capabilities, so that classes are always stimulating for our dog-human teams. We'd love to see you come back, and we'll up the ante for you and your pup.

Holidays are stressful - for us and for our dogs. Routines are off, environments change, and we may have to ask a lot of...
12/31/2024

Holidays are stressful - for us and for our dogs. Routines are off, environments change, and we may have to ask a lot of our dogs during this time of year. Make sure you give your dog outlets to relieve this stress during holiday events, as well as after!

Here are our favourite calming activity suggestions to help dogs with emotional regulation and decompression. Give them a try! Look for soft facial expressions, relaxed ears, a wiggly or loose tail, blinky, soft eyes, and deep breaths during these activities to determine whether your dog is decompressing.

Aside from the fact that it's a lot of fun, there are other reasons to consider registering for our circus classes. We a...
12/30/2024

Aside from the fact that it's a lot of fun, there are other reasons to consider registering for our circus classes. We are always rotating our circus programs, and encourage past students to come back and try a different curriculum!

Our next circus class starts on February 5th. Come join us to learn some fun party tricks, and maybe even earn a Trick Dog title!

Congratulations to our most recent graduates from our Life Skills program - Sandy, Honey, Jessie, Benny, and Swift! Thes...
12/27/2024

Congratulations to our most recent graduates from our Life Skills program - Sandy, Honey, Jessie, Benny, and Swift! These pups worked on their settle skills, polite walking, and recall foundations.

If you are looking to build your communication with your dog, help them navigate public spaces politely, and build up their self-regulation skills, we'd love to see you in our Life Skills Classes. Our next round starts on Saturday, January 4th! You can find details of the class on our website at onelegupcaninco.com.

If your dog will be attending a holiday gathering with you over the next couple of days, preparing a long-term calming p...
12/23/2024

If your dog will be attending a holiday gathering with you over the next couple of days, preparing a long-term calming project may help them settle in these exciting environments. We love rubber food toys as long-term calming projects, because they encourage licking and chewing behaviours, which help dogs emotionally regulate. They also give your dog something entertaining (and appropriate!) to focus on in these busy, indoor environments.

Here are some holiday-themed stuffing ideas for your dog's favourite rubber food toy. These recipes will fit into a medium sized kong, but can be used for other sized kongs, toppls, or lick mats. If your dog is an expert is clearing out their rubber food toy, packing the ingredients tightly and/or freezing can help their project last longer!

Happy holidays to you and your dog!

REMINDEER 🦌 Our programs are now on pause for the holidays. Dog training classes, daycare, socials, and private appointm...
12/21/2024

REMINDEER 🦌 Our programs are now on pause for the holidays. Dog training classes, daycare, socials, and private appointments will all resume January 3rd. All program registrations and client support remain OPEN during this time. Please reach out if you or your dog have questions 💬

Happy Holidays!

The holiday season is so fun for us as humans, but it certainly introduces a lot of chaos into the lives of our dogs, an...
12/20/2024

The holiday season is so fun for us as humans, but it certainly introduces a lot of chaos into the lives of our dogs, and disrupts their daily routines. Whether your dog is over-excited or overwhelmed by large gatherings, these tips can help make you support your dog during this busy season.

Create a quiet space for down time. If you're hosting, a back bedroom works nicely. If you're travelling, bringing your dog's crate may give them a familiar safe space to withdraw into if they feel overwhelmed and need some quiet time.

Meet their needs before the fun begins. Make sure that your dog is physically and mentally satisfied before you ask them for calm behaviour in a really exciting context.

Manage your dog's access to cooking and eating spaces - especially if they like to countersurf! Keeping your dog on a leash, using their crate, or blocking the kitchen off with baby gates are all ways we can keep them from ingesting something dangerous.

Reward your dog for behaviours you like. Wear your treat pouch, and let them know you like it when they offer relaxed behaviours, like settles and sits. This is easier than being reactive when they offer behaviours we don't like as much!

Help your guests understand when your dog needs a break. You may need to tell your guests to stop petting your dog, stop feeding your dog, or stop playing with your dog if you feel like your dog needs some space. Advocating for your dog can be hard! But if your dog is trying to ask for a break or some space, let your guests know and help your dog out.

Have you heard of Rally Obedience? This engaging, skill-based program challenges your dog in incredible ways. If you're ...
12/14/2024

Have you heard of Rally Obedience? This engaging, skill-based program challenges your dog in incredible ways. If you're looking to learn foundational Rally-O skills, or build upon past skills, we'd love to see you at our next class starting January 21!

Our newest puppy class graduates - George, Faye, Tova, and Halo! It was so wonderful to watch these dogs grow in confide...
12/13/2024

Our newest puppy class graduates - George, Faye, Tova, and Halo! It was so wonderful to watch these dogs grow in confidence, and these humans learn effective ways of communicating with their new pups. Congratulations to all! 🧡

12/09/2024

We're wrapping up our last scent detection class of the 2024 this week! Scentwork is an amazing sport because it requires your dog to 1) understand what you're asking of them, and 2) perform a clear indication that they have correctly identified the container with odor. It also requires human observation skills. How does your dog's body language change when they come across the hot container? How can we help our dogs be more clear in this communication, in ways that make sense to them?

Stockwell's people have shaped a really nice nose target, which Stockwell does when he detects odor. In this video, he is detecting wintergreen essential oil, which is present in 1 of the 6 containers. Do you see the difference in his behaviour as he approaches the different containers in this search?

We have another round of scent detection opening in January! Go check out www.onelegupcanineco.com to sign up.

Registration for Winter 2025 classes is now live through our website! Go visit onelegupcanineco.com to sign up for some ...
12/07/2024

Registration for Winter 2025 classes is now live through our website! Go visit onelegupcanineco.com to sign up for some fun, skill-building courses in the new year. We'd love to see you around our school!

Reminder! Our 2025 course registrations open tomorrow,
12/07/2024

Reminder! Our 2025 course registrations open tomorrow,

Congratulations to our most recent Life Skills graduates: Charli, Fiona, Leon, Halley, Harriet, Molly, Morpheus, and Nor...
12/04/2024

Congratulations to our most recent Life Skills graduates: Charli, Fiona, Leon, Halley, Harriet, Molly, Morpheus, and Norman! These teams cleaned up their loose leash walking skills, worked on polite greetings, and learned about enriching their dogs lives.

Are you interested in learning new skills, building your communication, and understanding how to meet your dogs needs? Our 2025 Winter Course Registration opens soon, with Life Skills program options to suit your availability. Stay tuned for our course and registration launch announcement next week 👀

In these cooler months, walks can be harder to prioritize. Try out one of our fun group classes to meet your dog's needs...
12/02/2024

In these cooler months, walks can be harder to prioritize. Try out one of our fun group classes to meet your dog's needs without braving the wind and snow! We've got a program for every dog. Keep and eye out here to stay updated on registration for our winter programs.

Something a lot of people don't realize is that using a positive reinforcement-based mindset to train dogs does not mean...
11/30/2024

Something a lot of people don't realize is that using a positive reinforcement-based mindset to train dogs does not mean we are permissive. We will use food, toys, and other rewards to motivate desirable behaviours. While we don't intentionally use punishment to teach dogs new skills, we also don't let our dogs do whatever they want.

The goal of our training protocols is to teach the dog what we want them to do in certain contexts, rather than reacting to behaviours we don't want them to do. Often, our dogs are simply behaving in ways that make sense to them. For example, your dog may attempt to countersurf if you leave a plate of food out in the kitchen unsupervised. This is a natural behaviour for dogs, as scavengers and as opportunists! However, in our human world this can be considered rude, and can even be dangerous if our dogs get a hold of something that isn't safe for them to consume. Instead of being reactive to this behaviour - maybe by startling, or physically manipulating our dog - our goal as positive trainers is to be proactive and show our dog how we would like them to behave when food is plated on the counter.

We need to put some work into helping them navigate our human rules and expectations. Our dogs aren't born understanding that some behaviours are rude, dangerous, or undesirable. They are simply behaving in ways that are likely to provide them with access to something they want. We can teach our dogs that they can access the things they want in ways that are more aligned with our human expectations.

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We're wrapping up our last scent detection class of the 2024 this week! Scentwork is an amazing sport because it requires your dog to 1) understand what you're asking of them, and 2) perform a clear indication that they have correctly identified the container with odor. It also requires human observation skills. How does your dog's body language change when they come across the hot container? How can we help our dogs be more clear in this communication, in ways that make sense to them? Stockwell's people have shaped a really nice nose target, which Stockwell does when he detects odor. In this video, he is detecting wintergreen essential oil, which is present in 1 of the 6 containers. Do you see the difference in his behaviour as he approaches the different containers in this search? We have another round of scent detection opening in January! Go check out www.onelegupcanineco.com to sign up. #dogtrainingguelph #scentworkguelph #dogsofguelph

Congratulations to Luna & Diane for completing their final tricks to be approved for the Expert Trick Dog Title! To earn this title, this team was required to perform five expert level tricks recognized by the CKC and Do More With Your Dog. Diane and Luna are a phenomenal team who have learned so much from working together. This level of communication takes a lot of dedication and effort from the human and the dog. It's a joy to see our teams put in so much work to develop their relationship. Well done, Luna & Diane 👏 #experttrickdog #domorewithyourdog #trickdogguelph #dogtrainerguelph

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