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Looking awfully sweet on the last day of her puppy basic life skills class 💛
10/11/2025

Looking awfully sweet on the last day of her puppy basic life skills class 💛

Recently I saw somebody talking about desensitization with dogs, saying that with exposure the dog would eventually get ...
10/08/2025

Recently I saw somebody talking about desensitization with dogs, saying that with exposure the dog would eventually get used to the thing that was upsetting it.

Well let me tell you, if that was the case I'd be out of a job.

They weren't entirely wrong. Exposure is part of the equation. But the quality of the exposure is also an important piece. If you're exposing your dog to something they have feelings about, in a way that is fanning the flame on those feelings, you're actually going to end up sensitizing your dog. Not desensitizing.

This is one of those "slower is faster" situations. It's not just exposure, but thoughtful exposure that is important.

It's good for puppies to have play buddies, and also good for them to have indifferent adult buddies that don't want to ...
10/05/2025

It's good for puppies to have play buddies, and also good for them to have indifferent adult buddies that don't want to wrestle. It's all about finding that balance!

Because who doesn't love a bird dog 😍😍
10/04/2025

Because who doesn't love a bird dog 😍😍

Bad news Puffin, with ears like that you aren't going to be able to pretend like you can't hear your mom calling you 🙈🙈
10/02/2025

Bad news Puffin, with ears like that you aren't going to be able to pretend like you can't hear your mom calling you 🙈🙈

A little (unintentional) socialization expedition with board and train pup Daisy! A broken power steering line meant tha...
09/30/2025

A little (unintentional) socialization expedition with board and train pup Daisy! A broken power steering line meant that we got to see some big trucks, big noises, new people, and a drive sitting on the floor instead of in a crate.

09/24/2025

This is a very boring, uneventful video. But I am also so thrilled.

Never have I struggled so much to lure a down. Daisy said 🖕👁️👅👁️🖕 to my plans.

When we have puppies in class who need some extra convincing for learning 'down' on cue, you may have heard me mention using furniture for a bit of an "army crawl" under to help shape that muscle memory of laying down.

Last night we did a handful of food worth of crawling under the bed. Today we did a couple reps of that, followed by trying it beside the bed with just her head under. Slowly fading the bed from the picture. 🖤

I can tell everything I need to know about a person in 2 seconds based on how they talk about small dogs.
09/16/2025

I can tell everything I need to know about a person in 2 seconds based on how they talk about small dogs.

I can't even count how many Golden puppies I've seen around town this week! Here is Archie from our Saturday puppy class...
09/06/2025

I can't even count how many Golden puppies I've seen around town this week! Here is Archie from our Saturday puppy class 😍

08/31/2025

Frankie loves fetching/hunting games. Gonna be honest though, just going out with a ball and throwing it till she is beat doesn't feel good to me.

The thing that I find makes her body and mind look the best is when we play 'find it' games! Even when she was a baby I would hold her, toss a large treat into the grass, and then let her go and watch her nose kick it into high gear.

Now here is adult Frankie practicing her stand-stay while I go toss out a toy, come back, and ask her to find it. Taller grass would have been a better challenge 😉

I often get asked in class when to start trying to leave a dog loose in the house uncrated. My answer is always: it depe...
08/28/2025

I often get asked in class when to start trying to leave a dog loose in the house uncrated. My answer is always: it depends! Every dog is different. Some dogs have that young, and some dogs might never be a 'loose in the house unattended' dog.

This came across my FB memories yesterday. Which means Frankie was about 14/15 months before she became officially a Loose In The House Dog. And that was definitely after many months of very short absences with me down the street watching her on a nanny cam 😂

Personally for my household, free roaming in the house is my goal. In other homes, this might not be an option. In some homes, this might actually be unsafe! Which is why crating at home is never a black and white, "right or wrong" topic.

**AUGUST CLASSES**Hey Folks! We have several classes starting in August that still have space available! Whether you hav...
07/30/2025

**AUGUST CLASSES**

Hey Folks! We have several classes starting in August that still have space available! Whether you have a baby puppy, teenager, or an adult dog, there is a little something for everyone! Follow these links for class schedules:

Puppy Socialization: https://sublimecanine.ca/puppy-socialization

Puppy Basic Life Skills: https://sublimecanine.ca/puppy-basic-life-skills

All Ages Basic Life Skills: https://sublimecanine.ca/all-age-basic-life-skills

Online Trick Class: https://sublimecanine.ca/online-classes

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6300 Lady Hammond Road
Halifax, NS
B3K2R6

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Monday 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Tuesday 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Wednesday 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Thursday 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1:30pm
Sunday 4pm - 8:15pm

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