ThinkDog.SpeakDog

04/22/2024

Hey all! Quick update on social club and training. I’ve been admitted into the hospital (will be okay!) but this week might look a little different than usual. So far all appointments for Monday will be rescheduled, and Tuesday/Wednesday are on hold for social club unfortunately. I’ll keep everyone updated and hopefully will be back in action as soon as possible! More updates to come tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding!

02/01/2024

🆕Updated prices for 2024🆕
Thanks to all of my wonderful current clients for their understanding, and thank you to any future clients who join on! TDSD is my baby, I’ve put everything into my social club, boarding and training. But I’d love to do more! More training for myself; mentoring, workshops and virtual learning. Increasing prices allows for me to keep running, growing, and adding more leads/toys/cots/crates/treats for social club and boarders!
I’m beyond grateful for everything. Here’s to an amazing 2024 year!
If you have any questions regarding pricing changes, would like to inquire about packages, or want to get in touch, contact details are in the bottom left corner and any DM’s are welcomed ☺️

09/06/2023

🚨𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 🚨
The time is finally here! I’ll be busy surfin’ USA for a week as I go to Drives workshop to further my education! I’ll be in Utah (time change) and will be busy busy busy so please leave messages if emergencies only (unless you’re not expecting a response, in which case message away 😄)
I’ll be coming back with more knowledge, more experience, and more leashes!! Thanks to all of my amazing clients for a seamless transition into my work-cation. Grateful for you all 💓
And I promise I’ll be back!! The return flight is booked 😂

08/06/2023

Can’t pass up the opportunity for pack photos when someone offers! This hike I was lucky enough to pass 2 different groups of people kind enough to offer to take a pack picture for me 🥰 Small Sunday group as I’m typically closed on Sundays but those days can be so much fun. Lots of one on one time, lots of adventures! And if you haven’t yet, I hiiiighly recommend bringing a lunch with you (and the dogs’, too!) finding a spot to plant yourselves, placing the dogs, and enjoying some quality time together in a natural habitat. Total game changer! Next time I’ll go somewhere less buggy and less populated and I’ll try to get some yoga in while the dogs are placed 🥳 🧘🏼‍♀️

07/27/2023

ONE YEAR OF SOCIAL CLUB 🥳
I can’t believe it!!! It’s been an entire year of running my own full time business. One year of ThinkDog.SpeakDog Social Club 🥰 To see my social club clients come so far, to see how many are still here a year later, to see the successes and growth, I am blessed to be able to do this as a job. If you’re a part of TDSD, just know I love you!! You have all allowed me to open up my world, and every day is better than the last. Previously, I worked 5 years in childcare before making the switch to working with dogs. In some ways it’s similar, but emotionally I was so drained. I’ll be honest, I was in a dark place for a while by the end of it. I needed a switch ASAP. So we moved cities, and I changed jobs. Being a pack leader is pretty much emotionless, so it’s been a healthy switch. I can feel strong emotions without feeling like I’d explode - quite honestly I was so burned out and overwhelmed I was very much like a reactive dog. I was unfulfilled and it showed. Now I’m better equipped to take care of myself, because a leader is only a good one when they’ve been good to themselves first. I am grateful for this journey, and am grateful to see what comes in the future🫶🏻 For now, let’s celebrate the year that’s passed and welcome the next one!! 🥰🥳
*pics included are my very first social club pack on my very first day, and my latest pack these last two days 🥰*

07/03/2023

Happy 3rd Barkday to the best demo dog a girl could ever ask for 🫶🏻 my business partner, best friend, TDSD mascot… the roles are as endless as the love she brings me every day 🫶🏻 thank you for being you, Peaches! I love you🍑

07/01/2023

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! These 3 will have a lovely time as we are prepared for the holiday. Comment 🍁 below if you’re ready for today! Holiday prep should look like this:
- knowing your dogs limits, with sound, movement and crowds
- making sure your leashes are backed up using a safety device
- taking your dogs out before/after fireworks, not during
- allowing your dogs to have safe, cozy, dark places available to them to go nest
- making sure that if they are going to be bothered, that a tv is on to muffle noise, and that your vibes stay calm
- and I’ll really hone it in: know their limits!!!!! So many dogs go missing this time of year and it’s unnecessary for these tragedies to occur. Remember, if your dog runs off during a fireworks show, you will be up against darkness, crowds, potential new areas, other dogs and more. SnR crews and animal shelters will be swamped. Don’t do yourself the disservice by attempting to attend a fireworks show before you’re absolutely sure if your dog can handle it.
If all of that is checked off of your list, then have a safe and wonderful Canada Day!!!
🇨🇦

06/07/2023

🎟️ ticket for 2 please 🚎
We’re trying to keep busy utilizing everything we can for mental work. Physical too, but with this smoke… 😶‍🌫️ It’s been hard to breathe lately!! Early walks have helped but today is looking like an indoor flirt pole day. What do you do to keep busy on days like this?

03/27/2023

It still hardly feels real…. but we are BACK!!!! 🥳🎉
I have missed everyone so much, and I’m so excited to get back into the swing of things. Today everything will be opening up, and I’ll be resuming full business!
Thank you so much to everyone who was patiently waiting for us to come back, as you’ve all allowed for me to have a life changing and eye opening experience. Definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity. I’m incredibly grateful for all my clients and the lovely responses I’ve returned home to 🫶🏻 Thank you all so so so much. 🫶🏻
And of course a ginormous thank you to and his hospitality; I learned so much from him and my training journey will forever be influenced by this trip. Ridge seriously knows his stuff; it’s extremely evident by the way he is with dogs, with his client successes and with the immense successes that come out of . If you aren’t following him, go do that now as his free & valuable content is always being updated! You’ll learn SO much just from his videos alone. 🫶🏻
Another huge thank you to - Jess was incredibly kind and generous and allowed me the opportunity to learn so much about the rescue world and feral intakes; to Cassidy was so kind to involve me in some local events and bring me into the training community, as well as , , , , , and anyone I may have missed - thank you all for including me, showing me an amazing community, and for the many chats about dogs and business! So grateful for you all 🫶🏻

02/09/2023

Save BIG this month with $50 off 3 virtual sessions 🎊 ($CAD, taxes in.)
☞︎ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆?
➪ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀?
☞︎ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀?
➪ 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹?
☞︎ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁?
𝖨𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎, 𝖽𝗋𝗈𝗉 𝖺 "😮‍💨" 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗐; 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝗍'𝗌 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖽𝗎𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒!
🅆🄷🅈 🅅🄸🅁🅃🅄🄰🄻 🅃🅁🄰🄸🄽🄸🄽🄶?
𝚅𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎, 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚜, 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠, 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚐 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜. 𝙸'𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚐 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝, 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎. 𝚈𝚘𝚞'𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚐 𝚙𝚜𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚘𝚐𝚜' 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜.
Can't wait to hear from you! 🫶🏻

01/23/2023

4 things I learned from and the Pack Leader Blueprint Program.
I genuinely came away from this program feeling completely differently about my training journey. I stopped looking at the journey as the hard part. I started seeing it as something lengthy and wonderful. The process became enjoyable, because the stressors were removed. Not every stressor, but the ones I was dealing with were my own fault. As we learn in the program, if we are the problem, we are also the solution. It’s an empowering take because you realize the problems mostly stem from a lack of communication and a lack of connection. Things that are technically your fault, but also completely fixable (also by you!). I started showing a more vulnerable side, and because I was backed by a loving and supportive community, I only grew from it. I realized how egotistical a lot of my worries were and was able to stray away from my anxieties. Overall, I learned a lot about dogs and a LOT about myself. I became a better leader, a better trainer, and overall - a better human. 3 months of growth, love, support, and light. It’s like a workshop that goes on all day, every day from the comfort of your own home! It’s incredibly worth it and incredibly rewarding. I highly highly HIGHLY recommend joining if you’re looking to learn, grow, gain a community, etc!
Round 4 starts February 18th, 2023! DM me if you want more info ☺️

01/18/2023

Having a dog who loves you is great, but having a dog who understands and trusts (respects) you - that is the true game changer. Moments that were once stressful have become special and enjoyable!
If you’re wondering how to achieve similar results and enjoy the time spent with your dog, I joined a supportive, motivated community dedicated to knowledge, growth and support.
It’s backed by an amazing trainer (Ridge Vogel) who shares his vast amount of knowledge and experience in an academic yet practical way. You spend 90 days going through the Pack Leader Blueprint Program from Pack Leader University. There are 4 guest speakers who hold live Q&A’s - these experiences pay for themselves! Examples of previous speakers have been Cheri Wulff Lucas, Millie from Mirror Image K9 LLC, Brian from The Balanced Dog and more!
The community doesn’t end there, either. After your 90 days are up, you’re welcomed back to watch the live Q&A’s with speakers from new rounds, and the slack community is forever 🫶🏻
The results are evident and lasting. People enter the program with doubts, insecurities, and a lack of confidence to grow. They leave with a mindset that allows them to overcome those doubts and insecurities and be the leader they always could be. Everyone has left feeling sufficient in their achieved results! We’ve had owners with dogs who present with a endless amount of unwanted behaviours, as well as owners just seeking higher knowledge.
I had that knowledge but no clue how to put it in practice, and my environment was not conductive to growth. I joined the program seeking more knowledge, but ultimately a community who could provide accountability and support. My glass ceiling was shattered and I’m forever grateful for this amazing program!

Interested in joining us? Round 4 starts February 18th, 2023. Reach out to me or ridge_vogel! Send us your email and we’ll follow up with the next steps for enrolment. 90 days, 4 guest speakers, 8 modules of incredible knowledge, countless videos and a supportive community - what could be better!?

Hope to hear from you soon! 🐶

12/25/2022

Happy Howlidays from us to you & yours! May your days be furry & bright 🐕🫶🏻 Stay safe, stay warm and stay dedicated! 🙏🏻

12/02/2022

“I can’t wait until he grows out of this” “When she’s older, she’ll grow out of it” “It’s just because they’re a puppy”
Here’s the thing about puppies and dogs. Regardless of “good” or “bad” if they feel like doing something and are reinforced when doing so (like barking at the window when you’re at work, and having the “threats” walk away) they will keep up those behaviours. They get good at what they practice, so if they’re practicing the unwanted behaviour more than the wanted behaviour, they’ll never stop the unwanted behaviour. It’s up to us to set the line of what’s okay and what isn’t. A dog will never be able to grasp “good” or “bad”. If they know sit, down, spin, shake, play dead, high five - they still won’t understand that roll over is a better behaviour than excitedly jumping at your face with no control. They can’t base it off of anything like we can. This is why a certain level of management has to go into owning a dog. Anyone struggling with their dogs & trees this year? It’ll take management to get through till Christmas. For other dogs, the struggles are few and far between but that still doesn’t mean they understand right from wrong.
My point is, dogs just /do/. They have no moral compass and it’s up to us to set up an environment for success.

11/30/2022

“it’s okay, he’s friendly!!” - the meaning behind this is always innocent; owners who have lost control of their dog and want to offer the last bit of reassurance possible. However, a dog charging another dog and getting in their space, with direct eye contact and high excitability is not friendly. It isn’t socially acceptable, or polite. If that “friendly” dog ends up being attacked, it isn’t the fault of the other dog. We all have limits and that extends to our dogs. Leashleash greetings aren’t easy and majority of them aren’t needed; I promise you that your dog sniffing another dog on a walk and frantically jumping at it isn’t what your dog needs to “have friends”. Neutral passing of other dogs is a skill we could all appreciate more!
So remember; if your dog is the only one having “fun” in a situation, it isn’t being friendly. And excitability does not equal fun, happiness, or good. It just equals excitability. And as always, leash your dogs if they do not have impeccable recall and a back up.

11/29/2022

Sometimes we need a mental reset, and that’s okay! Being outdoors and feeling grounded by the connection between you and your dog can be so healing. Switch it all off, go outside and 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝑨𝑴𝑭 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆😎

11/27/2022

Sometimes results don’t show up right away and that’s okay! It doesn’t take away from the worth or value of the training you’ve done. Decompression takes time and every step of the way is an important one.

11/27/2022

As it turns out, humans feel better when we provide leadership and dogs feel better when they’re provided leadership. Aren’t we the perfect match for our dogs?! 🫶🏻

11/06/2022

What a pack ♥️
Love hiking with these guys!

10/19/2022

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐌𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐄??? READ BELOW!
If you’ve been following me for a bit, you probably know how passionate I am about crates. I once used to be that person, who thought it was so rude to lock up dogs in a small cage. Then at night, I’d go into my small bedroom and lock my door to sleep. Helped me feel safe…. hey wait a second!
Crates are your dogs bedroom. Why so much smaller? Because they’re not capable of deducing much when it comes to anxiety. As people, we can say things like, “There are no monsters under the bed. Monsters aren’t real.”
“I remember locking the door, but I’ll check anyways.”
“That thing in the corner is just my jacket.”

Dogs are not capable of that just by thought. Otherwise, dogs wouldn’t be spooked by silly things. They would remember that it’s just a pile of leaves and move on.
By crating your dog in a small space (comfy enough for movement and adjustments though!) your dog doesn’t have any extra space to worry about. They’re not willed to get up and move around, they can just rest, knowing that in that moment everything is okay.
Not every dog /needs/ a crate whenever they’re alone. If your dog can relax, isn’t triggered by sounds/movement outside, that’s great! But here’s why you should train them and have one just in case:

- someone breaks in and leaves a door or window open (99% of dogs people think would protect the home, would run away given the opportunity. well established home invaders are better w dogs than you think)

- there’s a natural disaster and you need a safe space for your dog (my parents live in florida, they couldn’t take their dog to a storm shelter because he’s the size of a mini horse and they didn’t have a crate)

- your dog gets their head stuck in a bag (can happen to anyone, any dog, and can be fatal)

- crate cameras give you an easy way of checking on your dog, otherwise it may be hard to spot them if they have free roam

- your dog goes to run and play, slips and hurts themselves, and spends the rest of their free time potentially worsening the injury (if you’ve got a dog, any heights anywhere, any slippery floors anywhere, any furniture at all..)
CONT ⬇️

10/13/2022

Great day at our Shiba Social Club*!
*shiba not necessary

Eddie and Alberto got on great for their first day together! I loved watching them play as they were highkey focused on each others energy in the moment. We enjoyed lots of pack activities, walks, play sessions, training sessions and we had a meet and greet today with a new social club member! Alberto is starting to read the pack while passing dogs/people and is becoming calmer 🥰 Yoko is making great choices in and out of the home and her engagement has been amazing 🤩

10/12/2022

photo dump of our newest daycare pack member!! alberto is the sweetest guy. he’s driven, playful, and does really well with the cats! we’ll be watching for leash reactivity (extremely common with pandemic dogs!) as that’s been noticed. advocation and a solid pack will help to continue motion and reduce tension ☺️

welcome to the pack, alberto!

09/25/2022

Join our pack! Here’s some of our happy clients 😄♥️
I work with puppies, adults and senior dogs (cats too!)
- daily social club
- structured boarding
- structured dog walking
- drop in visits
- dog sitting/house sitting
and work with a variety of problem behaviours such as:
- leash pulling
- reactivity
- resource guarding
- lack of obedience
- jumping
- and more!

DM for more info ♥️

09/22/2022

09/22/2022

some rave reviews 🥳 so grateful to work with such kind clients! ♥️

find me on rover! links in my bio 💕

09/05/2022

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Think Dog | Speak Dog shared a post on Instagram: "Has your dog ever done this!? It scared the crap out of me the first time Peaches had a long episode! I had no clue what was happening, and that was WITH the knowledge of reverse sneezing! If you’ve never heard of this, or you’ve experienced it ...