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Positively Obedient Canines Offering dog training and puppy socialization classes in the Huntsville area of Muskoka, as well as

Positively Obedient Canines is a dog training business based in Huntsville, Ontario offering group socialization & training classes for puppies and group training classes for adolescent and adult dogs. Training is primarily through positive reinforcement of desired behaviors, building trust between you & your dog and laying the foundation for a strong relationship. If you would like to learn more about the classes please check out our website at www.positivelyobedientcanines.com

01/18/2025

Winter game: Fetch in soft Snow! There are several things I like about this game.
❄️ it adds an element of searching! Liv will visually track where the ball falls, then search the area to locate it, likely by smell as it sinks into the snow.
❄️ the ball is stationary when she gets to it, meaning less impact on her joints and no sharp turns at speed
❄️ the last few strides before she gets to its approximate location she does a couple of super cute Pepe Le Peu bounces.
I don’t add any scent to the ball other than what naturally transfers when I pick it up and throw it.

01/17/2025

Sneak Peek: scent classes! The Nose Knows students continued to work on their nose freeze alert and searching skills. The Scent Skills class practiced containers with food distractors, a distance search (handler had to stay in the hula hoop), persevere though an obstacle maze, and more.

01/16/2025

Sneak Peek: Smart Start for Agility. Students practicing send around and through the tunnel.

01/07/2025

Some days it can feel as if even the plants are against you. For those returning to work today after the holidays, I hope Monday was good to you!

01/04/2025

I hope you have a cozy weekend!

01/03/2025

I hope you all had a lovely holiday season! As we start returning to our normal routines, I wanted to remind you that the January session of classes is starting next week. I still have a few spots available in some of the classes, so if you are interested please email/message me. Details are up on the website, and I have had a change in the schedule. Smart Start for Agility is now being offered - it does have as a prerequisite that your dog needs to have attended a class with me before, as it includes some off leash work.

12/21/2024

Sneak Peek: Scent Skills! It only seemed fitting to work on gift boxes for the last container search before Christmas, then we worked on some area search puzzles. If you're interested in trying Scent Detection with your dog, The Nose Knows Introduction to Scent Detection is on the schedule Wednesdays at 5:15 pm starting January 8th. Please email/message me for details.

12/20/2024

January classes are open for registration!
Tuesdays, in Huntsville
5:15 pm Rally Obedience
6:30 pm Advanced Manners
7:45 pm Tricks Club
Wednesdays, in Utterson
5:15 pm The Nose Knows
6:30 pm & 7:45 pm Ongoing Scent Skills
🐶Ongoing Puppy Preschool, Puppy Kindergarten & Elementary Manners continue in Huntsville on Thursdays & Fridays.
Everyone on the waiting list has been emailed, so if you had reached out earlier and didn't see an email from me, please check you junk/spam folder and let me know!

12/19/2024

Sneak Peek: Advanced Manners. The dogs have been building their skills in such challenges as sending to their place past a pile of treats, staying as toys are placed on the floor around them and remaining on their place while their person opens the door and greets a guest. If these skills appeal to you, the next class will run in January for Puppy Kindergarten or Elementary Manners graduates.

12/18/2024

Is your dog in danger of ending up on Santa's naughty list?
The Elementary Manners class is designed to teach your dog some useful skills for day to day life, from walking on a loose leash to settling on their place instead of underfoot in the kitchen and more. I break the skills down into small steps and then move on to adding distractions with the ultimate goal being usefulness in real life setting so you and your dog can enjoy your time together. Enrollment is ongoing, so please reach out by email/message for more information or to register.

12/17/2024

It's hard for me to believe that Christmas is almost here, but apparently it's true! As Santa works on finalizing his list, how would your dog plead their case to minimize their naughty moments and end up on the nice list?

12/14/2024

There's been lots of sniffing happening lately! One of the things I enjoy about scent detection is challenging assumptions, both the dogs and the handlers! Initially I want to make sure the dog can follow the scent to where it is hidden, and not assume it's going to be in a particular place like on a chair or in an object by placing it under a rug, or on a wall. Then once the dogs are more advanced in their understanding, I like to to put it places the handler isn't expecting, to make sure they will trust their training and their dog's indication that the scent is in fact there.

12/13/2024

Sneak Peek: Advanced Manners! This week students practiced recalling from distractions (chews), staying with treats in the bowl behind them, responding to cues with a pile of treats sitting beside them, approaching another person and dog to stop and sit and more! I love seeing the pieces starting to come together as we work on things like greeting another person with a dog.

12/11/2024

Sneak Peak: Busy Brains. This week we worked on walking across a board that tips, going around an object, pivoting on a perch, rally signs including Left About Turn, and backing up.

12/10/2024

Congratulations to those competing at the CKC Scent Detection trial yesterday and today! Several students completed new titles.
Instinct - find the hidden scent in one out of 5 containers.
Novice - find the hidden scent in one out of 10 containers, a small room and an area outside.
Open - find two hidden scents in 15 containers, a small room and an area outside while also not getting fooled by any toy distractions

12/07/2024

Sneak Peek: Scent Skills dogs working on some scent problems. 1) Hide under the 3rd stack of chairs, and behind the garbage can in the corner. 2) Hide in a toy rat on the floor in the corner, and under the edge of the rug by the wall. It's always interesting to watch them catch a whiff of the scent and work it back to where it is hidden. Think your dog might like scent detection? Next beginner class The Nose Knows will start in January.

12/04/2024

Class Spotlight: Puppy Preschool! Get your puppy started off right.
✅ Age appropriate learning
✅ New experiences
✅ Interaction with other puppies
For puppies 9-14 weeks of age on the first day of class.
Classes are held in Huntsville and I have a few spots available to start in December.
Too old for Puppy Preschool? Have a look at Puppy Kindergarten or Elementary Manners.

12/03/2024

What is it about squirrels?

the shape?
the fluff?
the movement?

Did you know that using fluffy tug toys and moving them in an erratic manner away from your dog can encourage them to play with you? So often we want to present the toy to them, right in their face, but making it escape like a squirrel is often a more effective invite.

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171 Hutcheson Beach Road
Huntsville, ON

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 9pm
Tuesday	10am - 9pm
Wednesday	10am - 9pm
Thursday	10am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://www.positivelyobedientcanines.com/

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Videos

Some days it can feel as if even the plants are against you. For those returning to work today after the holidays, I hope Monday was good to you!

Sneak Peek: Advanced Manners working on not only choosing to leave the treats alone, but also to respond to cues in the presence of unguarded treats and to move past those unguarded treats. We started out small, then added in more complex challenges as the dogs were ready. It's really nice to be able to work on things without your dog always looking for a moment to grab all the treats!

Sneak Peek: Puppy Kindergarten! Annie’s been gradually building up her leave skills and here her owner can drop treats on the ground without Annie eating them. Excellent foundation for things falling off the counter.

Sneak Peek: Scent Skills! These dogs are working on different skills in the same set up. The first dog's handler didn't know where the two hides or 3 distractors were, so you'll here her call alert and me respond. Some times we run the dogs with the handlers knowing where the hides are so we can work on strenghtening/maintaining their alert, or be sure not to call an alert on a distractor.

Socialization can often look pretty boring. Shortly before this video started, the motor next door to us started up and Liv jumped back a foot. She recovered quickly, looking around for the source of the noise so we hung out for a bit to listen to it. You can see her get bored, then flick her ear when it revs again. Startling at something new is normal. We like to see a quick recovery. And likely next time she hears that noise she won’t startle as much.

What to do on a rainy day? Train! Here is a little video showing one way to teach the chin rest from scratch with a puppy that's never done it before. Why teach a chin rest? 🌟 Helps teach a hold, for when you don't want an object chewed, just held 🌟 Can be used along with a stand to teach stillness, or during vet exams 🌟 Can help teach a settled down (head down) 🌟 Can be generalizd to chin down on different surfaces/objects for really cute pictures! I hope you enjoy watching sassy little puppy that enjoys training! Next time, I'll need to structure the end of training a bit more for her, now that I know. Do you have a rainy day project you're working on with your dog?

2 paws up

2 Paws Up is such a foundational skill for dog sports it shows up in several places including Tricks Club, Busy Brains and Teamwork Challenge. Here's how I introduce this skill to a puppy that has never done it before.

Working on a nose freeze alert! Why? - non-destructive (allows more fun hides, or avoides disqualification in competition) - accurate (nose as close to source as possible) - easy to read for the handler - extention of sniffing behaviour (sniff it out, hold nose there) Interested in trying scent detection? The next session of scent classes will start September 4th in Utterson!

Teaching Liv to Ring Bells to go outside. We've been working on housetraining, and it is going well, so I'd like to start teaching Liv to ring bells on cue so that she can do that to alert me to times she needs outside to potty. It took us a bit to get going as she just wanted to sit and practice ignoring the bells (oops, we'd just worked on stillness for handling!) but once I got her up and moving she did a great job targeting the bells. Now to hang them up near the door and cue her to ring them before we go out for a potty trip!

Trying to get to the weekend be like

Sneak Peek: Teamwork Challenge - Directed Jumping. The final version of this exercise is made up of several components: Send to the dog box, wait while the handler moves back, take the jump indicated by the handler and comes to sit in front of the handler. Here, teams of varing experience are working on different components of this exercise in class.

Sneak Peek: Exterior Skills, searching an exterior area with planned distractions. Short clips of one search area with 2 hides (hidden from view) and 2 distractors - tins containing bits of sausage & cheese. It can be tough to keep on task with tempting smells around but they all did very well!