PAWSitively Happy Home: dog training and behaviour solutions

10/10/2025

CLIENT OF THE WEEK: MAVIS
Mavis has been with us for a few years learning everything from obedience to tricks, agility and nose work, mild behavioural work (they even come see me for photos and let me practise my skills ) . Mavis’s mom Christine is the most dedicated and loving owner.
She’s truly a pleasure and an inspiration to excellent pet ownership- she is always wanting the best for Mavis and steps out of her comfort zone when needed.

Mavis has been preforming therapy dog duties visiting her “grandma”, is Ham’s best friend and this week she accomplished her Novice Rally Title with CARO with incredibly impressive scores!!!

To know Mavis and Christine is to love them. They’re both sweet, kind and genuine. I never finish a session with them without the biggest smile on my face. (The whole team loves these two!).

Everyone say hi and congrats to Mavis and Christine 💕

10/09/2025

Bringing home a puppy is exciting, joyful… and a little overwhelming!
That’s where our PAWSitively Happy Home Puppy Class comes in
This isn’t just about sit, down, and stay — it’s about building your puppy’s confidence, teaching them how to focus around distractions, and helping you understand what your puppy is communicating.
In our small, positive, and supportive classes, your puppy will learn:
🐶How to settle calmly and focus
🐶Confidence with new people, dogs, and environments
🐶Skills for polite greetings and walking nicely
🐶 How to prevent common behavior problems before they start

You’ll get:
🐕 a friendly and supportive community group
🐕 priority access to new programs
🐕 life long support
🐕invites to client only events

We keep things fun, kind, and realistic — because training should feel good for both ends of the leash!
📅 6-week program
💰 $205 + HST
🐶 For puppies under 6 months
👥 Small class size (max 6 puppies)
📍 London, ON
Your puppy deserves the best start — and so do you. 💛

Message us to save your spot in the next session!

10/06/2025

Professional dog training is an investment, and we want you to make the most of it.

Doing so saves you money, time, and reduces frustration for both you and your dog. Here’s how to get the best results from your training experience:

1️⃣ Ask questions!
Make sure you understand what your trainer is saying and how to do each skill. Don’t leave a session feeling unsure, ask so you can leave confident and ready to practice.

2️⃣ Commit to consistency.
The good news? Most training doesn’t take long. We encourage short, focused sessions (as little as 5 minutes, a few times a day!). Struggling to fit it in? We can help you find natural moments that make sense for your schedule.

3️⃣ Use your management strategies.
Management means preventing your dog from rehearsing unwanted behaviors. Leashes, gates, crates, and smart setups make a huge difference. Skipping management is one of the biggest reasons progress stalls.

4️⃣ Use your between-session support.
Many trainers offer extra help between sessions, use it! You’re not bothering us; we want you to succeed.
At PAWSitively Happy Home, we offer lifetime email support, a client group, and video feedback for all services. Your success is my success.

5️⃣ Read, watch, and use your resources.
Emails, videos, and guides are there to help you, don’t skip them!

6️⃣ Be honest about your successes and struggles.
Didn’t have time to practice or having trouble with a technique? Tell us! We’ll help adjust, problem solve, and keep you on track.

Your trainer is invested in both ends of the leash. We want you and your dog to thrive together.

10/04/2025

It’s World Smile Day 🌎 😊
Here’s some lovely smiley faces I’ve seen recently that sure make me smile

Happy Saturday

10/03/2025

CLIENT OF THE WEEK BRUNO!

Bruno and his mom have been an absolute pleasure to work with. Bruno is a 1 year old rottie cross who sweet and goofy. When his adolescent hormones hit though they hit HARD. But Bruno’s mom was ON IT making sure she was training, managing and enriching. We’ve worked through different strategies and Bruno is killing it. He’s graduating reactive dog boot camp this week and is in our Pup About Town class and absolutely ROCKING the programs.

Cookies for Bruno and cheers for his momma in the comments 🎉🎉🎉 🍪 🍪🍪

10/02/2025

Day 4 of meet the team 


Meet out newest member of our team, Carly! 



Carly is a current training apprentice with PHH and is nearing the end of her apprenticeship and will be taking on her own classes soon. Carly lives with and loves Andy :D 

Carly is a life long animal and dog lover who has spent the last several years working in vet med. Carly is working towards completing her hours for her CPDT-KA certification and getting ready to take on puppy and basic classes. Carly grew up with border collies and has been living with labs for the last several years. I have been incredibly impressed watching Carly explain and show clients dog training skills and helping them troubleshoot with through struggles they may have or create solutions that are tailored to a specific dog or handler! Carly is an empathetic listener who relates to our clients and their struggles and meets them with compassion and understanding 

Andy is a one year old lab who is full of life, enthusiasm and energy (so much energy). He’s working through those big adolescent dog feelings and is on his way to becoming a proper gentleman- Andy loves everything and everyone, and has a blast training in obedience, scent work, tricks and agility.

10/01/2025

OMGGGGF HES SO CUTE. HE HAS A HEART NOSE

Hi best friends 🥰

I'd like to introduce myself- my name is Spankie and I'm a 1 year old boy jam-packed full of energy and fun!

I'm not sure why I ended up at the shelter, but what I do know is that I'm super duper ready to find a new family to love. I am hoping to find an active family with another rambunctious pup to play with, I'm always so excited to make new puppy friends 😁

Sometimes I can feel shy when I'm meeting new humans, but I warm up pretty quickly and once I know you? Oh boy, brace yourself for some kisses 😘

If you think I might be the perfect fit for your family, please call my friends at 519-685-1330 and make sure to bring the whole family to your adoption appointment!

10/01/2025

Meet Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne is an incredible volunteer, friend and client at PHH. Jo-Anne lives with and loves Lucy

Jo-Anne runs play groups and practise clubs at PHH, she occasionally steps in as an instructor as well. She is always lending a helping hand in classes and around the shop and just provides such calmness, humour and joy. She is always a listening ear to all of us. She’s our emotional support human!

Jo-aAnne is an incredible educator who owns and operates a lovely daycare service shaping the minds of, and loving on tiny humans all week.

Lucy is a toy dog extraordinaire proving that small dogs are incredible, talented and capable

Lucy has earned many trick titles, and is working on her rally titles, she also participates in agility, and scent work . We consistently have to come up with new classes for Jo anne and Lucy to take 😂 they’ve been through our whole curriculum!

09/30/2025

Day 2 of meet the team

Tracy!!!

Tracy lives with and loves Balou and Cha Cha

Tracy completed a 6 month apprenticeship back in 2021 with Michelle, the owner of PAWSitively Happy and has been training with us ever since 💃🏻

Tracy is now a certified dog trainer (CPDT-KA and CTDI- trainer of the year)who loves to teach puppies, tricks, advanced obedience and agility
When Tracy isn’t training dogs she’s a gold smith and jewellery designer with RG Huxley jewellers and is a very involved volunteer with Optimist International- serving as their president in 2024
(See the woman we work with?? IMPRESSIVE)

Tracy’s clients always note her unwavering enthusiasm and energy. Training with Tracy is like having a personal dog training cheerleader. She brings joy, and fun to the skill of dog training.

Tracy is the guardian the Balou and Cha Cha

Balou is an 8 year old Aussie with loves agility, disc trick training and demo dog work. Balou is titled in tricks and agility. Tracy and Balou have worked hard to tackle his reactivity and Balou is able to preform and rock agility and demo work

Cha Cha is an 7 month old Aussie who is participating in agility, disc and trick training, has accomplished several trick titles and is just starting out on her sport dog journey to find what activities will be her best match!

09/29/2025

Happy Monday! This week I am sharing a bit about the INCREDIBLE team of women and dogs that works with me.

I work with the most amazing team of women who are not only amazing dog trainers but overall incredible and inspiring women.

First up. Meet Jodie with Leo and Malin

Jodie completed her apprenticeship with PHH in 2022 after she completed some classes with us and inquired about doing professional dog training. Jodie trained under Michelle and Tracy for several months - she teaches puppy classes, basic obedience and scent work classes.

Jodie loves scent work and disc and has competed and titled in both sports and is now working on obedience titles as well.

Jodie when she’s not teaching dogs with us is an educator/teacher with over a decade of experience and is the founder of the new micro school in London a school for neurodivergent students in London (I told y’all they were incredible)

Jodie’s students love her patience, ability to break down training concepts in to easy to understand concepts, adapt to different learning styles and her judgement free attitude.

Jodie lives with Malin and Leo

Leo is a one year old Rhodesian Ridgeback- Leo and Jodie worked through some separation anxiety in his early puppyhood and work through some of his handling sensitivities- Leo is titled in tricks and participates in agility, rally and scent training. As he matures Jodie will explore more activities and sports for them to participate in. Leo is an absolute love bug who loves everyone and is always up for play!

Malin is a 5 year old mixed breed best girl! She is accomplished and titled in disc dog, scent work and is working in her rally titles. She is literally an angel sent from above.

09/26/2025

Cheers to the weekend. What are you and the dogs up to?

The pups and I will be doing some hiking and a photoshoot, then they work with me all day Sunday . What are you and your dogs up to?

09/25/2025

Client of the week: Buddy!

We were going to start this feature on Friday. But we’re doing it a day early because today is BUDDYS BIRTHDAY! 🎉
Buddy turns 2 today and it has been a pleasure to watch him grow! (Buddy is also one of Hams besties 👯 )

Buddy has been working with us since he was a puppy. He’s completed board and train, puppy and obedience classes, tricks, agility and is a regular at our play and train :) Buddy has leaned to be a great dog and an awesome big brother to his new human through our family paws education programming!

Everyone say Happy Birthday Buddy!