Pams Paws Dog Training

03/25/2023

📚 Chewing is a natural dog behaviour, as it provides enrichment & drains energy, but chewing excessively can lead to fractured teeth and lacerated gums

🦷 Many popular chews such as leg bones, rib bones, antlers, cow hooves, hard plastic chews, and even ice cubes can crack dogs' teeth when excessively chewed

⚠️ To ensure your dog's safety:

⏰️ Set a time limit — Allow your dog to chew for no more than 20 minutes at a time.

🤝 Propose a trade — Offering your dog a tasty treat in exchange for their chew can help prevent Resource Guarding issues.

💻 For some safe edible chew recommendations, visit my website:
https://www.pamspawsinc.com/chews

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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03/16/2023

🐕‍🦺 Leash walking is one of the most important skills you can teach your dog, and also the most common behavioral issue pet parents contact me about

💻 Tune in to this hour-long as we discuss the best Leash Walking Tools to help make your walks together more enjoyable this spring

🗓 THURSDAY MARCH 30TH at 12PM & 7PM

🎟 Visit PamsPawsInc.com to purchase your tickets

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03/07/2023

😛 Adding a Cue Word when you catch your dog drinking like "good boy drink" can be extremely beneficial when you need them to drink water like after play, and when it's hot out.

🥛 You can even add a hand signal to the "Drink Cue" using sign language (asl - American Sign Language)

🫶 The sign for "drink" is made by forming your right hand into the letter "C." Move the hand to your mouth in a short arc.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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02/04/2023

🤦🏻‍♀️ Whether your dog's reactivity is excitement-based, fear-based, or frustration based, we can all relate!

💸 FREE TO ATTEND ~ HUMANS ONLY
[Bring a Friend!]

🗓 Wednesday February 15TH at 7PM

📍The Dog House Spa, Oakville

💻 Visit PamsPawsInc.com for details
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02/01/2023

🐕‍🦺 Every potty break is chaperoned, and usually ends up being a short walk.

⏰️ When you don't have a yard, taking your dog on a leash in public 4 to 5 times a day is the average!

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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01/17/2023

🤦🏻‍♀️ Whether your dog's reactivity is excitement-based, fear-based, or frustration based, we can all relate!

💸 FREE TO ATTEND ~ HUMANS ONLY
[Bring a Friend!]

🗓 Thursday January 24TH at 7PM

📍The Dog House Spa, Oakville

💻 Visit PamsPawsInc.com for details on upcoming Support Groups, and Training Classes!

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01/15/2023

🐕‍🦺 Start by es**rting your dog on a leash to the area on your property that you want them to potty in the long term.

🔁 Plant your feet and give them the whole 360° range of the leash to pick a spot.

✅️ When the dog goes potty in the acceptable area, reward them with praise, or food and
immediately release the dog off the leash (provided it's safe to do so) to sniff and
play as the reward.

💩 This ensures that they don't leave "landmines'' everywhere and keep their businesl one spot.

🐕 Over time the leash will no longer be necessary, they will go to their potty spot out of habit.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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01/11/2023

🥳 We're hosting a Play Group!

🤝 Join us for this happy hour and
meet other doodle parents to trade
training tips and stories, and get
your pooch out for some fun!

🤗 This play date is reserved for Dog
Friendly poodle mixes of any kind.

🗓 THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 15th at 2PM

📍The Dog House Spa - 2302 Lakeshore Rd W, Oakville, ON L6L 1H3

🎟 Visit PamsPawsInc.com to purchase your tickets

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01/11/2023

🚫 Asking for consent to pet them means you invite the dog into your space from a few feet away, if they choose not to approach you, No Means No!

🤗 If they move into your personal space when you invite them, they are consenting to being touched.

🤷🏻‍♀️ Invite them into your space, don't invade theirs otherwise you won't know if they're enjoying your attention, or just tolerating you.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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01/04/2023

🗣📢 Warning Signs that you may need to attend my Resource Guarding Webinar...

✋😾🍖 If your dog has a possession and you walk passed, or approach, the first signs of guarding are:

1️⃣ They stop engaging with the item until you walk away.

2️⃣ Freezing (a stiff body posture)

3️⃣ Pinned back ears

4️⃣ Tucking their tail between their legs

5️⃣ Show the whites of their eyes

6️⃣ Licking their lips repeatedly

7️⃣ Their heckles may stand up (hair on the back of their neck)

8️⃣ Growling & bearing their teeth

9️⃣ Urinate

🔟 lunging & biting as a last resort to keep us away.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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💻 Join us in this hour-long for tips on how to anticipate & help redirect your dog from feeling the need to guard resources.

🗓 THURSDAY JANUARY 12th at 12:00PM & 7:00PM

🎟 Visit PamsPawsInc.com to purchase your tickets

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01/04/2023

🤔 Expecting your dog to walk well on leash before you have built trust, or taught them to give you eye contact is unreasonable.

💞 Leash Skills requires Relationships Skills.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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12/10/2022

Guess Imma be "The Club - Steering Wheel Lock" person now...🥲

11/28/2022

🔴︎The Power Chewer
Main objective is to rip, tear, and destroy toys.

🟡The Average Chewer
Sometimes passive with toys, others times they are in destruction mode.

🟢The Moderate Chewer
Lowkey with toys and rarely destructive, they prefer plush toys and easy level puzzles.

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Here is a link for my Enrichment Toy recommendations:

https://www.pamspawsinc.com/enrichment-toys
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📚 Providing your dog with enrichment everyday ensures you are meeting their needs, which can prevent boredom and help redirect common behavioral issues like separation anxiety, destruction, and over-excitement due to a lack of healthy energy-draining outlets.

👀 ALWAYS supervise your dog during enrichment activities and throw away toys that become damaged.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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09/03/2022

》Does Your Dog Come On Strong During Greetings?

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🫂 Teaching your dog that they must be calm on leash to earn permission to greeting people and dogs during walks, and when guests arrive will define what appropriate social behavior is.

🤪 Without the leash on during greetings, over-excitement can easily turn into jumping, nipping, and tangled leashes, which means their last impression with socialization will be jumping and going crazy.

🧘‍♀️ By teaching them they must be calm before earning permission to say hello, even with family members, it will enable you to communicate with them when it is appropriate to say hello, and when it is not.

🌋 Once calm on leash, don't give your dog more than 5 - 10 seconds of physical contact during a polite greeting, or it will most likely result in over-excitement.

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA
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🤔 Interested in having me decode your dog's breed & temperament specific needs?

💻 Visit our website:

PamsPawsInc.Com

📋 Submit an application to set up a Virtual or In Person Session.
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06/28/2022

🤕 Your dog must be on a harness with the leash clipped on the back to avoid injury or worse.

🚲 The guideline with a harness is, if the leash hooks to the dog's back it will help them pull more, which is beneficial for safely when cycling, carting, resistance training, or when the dog is on a long leash.

⚖️ A harness that hooks the leash to your dog's chest helps them pull less, as it changes the center of gravity so they no longer have the advantage.

💻 Visit PamPamsPawsInc.Com for harness recommendations

✍ Pam Camara CPDT-KA

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🤔 Interested in having me decode your dog's breed & temperament specific needs, so YOU can create your own Balanced Daily Routine?

💻 Then head on over to our website:

PamsPawsInc.Com

📋 On the Contact page, you'll find our application form. Submit and follow the next steps to set up a Virtual or In Person Session.

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12/04/2021

🐕‍🦺 When first arriving in a new environment, teaching your dog where they can and cannot go by taking them on a tour can alleviate stress, and give them a better sense of what to expect

🪑Expert Tip: Bringing your dog's bed from home will represent their 'chair' in social settings, and make it easier for them to relax

Here are 5️⃣ Tips to help your dog make a good first impression:

🚙1️⃣ As soon as you are out of your vehicle, es**rt your dog on leash to the area on the property that
you want them to potty before going in (ensure they are 'empty')

👀2️⃣ Do not allowed your dog to enter until they are calm, meaning you might have to stand on their porch, or wait in their building foyer for awhile

🚪3️⃣ Once indoors, take your pooch on a ‘On-Leash Perimeter Walk’ in the area of the home that they will occupy

🗑4️⃣ Ensure you disagree with any unwanted behavior along the way like sticking their head in the garbage, trying to go up or down stairs, or messing with kitty litter before giving them off-leash freedom

🧺5️⃣ If your dog becomes over-excited or misbehaves, sending them 'To Your Bed' or using the 'Place' cue and putting them back on leash is a great way to remind your dog to control their emotions. Once calm, they can earn their freedom

12/01/2021

🎄 Can you believe it's already December & 2022 is quickly approaching!?

🐶 All we want for Christmas is for your "howlidays" to be bright and for all of your Christmas wishes to come true!

🗓 Enjoy 31 days of discounted sessions until the new year. Valid from December 1st to 31st 2021

💻 Click the Website Link on our bio above for Rates & Application Form

🎓 The secret to getting closer to your dog's training goal...is getting started!

⚠️ Must be purchased in December. In Person Sessions only. Cannot be gifted. Must be used within 12 months of purchase date. Kilometer Fee may apply. After a single session, you will have 48 hours to extend to a 4 session package to redeem the discounted rate.

11/30/2021