Bon Chien Good Dog

Bon Chien Good Dog Merging the science of animal behaviour with pet care. Comportement animal et services pour animaux

12/06/2025

Stewie is becoming more and more like Boss everyday and it's weird. While unlike Boss, Stewie loves playing with other dogs, when outside, he just wants the ball and doesn't care about other dogs, just like Boss. He growls and grumbles for th ball just like Boss did and today, he went under the picnic table with the ball just like Boss would.

Meet Confucius! He's a 1 year old Cavelier King Charles Spaniel. His humans have some health issues so I'm helping them ...
12/02/2025

Meet Confucius!
He's a 1 year old Cavelier King Charles Spaniel.
His humans have some health issues so I'm helping them out a bit. I will work on his barking during walks and teach recall.

Theo feeling festive.
11/28/2025

Theo feeling festive.

I've gotten to know Stewie a lot the past month. I've learned that he definitely needs naps. I've learned that even thou...
11/24/2025

I've gotten to know Stewie a lot the past month. I've learned that he definitely needs naps.
I've learned that even though he wants to sleep and doesn't want to go out, I should still walk him even if it's 1am because he will p*e lots and p**p twice.
I've learned his body language is much more subtle than most, so I have to pay close attention to him when meeting new people and dogs.
I've learned it takes him some time to get comfortable with people and places. Multiple visits and meetings are required.
I'm learning how to meet his cognitive needs, how to work his brain at a level he doesn't find frustrating.
I'm learning how to bond with him.
I'm learning all this while still missing Boss so much.

A palette cleanse for Montrealers tonight. Goodnight
11/03/2025

A palette cleanse for Montrealers tonight.

Goodnight

It's been a gloomy rainy day and Stewie is NOT a fan of the rain. So I gave the dogs lick mats to keep them busy for a b...
11/01/2025

It's been a gloomy rainy day and Stewie is NOT a fan of the rain. So I gave the dogs lick mats to keep them busy for a bit!

I usually spread a mix of any of the following ingredients on them:
Pumpkin puree (I always put this on a lick mat)
Tuna
Salmon
Peanut butter
Smushed banana
Yogurt
Kibble

And then I put them in the freezer.

Pro tip: go on FB marketplace, Kijiji, or thrift stores to find lick mats! I found a bunch on Marketplace for 5$ each!

Happy boy. His training and decompression is going so much better than I expected or could have dreamed. It's like he kn...
10/29/2025

Happy boy.

His training and decompression is going so much better than I expected or could have dreamed. It's like he knows he's home so he's completely relaxed and chill.

Before going to Vancouver, I taught him "touch", "leave it", to check in during walks and recall. He learned all that in two weeks and the two dog walkers I hired to help my parents care for him did an amazing job at keeping it up.

Now, I'm working on physical manipulations to eventually start cooperative care training with a trainer.

Such a good boy
I have no idea how he ended up in a shelter. He's so easy and, I mean, look at that dumb face!

10/25/2025

First sleepover for Stewie and it's going really well!
He's such a good boy. Very different from Boss. I don't think he'll be a helper dog or that he'll assist in training like Boss did, but he's more interested in dogs than Boss was.

10/23/2025

While in Vancouver, I was taking care of two highly reactive dogs. One of whom would be considered a dangerous dog in Montreal (rightly so).
I walked them separately, had the family buy martingale collars for me to use with their leashes and worked very hard on their reactivity while I was there.
The difference was drastic. I honestly didn't expect there to be THAT big a difference in a relatively short time, but this just goes to show how much of a role consistency plays in training!
I took lots of videos (to share with the family), and after seeing how well they did, I'll be sharing their progress and what I did with them over the next few weeks!

Buddy.
10/09/2025

Buddy.

Sweet Maxine
10/09/2025

Sweet Maxine

Steve aka Kevin.
10/04/2025

Steve aka Kevin.

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