So much fun in the winter months!
🐾 Nose Work Class is Back in Penticton Starting Nov, 28/2024! 🎉
Our last class was such a hit, we’re doing it again! Limited spots available—sign up ASAP.
📧 Email [email protected] or message us to join!
Prefer 1-on-1? We offer private lessons and day training too!
👉 Start today: https://www.okheavenlydog.com/
🎯 Let the sniffing fun begin!
🐾 Start Your Puppy’s Journey on the Right Paw! 🐾
Did you know that early training is essential for your puppy’s development? Our Puppy Start Right Preschool for the little ones s young as 10 weeks to 16 weeks and Puppy Kindergarten Class 16 weeks and up sets your furry friend up for success with:
✅ Socialization: Meeting other puppies and people in a safe, controlled environment. ✅ Basic Obedience: Teaching foundational commands like sit, stay, and come. ✅ Confidence Building: Reducing fear and anxiety through positive experiences. ✅ Bite Inhibition & Play Skills: Learning how to interact safely with others.
Our expert trainer use positive reinforcement techniques to make learning fun and stress-free for your pup! 🐕✨
📅 Spots are filling up fast, Located in Penticton – give your puppy the best start today!
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🐾 Why Early Puppy Socialization is Key! 🐾
Did you know the first 12 to 16 weeks of a puppy’s life are crucial for shaping their behavior and confidence? 🐶 At Puppy Start Right Preschool, we focus on positive, fun-filled socialization experiences that help your pup grow into a well-adjusted, happy adult dog.
🌟 Here’s why early socialization is so important:
Confidence Building: Exposing your puppy to new sights, sounds, and experiences in a safe, controlled environment helps them feel confident in the world around them.
Preventing Fear-Based Behaviors: Puppies that miss out on socialization may develop fear or anxiety later in life. Early socializing reduces the chances of future behavior issues like aggression or shyness.
Learning Good Manners: In puppy preschool, your dog learns how to interact appropriately with other dogs, people, and environments. It sets the stage for polite, calm behavior as they grow.
Building a Strong Bond: Puppy training isn’t just for your pup; it’s for you too! Through socialization and training, you’ll build a stronger, more trusting bond with your dog.
🎓 Puppy Start Right Preschool uses positive reinforcement methods to ensure your puppy’s first learning experiences are fun and rewarding. Classes are designed to introduce your pup to other dogs, people, and new environments while teaching important skills like leash walking, handling, and basic commands.
🐾 Enroll today at https://www.okheavenlydog.com/ and give your puppy the best start in life! Let’s make sure they grow into the confident, well-behaved dog you’ve always dreamed of. 🌟
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Okanagan Heavenly Dog has not one, but TWO puppy group classes in March!
The first is for the babies that are no older than 16 weeks, and are still vulnerable to the outside world. Our Puppy Start Right Preschool class is sanitized for their safety, and we focus on teaching safe socialization and basic behaviours.
Our second puppy class (Kindergarten) is for puppies who are 4 months and up. This is where we teach a strong foundation of behaviours such as come when called, stay, "leave it", loose leash walking, and many more!
Please check https://www.okheavenlydog.com/ for more information and/or to sign up for group classes!
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I don't know why it has to be said so often, by so many, but please, for dogs' sake, keep your dog on a leash in leash areas.
Yesterday at the park in Oliver, a man let his dog run right up to my clients dog and I. Both interrupting our training and causing my clients dog to rip the leash from my hand- causing my finger to break. In the video you can probably guess by the velocity of the dog when it breaks.
I asked the man why his dog isn't on leash, he said she needed the exercise.
When I told him to put a leash on his dog he said "take it up with animal Control.
When I asked him his name he called me a "dick" (I think he may have been projecting 🤔)
I have to see a plastic surgeon about my hand, and yes I'm upset and annoyed, but I'm the most upset about the dog's training setbacks and the worry that my clients will have about the unpredictability of training out and about.
This video is an important example of why recall is so important. People should be able to practice their dog training in real-life situations safely. And yes, that is a gorgeous half-acre dog park in the background, yet he chose to "exercise" his dog with mine.
There are many excuses people use, but please just think of others. You can literally hurt someone.
People often ask me what is the point of teaching beahviours like a hand target or a chin rest. I just love these behaviours because they're easy and fun for our dogs to learn, plus they are incredibly useful when teaching other behaviours such as co-operative care ☺️
Bandit has had a few lumps on his body develop over the past few years. We have had them all aspirated by the vet and they are benign so far. This video is our consult about surgical removal with the surgeon (who we haven't met before). The goal is to have Bandit comfortable enough to lay his head in my lap while the vet examines his lumps. 👨⚕️🐕
We're just practicing at the clinic in this video, but the thing I am the most proud of is that Bandit didn't bark at the person entering the room! That's huge for us not to have a reaction 🥰
Side note: notice how Ban is shedding quite a bit? That's a sign of stress, and it's important to acknowledge these signs while we're training and not just look at outward behaviours when analyzing our training!
Treats aren't the only reward you can use at the vet clinic. If the appointment requires your dog to fast, there's still a way to reward your dog... by playing with toys! ❤️🧸 I like to heavily give rewards to associate with the vet, especially when dogs are little.
Our dogs will need healthcare their entire lives, why not make it a place of joy instead of fear 🥰
A special thanks to Dr. Fitzgerald at Lindsey Veterinary Hospital for having her Fear Free certification and being so patient with me and my fear of needles (and therefore shooting spray cheese absolutely everywhere when she gave Lilly her shot)🤣
Click for Eye Contact
I love using the clicker to teach eye contact with dogs! You can be really precise. Plus, it really shows you where the dog is looking for information- so if they're looking at your hand a lot, it probably means you're moving your treat hand before you click!
Sometimes filming yourself training can be embarrassing 😅 For example, here you can tell I completely missed an opportunity to capture the correct behaviour (looking away from desired item) and then I clicked late both times after capturing the correct behaviour. Thank God dogs are forgiving 🙃
We are practicing "leave it" with Doug here. He has a habit of being the best death detective in town and then proceeding to eat the deceased 🤢 When he looks/moves away, that's when we mark and heavily reward!
Need to have your coffee in peace?
Try giving your puppy their breakfast folded up in a paper towel roll! It's fun, easy and cheap 🍪🐶❤️
Ashley Hunt CPDT-KA teaches dogs with loving, scientific, effective methods in the South Okanagan
