WAGDogs

07/03/2024

We stopped in Kamloops and Salmon Arm for some games to tire Skye out before arriving to Revelstoke. I think it is a success! Both dogs are out! 😄👍🏻🐕🐕

07/02/2024

After 2 years of wonderful time on Vancouver Island, we are now moving back to Calgary! 🐕🐕😄 We will miss the ocean but we WILL be back! ❤️ Stay tune for new adventures! 😄

07/01/2024

BFFs….forever! ❤️ Skye, now 15 months old, has known Rogue, 6 year-old Border Collie, since she was a wee pup. He loves to chase balls… she loves to herd him. 😆. They run sooo fast together. Gotta love herding breeds!

04/24/2024

Attention: A new email address for WAGDogs is effective immediately. Head over to our website for more info! Photo of Skye for attention 🐕🥰

04/08/2024

Happy birthday to my beautiful Lexi!! My heart dog, and my loyal sidekick. Always up for adventures … how can you be 12 years young already?? From a feral rescued pup to being my failed foster… I have totally won the jackpot when you came into my life. Always my shadow from day 1… always here for me. I wish everyone could be so lucky to have a dog like you. I hope to have many more years with you because I doubt I’ll ever be ready to let you go ❤️🐕.

10/18/2023

How to calm down a high energy puppy?… well, there’s this one easy technique I’ve been using since my other dog Lexi was a youngster, and that is to warm up a doggie blanket in the dryer for 2-4 minutes and then wrap my dog with it or place it on their bed. Works a charm after a walk in the rain! ☔️ Here’s a photo of Skye, now a little over 7 months old, falling asleep on her warm blanket after just about 10 seconds 😆🐕. She was just playing too hard with my senior dog, Lexi, who I know needed a break from the wee monster. Slide 1 is Skye. Slide 2 is Lexi, wrapped and all cozy 💕🐕.

10/16/2023

Watching agility competition Crufts…with this cutie pie. 😍 She used to bark at the TV whenever a dog was showing up. Now she’s watching all these dogs running with great interest!

We are taking the agility class for beginners and Skye loves the game! She doesn’t bark often but she’s barking with all her full-on puppy voice as she runs through the obstacles! 😆🐕

The instructor said not to worry about it. Ok so I won’t. Skye is focused on me…and runs super faaaast. That’s what’s important.

I’m a bit rusty. The last time I did agility was with Lexi (my other dog) some 8 years ago. Gotta up my game if I decide to continue with that sport!

09/29/2023

That look 😄🐕…

08/11/2023

Lexi, 11 years young. We went back to Calgary for a few weeks, and of course, we had to visit the local bath shop with Lexi…and finish it off with our usual towel-wrap. She’s always so serious even with treats in sight! 🤭🥰🐕

08/10/2023

Skye is being funny… 5 months old. Almost all of her new teeth are out. She should be fully loaded in a couple of weeks or so. 🦷 🦈🐕😄

07/12/2023

What every puppy owners should have in their freezers… I find that young pups have a hard time reaching out to the bottom of a Kong with their little tongue and so it’s a good idea to bring variety. Skye says Thank you! 🦈🐕

06/26/2023

Weekend treasure hunt: hide puppy kibbles in toys and/or wrap kibbles in whatever empty boxes. Throw everything in a cardboard box. Skye loves it! Even Lexi got to roll her treat ball.

As for me? I can enjoy a well-deserved glass of wine 😄👌🏻

06/21/2023

06/02/2023

Skye, 12 weeks old, received her brand new custom-made NNN (Nearly Naked Neckwear) collars today! One is the ocean theme and the other is a very colourful geometric theme.

Lexi has 10 of them so Skye has some catching-up to do! 😄🐕🧡

05/18/2023

Skye, 10 weeks. This is her “dog”. She attacks it, bites it, plays with it…and sleeps on it. Believe it or not, that toy is still in one piece!! Let’s see in one month 😆🦈🐕…

05/08/2023

Soooo, this little puppy shark now has a name: Skye.

…Just don’t put your fingers too close to these teeth 😳🦈😅🐕

05/07/2023

Settling nicely in her crate. Her ears are starting to find their place 😄🐕…

Gotta love that “crunch crunch” sound! 😆

04/28/2023

This article is just fresh out of the press. Finally banned in England. It was banned in France just a few months ago. 👍🏻🎉👏🏻🥳

Training dogs SHOULD be without fear, pain, or intimidation. I’m not even sure why this is a debate. Dogs are a different SPECIES, so we ought it to them to do better at communication in order to get better results. After all, they give us so much in return.

I am so looking forward for it to be banned in Canada and the US too… one day hopefully.

https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media-centre/2023/april/cruel-electric-shock-collars-banned-in-england/?fbclid=IwAR1LtqAWfP05KtzVf2tdsGm_0D99nRQ4yMj1U9GrKx8LYWC1sKi4_VeuaUU

The Government has laid legislation which will completely ban the use of remote controlled electric shock collars in England, as of 1 February 2024,

04/27/2023

“Where are the treats? I see a countertop… so there must have some hidden behind it, right? Riiiiight?” 🐕😆

04/11/2023

Happy birthday to my sidekick, my shadow, my heart dog, my sweet dog: Lexi.

She is officially 11 years young.

She was born somewhere in Alberta, sometimes in April 2012.

Who would have thought that this young 6-month old innocent little rescue skinny pup with huge pointy ears was going to shake up my life so much! The best foster-fail ever. ☺️. I became a professional dog trainer because of her, and because of how clueless I was in trying to help her with her many issues back then.

I love you with all my heart, silly Lexi 🐕💖🥰. I’m just the lucky human you adopted!



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03/18/2023

Lexi is doing well and is so happy to chase rocks again! 😄🐕

02/09/2023

Understanding Body Language in dogs (part 2).

Understanding Dog Body Language Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bg_gGguwzg Thank-you to all the people who donated video clips so this video can have...

02/09/2023

Understanding Body Language in dogs...

Here's a video everyone should watch. When you are done with it, and for the next few days, try to recognize at least 1 signal... then another, until you can "see" them all.

Some signals are very subtle, but dogs are always communicating. It's up to us to "listen".

Part 2 Understanding Dog Body Language HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4N2XvnY7Mo&list=UUUXvRAsL5Q41h-KkhbNY3_w Thank-you to all the people who donate...

01/25/2023

Teaching “Bridge” as an impulse control game can be so useful for so many reasons.

I was so happy to see how much Atlas improved, and how he enjoys this trick AND can now do it at a distance! Beautiful results!! 👌🏻🥳.

(Thank you to my clients for allowing me to share this video on my media.)

01/24/2023

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram .ca 😄🐕

12/22/2022

Wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my past and present Clients, Friends, and Family! Stay warm, stay safe, and Happy Training! From Lexi and I (Lexi is hibernating 🐕😄🎄)…

12/11/2022

My dog. 💖🐕

12/04/2022

Little Rubix at work! He’s been a WAGDogs student for a while now but look at this concentration in learning “Stay!”. His tiny tail is wagging when you tell him “Good boy!”. Rubix is still a young pup who started his private training program the day after he arrived to his new home. He was as small as my hand 🥹.

11/27/2022

Such an interesting article!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dogs-60-minutes-2022-11-26/?fbclid=IwAR0S40DmctQdGsEtZJmqiwTk-mGkqOrlnBJLzzuFxigMy5YJv7fg9lR0h9Y

In 2014, 60 Minutes first attempted to answer the age-old question: does your dog really love you?

11/24/2022

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