Coastal Canines Coaching

06/19/2024

Hey Coastal Canines Coaching family and friends! Please read and share this post to keep our furry friends safe! With temperatures soaring into the high 30°C this week, it’s important to keep our dogs safe and cool. Here are some crucial tips and information to protect your dogs during this severe heatwave:

**🔥 Pavement & Asphalt Danger:**
Did you know that when the air temperature is 30°C, pavement can reach a scorching 60°C? This can cause serious burns to your dog’s paws. Test the ground with the back of your hand for 10 seconds – if it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for them!

**🚨 Preventing Heatstroke:**
1. Hydration - Always ensure your dog has access to fresh water. Keep track of how much they are drinking. Wet their kibble as well to ensure they will not be dehydrated.
2. Shade & Shelter - Provide shaded areas and avoid direct sunlight during peak heat.
3. Cooling Mats, Raised Dog Cots, Cooling vests & Fans - Using cooling mats, raised dog cots, cooling vests and fans can help your dog stay cool and comfortable. Make sure the dog has proper air flow on them at all times.
4. Travel - Do not leave your dog in your car if the temperature is at or above 20°C. Avoid travel in the car with your dog for long periods on these days as well.

**⚠️ Signs of Heatstroke:**
Look out for excessive panting, drooling, lethargy, vomiting, red or purple gums or collapsing. If you suspect heatstroke:
1. Move your dog to a cooler area immediately.
2. Offer small amounts of water – avoid ice-cold water.
3. Wet their paws, ears, armpits and neck with cool (not cold) water.
4. Seek veterinary attention immediately even if they seem to be coming around.

**🏡 Fun Indoor Activities:**
1. Puzzle Toys & Treats - Keep them entertained and mentally stimulated to avoid excessive time outside.
2. Indoor Obstacle Courses - Use household items for a fun agility course.
3. Training Games - Practice commands and tricks in a cool environment inside.

**⏱️ Outdoor Time Limits:**
During extreme heat, limit outdoor activities to early morning or late evening for no more than 10-15 minutes. Always supervise and ensure they have a cool spot to rest. Even in 25°C your dog can over heat if they are partaking in a physical activity.

Please note your dog will be more affected by the heat if they are a large breed, deep chested breed, brachycephalic breed, obese, have a heart condition, thick coated, dark in colour, senior dog or a puppy.

Stay safe and cool, everyone! Let’s make sure our pups enjoy a comfortable and happy summer despite the heat. ☀️🐾

06/09/2024

Huge congratulations to Goose on graduating from Coastal Canines Coaching! This clever boy has aced every challenge and is now ready to show off l his new skills. 🐾🎓

06/08/2024

Smiles happen where learning starts! Amazing to see some more graduates for private training! Congratulations August and family! 🐾

05/01/2024

My favourite training tool/toy to use with my dogs. This form of play training really strengthens your bond with your dog and is a great relationship builder.
Here’s why!
1) It’s a great way to exercise your dog both physically and mentally.
2) It fulfills your dogs natural prey drive by learning how to track down a moving lure.
3) It’s a great tool for teaching impulse control and proofing existing commands with this distraction.
4) It stops the habit of your dog running off with their toy.
5) I personally find it more effective for teaching the out command than using a tug toy.
6) Using it means you can play with your dog without your hands being close to their mouths, which is great for mouthy dogs.
7) It is super fun for you too where you constantly have to think of new movements and patterns to challenge your dog.

Bloopers at the end! 😆

05/01/2024

04/29/2024

Congratulations! Hope to see this put on more, so useful!

Today was a great day at The Salty Dog Groomery ! We had the awesome opportunity to host a Maritime Dog First Aid and Hiking Safety course!

Sarah and myself, Shanice and Josie from Hot Doggity Groomery, and Allison from Allison's Dog House completed the course and are now certified! Another step in keeping your pups healthy and safe in our care!

We would like to thank Tracey, our instructor, for the wonderful day of learning, as well as the other members of the community that came out today and took the course with us! And thanks to Bruin and Tuuka for being the best demo dogs we have ever met! 🐾🤍🖤

03/16/2024

Overwhelmed thinking training your dog takes way too much time out of your day? What’s best is that you’re consistent, work with your dog a few minutes a day, each day and you’ll see change! 🐾

03/08/2024

Happy International Women’s day! Thank you to the women who have helped and supported me in my life and career. I am also so proud of all the trailblazing women I surrounded myself with in my life from friends, family, colleagues to my clients! 💕

02/29/2024

This is an incredible opportunity and a lovely thing to offer to the community! Sign up if you’re interested! ❤️🐾

Join Dr. Dave Rozee as he walks you through our 4-week grief support program for those who've lost a cherished pet. Sessions with run from March 6th to March 27th, every Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at 188 George St., Sydney. Let's navigate the journey together, supporting mental health and well-being. Registration is required. Your furry friend's memory lives on. 💔

Registration is now OPEN! Limited seats are available. To register contact us: (902) 564-6795 or [email protected]. We can help!

02/07/2024

Has your vet ever spoken to you about environmental allergens? Be careful what products you use and how you use them!

12/25/2023

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! 🎄🎁

12/19/2023

Unwrap a Pawsitively Trained Pup! 🎁

This holiday season, let Coastal Canines Coaching turn your furry friend from naughty to nice! 🎄🐶 Gift your dog the joy of obedience. With lifelong support for your pet, what could be a greater gift!

Go to the website to book. 🐾

12/01/2023

See you here this Sunday! Book your photos now and come for other pet boutique vendors and nail trims! ❤️🎄🐾

We are excited to announce Christmas photos will be happening at The Salty Dog Groomery! We are partnering with Coastline Photography and Design to give you the cutest holidays photos of your pups!

There will also be a fun filled, dog themed, Christmas market! Treats, gear, photos, and hot chocolate to keep you warm while you shop all the amazing gifts and stocking stuffers!
Coastal Canines Coaching will also be on site!

Keep following along for more information on vendors and Christmas giveaways! Click the link below and book your photos now before spots run out!

https://coastlinephotographyanddesign.pixieset.com/booking/





Hot Doggity Groomery
Allison's Dog House
Autumn’s Fluffin’ Groomery

11/14/2023

Happy Birthday Mulligan, to the dog who started it all! 🎊🎉

The dog behind the logo, the one who helps dogs learn in lessons, who got me into animal husbandry, a dog fancier and my absolute heart hound. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog. You have challenged me, pushed me and supported me since the day you came home. I’ve learned more from you than you have learned from me of that I am certain. We work together every day and you’ve been nothing but loving, intuitive, forgiving, driven, curious and patient! love you Mulligan and thank you for being a perfect dog! 🐾🖤

11/13/2023

Pay for and book your spots in advance while they’re available! If you love the photos on our social media, you’ll know the photographer Coastline Photography and Design 🐾🎄❄️

We are excited to announce Christmas photos will be happening at The Salty Dog Groomery! We are partnering with Coastline Photography and Design to give you the cutest holidays photos of your pups!

There will also be a fun filled, dog themed, Christmas market! Treats, gear, photos, and hot chocolate to keep you warm while you shop all the amazing gifts and stocking stuffers!
Coastal Canines Coaching will also be on site!

Keep following along for more information on vendors and Christmas giveaways! Click the link below and book your photos now before spots run out!

https://coastlinephotographyanddesign.pixieset.com/booking/





Hot Doggity Groomery
Allison's Dog House
Autumn’s Fluffin’ Groomery

11/06/2023

Last months group class was a big success we appreciate everyone who came out on the bitterly cold day! 🐾

Hope you all enjoyed your Halloween treat bags and learned something new! 🎃

Thank you to Coastline Photography and Design for photography & videography 📸

10/29/2023

Check out our best advice for getting your pups ready for Halloween! 🎃

Share with your friends so everyone can feel prepared for the Spooky Holiday this week. It takes many of us a few days to prepare ourselves for the event but also our pups. Some dogs struggle more than others but we have many tools at our disposal to help! If you’re looking for treats, CBD Oil or other things to help your pup reach out to our friends Global Pet Foods - Sydney for the best stocked pet supplies! 👻🐾

10/25/2023

Pet parents love their dogs and want them to go everywhere with them. The only problem is, they haven’t taken the time, put in the effort to have a well-behaved dog or don’t know where to start.

So they have a dog whom they love very much, but a dog that is a stressed or overwhelmed when they are confronted with something new, challenging or exciting. They jump on your family members, counter surf, show reactivity, separation anxiety, fear, lack confidence and maybe even aggression.

People can be very quick to accept these behavioura for what they are and simply say “that’s just how they are”. Without realizing that training can solve most if not all of these issues. The respect that is created through train builds a better bond with your dog. In turn it gives your dog the opportunity to have a better, bigger life with more value.

Want to have more fun and possibilities for inclusion with your dog? Then you have do the work that prepares your dog to be successful in the world you want to enjoy with them! I’d love to help you get started on that journey and support you through coaching to get you where you want to be! ❤️🐾

10/24/2023

Check out this event!

10/04/2023

Let’s talk about Mental Health and how it relates to dog training!

Mental health, we all have it and sometimes stress and anxiety trickles into parts of our life that we didn’t expect it to.

I sometimes call this “Paralysis of the Analysis” in my consultations.

This is when you’re overwhelmed, thinking of where to start training with your dog “do I start with the leash pulling, the training in public, separation anxiety, the reactivity, crate training etc” then you get overwhelmed, so what do you do? You freeze and you do none of the above.

What you need is professional help, someone to guide you on where to start and to help you along the way. That’s where the Coaching part of my program comes in, this part is for you not your dog! Don’t compare yourself to what you see on social media whether it’s dog trainer or dog influencers. What you see on social media is just an iceberg where you only see a very small percentage of that dog and persons life. We all start somewhere and with the right help someone can coach and support you along the way!

09/13/2023

Fetch! 🎾 Also known as the game almost every dog loves to play. Owners love it too because it’s relatively easy for us. Stay in one place, throw the ball, get the ball back and repeat. But as a trainer I also see the challenges with the game. It builds a lot of drive and excitement without structure and an off switch this excitement can escalate into pushy or demanding behaviours. It also builds a dogs cardio which is good but you may notice after a few weeks after buying your chuck it stick your dog wants to play longer and run further. Just like athletes you’re training your dogs endurance and now it takes longer for them to be tired.

But their is a solution to both problems.

Add in some training:
• Use the ball as the reward or lure
• Ask your dog to perform tricks you’ve already trained them to do
• Proof the place command with the ball as a distraction
• Practice the leave it command or wait for them to retrieve the ball

These are great ways to build focus, impulse control and to exercise them both mentally and physically! Have fun!

09/11/2023

🌟 Safety Clips 🌟

In our household these are an absolute necessity! No tool is 100% reliable, collars can come undone and even leashes can break. To help make sure your dog is safe in any of these situations a back tie can help prevent this mishap from resulting in an accidental off leash dog. Even an extremely well trained dog should have one just as the best drivers should wear a seat belt!

If you’re interested in purchasing one please comment or private message. If you’d like to know how they’re used or see them in use just ask!

09/10/2023

Congratulations to the one and only Malachi.🌟👏🏽

I am beyond proud of what him and his mom accomplished in this training program. This lovely gent is stubborn, built with prey drive and full of adventure like all Irish Wolfhounds but his mum now has complete control. Through the private canine coaching program we built a stronger bond between dog and owner on top of some serious behaviour modification. Malachi went from dragging me to the ground on my butt in our first session (this really did happen) and breaking two fingers on moms hand prior to training; to now off leash heeling, off leash recall, and even walking along me while I skateboard.

What these two accomplished was amazing! Malachi has gone from a puller, chaser of anything that moves, and a rural dog who had not experienced much from home. He is now a calm, polite and confident boy who has even excelled in public pet friendly stores and restaurant patios. Mom now has all the tools to help him continue! What a success story, congratulations again Elaina & Malachi! 🐾

08/27/2023

This afternoon we had a great time visiting at Allison’s Dog House at The Salty Dog Groomery for their open house! It’s the first Luxury Dog Grooming facility I’ve seen on the island, absolutely beautiful facilities, wonderful groomers and merchandise.

Mulligan is excited to book an appointment in the future, you have to check them out when you can! Congratulations! 🐾

08/22/2023

A big congratulations to Oakley for graduating from his Private E-Collar Program. Him and his mom worked incredibly hard and you could easily see each training session how the bond he has with his parents really helped to shape his training. This handsome boy is now fully off leash, amazing in pet friendly stores, and more comfortable around strangers! Great work to Oakley and his family! 🐾

08/16/2023

I just want to say a quick thank you to those who nominated me and voted! I really appreciate all the support in this new adventure! 🐾❤️

Thank you all and congratulations to the other winners! 👏🏽

https://capebreton.communityvotes.com/2023/03/pet-and-pet-care/pet-training

07/26/2023

Do you have a goal you want to accomplish with your dog but sometimes feel overwhelmed? Maybe you don’t know where to start. It could be as simple as wanting to build on what you already know or as advanced as perfecting your dogs recall and off leash reliability. 🐾

Whatever it is it can become attainable and easier to do with the right trainer. Put your excuses aside and try a new approach. Consistency does not always mean 1-3 hour training sessions a day. More often than not dogs learn better in short training sessions broken up over the day. That could mean 2-3 session lasting 5-15 minutes during the day. If you ever feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start you can always start with a free Zoom consult with Coastal Canines Coaching! 🐾

07/24/2023

So many great products at Global Pet Foods! Check them as we get more fireworks, thunder and lightning this summer! ⚡️⛈️🐾

With all this Thunder & Lightning, just a reminder to everyone that the store has a great assortment of calming aid products to help our pets stay relaxed and comfortable during this weekend storm! ⛈️🌩️☔️

07/12/2023

Why settle for a basic "sit" and "stay" when your dog can learn so much more? 🤔🐶

Coastal Canines Coaching offers advanced training programs for those pups who want to go above and beyond. Even if your dog has done training before, learn how to proof your training in a variety of situations! 🐾

06/15/2023

The Before & After of the first puppy lesson! 🐾

Pepper had her first puppy lesson yesterday. She did super well and learned almost as much as mom and dad! It’s not always about E-Collars, all dogs start out as puppies and have to start somewheres. Pepper is learning the fundamentals of training, the basics and creating a foundation to build upon.

Mom, dad and I discussed goals, what kind of lifestyle they have and what they want Pepper to know. Not every puppy is the same and not all households have the same goals, private training helps us build the right program for you!

Lesson 1:
• Discussed the importance of crate training and how to start
• How to turn off pressure
• Setting your dog up for success
• Lifestyle training
• & building food drive!

Can’t wait to see the places this girl goes! She has awesome parents who will support her and set her up for success!