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11/12/2024

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03/09/2024

Jaxx and his amazing family are reunited !

Jaxx had his “go home” Session this morning and everything went perfectly !

Jaxx and his family are now in the “training integration phase” where they follow a simple plan designed to show jaxx his humans now know how to guide him with appropriate timing while also simultaneously renewing their relationships day by day, so that Jaxx understands his role and will gradually start to look to them for more and more direction rather than making his own instinctual choices, which often are choices us humans could do without.

A training program such as what jaxx participated in, is an investment in not only your dog, but in yourself, as all my training is designed and will continue to be refined so that my clients, never need another dog trainer….. again.

Dad, Mom, & the boys, are going to do amazing as things progress, and I am so happy and honoured, they chose me to help them through this process. Gonna miss you around here Jaxx, but I will see you sooner !

03/03/2024

Todays first session with Ben and cedar went amazingly !

Cedar and Ben have been doing really well on their own, however Ben doesn’t really feel like chasing her around anymore, when she wants to do something else that tickles her instincts!

Ben sought training because he would like a dog that can be off leash but reliable to stay close, and partake of the fun things they want to do together like tear it up in the trails on a mountain bike, additionally, he just wanted to understand her better and provide better leadership, and for me, that’s what I love to hear and assist in!!

As always the foundational first 2 lessons are designed to accomplish a few things that will get them moving in a great direction quickly! As Ben’s relevance comes up in the relationship, day by day, we will continue to add pieces and finally put them all together in the 3 and 4 sessions and leave these guys in great shape for the rest of their journey together!

These two will be in a really good spot to have a summer and summers, of adventure fun and fulfillment and I’m excited to see how far they come.

Our programs are all designed so that you obtain skills along with your dog and knowledge that you have forever, and my hopes are that you do not need another trainer ever again, because what you learn with me, works on every dog, of any breed, any age or any size!

4 weeks and you could dramatically enhance the lifestyle between you and your dog, creating appropriate relationships and strengthening true animal/human bond.

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02/27/2024

I picked up today and and they’re ready for Adventure training!

Kramer is 6 mo and aly is close to 2 years and they both have been learning the path of simple communication I teach them to navigate our pack adventure.

“With me” “free” “good” and “no” are the only commands used for the pack, so it’s very important I ensure they understand that when I say any dogs name, I’m talking to them, and expect them to look to me for further direction. I start this by teaching them what I want at every threshold, in and out of any doorway and this effectively programs them so when I call their name, they stop and look to me.

If you have a dog that needs daycare, we have day training programs that turn your dog into one of our pack and teach them some valuable life skills in the process !
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02/22/2024

Todays crew!

So happy to have aly and Kramer here integrating into the pack.

Aly is very timid and nervous so she is a flight risk at this point, however she has been taking great direction from me and is most confident with the pack!
In the second slide you can see her preferred pal chef! Kramer is confident, and is learning the basics of everything, from giving eye contact when I say his name, to how to walk on a leash! These guys did great and the pack teaches them just as much as I do!

Training your dog within a pack is fulfilling and most natural to them.
My work is simply tapping, in and to guide the instincts that are already available in every dog, of any age, any size or breed!

02/06/2024

Really excited to have jax stay here with the pack and learn all kinds of things to enhance life with his family.
Jax is around 4yrs old and struggles with over excitement, especially in the home with guests and he isn’t the greatest on leash, and reactive with excitement, for mom especially.

In a situation such as this, it’s very helpful for jax to learn how to regulate himself while in exciting situations.

I’ll start and have started with a reliable path of communication, effectively teaching him a verbal pathway, through his instinctual method of operating, marking precise moments in time, in each present moment

As humans we need to bridge the communication gap and a great hack is to use the way they communicate, to teach them our verbal “commands” of information.

I’m really looking forward to the family seeing jax and taking him for a test drive in a couple of weeks. Welcome to the pack Jax!

02/03/2024

This crew had a really enjoyable rip up 6th st in collingwood this week I think they forgot how much of a workout it can be, they soon remembered !

01/17/2024

Who doesn’t love a puppy ! Frankie is a 12 week old pup who is very calm and has such a sweet core. One of the sweetest puppies I’ve met!! We worked with dad yesterday to help them get off to a strong start. We talked about the benefits of crate training, which they already started, and we talked about this awesome opportunity they have in every interaction to see training Frankie, as writing the program we want her to run in the future. Whenever we bring a new dog into our homes we have this amazing opportunity to set our dogs up for a lifetime of success! Training your dog is easy with the right information. You will sadly be confused if you try to learn dog training on google !! If you want the best start, hire a trainer ! Looking forward to working with Frankie and her new family as she develops !

12/16/2023

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11/16/2023

We received many compliments today! Most people see it as a magic trick to see 5 dogs walking nicely on leash. It’s really just the benefit of teaching a dog to be calm while giving it a job.

10/02/2023

had his first session tonight. He is going to do amazing and already shows he has a grasp on the language. we started him at a level of 8 out of 100, as the goal is to talk to him at a low level, and buy new meaning to our commands. Ecollar training has to be done a certain way, or it very very often causes a lot of confusion to the dog. Mack sure is rocking his training and his mom and dad have been amazing students !

09/12/2023

Somehow we avoided getting soaked today. It started raining almost as soon as we hopped back in the van!

If you have a difficult or reactive dog, or want your dog to learn how to operate in a pack environment, shoot us a message!

Adventure Training is structured so that it promotes calmness and allows me to work with multiple dogs at once, giving attention to each dog and their specific needs. Some dogs are reactive or haven’t been socialized properly, some dogs lack confidence…. Others face anxiety or fear, and the pack, under direction helps with all of that !

Seeing as we pick up and drop off your dog, it makes it really easy to have your dog full filled, while your at work !

09/04/2023

09/01/2023

It’s been a sad few days…. We all had to say good bye to Dabie, fondly also known as Mom and Dad faced some very challenging decisions recently and I’m proud to say, that while it was extremely hard and obviously painful, the right choice has been made. Highly reactive dogs are loveable the same as all dogs, but when it comes to the potential of something getting hurt, as dog owners, we sometimes need to make these calls. Not all dogs can be permanently fixed!

After seeing the posts from and yesterday it was apparent that the support these two received was gigantic and the mark dabie left here, and the common message in it all, is love. Love and truth are the same thing and doesn’t always get presented on a silver spoon, sometimes it comes in the form of tough, painstaking decisions and I’m proud to say that what began here with Dabie and how it ended here, was undeniable, intention filled love. Our hearts ache a little, but we choose Instead to live with all the lessons Dabie taught us all ! We love ya buddy and we will miss you freely running in the fields at the farm ! I have plans to put together a reel over the next few days with all my footage and Dabie’s story !

Please send this family some love in the comments below and I’ll post some clips of dabie in stories over the next few days!

07/26/2023

A big day for this team !

Raising two pups, from the same litter is always a challenging endeavour.

What we seem to forget is we are bringing in a pre existing pack into our home!

These two have far better communication with each other than they do from anyone outside their pack. This can be a struggle for anyone starting to train, so for our first session with mom and dad, we started with important information regarding this breed, and the right info, teaching both dogs “no” paired with a physical interruption or correction to teach these guys that no has meaning and we will enstil that in them above anything else to start. It allows us to govern their excitement, it allows us to teach them to stop putting things in mouths, it stops them from barking and having an opinion on the world around them, which in turn, always points back to us for information.

pups, especially, need to understand “No” flawlessly, so we can teach them “good”. And for the first few weeks of these dogs lives, this family is going to say it a ton ! It was so great to see this awesome couple, a little unsure of what to do with these guys, be empowered and use ordinary laws of nature to give themselves a platform of leadership, so that they can effectively guide these two beauties into understanding their roles, under every situation we can find!

I’ve seen so many corso’s have to be euthanized because no one simply taught them a meaningful and consistent “no”. These dogs get big, they get confident and opinionated !
Of course we are going to teach all kinds of things but we will start with a leash and a no.

All puppies should have leashes on at all times, if we don’t, we cannot give them the direction they need in the timing they make decisions in. So many people go wrong here. Freedom comes after we have established the “who” gives it ! A dogs love, is actually direction, where as a humans love, is emotion. We need to get this straightened out as dogs see human emotion as and we are not serving them if we don’t understand that first !

These 2 are going to do an amazing job with Cane & Nova !

07/19/2023

Maui, shmoozin the harbour with his effortless swagger

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07/12/2023

and his family started official training yesterday and we had a lot of fun !

This couple, had a horrible event several months ago, when their Riot, was shot and killed by a neighbour… an unimaginable and traumatic situation that isn’t easy to move past.

Thankfully with Mack now here, these two are moving forward and committed to giving Mack not only the best life, but also an enhanced, best version of themselves, when it comes to ensuring a solid and forever path of communication, and appropriate relationship that will allow this trio to take Mack as far as they want to go.

Mack is an intense, working line Dutchy, he will need guidance in every situation we can find so he knows his role in all of them! Already overnight, they have seen value in the foundational relationship/ order of operations training we added yesterday and this morning, already seeing fruit of their work ! So happy to be able to guide these fine people and ensure together, we create the dog of their dreams.

07/02/2023

Happy Canada day long weekend !!! 🇨🇦