Gary Overs K9 Academy

03/01/2025

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03/01/2025

Congratulations to this evening Puppy Graduating Class and welcome to the world of training and growing your puppy.
The last few weeks were just a beginning on your training journey and we hope you continue to train and work towards making your puppy a great canine citizen .
We always recommend that you attend at least a few sessions of puppy classes , and you will be amazed as you watch how your puppy's learning curve grows in leaps and bounds.
Thank you for letting us be part of your puppy's training journey , we cant wait to see how your puppy grows.

03/01/2025

Congratulations to this evenings Adult Graduating Class, you all did an amazing job and it was wonderful to see the progress you made over the last few weeks.
Each of you came with different training concerns and it was wonderful to watch your dogs grow and change in their training journey.
Please continue with the lessons you have learnt and we look forward to continuing helping you and your dogs in the future.

05/12/2024

Congratulations to this evenings Puppy Class , the last graduating class of 2024.
Thank you all for letting me be part of your puppies life, and I look forward to watching them grow into wonderful pets.
You all did amazing and so did your puppies, classes are not just about training the puppies it is also about training the handler.
Please continue to work with your puppies daily, get them out and expose to the world they will be living in and consider future training to enhance what they have learnt over the last weeks.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

30/11/2024

At the Cal k9 Obedience Club of Calgary six out of the current Top 10 Obedience dogs in Canada are here. Things can obviously change however,
#4 Gary Overs - NMH GMH GMOTCh Zaniri The Duck Stops Here WCX ATD JTS. AGNS NPS
#5 Shelly Campbell -GCH MOTCH RGCH Manitou Radiant Featherz SH WCX RAE RMX2 SDIN CGN TDCh VS
#7 Lianne Daradics - MOTCh Charmlee's Bring It Home Tatum WCX SH TD DD BDD SDO AGIS AGIJS IPS JTXS
#8 Gwen Haynes -GCh BVIS GMOTCh Tierney's Bet'n I'm The One, BH, UPr1, FPr1, CA, RE, HIC, CGN. Am UD
#9 Lee Kozicki - Ch. & GMOTCH TOPIARY LAST SPIKE
#10 Leanne Tucker - MOTCH Wakemup First Hired Gun SH WCI

21/11/2024

Congratulations to this evenings Adult Graduating Class, thank you to those that braved the roads and for those of who couldn't make it thank for attending the previous weeks .
Whether this was your first set of classes or a refresher you all did an amazing job. With cold weather upon it is still extremely important to get out with your dogs continue practising what you have in the pass weeks. Your dog will only be as good as you make them and keeping your standards high will make your dog the best dog they can be.
For those of you that could not make it tonight you can pick up your certificates at the shop on High Street West.
Once again thank you to all of you for attending classes.

23/10/2024

Congratulations to last evenings Puppy Graduating Class.
Your puppy is currently in a huge learning curve and constant reinforcement and consistent clear instruction will greatly benefit your puppy and increase their learning curve.
Remember to continue with practicing what you have learnt over the last weeks and I look forward to watching your puppies grow into the wonderful pets that they are all capable of becoming.
Remember to book your puppies groom within the next six weeks to receive your discounted groom , please mention this is puppy class groom.

23/10/2024

Congratulations to this evenings graduating class ,
what an wonderful group of dogs and handlers , you all did amazing and should be very proud of both yourselves and your dogs.
It is always very rewarding as a trainer to see the transformation that begins to happen during classes .
Please keep up with the work you have been taught and your dog will only get better as they learn new habits and skills.

11/10/2024

01/10/2024

Having been a veterinarian for almost 3 decades, I have seen the tide of how animals are treated change drastically. When I graduated dogs were dogs, now dogs are considered to be higher ranking than people. In our crazy world, people love their dogs more than they love their own families and they treat their dogs better than they treat other humans and I am sorry to say that we are destroying our dogs mental health because of it.

It is increasingly common to go into an exam room and have a dog that is growling at me and trying to bite and the owner is petting it telling it that it is a good dog. It is NOT being a good dog and it should not be rewarded for growling and trying to bite. It is important that we train our dogs properly and we use right language with them. Never is it ok for a dog to growl and try and bite in an exam room where nothing horrible is happening to them and feeding into that behavior does not make it better for your dog, it trains them that their fear is a good thing and it is not.

Mental disorders are exponentially increasing in our dogs and it is us owners fault. Please stop treating your dog like it is some fragile child and start treating it like it is a dog. TRAIN them and teach them commands and correct them when they are wrong and stop thinking you are going to hurt their feelings if you do. Dogs are dogs, not small humans. They need training and proper instructions or it leads to horrible anxiety issues in them and I can assure that that behavior is going to hurt your feelings way more than being an adult and training your dog to be a good dog instead of a spoiled child.

The following are a few copied excerpts from an article that I read this morning from a dog trainer. I feel like there are a good reminder for all of us on exactly what are dogs are and what they need.

"Your dog is a dog, not a human child. Constant unearned affection is a killer and creates an unhealthy addiction for both dog and owner. Your dog will love you unconditionally but will never respect you unless you give it reason to.

The most basic of basics, your dog must learn how to be still in any situation. If your dog can’t be still around any distraction, you will never have control.
Recall
Sit
Down
Walk nicely on leash
Out, meaning release anything in your mouth

You MUST have a language dedicated to your dog that your dog can learn by you being consistent and applying meaning to the words you use. Your dog MUST know what yes means, but also MUST know what NO means. If nothing comes after those words, yes equals reward for good, no equals correction for bad, your dog will never give meaning to either. Your dog’s name is not a command, or correction. NO should not be your dog’s middle name.

The training starts the second you bring the dog home."