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Join us for our in-person seminar, Dogs and Storks, at our Dundas West location!
Is your dog ready for the new addition to your family? Learn how to introduce your dog to your newborn or toddler safely and confidently. Our expert speaker, Rachael Johnston, Family Paws Parent Educator, will share valuable insights on minimizing stress and preventing behavioral problems.
Get your tickets now and ensure a harmonious household for all! Link in Bio.
From Pulling to Walking Nicely: Introducing the Canny Collar to Mikey - A Strong American Bulldog Mix!
See how Andre desensitize and counter-condition his 85lb dog to accept a head collar, and discover its advantages over other designs like Haltis and Gentle Leaders. Learn why head collars are a game-changer for smaller or less skilled handlers dealing with strong dogs. Plus, get 3 tips for success with head collars!
Read our blog post and watch the full video on YouTube to learn how to:
✅ Introduce a head collar slowly and carefully
✅ Handle the leash with extreme care
✅ Combine with positive reinforcement training for a stress-free walk
Link in Bio!
Congratulations, Schmaltz - the Cavapoo, on graduating from Puppy Class! 🎓🐾 We’re so proud of you! Keep shining, and we can’t wait to see progressing more! ❤️
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Schmaltzy graduated from puppy class!!! 🎓
Special shout out to for making Schmaltz feel extra comfortable every time she got a little shy!
Here's Po, the Mini Golden Doodle, in his first Reactive Dog Class with us! 🐾 We're so glad you and your mommy felt comfortable. We're excited to support you on this journey—those boiled pork and lamb treats sound like a hit! 😋 Thank you for trusting to help you live your best lives together. 🐶✨
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The world can sometimes feel scary and overwhelming with so many sounds, people, furry friends, and objects like leaves or plastic bags that get picked up and flown around on a windy day. 😳
Sometimes these things are a bit more than I feel comfortable with and Mommy is going to learn new ways of helping me feel more comfortable.
Today we had our first in person meeting for our reactive dog class in Etobicoke at .
Mommy and I felt so comfortable there and I even ate treats that Mommy brought (boiled pork and lamb 😋).
The Instructors were so calm, patient and kind and we are so excited to be taking this step in our journey to live our best lives together. 🐶💙
🎓 Big congratulations on graduating our Foundations Skills Class! 🐕🦺 We’re so proud of you Tobi and your doggie friends for learning so much along the way.
Thanks for tagging us! We're so excited to see what’s next for you and your pup. Keep shining! ✨
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hard work pays off 😤😤
graduated foundations class today 🥹 learned lots, had many treats, met lots of doggie friends - but I couldn’t have done it without Rachael & Monika, the best teachers 🫶🏻🙂↔️
It's Back to School Time for Your Furry Friend! 🍂🐾
Our Fall 2024 Dog Training Schedule is here! Explore our exciting lineup of classes: Outdoor Loose Leash Walking, Scent Detection, Foundation Skills Level 2, Tricks Class, and Agility Classes! 🤩 Which class is your favourite and will you choose? Watch to find out! Ready to strengthen your bond and boost your pup's skills?
Login to Busypaws now and secure your spot! Classes fill up quickly, so don't wait! 🫣
Fall 2024 Dog Training Schedule is Here! 🍂
As the summer fades, it's the perfect time to get your dog back into a routine. We’re excited to share our fall lineup of our dog training classes! Whether you’re looking to brush up on basic obedience or take on advanced agility, we’ve got a class tailored for every pup.⭐
Secure your spot today and don’t miss out on this opportunity to strengthen your dog's skills and enjoy some quality time together. Classes fill up quickly, so head over to Busypaws and book your spot now! 🤝
Progress over perfection! 🐾💕 Love seeing the small wins of Jolene and you! You guys are crushing it! 💪 Repetition and patience pay off, and we're so proud of your hard work.
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Anyone who knows us, knows that she and I are on a journey. I've been working on PAW forever. Also DOWN. Lol. So this is our new little routine. The paw part is a challenge for her...but she's getting it. So many repetitions. So many days. She's the sweetest. Thank you for the guidance. Also, this is her first day with UP UP from a down so I she needed to see the treat. : ) 🎉
Shoutout to the amazing trainers at When Hounds Fly! 🐾💕
We’re so grateful for their passion, patience, and dedication to dog training 🐶💪. Their love for what they do shines through in every class, and we’re lucky to have them guiding us and our furry friends.
Check out these photos of our talented trainers in Toronto 📸 and see their dedication in action!
Thanks to all that they do to help our dogs become their best selves 🐾💫. We appreciate you! 🙏
Did you know that 'touch' can be a more effective cue than 'come'? 🤔 Here's why:
1️⃣ We don't overuse the cue - When we stick our hands out and say "touch", we mean business 💯 But, we often say "come" to our dogs throughout the day - come here, come on, let's go, come, and this dilutes the salience of the cue.
2️⃣ It's paired with tons of rewards - How often do we stick our hands out and say "touch" and not give our dogs a treat? 🥩 It's consistently paired with rewards so our dogs trust the behaviour will pay off.
3️⃣ It has a distinct visual component - We often don't stick our hands out like this, so it stands out and is easy to recognize, so it's easier for our dogs to respond to the cue correctly. 🔍
Watch and learn how to boost your dog's recall with the power of 'touch'! 📹
Huge congratulations to Scotty on graduating from our Foundations class! 🎓🐾 Nothing says 'hard work' like a post-class snooze. We're beyond proud of this good boy and his human for building a strong foundation in training and teamwork. 💪🐾
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Foundations class graduate!
Is your dog… Anxious, fearful, or skittish in environments outside of your home?
Hypervigilant to noises from inside your home and can’t even relax while inside?
Unable to regulate both positive and negative emotions – getting overaroused or very upset easily?
Also reactive to various triggers on a daily basis?
Tackling chronic stress requires multi-faceted approaches and a holistic look at your dog’s life. That’s why all the “quick tips” you’ve tried haven’t really worked.
The Canine Stress Solution is designed to help you (and your dog) get the following benefits:
Greater peace and quiet at home, with less pacing, hypervigilance, startling, and barking. Both you and your dog will be less stressed in the one place that should be relaxing – your home!
More options for going outside to more places, where both you and your dog will enjoy the outings, instead of returning back home more stressed or upset
Ability to engage in more forms of exercise, because as your dog’s world opens up, more options to let them move freely become available
Key Details:
Learn from Anywhere: 10 Live Zoom Calls scheduled on Sundays at 4PM Eastern starting September 29th. Recordings will be available if you can’t attend live.
Incredible Savings and Support - Instead of many expensive private lessons, a new facet of the program is introduced to the group on Sunday, and reading and homework is assigned for a fraction of the cost.
Ongoing Support - In our private online community, you’ll submit questions and homework assignments for your trainer to review and for the group to learn and grow together.
Regular Price: $500 - Program Launch Promotion: $350 (30% off)
Link in bio! Don't snooze, all the spots will be gone very quickly and you'll have to wait till 2025 for the next cohort.
3 Secrets to a Rock-Solid Stay/Wait 🐾💡
1️⃣ Clear Cueing: Elm's handler gives a very clear verbal "wait" cue that's delivered consistently each repetition. Our dogs are easily confused if we're not even clear on our own cues - is it stay, is it wait, what intonation is used, is there extra body movements happening? To deliver clear cues, we need to know what's coming out of our mouths and what our bodies are doing.
2️⃣ Reinforcement History - Every rep where Elm gets it right, they're reinforced with praise, attention, and treats, and this makes the value of waiting higher and higher over time.
3️⃣ Layering in Distractions - By constantly changing other variables, such as waving toys around, food around, and adding other things to the picture, our dogs learn not to fall for these competing motivators. 🐾❤️
Watch Elm being the master of wait game! 📹
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Small steps lead to big progress! 🐾 Huge congratulations to Finn on completing his reactivity class! 🎉 We love his honest face - it says it all! ❤️ Kudos to his humans as well for embracing the journey, learning, and growing alongside him. 💪 If you're navigating reactivity with your furry friend, know you're not alone! 🐾❤️
Our new reactive dog group classes are now open and start from August 11th! Check out link in bio and enrol today to help your dog in their reactivity journey!
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The face of a boy who finished his reactivity class today! 🎉
I’m going to keep it real here, he did have a reaction today, but it was my bad, not his. He recovered quickly from it though, and he actually did really well in all the classes including the rest of today’s.
The class focused on management, games, emergency behaviours and short exposures. It was more of a class for us than it was for him.
Having a reactive dog isn’t easy, and it was definitely something we had no idea about until we learnt about it that we recognized the signs of reactivity in Finn.
Management and advocating is all on us as guardians and it isn’t fool proof. We’re only human and we do mess up and that’s okay, we’re learning just like them.
That being said, I highly recommend the reactivity class from if you have a reactive dog and want to learn how to better manage situations using R+/FF methods.
If you have any questions about our journey or the class, leave a comment or feel free to shoot me a DM!
Game-Changing Trick Alert! 🚨
This is a great trick for so many reasons! Not only does it help keep your pup's paws clean, but you can also use it for a nail scratch board for helping keep nails short, and it's also a component of teaching a front-paw target for stepping up on a platform or perch, which is used in a lot of dog sports like Agility or Rally-O as well.🏋️♂️
Here's how to teach it:
Step 1: Place a treat inside a towel and fold it in half.
Step 2: Encourage your dog to investigate the towel and treat, but hold the towel down so they can't use their nose to dig out the treat 🐾
Step 3: When their front paws touch the towel, click and then release the treat inside for your dog to eat💥
Step 4: On subsequent repetitions, withhold the click until you see a solid paw swipe. Once they're confident doing one paw swipe, withhold the click until they use both paws, or even multiple repetitions 🔄
Let us know in the comments below how your dog has been cleaning its paws! 💬
Huge congratulations to Loki - The Corgi on completing our Foundation Skills Dog Training course! We're so proud of this smart pup and their amazing parents! 💕
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I’ve completed my Foundations course at 📚📚
Thanking the amazing team of trainers for putting up with my puppy energy and goofing😄 My pawrents are super proud of me!
🐾 3 Reasons Why Hide and Seek Supercharges Recall 🐾
👉 Teaches dogs to always keep an eye on you.
Playing hide and seek with your dog teaches them the importance of staying vigilant and aware of your presence. They’ll quickly learn to keep a close watch on you to avoid losing sight of their favorite human. This is an essential habit to develop for future off-leash adventures.
👉 Leverages their FOMO, so they come quick.
By tapping into your dog’s fear of missing out (FOMO), hide and seek encourages them to come running as soon as they realize you’re not in sight and you call them. This natural instinct drives them to find you as fast as possible, getting us an enthusiastic and speedy recall.
👉 Lets you throw a reunion party and reinforce fast recall.
The joy and excitement of reuniting after a game of hide and seek create a positive association with coming when called. Every successful find turns into a mini celebration, making "come" not just a cue, but a fun and rewarding experience for your dog.
Ready to level up your dog’s recall skills? Give hide and seek a try and watch the magic happen!
Is your dog "overreacting" on leash when they see other dogs? 🐾 Don’t miss this chance to change that!
Join our Reactive Dog Group Classes starting August 11th to learn humane, positive reinforcement-based methods with that will help your dog respond calmly and confidently around other dogs. 🐶❤️
Our classes fill up fast! Apply now to secure your spot. Link in bio for more details. ✅
Watch Darwin Munroe, the mini Australian Labradoodle - a proud graduate of our Puppy Start Right class, having a blast playing with his fellow pups. Socialization is key for building confident, well-adjusted dogs!
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Graduated from puppy school today! Thanks !
🐾 Here is a 1 second video of Gigamus - the Pom doing the arm hoop jump with parent Rhea!
🧠 Tricks are not just for show—they're a fantastic way to bond with your dog and provide them with much-needed mental stimulation and enrichment.
🚫 Giving your dog fun and engaging activities helps prevent boredom, which can lead to unwanted behaviors like destructive chewing, object stealing, or demand barking.
🐶 At When Hounds Fly, we offer Tricks Classic and Tricks Encore classes to teach your dog awesome tricks and provide valuable enrichment. Give your dog a hobby and have some fun together! ✨
🎉 July Online Course Sale! 🎉
For July, When Hounds Fly and Fetchy are offering an unbeatable deal! 🐾✨
💥 All Online Courses: $30 or Less!
Get up to 50% off our self-paced dog training courses and seminars. Perfect for teaching new tricks, reducing leash reactivity, or preparing for a new baby.
🎁 Bonus: $30 Fetchy Certificate!
Purchase any online course this month and receive a $30 Fetchy certificate for food, supplies, and treats with same-day delivery in Toronto & the GTA! 🚚❤️
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We're so proud of Percy and his family for graduating from Tricks class! 🎓🐾 Remember, the real magic happens at home with lots of practice and repetition. Keep up the great work on selfie, clean paws, cue cards, middle, and footsies. You're doing amazing, Percy and keep progressing!
We are so proud of our instructor Ethan for guiding all the dogs and their parents with such love and dedication!
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That’s a wrap on Tricks class! If I’m bein’ honest, they graduated me even though I haven’t learned many of the tricks. But the thing about Tricks class is - our instructor Uncle Ethan isn’t teaching ME. He’s teaching Mommy and Daddy HOW to teach me. We have to work on it at home. The key is lots and lots and lots of repetition. And it’s been a busy few weeks what with the Great Skunkening and Mommy’s busy-ness at work.
So the class is over but I’m gonna keep learning! Mommy will be off work for the summer in a couple weeks and we’re saying it here to keep us on top of it: we are gonna spend time this summer practicing these tricks! Mommy took a pic of the white board where Uncle Ethan summarized them. We’re gonna do our level best to prioritize: selfie, clean paws, cue cards, middle, and maaayyybbbeee footsies. We just started footsies yesterday - you can see it in these pics. I’m supposed to put my front paws on the human’s paws and we walk together. But Mommy says this is a hard trick for me because I’m too polite to step on people’s feet. It seems like kind of an advanced trick to me but it would be pretty cute!
We’ll keep you updated insta! We’re gonna learn the tricks! But we definitely had fun in class - thank you Uncle Ethan!
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Watch our superstars in Reactive Dog Group Class master Superbowls! 🥣 🦮
This fun training pattern game helps them stay calm around things that might usually excite them. We adjust the difficulty for each pup, creating a predictable experience that builds confidence for both dog and their parent.
Want to learn more about this method? Let us know in the comments! 👇
Woof woof hooray! Look who officially graduated from puppy start right classes! Huge congrats to the Mini Australian Labradoodle - Darwin Munroe. We are SO proud of you Darwin!
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Graduated from puppy school today! Thanks !
Foundation Skills Level 2: Mastering the Stay! 😌
Putting those FS2 skills to the test! Watch Ziggy - the Ginger Staffy, Timber - the Black & Tan Shepherd Mix, Hazel - the Red Merle Aussie, and Benji - the Small Terrier Mix conquer various stay drills in Module 4. ⭐️
Can your pup stay focused with distractions? 🫣
Look who officially graduated from When Hounds Fly's Foundation Skills course! Huge congrats to Gio, the certified goodest boy of our class! We're so proud of your progress, Gio!
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Certified good boy 🎓😋
997 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
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