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06/19/2025

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06/02/2025

06/01/2025

Trainers:

If you’ve ever felt out of your depth when a case turns medical, you’re not alone.

Maybe you’ve said, “You could ask your vet about meds,” and weren’t sure what else to say.

Maybe a client’s dog started Fluoxetine and you didn’t know what changes to expect.

Or maybe you’ve watched a dog struggle through a solid training plan and thought, “This just isn’t enough.”

This webinar is for trainers who want clarity on what behaviour meds do, when they help, and what your role actually is.

Emily has spent 15 years working with behaviourally complex dogs and cats, including those dealing with severe fear, aggression, compuslive disorders and anxieties. Many of these cases involved medication, and she has spent years supporting clients, their pets and shelter animals through the referral process, tracking progress alongside prescribing vets, and making sure that everyone is supported to get the most out of any training plan. Emily has also been training and guiding shelter staff, vet med staff and other trainers on behaviour for years, and brings a supportive, laid-back approach to her teaching. This webinar brings that real-world experience into clear, practical guidance.

We’ll cover:

-How to talk to clients about the possibility of medication without stepping outside your scope

-How to know when medications might be helpful

-What kinds of meds are typically used, and what they’re actually for

-How to track progress once a dog is medicated

-What to do when meds don’t seem to be helping

-What your job is in the vet-client-trainer triangle, and what it isn’t

How to advocate without overstepping, and support without guessing
Date: June 27

Time: 10:00am Pacific

Cost: $29 CAD (about $21 USD depending on exchange rate)

Recording included for all registered attendees!

If you’ve been avoiding the medication conversation because you weren’t sure how to handle it, this is for you.

Register here: https://wildatheartdogtraining.as.me/behaviourmedications

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We have a responsibility to be our dogs biggest advocates.

We are their voices and protectors, ensuring that their needs for trust, respect, and well-being are met.

Show up for them every day with compassion, patience, and a commitment to their emotional and physical health.

03/21/2025

How lucky I am to have this handsome boy Dodge from as my neighbor. Couldn't resist doing some training with him. He is a sweet, happy boy who is amazingly intelligent. He is looking for a forever home.

03/08/2025

A common excuse for certain tools and human-to-dog punishment techniques is 'it's mimicking what the mother dog would do' but is that actually a good thing? 🤔

Two of the common techniques/tools that get explained as a variation on 'what another dog would do' are the alpha rollover and the pinch/prong collar, and there are fundamental issues that come with both of these.

The alpha rollover comes from the idea of physically putting a dog in a position of submission. This has shown to not actually happen in the wild with wolves which, although they are not dogs, a lot of these myths do stem from. In fact, any time a wolf rolls over onto its back in this way it is done voluntarily and isn't forced by another wolf putting it in its place. Furthermore, true alphas are actually parental figures in natural wolf packs and part of being successful in this is shown by the fact they do not need to rule over others with some kind of iron fist. Aggression and squabbling in wolves tend to be seen in insecure packs in captivity, not well-established functioning packs in the wild.

The pinch/prong collar is often attributed to mimicking the idea of the mother physically grabbing a puppy with their mouth 'correcting' them with the pressure of the teeth on the dog's neck. However, yet again this is not accurate to reality. Normally there are many steps a mother dog will take before an inhibited bite is used on her pups, and being able to defuse the situation and teach her pups how to do so without resorting to aggression is part of what is seen as being a successful mother. It has also been shown that mothers who use more of these aggressive behaviours to wean their pups end up with pups who are less social with people, which is not an outcome we are usually looking for!

At the end of the day, we are not dogs or wolves and our dogs know that, but even if they didn't these techniques do not hold up to scientific scrutiny. It is so important that we look into these claims rather than taking them for a fact. So NEVER just do something because someone told you 'it's what another dog would do'. 👍

You can find out more about the study mentioned in the graphic here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/016815918490056X?fbclid=IwY2xjawIyshBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfFIvgSkiGQcKrZ3TAr3clSXsjbVNCTcVBTjHxdcX5MLNKwrFRXiYjhClA_aem_hTxcGbvZ_DuwEoxEHPQe3w

01/05/2025

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