Canine Lifestyle Academy

01/05/2025

Forever thankful for her contribution, and for meeting her many years ago.

With profound sadness and immense gratitude, we honor the life and legacy of Karen Pryor, a true pioneer in the fields of animal behavior and positive reinforcement training. Karen’s groundbreaking work revolutionized how we communicate with animals—and each other—leaving an indelible mark on science, education, and the lives of countless species around the world.

Continue reading: https://bit.ly/4214rRG

12/08/2024

Come to our Sniffspot in December and get pics with the tree! (It's best on cloudy days, or in the morning and evening, to reduce shadows).
Canine Lifestyle Farm Play & Sniff
https://www.sniffspot.com/to/wgtnr

11/30/2024

🎁 Know you’re going to want to get back to work with your pup after the craziness of the holiday season?
🎁 Want to give the gift of training to a friend or family member?
🎁 Ready to put that holiday bonus to good use?

… maybe you just want to support your favorite local trainer during the holiday season? 😘

⭐️ Take advantage of our Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday/Holiday Sale! ⭐️

Good now through New Years, get 15% off all gift certificates! From an initial consult to a 10 private lesson package, we’ve got you covered. Use the coupon code BF2024 at check out!

🦃 🛒 🐾 🎁 🎄 🪩 🎉

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog/741e2305/?categories=Gift%20Certificates

11/29/2024

Did everyone have a good holiday? Waking up from turkey comas? Here are some deals at Chewy we just took advantage of!

11/26/2024

Cogsworth is sniffing out some good deals today! So far he's found treats up to 50% off, and lots of B1G1 or B2G1 toys at Chewy 😱

11/25/2024

Ellie can't believe Dutch is SLEEPING through these deals! Check the comments for our Black Friday week deal finds for today!

11/25/2024

HUGE PUZZLE TOY DEAL! We are putting together our deal list for the day but needed to get this one out quick. Between the sale and the clip coupons, some of these are under $10! Our dogs favorite is the tornado, but they are all great! Link in comments.

11/24/2024

Looking for some deals for Black Friday week? We'll be posting links to some of our favorites every day this week! We won't link to anything we don't personally use and recommend. Check the comments for today's finds, and check our page for a new post every day!

*some of them will be associate links

11/17/2024

🥰🥰🥰 We love seeing people and pups having fun on the farm!

11/12/2024

How is everyone? Hanging in there? Here's a Goose to cheer you up! (One of two clients named Goose... and the other will be here Friday! 😂🐾🪿)

11/07/2024

Josie agrees -- it's been a tough week. If you need a place to sit in nature and ignore your problems for an hour while enjoying your dog, use the code "safespot" at our Sniffspot for $7 off through next weekend. We'll put out a candy bowl and some dog biscuits for you. 💚

Link in comments:

11/04/2024

We have a last minute opening for our force & fear free puppy board & train program starting this Friday, 11/8 (some flexibility on start date is possible).

If you have a puppy that is up to date on vaccinations and has had a negative f***l test within the last two weeks, reach out to us by filling out our intake form via our website:
https://www.playandtraindogs.com/boarding
or email us at [email protected].

This spot is also open for existing clients who need a 1 or 2 week "tune up".

11/03/2024

Another day, another project! Got rid of a big brush pile to clear a spot for a gas fire table. Need to buy some gravel to put down next. Excited to get it set up for the winter! Miss Lahey is inspecting our work to make sure it's up to her standards.

11/02/2024

WELL you can't really see it in pictures, but our front area has BRAND NEW FENCING! Coated welded wire, staked at the bottom, instead of the pvc mesh we had. RIP old fence, you served us well for 5 years but after several loose neighbor cows broke through you were showing your age 😅 Cow proof metal from now on!

Thanks Sniffspot visitors for funding our fence glow up!

11/01/2024

Happy November! Thanks to everyone who visited our Sniffspot in October, we grew 450% (!!!!!!!) over our September visits. It's been so fun to host dogs and their families who need a safe, secure, quiet place to exercise and hang out. Even at just a few visits a week, we've been able to purchase some replacement fencing for our aging gate area, and a gas fire pit for the upcoming cold weather, as well as put a little away to save for our big projects.

What will November visits go towards? First, we'll be putting new rubber matting down in the unfinished barn area to remake a play and training space! Then we'll be saving up to fully fence in the first of our two large pastures for more room to run and Sniff.

Come check it out! Canine Lifestyle Farm Play & Sniff, https://www.sniffspot.com/to/wgtnr

10/24/2024

📞 CALLING ALL PUPPIES!

We still have room in our next session of puppy class starting ✨ THIS WEEK ✨- the last session of the year!

Quick Facts:
⭐️ Starting Sunday, October 27th at 1:45 pm
⭐️ Hybrid Format (2 virtual + 2 indoors + 3 field trips!)
⭐️ for puppies 8 - 18 weeks old
⭐️ no class November 10th (last class December 15th)

❓Does your puppy not come home for another week or two? That’s fine! First class is orientation (for humans only!) to ensure you start your puppy off on the right paw.
❓Worried about vaccinations? Don’t be! Due to our hybrid format, our puppies have a couple extra weeks of safe learning at home before switching to a safe indoor (sanitized) classroom, and then carefully planned field trips. If you wait to start until your puppy has had all of their shots, you’ll have waited too long to get all of the benefits of socialization!
❓Is it too early to start training? NEVER!

Sign up today!

https://dogearedtraining.com/brave-new-world/

(Questions or concerns? Message us!)

10/20/2024

Did you know that 'just hanging out' is a skill you can teach your dog? It's not just something they have to figure out on their own, and it can make everyone's lives better. https://oscarwinningbehavior.com/relaxation-protocol/

10/20/2024

Graham -- 2017 and today! Love seeing boarding campers come back year after year. 🥰