Holistic Canine Training

12/11/2024

Cricket's Camp Merrywoof is open for 2025 registration. It is a fun weekend for dogs and their handlers. Check out the website for more information https://www.facebook.com/campmerrywoof Photo below is the Instructor challenge - musical chairs.

14/10/2024

TRICKS & GAMES GROUP DOG TRAINING CLASS (SIX WEEKS)
Ottawa Humane Society is excited to offer a new Tricks and Games Group Dog Training class that will be lots of fun for you and your dog.

This class will provide physical and mental challenges to stimulate your dog’s mind, while you both have a great time – a terrific way to bond with your dog. The tricks and games taught in this class also help develop strength in your dog’s core and hind quarters and will help with overall flexibility.

There are no prerequisites for this class.

Cost: $195 for a six-week session (one hour per week)

Upcoming Sessions
Mondays, Oct. 21 to Dec. 2, 2024 at 7:15 p.m. (Dian)
Please note there is no class on Nov. 11. (Remembrance Day)

Registration is available online at

OHS Group Dog Training Classes TRAIN YOUR DOG WITH A FUN GROUP!   The OHS offers various group training courses: Beginner Group Dog Training A six-week program for dogs in need of basic training, including polite canine etiquette. Advanced Group Dog Training A six-week program for dogs who have com...

13/10/2024

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

02/10/2024

02/10/2024

Happy National Black Dog Day! Photo of my beautiful Ben taken by Lynda Graveline

29/09/2024

❤️ URGENTLY SEEKING A FOREVER HOME (Foster-to-adopt) ❤️

Meet Toby & Pearl. These 7.5yr old potcakes came into our care as puppies back in 2017. While in 99% of cases we do not adopt 2 puppies out to the same home, it became very clear to us while they were in our care and had been separated, that this pair was going to have the most success leaning on each other for confidence in their new life.

Unfortunately, Toby & Pearl’s owner suddenly passed away last December. Their caregiver is elderly and now needing to move into a facility in the next month, where Toby & Pearl cannot accompany him. They will need to come back into rescue care as soon as possible. It is a very heartbreaking situation for not only the family; but for the dogs.

We are urgently searching for an adoptive home for this bonded pair, as it would be detrimental to separate them at this point in their life. This will be a compassionate adoption, meaning there will be NO adoption fee for Toby & Pearl, we are simply in search of a quiet and patient home who can give them a safe place to land for their senior years. We feel it would be incredibly stressful for them to go to foster then to move again to an adoptive home, so someone interested in a foster-to-adopt is ideal.

Toby & Pearl will be 8 years old in December, and they are spayed and neutered. They are good with cats, and other dogs. They would be best suited to a home in a rural or quiet suburban setting. No children in the home please; as they have not had any experience around children. They are house trained and do not need to be crated. They are very shy with new humans, and take some time to become comfortable. It is imperative to their success that their new owner be very patient and allow them the time and space to become comfortable. While they are very fearful of new people, they do not show signs of aggression. Due to their age, they have a lower energy level and do not require loads of exercise.

If you can help and are interested in giving this special pair a home for their golden years, please fill out an application via our website: www.saveapotcake.com

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29/09/2024

I completed the Karen Pryor Academy Reacitivity couse with Emma Parsons. Great course and information with practicial solutions for dogs with reactivity.

19/09/2024

Back to School - Dog Classes at Lansdowne Park Begin Sept. 26th – Nov. 14th. This session Dog Obedience level 1 is offered. Teach your dog to walk on a loose leash, come when called and sit/down stay. Class is Thursdays from 7:30pm - 8:30pm.
Rally Obedience Novice level is offered Thursdays 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Rally-O encourages human/canine verbal communication, eye contact, and moving in harmony. Teamwork is the goal. In Rally-O dogs perform heeling, sit, stay, and recall. We will be including a few fun games in the Rally class.

You can register for the above classes through the city of Ottawa at Recreation and parks | City of Ottawa. Class rates are a very affordable $126.57. Seniors receive a 10% discount.

All classes are taught using positive reinforcement using treats, toys, praise for rewards.
Instructor is a Karen Pryor Academy graduate and a Level II Companion TTouch certified practitioner.

18/09/2024

Please Share:
Ontario Provincial Police from the Ottawa detachment are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing dog.

Officials say Magnum was last seen on Sept. 16 by Highway 417 near Panmure Road after he and his owner were involved in a vehicle collision.
During the incident, Magnum took off scared and efforts to find him have been unsuccessful.
The two-year-old canine is described as a black lab mix with a curly coat. He was last seen wearing a red harness and a pineapple collar.
If located, people can either contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and reference case number E241241359 or contact the Cedarview Animal Hospital at 613-825-5001 and they will contact the owner.

28/08/2024

Rainbow Bridge Rememberance Day is celebrated on Aug. 28th. It is a day dedicated to commerating the passing of our beloved pets.
Chelsea and Sabrina you may be gone but you are forever in my
heart.

26/08/2024

Happy International Dog Day! Go spoil your pets!

24/08/2024

Please take a moment to go to this link.
Turkey will be culling street dogs. You can sign this petition to share with the Turkey government.
Thanks

We call on the parliament to reverse the new law that calls for the "euthanasia" of stray animals in Türkiye and their isolation in confined spaces. People in Türkiye have been sharing their streets with dogs for centuries. The "Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return" clause, which has been applied in the ...

11/08/2024

Ben earned his Excellent Interior yesterday at the TailWaggers.k9Sport SDDA trial. He had an amazing search. He was so on. He found 2 of the harder hides in the Exterior Search during one of several showers. I got a bit flustered with 30 seconds left and I made the mistake of taking him away from the easy hide. That said I also learn a lot whenever I trial. Thanks to Sharon of TailWaggers.k9Sport for hosting, and thanks to the wonderful volunteer Christine - you do such a fantastic job. And thanks to Yvonnne Ferguson for your encouraging words and support of the participants. And a special thanks to Stephanie Perrier for encouraging me and pushing to create excellence.

21/07/2024

Ben and Cody tried a new treatment today at Rehab Fur Your Pet Thanks Josee for tyring it out on the boys.

01/07/2024

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23/06/2024

Ben earned his Excellent Barn title on Saturday at Soulstorm's Rats! Canada trial. Thanks to MC Guindon for organizing, Lauren Taylor for judging and all the volunteers that make events like this possible.

20/06/2024

Happy Summer 2024!

15/06/2024

In fields of green, beneath the skies so blue,
Our beloved pets, their spirits anew.
They cross the bridge, with tails held high,
To a land where joy will never die.
No more pain, and no more fear,
In this paradise, they hold so dear.
They run and play, with hearts so light,
In endless day, with no more night.
Their eyes gleam bright, their souls at peace, -
In this realm where love's increase.
They meet old friends, and make some new,
In a land where dreams come true.
With each soft breeze, they send us love,
From the rainbow's arc, high above.
They live in bliss, in fields so wide,
With endless joy, on the other side.
So when we feel the ache of loss,
Remember them, across the moss.
In that place, so pure and free,
They live in peace, eternally.

Sabrina Suede In Loving Memory - Oct. 31, 1996 - June 15, 2010

My love for you is endless, and I will be waiting for the day we meet again.