Connected Canine

15/11/2025

Coming to Florida in 2027!!!

Dive into the fascinating world of sensory integration with our Sensory Integration (SI) Theoretical Course, designed to deepen your understanding of how dogs process sensory stimuli to shape their behavior and perception. This course is perfect for trainers, behaviorists, and dog enthusiasts who wa...

11/11/2025

We have a new ship! I mean a vessel! I mean a car! A van! A bus! A Buzz 😃😃😃 Hank the Tank had to retire due to miles we were putting on it. We welcomed our new mothership, who doesn’t have a name yet, to our family last week. As with all new vehicles, there are issues you only find out after the fact. Our first one: dogs don’t want to leave the car after we get home 🤔

02/11/2025

Got a puppy?

01/11/2025

Starting next weekend! 3 spaces are available for a fun month of detection prep sniffing games 🥳 This class is suitable for beginners and advanced sniffers who want to add more spice to their techniques.
I look forward to meeting all the new sniffer dogs and their humans!

meeting dates: November 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th

19/10/2025

Sunday morning toy search 👏 and play. Toy search is a great game for detection dogs and maintains their motivation for searching in a very natural, no pressure way. This is one of the games (and all the steps to building it up) that I teach in Scent Detection Introduction class. Next class is starting in November. Dates haven’t been set yet. Soon!

19/10/2025

For your Sunday reading enjoyment 📰🐾
Hope you find the information useful as well as fun 🤩

I’m an avid book reader, and this one was such an easy read. Actually I got it first as an audio book, like I often do, but then I liked it so much I had to get a paper copy as well. A lovely friend who is a certified dog behavior consultant suggested it. Let me just say that if you pick up this b...

18/10/2025

🤩PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION🤩

What I love about these simple engagement games is that they are appropriate for any dog owner, no fancy training skills are required 👏
52 activity cards 🙌
Pick a card each morning to play during the day 🫶
Or reach for a card on the fly when you feel your dog’s energy needs productive channeling 💪
Create a mutually rewarding routine 🤝
Get ideas for novelty 👌

Order from Calmdoggames.com

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17/10/2025

Morning game of finding Kong before play! Did you know red color is not very easily seen by dogs? That’s one reason a red Kong makes a great search toy. Watch Bodhi and Kali work their noses and NOT seeing Kong hanging just above their heads 👍

13/10/2025

Let’s start a new week with a chuckle.

Thank you Carla for sharing these 😄

13/10/2025

😅, what a week!
Pics of some of the dogs I’ve worked with this past week. I also did a bodywork session for a sweet Dutchie, and I don’t get to do that very often. Thanks Matrix 🐾

Recap of the week: I love dog training as skill building, behavior modification, manners and obedience. They are all very helpful in easing people’s coexistence with dogs.
But… the ♥️, the core, that bliss spot of all dog training (for me!) is teaching humans to step back and let the magic of dog’s sniffing instinct take the wheel.

Building a relationship where dog’s instincts are harnessed and shaped and human learns new motor patterns to facilitate this potential for their dog, that’s the stuff MaGic is made of 🎆🌠🎇

Take away: Go play sniffy games with your dog. Go learn them if you’re new to them, and have unbridled fun!