Raising Rover: The Five “R”s of Positive Training

Raising Rover: The Five “R”s of Positive Training

Raising Rover: The Five “R”s of Positive Training By Sarah Fulcher, Cert. CBST, CDT, CTDI Through my years of working with dogs, I have learned multiple training methods from dominance-based to dog-friendly. It is with positive reinforcement based dog training I have...
Pet Portrait Painting – Molly

Pet Portrait Painting – Molly

I was honoured to paint another pet portrait recently of a wonderful dog named Molly. Her owner has been very patient as I was originally asked to paint this near the beginning of January. I had another commissioned painting to complete before I could begin this one...
Lead by Example

Lead by Example

Lead by Example   By Sarah Fulcher, KPA-CTP, Cert.CBST, CTDI Leadership with regards to companion dogs is a tricky and controversial subject. Some trainers tout it as the end-all-be-all to any dog behavior problem, while others say it is not important at all. I...
[Photo] Cy being super cute.

[Photo] Cy being super cute.

Cy can be a wild beast and his energy hypes up the whole daycare. He also can be a big sweetheart and an excellent, well-mannered dog. Every day we see less and less of the crazy Cy and more and more of the well-rounded dog we see below. Look at that silly little...
[Photo] Smiling Dexter

[Photo] Smiling Dexter

Our Belgian Shepard likes coming to the daycare a couple of times a week. He loves romping with all of his dog friends. Here he is pausing from playing to pose for the camera. Such a ham!
[Photo] Monday Funday Crew

[Photo] Monday Funday Crew

We had an unusually busy Monday at the daycare but the group that was here this past Monday had a fantastic time. They all got along very well and played and played all day. Here is a snapshot of half of the crew: L to R: Axel, Sophie, Buddy, Sophie, and...