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Russianspaniellove Meet the Russian Spaniel — Canada's rare Spaniel breed.

Smart, athletic, and endlessly devoted — these dogs are born to thrive off leash and love real adventures.

🇨🇦 Based in Nova Scotia
🐾 Ethical breeder | Rare breed advocate
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09/29/2026

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09/11/2026

This started at home—not in the crate. 👇

I began with hand-feeding, teaching Sayan to follow my hand. Slowly right and left, then guiding him into a sit or a down. With practice, these became familiar movements.

Once he could follow me at home, we practised in a quiet place outside. More distractions meant starting with easier steps again.

But here’s the detail that matters most: what am I rewarding?

I wait for him to sit, look at me calmly and wait. Then I give him the food.

If he’s jumping on me or trying to grab it, I don’t hand it over during that behaviour. I slow down and make the exercise easier. I want to reward calm participation—not build more excitement around my hands.

As we practised, I gradually made my gestures smaller. Then I began giving him a moment to offer a familiar action before helping him.

That’s what you see here.

I’m not waiting for him to guess something I’ve never taught. I’m giving him space to use what he already knows.

The work began with food and guidance. This moment is about knowing when to pause.

Follow to see how I practise with my puppy—from hand-feeding to moments like this.

09/04/2026

Does your puppy treat the crate like a drive-through—grab the food and leave?

Give him a reason to enjoy being inside, beyond that first treat.

Here’s what I’m practising with Sayan:
🐾 Both doors stay open. He can come and go.
🐾 Food arrives inside, from the back and above, while he’s already there.
🐾 I add a brief pause between pieces, giving him a chance to stay without following food.

Do this exercise quietly.
No commands, no talking, no verbal praise—not even “sit,” “stay,” or “good boy.” Let the food be the feedback. Give your puppy time to choose his next move without prompting him.

The lesson I want him to learn: good things happen here, and there’s no rush to leave.

Keep those pauses short at first. This isn’t a test of how long your puppy can wait. Build on small, comfortable moments.

This is our open-door step. Staying with the door closed—and staying when I walk away—comes separately.

Try it today: a few pieces of food, an open door, and a quiet moment together. 🤍

09/01/2026

A bowl feeds your puppy. Your hand teaches him who to watch.

Food already has value. The question is where that value goes.

When the entire meal appears in a bowl, the interaction ends there. The puppy lowers his head, eats, and the person disappears from the process.

Hand feeding changes that relationship.

At first, the puppy watches the food. Then he begins to recognize the movements of your hand. Later, he starts watching your posture, direction and entire body — because your movement tells him what may happen next.

That is the real foundation of obedience.

The puppy learns that the owner is not simply the person who delivers food. The owner becomes the person worth noticing, following and checking in with before making the next move.

This is why I start hand feeding as early as eight weeks — but the same foundation can be built with a dog of any age.

The goal is not to keep food in your hand forever.

The goal is to build a dog who has learned to watch you even after the food is gone.

🔖 Save this as the starting point for your next hand-feeding session.

Follow for the next lesson: what else you can teach through one meal.

08/17/2026

Animals don’t become family simply because we put them in the same room.

They need repeated proof that being together feels safe. For this family, calm hand feeding created that positive association.

Now they choose to sleep together.

Eight adult dogs.And one puppy who already thinks he owns the place. 😂He may be the smallest in the photo, but try telli...
08/11/2026

Eight adult dogs.

And one puppy who already thinks he owns the place. 😂

He may be the smallest in the photo, but try telling him that.

He grew up in the middle of this pack. So sitting proudly in front of the house with all the adults feels completely natural to him.

One home.
Nine Russian Spaniels.
And absolutely no concept of personal space. 😂

Can you spot the puppy?

08/07/2026

Every dog owner wants a dog that listens.

But very few stop to think why a dog chooses to listen.

It doesn't start with commands.

It starts with hundreds of tiny interactions where your puppy discovers that paying attention to you always leads to something valuable.

Day after day, your puppy learns that staying connected to you is the best decision they can make.

That's the foundation of trust.

And trust makes everything else easier.

08/06/2026

One of the hardest things for new puppy owners is doing... nothing.

When a puppy barks, cries or scratches at the fence, our first instinct is to comfort them.

But every time your behaviour changes because of the barking, your puppy learns that barking changes yours.

So I wait.

Not for silence.

I wait until my puppy makes a different choice. He leaves the fence, lies down on his blanket, and relaxes.

Only then do I get up and continue with my day.

This isn't about ignoring your puppy.

It's about teaching him that calm behaviour—not barking—is what makes life move forward.

Raise the dog you want to live with.

07/28/2026

Every routine teaches something.

The question isn't whether your puppy is learning—it's what they're learning.

Start building the habits you'll want to live with for the next 10–15 years.

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