Kelowna Puppies

10/12/2022

Hello friends, we will be posting more frequently on Instagram. Hope to see you there. canine.minds.and.manners

10/03/2022

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09/18/2022

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09/11/2022

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🤷🏻‍♀️😡 “Don’t worry, she’s not hurt, just frightened” 😡🤷🏻‍♀️

These are the words that were called over to a client of mine, whilst her dog (on lead) was crying & yelping in fear, as she was being ‘swamped’ by 2 much bigger dogs.

There is so much wrong with this, that it’s honestly hard to know where to begin. But here goes….

1. If a dog is on lead you shouldn’t allow your off lead dogs to approach. You don’t know why that dog is on lead - they may be recovering from surgery, frightened of other dogs, reactive towards dogs, elderly, deaf, blind, learning lead manners….

2. If you can’t recall your dogs away from another dog they shouldn’t be off lead in that environment.

3. Allowing 2 bigger dogs to ‘swamp’ another dog is not ok regardless of on lead or off lead, or the temperament of the dogs involved. It is rude & inappropriate.

4. Not attempting to call your dogs away from a dog who is crying out & yelling is inappropriate & rude.

5. Brushing it off by saying ‘she’s not hurt just frightened’ shows a complete lack of empathy, understanding of dogs and is extremely rude.

A frightening experience for any dog, of any age & any disposition can have long lasting negative consequences for that dog.

My client was left shaken, angry & deeply concerned for her dog; all completely understandable emotions following such an experience.

With the best will in the world, mistakes happen. Sometimes you don’t see an on lead dog approaching, your dog doesn’t recall when asked as they normally would, you’re distracted & not on the ball.

But IF that happens take responsibility.

Do what you can to get your dog away from the situation & on lead as quickly as possible.

Apologise & double check that the dog & owner are ok.

Don’t make excuses. Don’t brush it off. Chalk it up as an experience not to be repeated & put a training plan & management in place to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

And if you’re unsure how to do that? Then contact a local trainer to help you.

Are my client & her dog ok? Hopefully… after a day to calm down I’ve suggested meeting up with a known, friendly, pro social bigger dog with manners to help rebuild her confidence. She’s a well rounded, resilient, sociable dog so 🤞🏻 she’ll bounce back.

With thanks to Best Behaviour Dog Training for the great graphic.

08/30/2022

The first part of making dogs happy is learning more about them. These days, it's increasingly easy to find information about dogs and how to care for them. The trouble is that much of this information is erroneous and things are changing all the time as research into all aspects of dogs' behavior, cognition, and welfare continues apace. Given the poor quality of so much information, one thing we can all do to help dogs is share good books, blogs, and websites when we find them.

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Zazie Todd

08/28/2022

These gorgeous pups are the latest grads from Good Dogs Have More Fun. The pups and their caregivers were amazing! Congratulations Mack, Willow and Rocco!

08/26/2022

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08/25/2022

08/02/2022

The latest puppy grads from Kelowna Puppies. Congratulations! Steve, Theo, Bodhi, Lila, Odie, Kayce, Dakota, Willow, Bo and Lila

07/31/2022

The amazing Loki and Gene. The latest grads from Kelowna Puppies. Congratulations!