DOGMA Moncton

10/14/2026

📣 New Classes are Open for Booking! 📣

We’re excited to announce that our next sessions of Puppy Kindergarten and The General are now available to book online! 🎉

🐶 Puppy Kindergarten: Help your puppy build confidence, learn the basics, and get started on the right paw!

🫡 The General: Ready to work on obedience, manners, and building a better relationship with your dog? This class is for you!

Register here:
👉 https://BookDogmaNow.as.me

Spots are limited, so don’t wait to get your dog signed up! We can’t wait to see you in class! ✨

10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving, friends 🫶🍁 Sending love to you and yours

10/08/2026

Now that we’ve got your attention with the beautiful Winnie… 👀

Classes are ON for tonight!

🐶 Puppy Kindergarten - Lesson 5
⏰ 6:15PM

🫡 The General - Lesson 2
⏰ 7:15PM

We can’t wait to see the progress all of our teams have made since last week! ✨

See you tonight! Let’s get to work 💪🏼

10/07/2026

Sometimes reactive dogs become deeply conditioned to the patterns of a familiar walk.

They take the same route day after day. They learn where to look, when dogs tend to appear, and which dogs to expect. Before long, the whole routine can feel almost programmed.

Hobbs, the hound, came to us from Texas and was quite reactive. We’ve made great strides with his reactivity, but we’re still working toward where we want him to be. Taking a dog like Hobbs somewhere new can change the picture. There’s so much more to notice and process that their usual hyperfocus may drop off. They might even pass a dog they normally react to without the same intensity.

A change of scenery can interrupt an old pattern and give your dog a chance to experience the world differently. Once you’ve loosened the routine, you can work toward bringing that progress back to your regular walks.

If you and your dog feel stuck in the same cycle, try changing the environment. A new route or a new place to explore can be a great place to start.

10/06/2026

“Nervous” Nelly has come so far since we first met!

One of the biggest turning points was adding more intentional play to her routine and meanwhile adding clarity to her guarding behaviours.

Play is such an important part of your relationship with your dog.

When you combine it with clear communication, consistent boundaries, and do it daily, you can see a real shift in how your dog connects with you and approaches training.

Her family recently shared a little win that made them so happy and I’m so proud of them too.

Previously, Nelly would guard items and they couldn’t get them back, but recently, when she showed some interest in guarding two items, she gave them back right away without a fuss.

These are the small moments that tell us the changes are adding up.

In just a few weeks, with some thoughtful changes to her daily life, Nellie seems much happier and is responding beautifully to her training. I couldn’t be happier for her and her family. Huge congrats, guys!!

10/06/2026

Ryder had a fantastic first session!

He’s a very sweet dog, and we straight got to work on choosing the right tools, keeping him under control, and building his focus on his handler.

With a dog Ryder’s size and strength, pulling isn’t just an inconvenience. If there’s a strength imbalance, it can put the handler in a difficult—and potentially unsafe—position very quickly. That’s why we focused on teaching the right walking habits from the start.

A good walk isn’t measured by how far you go. If your dog is pulling you down the street, they’re getting lots of practice pulling. Loose-leash drills might mean covering less ground, but they give you the chance to reward focus and teach your dog to walk without constant leash pressure.

Quality over quantity. A little focused practice goes a long way.

10/06/2026

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While I'm in a mood, let me whack this hornet's nest real quick. I'm good at that. It's Saturday, not many people will see it, so it shouldn't get too crazy.

This epidemic of ignoramuses trying to turn working Malinois, working GSDs and other breeds which, by breed standard, by and large possess UNSUITABLE temperaments for psychiatric service work into "service dogs" for the mentally unstable is one of the worst things happening to working dogs lately.

There are so many levels to this. I could write ten pages. This sense of entitlement in this screenshot is a massive detriment to working dogs. This idea that you have "rights" without RESPONSIBILITY TO THE DOG is going to continue to contribute to the downfall of working breeds possessing correct working breed temperament.

This short exchange (about Lil Moe with the Gimpy Leg - whose description has always been the absolute antithesis of a "service dog," btw) highlights the utterly selfish, ignorant and short-sighted mentality of this crowd. We can't tell a Mal from a GSD, but we know better than the breeder on generation #5 of the same bloodline whether he's a good candidate for service work.

I will never put a dog in danger just to be rid of them or for a "sale" endeavor as he puts it. There is no more imminent danger to a working dog than to be owned by someone who feels more entitled than responsible.