On-Point Pet Care

05/17/2026

Wow I guess I’m really behind posting pics of all my friends, hello summer! 🐾🌼😊

05/08/2026

A good way to start the morning with Teddy. 🐾
She likes to help on walks. 🥰

04/04/2026

Awww ☺️😆@

Happy Easter! I will be busy protecting my dog 😏

03/22/2026

Hard to believe it’s almost Easter already, good company makes the time fly🕰️🪽❤️

03/13/2026

Is baby Jax not the sweetest?
He’s a new addition to my regular visit schedule.
🥰

03/10/2026

Set them up for success!😊👌🏻

ARE YOU MANAGING?

Are we managing our dog’s environment to prevent or improve unwanted behaviour?

As people, we tend to prefer and look for more complicated solutions to problems. This tendency is termed “complexity bias” - the tendency to prefer complicated explanations and solutions instead of looking for the simpler ones.

Surely a complicated, time consuming, detailed solution has to be more effective, superior, impressive, or correct?

Complexity bias is so relevant when it comes to changing a dog’s unwanted behaviour.

We often get so stuck on trying to modify behaviour through counter conditioning, desensitization or detailed training plans when sometimes the simplest solution to the problem lies in simply managing the environment.

Dogs will do what dogs do – when an opportunity arises to help themselves to food left on a table, to bark at the gate at anyone passing by, to drink from the big water bowl we call a toilet, to go running off with irresistibly smelly socks, to rummaging through bins and eating anything that may or may not be edible, to running out an opened door in search of adventure - the list is long - dogs will be dogs.

Parents of little children use management all the time without giving it much thought. Baby locks on cupboards, covers on electrical sockets, valuable or dangerous items put far out of reach, fences and locks around pools, etc.

We wouldn’t just train a toddler not to stick their fingers in an electrical socket, not to open cupboards, not to touch a hot plate – it’s far safer, simpler and logical to first manage the environment, to prevent potential incidents.

The same principle should apply to managing a dog’s environment to prevent unwanted behaviour.

The more a behaviour is practiced the more difficult it is to prevent. The more a behaviour is rehearsed the better dogs become at it.

Preventing the behaviour from happening in the first place by using management is the logical, simple and effective way to address it.

Be a good manager – it’s far less stressful, for both us and our dogs.

02/27/2026

If you’re looking for a groomer, I can recommend Graceful Grooming😊

Hi! I’m Grace
I offer grooming in my home, creating a calm environment for your pet.

📍Serving Algoma
🗓️ Monday-Saturday
Call before 3pm, text anytime for questions and appointments!

02/08/2026

I’ve been enjoying every single one of these guys!🥰🐾 Thanks everyone❣️

02/02/2026

Every animal I care for adds something to my day and my life❣️

JUST A DOG -
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure and unbridled joy.

"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person.

Because of "just a dog," I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog," but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog," just smile--because they "just don't understand."
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01/03/2026

Whew!
What a crazy, busy, WONDERFUL Holiday Season it’s been!!!