The Dog House Dog Training

06/02/2026

☀️Summer Training Classes Are Here!☀️

Looking for something fun and productive to do with your pup this summer? Join us at The Dog House Doggie Daycare for our upcoming training classes!🐶

🐕Drop-In Classes🐕 💲$35 per class
One Sunday each month!
🗓️ July 19th
🗓️ August 16th
🗓️ September 20th

Classes for working on:
🐾 Recall 9:45am - 10:45am
🐾 Loose Leash Walking 11am - 12pm
🐾 Basic Commands 1pm - 2pm

🐕Distractions & Focus Class🐕 💲$150 for the full course
Our 4-week class designed to build engagement, focus, and confidence around distractions!

🗓️ Summer start dates:
• June 25th
• August 6th

📍 Classes are held at
The Dog House Doggie Daycare, 319 Bruhm Road.

📩 Message us to register your pup! Spots fill quickly🐶

*All classes require a non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot*

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

06/02/2026

‼️NEW DROP IN SUMMER CLASSES‼️

Summer schedules can get busy, and committing to a 5-week course isn’t always realistic. To help keep training fun, flexible, and accessible through the busy summer, we will now be offering monthly Drop-In Classes one Sunday each month, July to September!☀️🐾

Upcoming classes:
July 19th, August 16th, September 20th
🐕Recall Class 9:45am to 10:45am
🦮Loose Leash Walking 11am to 12pm
🐾Basic Commands 1pm to 2pm

These classes are perfect for refreshing skills, working through distractions, continuing training consistency, and busy summer schedules!

📍Location: The Dog House Doggie Daycare, 319 Bruhm Road
💰Cost: $35 per dog, per class you sign up for, due upon registration to hold your spot!
☀️These classes take place outdoors, but if weather doesn’t cooperate we will move to the Northfield Fire Hall
🐾Minimum requirement of 3 dogs per class, if minimum is not met your payment will be refunded or applied to a different class if you were interested/available. Other than that, deposits are non-refundable.

👉Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JNYQOHMgS8DTee-vHbkTboSEP5zhg83XjWFrw8Tb-lM/viewform?usp=drivesdk

📩 Message us for more information. Spots will be limited!

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

06/01/2026

Reactive Dog Reminder💙

Today Rex and I had an almost perfect walk. We passed people walking, running, biking, and even a few other dogs, and he handled it all so well. Calm check-ins, engagement, and recovery were amazing.

Then I made the mistake of stopping too long to talk to someone. I got comfortable because he had been doing so well, and I missed some of his signals. I also stopped rewarding and keeping his focus where it needed to be. The result was a mild reaction.

But this is your reminder to focus on the good. One reaction does not erase the success of the entire outing. Reactive dogs are not robots, and progress is not linear. What matters is that he recovered beautifully, we continued our walk successfully, and overall it was a really great outing for him.

Sometimes our dogs struggle because we struggle. Training is just as much about learning ourselves as it is teaching our dogs. Today was a reminder for me to stay engaged, keep reinforcing the behaviour I want, and advocate for my dog even when things seem to be going perfectly.

Progress over perfection🐾

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/31/2026

Each class is starting to fill up! If you are looking to get your pup registered for a Distractions & Focus Class this summer register their spot now!🐶🩵
Next class starts June 25th!🐾

🐾 Struggling with distractions? We’ve got you covered! 🐾

We will be having two more Distractions & Focus Classes start over the summer!
Class Dates: June 25th/July 2nd/9th/16th
Class Dates: August 6th/13th/20th/27th

Does your dog ignore you the second something more exciting appears? Squirrels, other dogs, people… suddenly you’re invisible?

Our 4 Week Distractions & Focus Class is designed to help your dog:
🐾Build reliable focus around real-life distractions
🐾Improve listening skills in busy environments
🐾Strengthen engagement and connection with you
🐾Learn impulse control in a fun, supportive setting

🗓️Start Dates: Thursday June 25th, 2026 or Thursday August 6th, 2026
⏰Time: 6pm to 7pm
📍Location: The Dog House Doggie Daycare, 319 Bruhm Road!
(With the exception of the last class being at Shipyards Landing)
💰Cost: $150 (50% non-refundable deposit due upon registration to hold your spot. Etransfer to [email protected])
☀️This class takes place outdoors, we will reschedule is weather doesn’t cooperate!

👉 Sign up by using the link below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ml5odLlP9cCYFIGKmsAkWFfMKnAhgFTwjOKp9Es8a-M/viewform?usp=drivesdk

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/29/2026

Huge thanks to Lexly Designs for gearing the boys up with “The Dog House Dog Training ” bandanas! They look pawfect!🩵🖤

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/29/2026

🐶Training Session #2 with Andy🐶

Today we worked on heel skills and practicing disengagement from people and dogs while out on walks. Andy did a great job starting to focus back in and stay connected even around a few distractions. Lots of good progress already and I’m excited to see Andy keep building on these skills!🩵🐕‍🦺

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/28/2026

🐾Distractions & Focus Class #3 🐾

Tonight we worked on more loose leash walking both as a group and individually while everyone else focused on keeping their dogs calm, engaged, and settled around distractions. All of the pups did such an amazing job, especially working in a completely new environment for them!🥰

Cinder was also a pawfect helper tonight 🐶🎾 Carrying around his ball and bringing all of his high energy made for a great real-life distraction for the pups to work around while staying focused on their owners. So proud of the progress this group is making each week!🐶

Next week is the big step, working them at Shipyards Landing for more real-life distractions! Can’t wait!🩵

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/28/2026

🐾 Struggling with distractions? We’ve got you covered! 🐾

We will be having two more Distractions & Focus Classes start over the summer!
Class Dates: June 25th/July 2nd/9th/16th
Class Dates: August 6th/13th/20th/27th

Does your dog ignore you the second something more exciting appears? Squirrels, other dogs, people… suddenly you’re invisible?

Our 4 Week Distractions & Focus Class is designed to help your dog:
🐾Build reliable focus around real-life distractions
🐾Improve listening skills in busy environments
🐾Strengthen engagement and connection with you
🐾Learn impulse control in a fun, supportive setting

🗓️Start Dates: Thursday June 25th, 2026 or Thursday August 6th, 2026
⏰Time: 6pm to 7pm
📍Location: The Dog House Doggie Daycare, 319 Bruhm Road!
(With the exception of the last class being at Shipyards Landing)
💰Cost: $150 (50% non-refundable deposit due upon registration to hold your spot. Etransfer to [email protected])
☀️This class takes place outdoors, we will reschedule is weather doesn’t cooperate!

👉 Sign up by using the link below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ml5odLlP9cCYFIGKmsAkWFfMKnAhgFTwjOKp9Es8a-M/viewform?usp=drivesdk

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”

05/28/2026

Distractions & Focus Class #3 is on these evening! Looking forward to see these pups soon!🥰🐾

We are happy that heat wave ended! Today’s weather is perfect for Distractions & Focus Class tonight!🐕🩵
Looking forward to seeing all these sweet pups this evening!🐾

05/28/2026

🐕Thursday Training Tip #22 : Reinforce Calm Greetings🐾

If your dog gets overly excited when greeting people, try rewarding calm behaviour instead of the excitement! Wait for four paws on the floor, a sit, or relaxed body language before giving attention, pets, or treats.

Remember that attention can be a reward too! Calm greetings help build better manners and prevent jumping from becoming a habit🐶

“The Dog House Dog Training, where positive training builds lifelong bonds🐕💙”