Pawsibilities with Dogs Inc.

11/12/2026

Aww! I am blushing! ☺️☺️☺️

You guys are so very kind! 😊

Referring me to someone, is the best possible compliment I could get! ✅❤️✅

Thank you! Merci!

11/11/2026

Are you really ready for a puppy? 😳😫😵‍💫😳😩😵‍💫

And, are you really ready for THIS puppy, this breed, you have chosen? 😳😫😵‍💫😳😩😵‍💫

Puppies are a huge commitment. ✅😵‍💫✅
They take time - lots of time. 😜
They require management - lots of management. 😜
They need training - they don't come pre-programmed. 😜
They need veterinarian care - and that costs! 😜
They need you to have patience, dedication, knowledge, consistency...and kindness. ✅😉

And, breed specific needs are a real thing!
No joke!
Get a herder, a high-drive, high-energy breed, a terrier who hunts, or a guardian breed who is gonna growl and protect, and you have even more time, management, training - and creativity to meet their innate needs!

Think it through. be honest about what you know, what you need to learn, what is best for this little sentient being you are bringing into your life. ❤️❤️

And, reach out! Get started right away, and we'll guide you through!
🎉😁🎉

11/11/2026

If you did this every time you greeted your puppy....he'd stop jumping pretty darn quickly! ✅➡✅

Focus on teaching your dog what to do, instead of trying to stop what you don't want him to do.

Results come much more quickly, because the criteria is so much more clear to the dog.

Plus, reinforced behaviors get strong!

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11/09/2026

Rainy days can mean these faces are patiently waiting for something to do! 🤣😂

It's pouring rain again here tonight, so tonight's walk is replaced by a little ribbon-ball treat hide!
With lots of 'Choice & Permissions' in play while I load up the balls!

Just waiting! ❣️❣️ Just watching!

Superstars! 😊😉😊

11/07/2026

Puppy Social Group for tomorrow, Nov 8th is
CANCELLED!

Rainy, windy, cold! 🌧🥶💨💧🌧️

Here's hoping for better weather next weekend! 🤞

11/07/2026

1000% true!!!

11/06/2026

When that face is saying, 'Mom, it's time for a walk!'

❤️☺️❤️

Brunswick is Mister 'Time-Clock!'! 😂🤣

11/05/2026

THIS! ✅

(that's not a 'guilty' dog! 😉)

NOT GUILTY!
Dogs might look guilty, but that doesn’t mean that they feel guilty.

“My dog knows that he’s done something wrong, just look how guilty he looks!" This is something that we hear so often.

People are highly amused and entertained on social media and even dedicated websites where pictures of “guilty” dogs are seen. The “guiltier” the dog looks, the more popular these posts are and the funnier people find them.

I find this really sad because it’s a complete misunderstanding and lack of knowledge of a dog’s body language.

That “guilty” look is actually a dog showing the signs of fear, stress, anxiety or appeasement.
It’s the fear of what may have happened before - being scolded or punished. The stress or anxiety in sensing the person’s body language, expression, emotions, tone or pitch. That guilty look is an appeasement behaviour in an attempt to calm the angry person down.

As people, it’s natural for us to want to believe that our dogs feel guilt and remorse about whatever they’ve done wrong. Maybe thinking that they really do feel guilty somehow makes their behaviour more acceptable and we see it as a form of apology.

Dogs are capable of a wide range of emotions, but it’s highly unlikely that they feel more complex emotions, like guilt, regret, remorse or shame.

Guilt is a complex emotion and defined as an unhappy feeling that you have because you have done something wrong or think that you may have done something wrong. It’s a feeling of shame, regret or remorse. The feeling of guilt requires an understanding of cause and effect and is relative to time.

Do dogs spend the day feeling guilty, waiting for us to come home to find a mess or a chewed-up couch or shoe, or are they waiting excitedly for us to come home because they really missed us and are looking forward to some attention?

For the emotional wellbeing of our dogs, let’s try to understand them more and focus less on how we believe they should feel just because it makes us feel better.