Mileys Mom Dog Training

10/31/2026

🐾💜 SERVICE DOG TRAINING – BUILDING SKILLS, CONFIDENCE & INDEPENDENCE 💜🐾

A service dog is more than a companion. A well-trained service dog can provide practical support, greater independence, confidence, and peace of mind in everyday life.

At Miley’s Mom Dog Training, I offer service dog training that focuses on both the practical skills needed for the BC Provincial Service Dog Certification Assessment and the development of individualized support task skills.

🐾 Certification Assessment Preparation

We work on the practical skills and behaviours needed to prepare for the provincial certification assessment, including appropriate public behaviour, focus, manners, and reliable responses in different environments.

🐾 Individualized Support Task Training

Every person’s needs are different. Training can include support tasks such as:

• Medical alert and response
• Mobility assistance
• Psychiatric and emotional support tasks
• Assistance with everyday activities
• Other individualized disability-related support tasks

💜 My Approach

My training philosophy is force-free, compassion-based, and relationship-focused. I believe successful service dog training is about more than teaching commands. It’s about developing trust, communication, confidence, and a strong working partnership between you and your dog.

Whether you’re beginning your service dog journey or looking to develop additional skills with your current dog, let’s talk about how I can help.

Your goals matter. Your dog’s well-being matters. And the relationship you build along the way matters.

📍 Serving Cranbrook and surrounding areas.

📞 250-688-5392
🌐 https://mileysmom.com
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Miley’s Mom Dog Training
Helping You Build Trust, Confidence & Connection.

10/31/2026

🎃🐾 HALLOWEEN SAFETY FOR DOGS: KEEP THE SPOOKS FUN, NOT STRESSFUL! 👻❤️

Halloween can be full of fun for us, but for our dogs, it can mean strange costumes, ringing doorbells, tempting treats, unfamiliar visitors, and lots of unexpected activity.

As we celebrate Halloween, let's make sure our four-legged family members feel safe, comfortable, and protected! 🐶🧡

🐾 6 HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS FOR DOG PARENTS

🍬 1. KEEP CANDY OUT OF REACH
Chocolate, xylitol (found in some sugar-free products), raisins, and other ingredients can be dangerous for dogs. Keep candy bowls and treat

10/30/2026

My girls would dress me up as a tyrant. 🤣

10/29/2026

🧠🐾 PSYCHOLOGY THURSDAY: WHY DOGS DON'T UNDERSTAND “THEY KNOW BETTER”

Have you ever thought, “My dog KNOWS better than that!” when they ignore a cue, jump on someone, steal food, or have an accident inside?🤔🐶

Here's something important to remember: knowing a behaviour in one situation doesn't mean your dog can perform it in every situation.

❤️DOGS DON'T LEARN THE WAY WE THINK THEY DO.
Your dog might sit beautifully in your living room but struggle to sit at the park. They might come when called in the backyard but ignore you when a squirrel runs past.

That doesn't necessarily mean they're being stubborn or deliberately disobedient.

It means the situation has changed.

🐾3 REASONS YOUR DOG MAY STRUGGLE
🎯1. CONTEXT MATTERS
Dogs learn through associations. Different people, places, sounds, smells, and distractions can make a familiar behaviour harder to perform.

🧠2. EMOTIONS AFFECT LEARNING
An excited, frightened, frustrated, or overwhelmed dog may struggle to respond to cues they know well in calmer situations.

🌱3. PRACTICE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY GENERALIZE
Learning to lie down at home doesn't mean your dog understands how to do it in a busy café. Skills need to be practiced gradually in different environments.

💚WHAT CAN YOU DO INSTEAD?
🐶Lower the difficulty when your dog struggles.
🐶Practise in quieter environments before adding distractions.
🐶Reward the behaviour you want to see.
🐶Give your dog time to process and respond.
🐶Ask yourself whether your dog understands the cue in THIS situation.

And most importantly, look at what your dog needs to succeed rather than assuming they are choosing to be difficult.

❤️Reminder: your dog isn't giving you a hard time just because they struggle to respond. They may need more practice, a little more space, less pressure, or help managing their emotions.

Training isn't about proving that your dog knows better. It's about helping them build the skills and confidence to make good choices in the real world.

🐾Understanding comes before judgment. Connection comes before correction.

10/28/2026

🌿🎃 WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: HALLOWEEN ENRICHMENT FOR DOGS 🐾

Halloween can be exciting for us, but for our dogs, all the doorbells, strange costumes, unfamiliar voices, and constant activity can be overwhelming. 👻🐶

The good news? You can make Halloween enjoyable for your dog without involving them in all the chaos!

❤️ 5 SAFE AND FUN HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

🐾 1. 🎃 Pumpkin Snuffle Hunt
Hide a few treats in a snuffle mat or around a safe area of your home. Let your dog use their nose to sniff out the goodies!

🐾 2. 📦 Spooky Cardboard Treasure Box
Fill a cardboard box with crumpled paper and hide a few treats inside. Let your dog sniff, search, and explore. Supervise closely, especially if your dog likes to shred or swallow cardboard and paper.

🐾 3. 🧩 Halloween Food Puzzle
Use part of your dog's regular meal in a puzzle toy or treat-dispensing toy. Licking, sniffing, and problem-solving can provide satisfying mental enrichment.

🐾 4. 👃 Take a Sniffari!
Skip the busy streets and take a quiet walk somewhere your dog feels comfortable. Let them explore scents at their own pace. Sometimes, a peaceful sniff walk is the best treat of all!

🐾 5. 🛏️ Create a Halloween Hideaway
Set up a quiet, comfortable space away from the front door. Add familiar bedding, favourite toys, water, and some calming background noise. Let your dog rest without being disturbed.

💚 REMEMBER: ENRICHMENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN KEEPING YOUR DOG BUSY.

It's about giving them safe opportunities to express natural behaviours, make choices, and feel comfortable.

Watch your dog's body language. If they seem worried, restless, or unable to settle, reduce the activity and give them space. Some dogs need play and puzzles; others need peace and quiet.

🎃 A HAPPY HALLOWEEN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BUSY HALLOWEEN!

Your dog doesn't need a costume, a party, or trick-or-treating adventures to have a wonderful night. Sometimes, the kindest thing we can offer is a predictable routine, a little enrichment, and a safe place to relax. ❤️🐾

💬 What's your dog's favourite enrichment activity? Share your ideas below so we can inspire other dog parents! 👇🐶

10/28/2026

I know all dog parents say this and we're all right, but I have the greatest dogs in the world. People see coonhounds and they think loud, hyper, stubborn and chaotic. And yes they can be!! The other side of the coin is the loving, affectionate, empathetic, goofy and smart side. They are always there to love me up when I've had a hard day. And Miley, I'm all her service dog glory, will corner me when I'm having anxiety and make me stand there with all her coonhound stubbornness until I'm feeling better from her epic coonie cuddles. You can't always judge a dog by their breed stereotypes!! And Mabel has utilized her coonhound stubbornness to become the dog she was always meant to be. When she came to us five months ago she was shut down, had little physical strength and energy and was very needy and clingy. Today she's energetic, confident, super loving and affectionate and has become something of a demanding little diva who wants to be lavished with the luxury lifestyle that she deserves. She's become a dog that knows her worth! It's been a beautiful transformation and I've enjoyed being her ambassador of her luxury lifestyle. 💜💜

10/27/2026

Why the why?

The purpose behind figuring out the why behind dogs's behaviour and their reason for doing the behaviour can create long lasting change in your dog behaviour and give them away to meet their needs through giving us the behaviour that we want to return.

10/27/2026

🎓🐾 TRAINING TIP TUESDAY: HALLOWEEN PREP! 🎃🔔

Does your dog go wild when the doorbell rings? With Halloween approaching, now is a great time to help your dog feel calmer and more confident when visitors arrive!

👻 Costumes, excited children, doorbells, and constant visitors can be overwhelming for some dogs. Instead of waiting until Halloween night to manage the chaos, let's practise ahead of time!

🐶 5 STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR DOG

🔔 1. Practise the Doorbell Sound
Play a recording of a doorbell at a low volume. Immediately offer your dog a tasty treat. Gradually increase the volume only if your dog remains comfortable.

🐾 2. Teach a “Go to Your Place” Cue
Choose a comfortable bed or mat away from the front door. Reward your dog for going there and settling. Build this skill gradually before adding distractions.

🍗 3. Make Doorbell Sounds Predict Good Things
Have a family member ring the bell while you reward your dog for staying relaxed. Start with easy practice sessions and keep the sound quiet enough that your dog can still eat and respond.

🚪 4. Create a Halloween Safe Zone
Set up a quiet room with water, bedding, favourite toys, and enrichment. If your dog finds visitors stressful, they don't need to greet anyone! Use a secure barrier or closed door to prevent accidental escapes.

🎃 5. Plan for the Real Thing
On Halloween night, consider keeping your dog away from the entrance while trick-or-treaters arrive. White noise, a food puzzle, or a long-lasting appropriate chew may help. Make sure your dog is comfortable and always supervise anything they could swallow.

❤️ REMEMBER: THE GOAL ISN'T A PERFECTLY OBEDIENT DOG.

The goal is a dog who feels safe, understands what to do, and can cope with the situation. If your dog is frightened or overwhelmed, create distance and reduce the pressure rather than forcing them to participate.

Start practising now, keep sessions short, and reward the little wins! 🐾

💬 How does your dog react to the doorbell? Excited barking, hiding, running to the door, or something else? Tell us below! 👇🎃

10/27/2026