providing exceptional socialization experiences and progressive training for puppies and their peopl
Purple Dog is personalized pet dog training, specializing in supporting dog owners through puppy's 1st two years! We also enthusiastically teach mantrailing, scent detection, & dog parkour! Tammy has more than 30 years experience training people to train their dogs. Basic behaviours like a good "stop & stay", a fast and reliable "come", along with great loose leash walking, leaves you with a dog w
ho is welcome wherever you are. Dog friendly methods make training safe, fun, and easy for both ends of the leash. Tammy is certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. Tammy is passionate about effective teaching and training founded on positive reinforcement methods, and cruelty free tools.
08/30/2025
Congratulations to Gus and his girls! This puppy is adorable, full of sass, and so lucky to have an entire family loving and training him! They just finished a whirlwind Purple Puppy Program - a great start!! Well done Melissa, Peyton, & Kira! Good boy Gus!
(PS. This is Dad Matt's puppy! Truly a whole family endeavour. 💜🌻🐾)
08/29/2025
Hold your ponies!! The September schedule is coming!!
08/28/2025
Congratulations to the summer fun Pawr-gility graduates! These teams worked hard improving their dogs' confidence, focus, balance, strength, and speed! Challenges accepted! Skills leveled up! Well done Amy & Nugget, Jodie & Smokey, Joellyn & Pip, Delese & Gizmo, and Kaitlyn & Luna 🌻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
08/27/2025
Intro to Tracking class! Tracking and trailing are two very different sports! These handlers took the assignment seriously and their dogs loved it! Well done teams! Congratulations! 💜🐾⭐️⭐️⭐️
08/27/2025
Congratulations Jody & Reba! This dynamic duo are off to a good start, having completed the Purple Puppy Program!! Well done Jody! Good girl Reba! I cant wait to hear about all of the things you do next! 💜🐾⭐️
08/26/2025
National Dog Day!
Please share a picture of your Purple Dog doing something you love to do together! Yay for our canine besties!
08/24/2025
Tony and his sweet baby Garrus, finished Purple Puppy together!
Tony is an experienced dog handler with big goals for Garrus! The nicest thing about Purple Puppy being private lessons, is the ability to customize lessons to every puppy and person! Congratulations Tony! Good girl Garrus!💜🐾⭐️
08/24/2025
Sulley and his wonderful pack of kids, graduated Purple Puppy!! Way to go Sulley!! Welllll done team Sulley! 💜🐾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
08/21/2025
Exactly what I was trying to say at last weeks Play Group! Keep moving! There are no playgroups this weekend as the dogs and I will be busy trialing at Valleyview SNFF Clubs annual NASDA Trial! Go Team!
Don’t be a primate when doing dog-dog introductions!
This week I write about how our primate behavior of circling around a newbie is the worst way to watch dogs meeting each other for the first time. Just. Keep. Walking! I beg of all of us, and illustrate some fun body language when Skip, kick-ass rescue terrier Rocky, and shier Leo meet up at the farm.
Let’s have a conversation—how do you handle introductions between two dogs?
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Purple Dog offers private lessons for people who want to learn how to train their dogs effectively, and without physical punishment!
Why Private lessons??
Private lessons allow for one on one attention to detail you cannot possibly get in a group. There are no embarrassing questions and nothing you can't ask about. It is always "your turn". After years of teaching large group classes, I know for sure that individual lessons are more effective. These are your lessons taught on your schedule.
What about the cost? Cost wise - private lessons are so much more effective for the learners, that you can often learn more, with less classroom time. These are your lessons - you can spread your lessons out to every two weeks or more, or less - depending on your success rate.
What if my dog needs socializing? If your dog is over 18 weeks of age, he/she needs to be able to trust you and work with you, in a variety of situations. Dogs older than 18 weeks of age are over their socialization window and what they need for the next 18 months, is consistent training. Starting with less distractions allows you to gain skills and allows your dog to learn safely. Once you have some foundations (attention & calmness) working in a setting with other dogs provides great distractions. It is not necessary to take your shy, or overly excited dog into a room full of the same, for them to learn to respond to, trust, and depend on - you - the handler (quite the opposite in fact).
What can I expect?
- to create a dog that offers calm, appropriate behaviour to get attention
- to be able to train your dog regardless of age, size or strength (yours or your dogs).
- to teach behaviours that are reliable in a way that is fair, fun and effective.
- to get problem behaviours under control
- unlimited support
What about behaviour problems? I have been training people and their dogs for over 20 years. I have extensive experience with a variety of problem behaviours.
We welcome all dogs, all handlers, all ages!
Specializing in companion dogs, pet dog manners, and strong foundations for both ends of the leash.
Lessons are private unless otherwise requested. Semi-private lessons are available by request (bring a friend). Group lessons are seasonally available and are limited to four dog/handler teams.