Taylor'ed Canines

06/16/2025

Confident Canine is designed for dogs who struggle with uncertainty, fear, or reactivity in new environments or around strangers.
This class helps dogs and their handlers build trust, improve communication, and gain real-world confidence through safe exposure, structured exercises, and calm, guided socialization. Whether your dog is shy, unsure, or just needs more life experience, this class gives you the tools to help them face the world with resilience and trust in you.

Sign up with link in bio! Limited spaces!

06/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our Level 2 / Intermediate Obedience Dogs and Handlers! 🎉

You’ve put in the work,and it shows! These teams have demonstrated solid understanding and application of key obedience skills, including:

✅ Sit, Down, and Stand on cue
✅ Basic Heeling Principles
✅ Front and Middle Positions
✅ Down on Recall
✅ Distance Send to Place

We’re proud of the progress and teamwork each of you has shown. Keep up the great work, we hope to see you in upcoming classes.

06/10/2025

“Trained to sit, stay… and savor an ice cream cone. 🍦📸 From perfect poses to polite pups, we do training and photography, because your dog deserves to look this good and behave this well.”

06/10/2025

06/06/2025

Better late than never!
Say hello to Oakley, a 10-month-old Goldendoodle who recently joined our DaySchool program! 🐾

Oakley is here to build on his overall obedience and begin e-collar training to improve reliability and consistency both on and off leash. We are here to help him reach his full potential! 💪🐶

Stay tuned for updates on his progress!

06/05/2025

☀️ Now Booking: Summer-Themed Dog Studio Sessions! 🐶📸 🏖️🍦
Bring the sunshine indoors! Our studio is ready with bright, playful summer sets perfect for capturing your pup’s personality. Think beach vibes, sunflowers, sweet treat props, and lots of tail wags.

✨ Limited spots available, book now to secure your session!

📍 245 speedvale ave W Guelph ON
📲 DM or email to book

06/03/2025

You walk with grace through fields so wide,
sunflowers turning as you glide.
Golden blooms meet golden soul,
a quiet heart that makes me whole.

Your eyes hold more than words could say,
soft as spring and bright as day.
In every step, in every sigh,
you teach me how to just be by.

No treasure greater, none more true,
the world feels gentler next to you.

06/02/2025

Join us for our upcoming 4 week intro to Nosework class.
Sign up online today!

Nose work (scent detection) is one of the most beneficial activities you can do with any dog regardless of breed, age, or skill level. Here’s why:

🧠 Mental Enrichment
Sniffing engages your dog’s brain in a deep, focused way. Just 10–15 minutes of nose work can mentally tire your dog more than an hour-long walk.

🐾 Natural Instincts
All dogs are born sniffers. Nose work taps into their strongest natural sense, giving them a job they are biologically wired to enjoy.

😌 Confidence Building
It encourages independent problem-solving and builds confidence in a low-pressure, rewarding way.

🐶 Great for All Dogs
Young pups, seniors, high-drive working dogs, or those recovering from injury, all can benefit from scent games that match their pace and ability.

🔌 Calm Energy Outlet
It gives energetic or anxious dogs a productive outlet. Sniffing naturally lowers arousal and helps dogs settle afterward.

Bottom line: Nose work is simple to start, highly rewarding, and deeply beneficial, making it one of the most universal and powerful training tools you can offer your dog.

05/28/2025

Let me be real with you.

If you want your dog’s behavior to change if you want them to be calmer, more focused, better behaved it starts with you. Change doesn’t happen by chance. It happens with intention, consistency, and commitment.

Your dog isn’t a problem to be fixed. They’re a reflection of your leadership, your energy, your patterns. And that’s not meant to discourage you, it’s meant to empower you.

Because here’s the truth: you have more control than you think. You have the power to guide your dog, to reshape their habits, and to build the relationship you really want. But in order for that to happen, you have to be willing to make changes too. That might mean shifting your routine. Adjusting your mindset. Being more present, more patient, and more intentional.

Dogs thrive on structure, boundaries, and trust. And that starts with us. If we want our dogs to stop reacting, we have to stop reacting. If we want them to listen, we have to communicate clearly. If we want them to be calm, we need to lead with calm.

Your dog doesn’t need you to be perfect. They just need you to show up consistently, every day, and commit to the process.

And if you’re not sure where to start, or you feel stuck you don’t have to do it alone.

That’s exactly why I started Taylor’ed Canines. I’m here to help you make the changes that lead to real results not just for your dog, but for you too.

So if you’re ready to transform your dog’s behavior and build a stronger bond, reach out. Let’s make those changes together.

Because the moment you choose to lead, your dog will follow.
Change is possible. It just starts with you.

05/26/2025

Thank you to and for comjng out this weekend, and thanks for everyone who attended!

Lots of valuable information to take home and implement!

05/22/2025

Rain 🌧️ or shine ☀️
Our daycare dogs know how to have a good time

05/20/2025

What an incredible weekend! 🙌🐾

Huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Jay Jack seminar—we hope you left feeling inspired, informed, and ready to PLAY with your dogs! 🎉

Special shoutout to Jay for sharing his knowledge and for judging Timber’s SR1 test—Timber passed with a score of 96! 💪🔥
We’re already looking forward to having Jay back next year—so keep an eye out for our early bird discount 👀 You won’t want to miss it!