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Tail Guides 🐾 private training & complex behaviour support
🐶 puppy classes
🌿 wilderness hikes
🌻 training confident dogs without fear, force, or pain

Fig Friday ✨️Happy moments with my baby dog this week, because we truly are so lucky to be able to celebrate daily life....
08/28/2026

Fig Friday ✨️

Happy moments with my baby dog this week, because we truly are so lucky to be able to celebrate daily life.

Inspired by Matilda Mondays & all the joy we share with the animals in our lives.

For more Fig follow Tail Guides

Fig Friday ✨️Happy moments with my baby dog this week, because we truly are so lucky to be able to celebrate daily life....
08/22/2026

Fig Friday ✨️

Happy moments with my baby dog this week, because we truly are so lucky to be able to celebrate daily life.

Inspired by Matilda Mondays & all the joy we share with the animals in our lives.

For more Fig follow Abby Surrette • Dog Trainer • Complex Behaviour

Meet Merle 💛🌿Merle is an aussie with big feelings and even bigger expressions. We seek out quiet spots where he can snif...
08/13/2026

Meet Merle 💛🌿

Merle is an aussie with big feelings and even bigger expressions.

We seek out quiet spots where he can sniff, explore, and take in the world at his own pace. We’re also working on noticing his feelings before they become big feelings. By giving him space, support, and opportunities to make good choices before he’s overwhelmed he can learn to be more comfortable with his world and keep his mind and body safe.

It’s not about pushing him to handle more. It’s about finding the places and moments where he can feel safe enough to just be a dog. 🌼

08/08/2026

Postponed Start Date
Now starting Tuesday August 11th

CARO Novice Rally Obedience at Nova Dogsport
7:45-8:45pm on Tuesdays

This class runs for 6 weeks and is $180

Rally Obedience is a fun sport that is a mix between formal obedience and dancing with your dog. The focus in rally obedience is on the connection between dog and handler while heeling around a course. It is more physically accessible for some dogs than agility, and all of the skills you learn in rally obedience are skills you will use in regular life (walk in a loose leash heel, sit, down, stand, ignore distractions, stay connected in a busy environment). Rally Obedience is mostly on leash, which means dogs work on leash in class. I build some fitness skills into these classes as well, because fit dogs are happy dogs!

Fig is a “give me a minute” kind of dog with new people… but once you’re in, you’re *in*. We went at her pace, built tru...
08/07/2026

Fig is a “give me a minute” kind of dog with new people… but once you’re in, you’re *in*.
We went at her pace, built trust, and let her choose when she’s ready. And when she was? Total goofball

A total goofball with a very specific scavenging preference: peanuts 🥜

Lately we’ve been working on an important life (preserving) skill:
✨ spotting or scenting peanuts → pausing, looking at the nut, and checking in with me instead of committing crimes ✨

As someone with a severe peanut allergy, I did *not* have “accidentally training my dog to be an allergen alert dog” on my bingo card… but here we are 😂

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