Kamloops Canine Coaching

06/08/2025

Are you looking for FUN with your reactive dog? Hoopers, Agility, and Rally Obedience. NEW: Tricks for Freestyle!
We have a 3 pack-lesson for June at a $15.00 discount.
Please check our website!
Please contact there!
https://www.kamloopscaninecoaching.com/
Thanks

05/10/2025

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To All Who Love Their Dog!
Here is a heartwarming story that you might want to listen to while your dog is young. We all know that we cannot turn back time. Hugs

If you have an inclination to give your dog their best life, you are welcome to attend our Learning Exchange Workshop on May 29 at 6:15 pm.

05/01/2025

04/14/2025

This workshop is for everyone with a dog!!!
Together we can put a little more wag in that tail!
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03/24/2025

WIN A FREE LESSON (Agility, Hoopers, or Rally Obedience)!
Kamloops Canine Coaching is calling all Kamloops Dog people to SHOW YOUR CANADIAN PRIDE!! So have some fun, but please be kind to your dog in the process.
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There are 5 criteria,
1. Take a picture of your dog Doing, Acting or otherwise Being very Canadian. My dogs are attempting to 'Wave' a Flag.
2. Post your picture in the comments, you must be willing to allow me to use this picture on my social media and Website.
3. State something directly from my Website that has not been previously commented on with your picture.
https://www.kamloopscaninecoaching.com/
4. Answer this Skill Testing question:
What are the breeds of my dogs? Just do your best.
5. The Posting Deadline is April 6th at Midnight. The lesson will be valid April 15 to June 15, 2025.

Then get ready to win!!
This is Totally Free, we just want to see your Canadian Pride during this difficult time!!!
And yes, cuteness counts!
This contest is for Kamloops and area residence only.

Thank you

03/17/2025

So True!

03/09/2025

TIP OF THE WEEK
Who is training Who?
If you have lived with your dog for a while, hopefully you have trained them to do lots of things, but I'll bet your dog has trained you too. Dogs are really smart and have plenty of training skills of their own. It might be as simple as pushing your hand to get you to pat them or barking at the door to be let out. Much of what they train their people to do is to everyone's benefit. Their are also somethings that do not work for you. For less than desirable behaviors, examine yourself first to see if your dog has trained something in you. If they have, you will want to work on changing your behavior, and then address your dog. An example might be, if your dog is running around the house and you think that they have too much energy and need to go out to play, so you go into the yard and play fetch. After a few times, your dog will start to run around just to go out to play. If you suspect that your dog is doing something like this (with any given behavior), you can still do the rewarding behavior (take them out to play) but not on their request, unless of course you are OK with the request. 😊
This is just something to be aware of when looking at your dog's untrained behaviors.

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02/24/2025

WOOHOO! Another Learning Exchange workshop on March 15th!!
PACTABC is a Non-Profit organization offering events and education for Professional and for Pet dog people! If you currently have an Adolescent dog (between 5 months and 3 years, dog dependent) or a puppy coming up, then please to join us for this interactive event! You are also welcome just for your information (it is likely that you will have an adolescent dog in the future, right)
Please check out the poster below.
Hope to see you there!!

02/24/2025

TIP OF THE WEEK
What is enrichment for your dog?
Here is a good definition "Enrichment is providing animals with needed environmental stimuli that satisfy their instincts, which promotes physical, psychological, and emotional well-being."

It is training new behaviors and puzzle toys, but it is more then that!
Enrichment activities are all of the things that make your dog's brain and heart happy. So walking in a new location (on or off leash), hiding treats all around the house, playing hide and seek, training a new trick using treats, taking a training class, rolling up treats throughout a towel (one of my favorites), adding treats under tennis balls in a muffin tin, playing music (there are doggy playlists), go on a snif-fari (seeking out fun smells), taking them for a car ride, swimming (but not for all dogs), and many more. Your dog might really enjoy an activity that you can vary for more challenge and more enrichment.
The essential part is that you are both having fun and exploring together!

There are some great suggestions from Victoria Stilwell on her website.

As a dog trainer, you know how important it is for dogs to have enriching experiences in and around their home. A client’s own backyard can be a marvelous place to begin! Outdoor canine enrichment is an opportunity to engage a dog's senses, provide mental and physical stimulation, and exercise the...

02/15/2025

TIP OF THE WEEK
Does your dog have a 'Love Language'? I say Yes, dogs express and receive love to and from their humans in lots of different ways just as we do. I have lived with and known so many dogs all with their own way of showing love. Dogs that will crawl into your lap every chance they get, dogs that think play is love, dogs that definitely dislike hugs, dogs that follow you everywhere you go, dogs that lick faces to show love, dogs that regard protection as love... this list could go on for a longtime!
When I was growing up, I had not heard of the term 'love language', but now I understand that we all give and receive love in different ways and that we need to appreciate and respect how others love us as well. So, lets expand this understanding to our dogs (and pets too).
How does your dog show you their love?
This is just a thought after Valentine's Day🐾🐾❤️❤️