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08/28/2026

Practicing loose leash in barrhaven with Lucky and our star pupil Clover (BnT graduate).

I was 16 years old, lived on my own, just had a baby and this was the first dog I owned and trained by myself. This is V...
08/27/2026

I was 16 years old, lived on my own, just had a baby and this was the first dog I owned and trained by myself.

This is Valentine. She's my heart dog, she was deaf and incredibly smart. I picked her up in the side of the road out of a box and brought her home.

When she was a puppy she flooded my apartment, she ate food off my table, she would chase everything didn't matter if it was a bike, car, wild life, etc. She pulled like a dang truck and was extremely yappy. We made a lot of mistakes with her. But never with relationship. She taught be so much, she was very different than working with the working dogs.

At the time we didn't know what force free or balanced was. We didn't know prongs or ecollars existed. We trained how we'd always trained, with kindness, patience, and compassion. No punishments. No treats.

After weeks of work and figuring out how to communicate with a deaf dog, this lil lady was almost the perfect dog. We could take her anywhere off leash. (Yes we thought we were above leash laws and did a lot of things I would never do now).

When she passed she had over 30 tricks under her belt, we had her walking nicely beside the stroller, I could leave her outside the store and come back (off leash), she didn't chase anything anymore, she stopped yapping in the apartment everytime something passed. Recall was amazing! And I took her absolutely everywhere with me. She turned out to be such a solid dog.

08/05/2026

Just got fun and our trick title ^_^ also Odin's enthusiasm is wild!

08/01/2026

Snows lil adventure

07/26/2026

Caddi girl and I went to the pet store :)

Blue has been adopted!
07/23/2026

Blue has been adopted!

Today my son asked me why a normally happy go lucky pup looked scared and sad, I kind of...ignored it and didn't answer....
06/22/2026

Today my son asked me why a normally happy go lucky pup looked scared and sad, I kind of...ignored it and didn't answer. He then went on to ask if it was the collar. I said yes, I didn't elaborate more than saying it's a different way of training. He said well why use it if it makes him sad and scared. He doesnt know what balanced or force free is. He doesn't know what the ecollar does, or how it works. He just saw the dogs feelings.

This dog has been "professionally trained" by someone local to use an ecollar "Correctly". Up to now we haven't seen it, albeit knowing the dog was trained on one. As we don't use them we took it off and INSTANT change. The dog was way more engaging and excited.

This makes me so sad that a 13 year old can clearly see the damage these collars do when adults just blindly gobble these gymnastics up and don't question it because "professionals" say they create happy dogs. Just because they tell you the dog is happy, doesn't mean they are.

This post isn't to shame any trainers, just bring light to the fact a child can see the pitfalls of using one without knowing anything about it at all.

Eta: none of the dogs in this picture are the one I'm speaking of.

📢 Vacation Notice 📢Pawsitive Pawrents will be taking a short break from June 1st to June 8th. We will be back to our reg...
05/29/2026

📢 Vacation Notice 📢

Pawsitive Pawrents will be taking a short break from June 1st to June 8th. We will be back to our regular schedule on June 9th.

While we're away, I will still be checking and responding to emails once per day, so please expect a slightly longer response time than usual.

If you have something urgent or time-sensitive, please send me a text message and I'll do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. I appreciate all of my amazing clients and look forward to seeing everyone when we're back!

– Kat 🐾

We’re so excited to officially introduce a new partnership here at Pawsitive Pawrents 🐾💜Please help us welcome Happy Paw...
05/11/2026

We’re so excited to officially introduce a new partnership here at Pawsitive Pawrents 🐾💜

Please help us welcome Happy Paws by Bri!

Bri shares the same passion for safe, compassionate, and structured care that we value so deeply here at Pawsitive Pawrents. With hands-on experience working in a veterinary clinic and a genuine love for dogs of all personalities, we knew she would be an incredible fit for our community.

This partnership means even more support, more trusted care options, and more enriching adventures for your pups 🐶✨

Our goal has always been to create a space where dogs feel safe, understood, and genuinely cared for, and we’re so excited to continue growing with people who share those same values.

We can’t wait for you and your dogs to meet Bri and be part of all the exciting things ahead 💜

Please give Happy Paws By Bri a warm welcome in the comments! 🐾

04/26/2026

Dogs don't only need walks on leash, they need real life enrichment!

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