The Dog Guy

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

Marvin, this very cute, and very calm. Yorkshire Terrier visited us today at Pet Valu on Carling Avenue where we were holding a FREE consultation on dog behaviour.

Marvin’s owner was concerned about his lack of house training. He was adopted a few weeks ago from the Ottawa Humane Society.

We are happy to say that we were able to give them some advice on how to deal with this very common problem.

We will be at the store today until 5 PM

Next Saturday will be at KANATA CENTRUM on June 6th, ARNPRIOR on June 7th, GANANOQUE on the 20th and June 21st will be in MANOTICK.

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05/29/2026

FREE CONSULTATION ON DOG BEHAVIOUR-PET VALU
1490 RICHMOND ROAD, OTTAWA, SATURDAY MAY 30th FROM 10 To 5

05/29/2026

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT NOT TO HUMANIZE YOUR DOG

One of the most frequent problems I deal with is that owners think their dogs are just like them.
Usually we use human based emotions for our dogs sadness or depression.
Although dogs do have emotions they do not have the ability to reason, so they are not as complex as humans.
Dogs do however sense the emotions coming from humans. They feel their emotions as energy and energy to dogs is either positive or negative. Dogs read negative energy as weakness, and then react accordingly.
Because we are constantly explaining dog problems in human terms our relationships with our dogs suffer. What we fail to see time and time again is that the solution we would use for a human (only using positive reinforcement) is wrong for solving a dog’s issues.

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05/28/2026

This English bulldog was causing some havoc in his home by jumping on guests, attacking the vacuum cleaner and hairdryer, he would bark at the TV and was reactive on the leash.

After an in-home visit from The Dog Guy, I am happy to say that things have drastically improved, see review (April 28th)

The owners didn’t care if he could shake a paw, roll over and get his belly rubbed or speak on command, they just wanted all the chaos to stop!

If you’re interested in our services, please drop by one of our FREE consultations at various PET VALU locations throughout the area or come and see us at the Oodles Of Doodles event at Hampton Park on June 14th.

The Dog Guy offers in-home consultations to help with any unwanted dog behaviours, we cover the area from Ottawa to Kingston with full support for the rest of your dog’s life.

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05/27/2026

A local TRAINER is offering CLASSES for LEASH REACTIVITY with up to TEN dogs-I wonder how that's going to work?

05/25/2026

The owners of these two dogs reached out to us to help with some issues that they were having.

Their seven month old rescue was a mix from northern Ontario. She got off to a rough start and was found in a dump at five weeks old. Luckily, a local rescue saved her and her littermates and now they are all in loving homes.

The issues that the new owners were concerned about was pulling on the leash, begging from the table, counter surfing, eating socks, barking at visitors and being a little too excited in some situations.

Her new pack member was a three year old Dachshund, he would bark at neighbours and everyone who he saw on the walk.

After a in-home visit from The Dog Guy, things are getting much better. We show people how to create a relationship with their dogs through the feeding, greeting, and all important walking rituals.

Solving issues like excessive barking, pulling or jumping will not improve with the dog’s ability to sit, stay or shake a paw!  We know this because most of our clients have reached out to an obedience trainer and failed, and it cost them a lot more to have a trainer in than it did us.

If you have a dog with ANY unwanted behaviours please give us a call so we can show you how to get them in a balanced state of mind, and then it’s best to go to a trainer to improve obedience.

We are looking forward to doing more FREE consultations at various Pet Valu locations in the near future.

We cover the area from Ottawa to Kingston, with full support for you and your dog for the rest of their lives.

www.thedogguy.co