UpDog Training

05/30/2026

AUCTION TONIGHT! 🐾

We’re proud to be supporting the Greenwood Neighbourhood Place Fundraising Auction tonight at the Sundre Legion!

Doors open at 6pm
Auction starts at 7pm

Be sure to check out the UpDog Training gift certificate:
✨ Discovery & Jumpstart Training Session
✨ Valued at $125
✨ Choice of Puppy Start Right Path or Big Feelings Dog Training Path

Come support an amazing community organization while bidding on some fantastic local donations. Hope to see you there tonight!

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Greenwood Neighbourhood Place

05/26/2026

We’re excited to be supporting the Greenwood Neighbourhood Place community auction this Saturday with a special UpDog Training gift certificate!

The winning bidder will receive a Discovery & Jumpstart Session, the very first step on your dog’s training journey. This session includes both assessment and hands-on training to help you and your dog get started with clarity, confidence, and real-life skills right from day one.

The winner can choose the training path that best fits their dog:
• Puppy Training Path
• Big Feelings Training Path

Whether you’re raising a new puppy or supporting a dog who struggles with excitement, fear, reactivity, or overwhelm, this session is designed to help you better understand your dog while building practical skills for everyday life.

We’re honoured to contribute to an organization that supports community connection and care, and we can’t wait to see who wins!

Good luck to everyone bidding this Saturday 🐾

05/09/2026

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

Welcome, Winston! 🐾

Winston has officially started his training path with UpDog, and we’re diving straight into focus, confidence, and calm thinking.

Big feelings? Big potential 💙

01/09/2026

January is National Train Your Dog Month! 🐾
All month long, I’ll be sharing simple, practical training tips to help you better understand how dogs learn — and why behaviour can look very different depending on the situation.
Add distractions, emotions, and excitement (or fear), and your dog’s brain is working much harder just to stay regulated. That’s why confidence building and emotional resilience are such an important part of training — they allow dogs to think, process, and respond instead of reacting.
This is exactly what my training focuses on.

✨ Today’s Tip: Distance Is a Training Tool
More space often equals more thinking. When dogs feel crowded or pressured, their ability to learn drops.
Using distance helps dogs stay regulated, build confidence, and succeed without being overwhelmed.

Curious to experience this training approach with your own dog?
Train Together Intro Sessions ($45) are available this January only — a relaxed way to meet me, try out my confidence-building, emotional resilience–based training, and see if we’re a good fit.
📩 DM or email to reserve your spot
Limited availability to keep sessions calm and supportive.

01/08/2026

January is National Train Your Dog Month! 🐾
All month long, I’ll be sharing simple, practical training tips to help you better understand how dogs learn — and why behaviour can look very different depending on the situation.
Add distractions, emotions, and excitement (or fear), and your dog’s brain is working much harder just to stay regulated. That’s why confidence building and emotional resilience are such an important part of training — they allow dogs to think, process, and respond instead of reacting.
This is exactly what my training focuses on.

✨ Today’s Tip: Slower Progress Is Often Stronger Progress
Emotional skills take time to settle into the nervous system. Rushing can create shallow results that don’t last.
Steady, supported progress builds confidence that holds up in real-world situations.

Curious to experience this training approach with your own dog?
Train Together Intro Sessions ($45) are available this January only — a relaxed way to meet me, try out my confidence-building, emotional resilience–based training, and see if we’re a good fit.
📩 DM or email to reserve your spot
Limited availability to keep sessions calm and supportive.

01/06/2026

January is National Train Your Dog Month! 🐾

All month long, I’ll be sharing simple, practical training tips to help you better understand how dogs learn — and why behaviour can look very different depending on the situation.

Add distractions, emotions, and excitement (or fear), and your dog’s brain is working much harder just to stay regulated. That’s why confidence building and emotional resilience are such an important part of training — they allow dogs to think, process, and respond instead of reacting.

This is exactly what my training focuses on.

✨ Today’s Tip: Why “Just Ignore It” Often Backfires

Ignoring a dog’s emotional response doesn’t teach them how to cope. Emotions need guidance, not suppression.

Teaching dogs how to process situations builds resilience and long-term success!

Curious to experience this training approach with your own dog?
Train Together Intro Sessions ($45) are available this January only — a relaxed way to meet me, try out my confidence-building, emotional resilience–based training, and see if we’re a good fit.

📩 DM or email to reserve your spot
Limited availability to keep sessions calm and supportive.

01/02/2026

January is National Train Your Dog Month! 🐾

All month long, I’ll be sharing simple, practical training tips to help you better understand how dogs learn — and why behaviour can look very different depending on the situation.

✨ Today’s Tip: Why dogs “forget” their training away from home

When a dog struggles to listen outside the house, it’s not because they’re being stubborn or ignoring you.
Dogs don’t automatically generalize skills — meaning a behaviour learned in your living room doesn’t instantly transfer to the park, a class, or a new environment.

Add distractions, emotions, and excitement (or fear), and your dog’s brain is working much harder just to stay regulated. That’s why confidence building and emotional resilience are such an important part of training — they allow dogs to think, process, and respond instead of reacting.

This is exactly what my training focuses on.

Curious to experience this training approach with your own dog?
Train Together Intro Sessions ($45) are available this January only — a relaxed way to meet me, try out my confidence-building, emotional resilience–based training, and see if we’re a good fit.

📩 DM or email to reserve your spot
Limited availability to keep sessions calm and supportive.

12/31/2025

It’s New Year’s Eve!
And for many dogs… it’s not a celebration.

Fireworks don’t just mean loud noises for dogs.
They completely change the environment — in ways we often underestimate.

Here’s what many dog parents don’t realize:
Fireworks affect everything, not just the sky.
• Sudden, unpredictable loud bangs
• Bright flashes of light
• Heightened tension in the air
• Wildlife fleeing, hiding, or moving through unusual areas
• New and intense scent trails left behind

Even if you don’t notice much has changed…
your dog absolutely does.
A dog’s nervous system reads this as:
“Something isn’t safe. Stay alert.”

That’s why dogs may:
• Refuse to go outside
• Pull more on leash
• Bark or startle easily
• Pace, hide, shake, or cling
• Seem “untrained” or “dramatic”

They’re not being difficult.
They’re overwhelmed.

How you can help your dog through New Year’s Eve:
✔️ Plan ahead
Get walks and potty breaks done earlier if possible.
✔️ Create a safe space
A quiet room, covered crate, white noise or calming music.
✔️ Offer calming enrichment
Frozen Kongs, lick mats, long-lasting chews (given before fireworks start).
✔️ Lower expectations
This is not the night to work on bravery or exposure.
✔️ Advocate for your dog
If your dog needs space, give it. If they don’t want to greet, listen.
✔️ Leash up & slow down

Even dogs who are usually “fine” may struggle when the environment is charged.
And if your dog does struggle with fireworks —
you’re not doing anything wrong.

Support, distance, and safety are gifts you can give your dog tonight 💛

Let’s go into the new year with a little more empathy for the dogs who experience the world differently.
—
Your Dream Dog Starts Here. 🐾