Beyond Dog Training

25/07/2025

Strategies to help your dog be calm on your boat — even when he sees his arch nemesis (for Dexter, that’s herons 🪶🐦)

Teaching your dog how to be calm on a boat is very similar to teaching a dog how to be calm in your car.

How you load them up is very important.

Your energy matters and their energy matters.

When you feel calm and confident, this will travel down the leash to your dog.

If you’re feeling tense, nervous, frustrated, or you’re in a big rush to get somewhere, that too, will travel down the leash.

Once you’re feeling calm and confident, invite your calm, fulfilled dog aboard.

How you fulfill them depends on their breed as well as their age and energy level.

Dexter loves fetch. After a game like this, allow your dog a chance to cool down (not just physically but mentally.) Placework is great for this. Another option is just hanging out calmly at your feet as you chat to your friends and family before the boat ride.

Just like training your dog to love your car and feel calm in your car, training them to love boat rides and to feel calm during boat rides takes repetitions.

When you’re first introducing your dog to your boat, be prepared to take your time and don’t rush the process. You may not even turn the boat motor on during your first session (for super fearful dogs) and that’s OK.

You can’t set a stopwatch on mother nature. Take your time and enjoy the process.

If your dog knows the place command, this transferrable skill can make introducing boats faster and easier on your dog (and yourself.)

Leave the leash on, so you can guide your pup to becoming an amazing crewmember 🚤⛵️

Not sure how to begin?
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22/07/2025

You want your pup to be calm in your vehicle so that she’s not:
❌ scratching up your kids by racing overtop of them
❌ barking out the window at everything
❌ distracting you and causing an accident

There’s another benefit to having a dog who is calm in your car —> they’ll actually listen to you once you arrive where you’re going.

No more panicking because your dog escapes your car in the busy parking lot and won’t come back.

No more pulling you away from your vehicle while you’re still trying to get your hiking gear or kids (or both) unloaded.

Check out how calm Nixie is when she arrives at the Calmness Club™ (photo number one,) and how cute her ears are when she poses after our session (photo number 2.)

Since her owner has been practicing the place command at home, she was able to transfer that calm skill to her vehicle as well. This has led to much calmer car rides for the whole family.

Want your dog to be calm in your car? Join us for the next round of Calmness Club.

Dates: Sept 7, 14, 21, and Oct. 5
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Grand Bark in Fergus

🏃‍♀️Don’t wait! There’s only 2 spaces left!!

16/07/2025

We all know that moving is stressful to dogs, so it makes sense that taking them on holiday with us to a place they’ve never been requires some adjustment.

Placework offers your dog a smooth transition - you’re asking them to do something they already know how to do and allowing them to switch off and relax instead of:
-anxiously pacing as people unload the vehicle
-herding your kids
-jumping on all of your guests
-patrolling, guarding, policing, claiming ownership of the outdoor territory

Imagine the relief you would feel if you were lost and someone found you and handed you a map.

You can provide that type of relief to your dog, not just at home, but anywhere you bring them.

In order for this to be successful, you need to condition your dog to love relaxing on place before your trip.

If I hand you a map but you have no idea how do use it it’s not going to be very helpful. The same goes for the place cot. You can’t just set it on the floor and expect your dog to understand to relax on it, especially in an exciting new environment.

Teaching place to your dog is fun and relaxing.

Get started today with in-home lessons.

You’ll enjoy:
☀️weekly sessions
☀️homework that you and your dog will both enjoy doing
☀️email support between sessions to make sure you’re on track

Imagine how confident you’ll feel knowing you can help your dog relax on your holiday.

Schedule your free call now. Link in my bio.

02/07/2025

You want your dog to be able to relax when:
🧜‍♀️ your kids are swimming in the pool
👯‍♀️ you have guests over, who, y’know, actually need to move around your home
🐩 your parents bring their dog over

🗝️ the key to the life you want (a nice family dog who doesn’t jump on people) is to teach her the place command.

🛌 The place command gives your dog a job (calmly stay on your elevated dog bed until I release you) so they can stop choosing jobs you don’t like (jumping, stealing food off the counter, nipping your guests, chasing your kids, etc.)

The Calmness Club ™ is a great place to learn and practice the place command with your dog because of its tiny groups of supportive dog owners.

You deserve more calmness in your life.

Here’s what you need to know:
Dates: July 6, 13, 20, 27
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Grand Bark in Fergus

💭 Imagine being able to include your dog in your family activities knowing that it will actually be fun for everyone.

Link in my bio to sign up.

24/06/2025

Swipe to see Ripple’s fetch face 🤣

13/06/2025

👶 Having a dog who lunges toward everything from leaves to cats to cars is stressful enough without trying to push a stroller at the same time.

Check out Honey Bunny who showed her owners what a good girl she can be — even when a cat came to visit during her first outdoor practice session 🎆

🤰If you have a baby on the way, it’s time to teach your dog how to walk politely on the leash — before adding in the stroller and eventually the baby in the stroller.

👩‍🍼In-home sessions will help get you and your dog ready for this new adventure.

You’ll enjoy:
☀️weekly sessions
☀️homework that you and your dog will both enjoy doing
☀️email support between sessions to make sure you’re on track

Imagine how confident you’ll feel knowing you’ll be able to walk your dog and your baby together.

Don’t wait for the guilt that comes with having to leave your dog behind because she’s unpredictable when you walk her with your stroller.

📝 Schedule your free call now. Link in my bio.

30/05/2025

📝 Free blog Friday

😥 You’re worried that your dog can sense your anxiety. In fact, you can see her get more tense when you start wrapping the leash around and around your hand (which you always do when you see a dog…or a squirrel…or a jogger…actually, now it’s cars too. Eek!) 

🦮You’ve heard that stress travels down the leash and now you’re living it. 

⚡️You can almost see the negative energy racing down the leash toward your dog like lightning and then BAM! - she blows up.

💥She’s barking, lunging, and standing on her hind legs. This makes you feel embarrassed on top of anxious. 

🤕 Your neck and shoulders constantly feel tight and your wrists hurt from holding her back when she lunges on the leash. 

😩🌬️You feel like you’re caught in a stress hurricane with no end in sight. 

🧘‍♀️How can you bring ease into your life with your dog when nothing feels easy? 

🗞️The answers are in the blog post. It’s going to help you bring more ease into your daily life with your dog. 

❤️🐾 If you’re feeling stressed out, these tips are going to help bring you back into alignment. 

You can read the post here: https://beyonddogtraining.ca/news/how-to-bring-more-ease-into-your-life-with-your-dog

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30/05/2025

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You’re worried that your dog can sense your anxiety. In fact, you can see him get more tense when you start wrapping the leash around and around your hand (which you always do when you see a dog…or a squirrel…or a jogger…actually, now it’s cars too. Eek!) You’ve heard that stress travels...

14/02/2025

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25/12/2024

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05/12/2024

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As always, there’s lots of easy dog training tips to help you help your dog live a calmer, less stressful life.

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