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Good Boy Dog Training Obedience and behaviour training you can trust in Edmonton, Alberta. Group classes & private training

We offer group classes and private training options for you and your dog.

11/07/2025

Classes are starting this weekend! Puppy is full, but there is room in our Good Boy Basics class.

19/06/2025

There's no way to see change if you aren't willing to change anything - preferably the things your trainer advises you to change. If you're stuck, this is something you need to think about honestly - have you been digging in your heels?

30/05/2025

Rampage is overjoyed that Skinner beat her save rate. On to the finals!

Throwback to some excellent    advice, if I do say so myself.
28/05/2025

Throwback to some excellent advice, if I do say so myself.

As I sit here at 3:30 AM dealing with a dog that has suddenly developed a fear of the stairs, I'm reminded that this is the hard part of training. The moments that inconvenience us, when we're dead tired and annoyed and frustrated, are the ones where we're most prone to trying to rush things that simply cannot be rushed without negative consequences. It would have been easy to grab her collar and insist that she do them, and I'd be blissfully asleep right now. But she would be trying to recover from fear bad enough that she couldn't move, and her trust in me would have taken a severe hit that we might never rebuild. So instead, I spent 20 minutes sitting on the first step with her, making no effort to coax her, just teaching her that under no circumstances would she be forced to do it, and then set up to sleep on the couch instead.

The right choice in teaching is often slow and inconvenient, especially with fear. It's tempting to rush for the behaviour you want, but the more important thing to develop and keep is trust. Don't squander it if you have it, and don't miss opportunities to create it or strengthen it, because that's a well that can and will run dry quickly.

I won't pretend I have the money lying around for an Oilers jersey for a dog 😂 If you've been holding off on signing up ...
21/05/2025

I won't pretend I have the money lying around for an Oilers jersey for a dog 😂 If you've been holding off on signing up for classes because you're worried about conflicts with games, don't worry, we're a proper business. We will consider rescheduling for critical (ie. knockout or cup-winning) games, and having two trainers in class means that we will do our very best to catch you up the next week if you do have to miss a day.

If you do have a jersey for your dog, please share! Best of luck to the tonight.

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16/05/2025

Volume on for trainer explanations!

Not all puppies come out of the box social. In fact, a lot of puppies are wired to be very suspicious of new situations and new people. Toby and Rosie were both that puppy only two weeks ago, to the point that Toby let out an almighty shriek when tiny Rosie approached him. This is one of the reasons it's so critical to expose your puppy to new situations and develop their play skills as very young puppies, ideally with the help of an experienced trainer that can explain body language and behaviour to you.

So how did we get them here? By slow, thoughtful introductions that didn't force either of them to play, including making it clear to both that we would help them out of the situation if it was too overwhelming. Puppies should never be left to their own devices to "sort it out," any more than you'd let toddlers throw down without any input from an adult. Helping them feel safe goes a long way toward building their confidence!

We finally hit 1K followers! We admittedly don't focus a lot on social media, so this is a milestone. I'll try to post a...
16/05/2025

We finally hit 1K followers! We admittedly don't focus a lot on social media, so this is a milestone. I'll try to post a little more for everyone.

Me: Wants to make you guys a video about solving yard barkingAlso me: Solves it too quickly to video itAnyways, sign up ...
05/05/2025

Me: Wants to make you guys a video about solving yard barking

Also me: Solves it too quickly to video it

Anyways, sign up for our classes and stuff, I guess.

Sprout and Zucchini ❤️
31/03/2025

Sprout and Zucchini ❤️

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