Leigh Sutherland Dog Training

15/08/2025

This innocent-looking pair started working with me virtually this week.🥰

We can’t let a little distance get in the way of training help.🙂

01/08/2025

I’m at the AKC Summer Classic Dog Show, where I’ll be spending the weekend talking about dogs.🙂

I also have a booth full of cool dog toys and am helping some happy show dogs pick their favourites.🥰

Spectators are welcome, so head out to Okotoks for a visit, and don’t forget to come and say hi!

If you know somebody who could use some help with their dog, send them down to have a chat. That’s what I’m here for.🙂

Okotoks Agricultural Society
Fri to Mon, Aug 1 to 4

29/07/2025

It’s the BIG one this weekend!😃

The Alberta Kennel Club Summer Classic Dog Show
Fri to Mon, August 1-4, 2025
Okotoks Agricultural Society, Okotoks AB

I’ll be there with Leigh Sutherland Dog Training & Mungo's Books for Dog People!

I’ll be booking new clients, starting after the long weekend, so now is a really good time to talk to me about your dog.
LSDogTraining.ca

Come and see me about training and shop all of the very cool Mungo’s products:
Snuffle Mats & Snuffle Balls
Food Toys & Puzzles
Interactive & Fetch Toys
LOTS of Tug Toys!

AND I’ll have a HUGE clearance section of high-quality dog toys & puzzles! There are so many great deals!🙂

For the first time, I won’t have the books at this show, but will have your pre-paid orders ready for you to pick up over the weekend.

Have a look at the website or ask me for recommendations. Then place your order by e-mail:
MungosBooks.ca
[email protected]

Spectators welcome!

https://www.albertakennelclub.org/spectator-information

There’s so much going on all weekend!
Conformation
Obedience
Rally
Agility
Scent Detection
& unique pet-related vendors!

If you love dogs, this is a fun place to hang out!

Don’t forget to drop by and say hi!🙂

27/07/2025

Here is what I decided to do with my “extra” day.🙂

Since I’m not at the dog show today, I’m experimenting with creating some new toys!

There should be some fun new additions to my booth at the AKC Summer Classic next weekend! 😃

25/07/2025

THIS WEEKEND!!

Come down to the UKC Dog Show & Rally Trials!

July 27-28, 2025
Rocky View Show Jumping Grounds
1405 - 226 Ave W, DeWinton AB

This is a new event, hosted by MountainView Canine Association, and I am so excited to be supporting it!😀

If you love dogs, this is a nice way to spend a day - surrounded by dogs, watching rally-o and conformation, talking to dog people and SHOPPING at cool vendors.🙂

Come and talk to me about training. It’s always helpful to talk to an actual person to see what help could look like for you and your dog.

www.LSDogTraining.ca

I’ll also have all of the popular products that Mungo's Books for Dog People carries:
Snuffle Mats, Snuffle Balls, food toys & puzzles, interactive toys & a large variety of locally-made tug toys.

I won’t have the books at this event, but you are welcome to place an order to pick up at the show!

Have a look here:
www.MungosBooks.ca

And place your order by e-mail:
[email protected]

The weather looks a bit rainy, but we can’t let that stop us. I think that it’s going to be a great weekend!🙂

25/07/2025

Prairie dog!

I think that Wren loves prairie walks as much as I do. This day was perfect, and these are the memories that I’m always going to be grateful to have.❤️

25/07/2025

Waffles has been learning to go to her bed when asked. She’s a quick little learner!🙂

16/07/2025

I loved working with this Border Collie pup!

Trip has learned some good foundation behaviours that will serve him well in his career as a cattle dog.🙂

13/07/2025

The horse world is behind the dog world when it comes to understanding and using positive reinforcement. And the dog world still has a lot of progress to make.

The more that we all:
• continue to learn how to do this well
• work respectfully with our animal companions
• share as much as we can
…the more of a difference we can make.

And every difference - no matter how small - that you and I make becomes part of making a big difference. Real change that we all benefit from.

Let’s keep going.❤️

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Many horse people are more comfortable with the idea of punishing horses for doing the wrong thing, even if that means hitting them, than they are with rewarding them for doing the right thing.

As an industry, we should really be questioning why so many people are more put off by seeing people use food rewards with horses than they are with watching people be harsh with horses.

We shouldn’t be more comfortable with hitting a horse than we are with feeding them a treat.

11/07/2025

Road trip!!

Chael went on his first family vacation!🙂

Luckily, his people booked a training session before they went, so he got to practice how to be a polite puppy, while he had a great time.❤️

09/07/2025

This! Every minute of every day that we have with them!
❤️

09/04/2025

Calgary has a big family-friendly, pet-related event this weekend!

And I will be there to talk about dog training all three days!🙂

PetFest
at Spruce Meadows
April 11-13

Fri 12:00-8:00
Sat 10:00-6:00
Sun 10:00-5:00

There are lots of demos, activities and a hall full of vendors - so much to see & do!

I’ll have a large variety of enrichment toys & puzzles, interactive toys and Mungo’s line of locally made Snuffle Mats & Dog Toys!

Don’t forget to stop by my booth and say hi. I’d love to hear about your dog!🙂

Leigh Sutherland Dog Training
LSDogTraining.ca