Dogology WNY Training and Behavior

Dogology WNY Training and Behavior Private lessons, group classes, & virtual services. VSA-CDT, IAABC-ADT, CPDT-KA, FDM, CNWI.

Positive, force free training & behavior in WNY helping owners & their dogs with reactivity, fear, separation anxiety, aggression, & basic manners plus nose work.

Tuesday night sniffs 🐾
05/28/2026

Tuesday night sniffs 🐾

Nicer weather is coming… which means patios, breweries, coffee shops, and more adventures with your dog. ☀️🐾But before y...
05/27/2026

Nicer weather is coming… which means patios, breweries, coffee shops, and more adventures with your dog. ☀️🐾

But before you head out — is your dog truly ready for public outings?

Our Brewery & Patio Manners class is designed to help dogs learn how to:
• Settle calmly at your feet
• Ignore distractions
• Walk nicely through crowds and tight spaces
• Establish door manners & polite greetings

And this session we’re introducing something new:

Brewery Manners Lite 🍺
A shorter 25–30 minute class designed for dogs (and humans!) who are just starting their public manners journey. This is perfect if:
• Your dog hasn’t done much “real world” work yet
• You want a supportive first step before committing to a full-length class

Because public outings should feel enjoyable — not stressful.

Let’s get your dog patio-ready. 🌿

Click the link in the comments for details or to reserve your spot!

ONE SPOT Left🌲🐾 Visit our website to register, starts this Saturday. This class is all about real-world skills:🌳Loose le...
05/26/2026

ONE SPOT Left🌲🐾 Visit our website to register, starts this Saturday.

This class is all about real-world skills:
🌳Loose leash on trails (even with distractions)
🌿Passing dogs & people
🍂Check-ins, focus, and trail manners
🪾Building confidence in new environments

Perfect for dogs who need help translating their skills to the real world. Because a good hike shouldn’t feel like a workout for your arms. 😉

Class will be held at various parks (none with entrance fees), locations will be emailed each week. Walks are out in nature but are not intense hikes. These classes are for dogs that are friendly to neutral around other dogs.

Visit our website to register 🐾

Last week’s outdoor nose work class worked on ground and crack hides! Join us tonight - There is one spot at 7pm (contai...
05/26/2026

Last week’s outdoor nose work class worked on ground and crack hides! Join us tonight - There is one spot at 7pm (containers with distractors) and one spot at 8pm (containers and either exterior or vehicle searches). Click the link in the comments to sign up 🐶

05/22/2026

If a dog has escalating aggression, handling sensitivity, car anxiety, noise sensitivity, reactivity, sudden behavioural change, or “unpredictable” behaviour, and your vet refuses to even consider a pain trial, you should seriously consider seeking a second opinion. (GI discomfort excluded)

Modern veterinary behavioural medicine is very clear: pain and behaviour are linked. This is no longer a debate. Some of the most important behavioural and pain papers in veterinary medicine over have repeatedly shown that chronic pain is commonly missed in behaviour cases.

A NORMAL PHYSICAL EXAM CANNOT RULE OUT PAIN. (especially if your dog needs a sedative or anti anxiety to even be examined).

In fact, behavioural change is often the first sign something is wrong. Pain trials are not “random medication”. They are recognised diagnostic tools used by progressive, up-to-date veterinarians, veterinary behaviourists, neurologists, rehabilitation vets, and pain specialists worldwide. Some discomfort, especially neuropathic pain or low-grade musculoskeletal pain, cannot be definitively diagnosed through palpation or even imaging. The AAHA/AAFP and WSAVA pain guidelines also explicitly recognise behavioural change as a major indicator of pain. A dog becoming more compliant after correction, stricter handling, or punishment does not prove the dog was never uncomfortable.

The best vets already know this and they understand that suppressing behaviour is not the same thing as solving it.

There are many outstanding veterinarians who are highly educated, care and who collaborate with other professionals and who take owner concerns seriously.

Suggested Further Reading

Mills DS et al. (2020). Pain and Problem Behavior in Cats and Dogs. Animals.
Epstein ME et al. (2015). AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.
Mathews K et al. (2014). WSAVA Guidelines for Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain.
Lascelles BDX publications on osteoarthritis and chronic pain in companion animals.
Landsberg G, Hunthausen W, Ackerman L. Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat.
Reid J et al. publications on the Glasgow Composite Pain Scale.

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https://DogologyWNY.as.me/, http://www.dogologywny.com/

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