The Graduating Class of Fall 2012

What a great looking bunch! Best of luck to the graduates of the Fall 2012 Professional Trainers Program.

Enjoy,
Ben

Professional Trainers Program Fall 2012

Congratulations to the graduates of the Fall 2012 Professional Trainers Program!



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Ben

Sharon Toews - Graduate PTP Spring 2012

Sharon Toews, graduate of PTP Spring 2012 sent us an update, check out what she did to make her first puppy training job a success. Way to go Sharon!

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Hi Nancy and Ben,

I have really been enjoying training dogs of all sizes - yes I finally did get the hang of working with a small dog. (You may remember how totally lost I was on the first free training day when I got a Yorkie mix, after only working with Scout and the big dogs in our class.) Soon after getting home my first puppy training opportunity was a 9 week old Havanese. I was very excited because I had done my class presentation project on the Havanese but had never even met one!

I didn't know where to start so I re-watched your puppy training video and couldn't sleep that night with doubts whirling in my head. However, you guys really do know your stuff and I should have trusted your encouragement when you said: "Remember you have more to offer your clients because there is no other method out there that compares to ours....".

Well, this little Havanese puppy responded exactly like your Border Collie did - "sit" to "stay" to "sit" to "down"... fortunately she was really food motivated! I can't even begin to describe my excitement! The owner was flabbergasted and sputtered, "Isn't that too much for her to learn?" I managed to hide my own incredulity and replied, "Well look at her! She's doing it all and I'm not even touching her."

Over the next 4-5 weeks I praised her for her puppy's progress and reassured her of being a good owner. The puppy is well on her way to being a dream dog but she still hires me for walking consultations and advice. I finally told her she no longer needs me because she has done a great job raising her pup. She admitted she just likes having me around for reassurance. Score one for holding my tongue!





Sharon Toews

"Toews Training Paws"

Rollover!

Breeanne and Nai from PTP Fall 2012 - Great Tricks!

Enjoy,
Ben

A Great Day to Hit The Trails

Another gorgeous fall day at Thetis Lake

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Ben

PTP Fall 2012

Meet the Wonderdogs PTP Class of Fall 2012!

Fun Friday!

It was a gorgeous November morning, perfect for Fun Friday! Check out the Fall 2012 PTP Crew at sunny Elk Lake this morning.

Enjoy,
Ben

Canadian Service Dog Foundation - Available for Adoption

Hi all,

Check out these great dogs available for adoption, proceeds go to a great cause!

Best,
Ben

Hello,

Attached are a few pics of the pups we currently have for sale through Canadian Service Dog foundation (CSDF). There are two purebred German Shepherd Dogs and two Canadian Healers (a specially bred GSD/ACD hybrid). All of these pups are crate trained and possess basic on-leash obedience skills and manners.

The two GSDs, Lance and Lex, are both dark sable males. They have also been started with some simple puppy tracking/search skills. These two would make excellent competition or working dog prospects. Cost is $1000 CDN.

The two Canadian Healers are both bi-colour males, suitable for pet homes. Cost is $500 CDN.

All proceeds from the sale of these four individuals will be applied directly into the Canadian Service Dog Foundation and used to help us provide a fully trained service dog to a disabled Canadian veteran suffering from an operational stress injury (OSI) such as PTSD.

If you know anyone who may be interested please pass our info on.

Thanks in advance for your assistance and consideration :)

Cheers,
Melanie

Melanie Woolley
President and Head Trainer
Canadian Service Dog Foundation
T:613-914-2733
E: mwoolley@servicedog.ca
Web: www.servicedog.ca