Training notes
Training notes from the Calgary side of the leash.
Seasonal, topical and occasionally opinionated writing about dogs in this city: what is working, what is not, and what the weather is about to do to your walks.
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Back-to-school routines for Calgary dogs
September empties the house; here is the routine that keeps your dog steady.
Fall off-leash season in Calgary
Cool, quiet months are Calgary's best recall window. Here is how to use them.
Halloween door manners for dogs
A place-command plan for the doorbell's busiest night, and who should skip it.
First snow: what changes for your dog
Paws, ice, potty regressions: the October reset that saves your winter.
Winter gear for Calgary dogs, honestly
What earns its keep at minus 25, and what is just marketing.
Holiday guests and your dog
A door plan, a working crate, and one polite word with the relatives.
Boarding over the holidays: what graduates get
Holiday boarding at $65 a night, for graduates only. Here is why.
Christmas with a new puppy
Puppy-proof the tree, guard the chocolate, and teach three things first.
New year training resolutions that actually stick
Why three boring daily habits outlast every ambitious January plan.
Indoor training games for minus 30
Scent games, place work and hallway recalls for the week the walk dies.
Cold snap survival for dogs and owners
Potty strategy, exercise math and cabin-fever fixes for the minus-35 week.
Dogs and new relationships
Guarding, the jealousy myth and a slow introduction that actually works.
Spring melt survival guide
Mud, refrozen ice and buried treasure: why spring is leave it season.
Adolescent dogs and the March meltdown
Why eight-month-olds fall apart in early spring, and the rebuild that works.
Puppy season: choosing a breeder or rescue in Alberta
Questions to ask, red flags to heed, and why temperament beats colour.
Licence renewal and the bylaw refresher
What the licence does, what the bylaw asks, verified on calgary.ca.
Patio season manners
The four-week settle, ignore and quiet plan for patio-ready dogs.
Stampede countdown: fireworks prep starts now
Sound work takes six weeks, not six days. The plan, week by week.
Canada Day lost-dog prevention
Gates, tags, a quiet room, and recall that holds when the sky bangs.
River season safety for Calgary dogs
Runoff, current, cold and algae: the June rules for water-loving dogs.
Stampede week with a dog
Ten nights of noise, one repeatable day. The dog-first survival plan.
Heat wave rules for dogs
Pavement tests, the car rule and dawn walks for Calgary heat waves.
Back to Nose Hill: the August recall tune-up
August recall proofing for wind, long grass and the resident coyotes.
Mountain weekends with your dog
Leash sense, wildlife smarts and trail manners for relaxed mountain trips.
Why we publish every price
Our case against hidden quotes, with every Northline number in the open.
The consultation is not a sales call
What we ask, what we recommend, and what we say no to.
What a day-training week looks like
Monday to Friday, drop-off to go-home lesson, hour by hour.
The handover lesson: where board and train succeeds or fails
The one hour that decides whether the training survives at home.
Reactive dogs are not bad dogs
On shame, thresholds, and the pathway back to ordinary walks.
The off-leash standard we hold
What reliable really means, and the test a dog passes before the leash drops.
Some dogs need more than a guide.
When the reading stops working, the consultation is the honest next step.
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