5 Years: How far we have come!
5 years! Where did the time go? 5 years ago this week was the Grand Opening of The Dog Stop. That was a dream come true for me. I’ve always loved dogs and had dreams of opening a business dedicated … Read More
Belize: Dealing with Difficult Dogs Dog Training
Belize: 3D Dealing with Difficult dogs presented by Heather Beck On July 9, I ventured to the beautiful island of San Pedro, Belize for Heather Beck’s Dealing with Difficult Dogs workshop. I met Heather at a workshop last October to … Read More
Back to School
It’s back to school…and not just for the kids! Our Dog Training Classes include Basic Obedience, Social Obedience, Fun Agility, Advanced Fun Agility and of course Pet First Aid. If it’s time for the kids to get back to school, … Read More
People food not for Dogs
People food is for people…not for our dogs. As hard as it may be not to share people food with our dogs, it’s best to stick with food specifically formulated and made for our dogs. In fact, sharing people food … Read More
Dogs: 27,000 years old
Our family dog is 27,000 years old? According to many scientific sources and research, the animal we fondly refer to as ‘our pet dog’ became domesticated from their direct wolf ancestors over 27,000 years ago. Did humans domesticate wolves or … Read More
The Dog Days of Summer
The dog days of summer conjurs up images of dogs lying around panting through the hot, humid summer days. While that is the current usage, that’s not how the saying originated. ‘The dog days of summer’ is more closely aligned … Read More
The right dog food bowl
The right dog food bowl is the one that works well for your dog. There are lots to choose from and it’s easy to spend a lot of trial and error time trying to find the right one. My senior … Read More
Lets go on Vacation! Essential Dog Safety Travel Tips
Dog Safety Travel! Yippee…we’re going on vacation! It’s been pretty busy around our house the last couple of weeks. Lots of activity around the last day of school and much talk about going on our summer vacation. I thought I … Read More
Day Training: What it IS, what it is NOT
Balancing a hectic life schedule with the needs of your four-legged companion can often lead to a compromise on their training and well-being. For devoted dog owners, finding the time to consistently train and nurture their pets’ behaviour can be … Read More
Summer dog safety tips
We’ve had a couple of ‘Scorchers’ so far this spring. And we’re only heading into summer this week! Even though we all know it’s just plain stupid and unsafe to leave our dogs inside a locked vehicle, it bears … Read More