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Your dog does not jump on everyone.

They jump on your sister. Not your husband. They jump on the neighbours who come through the side gate but hold it together when your mother-in-law visits. They launch at strangers on the Walter Bean Trail who make that high-pitched sound, and walk calmly past the ones who ignore them.

You have probably noticed this. You may h...

Everyone means well when they say it.

Get them out there. Meet as many dogs as possible. Socialize early and often. The more the better.

It is the single most repeated piece of advice new dog owners in Guelph receive, and it is responsible for more training problems than almost anything else. Not because socialization is wrong. Because most people have the wrong...

Here is something worth sitting with.

Every time you arrive at a new trail, every time another dog appears in the distance, every time a stranger reaches out a hand toward your dog's face, your dog is doing something most owners do not notice. They are glancing at you. Quickly, maybe. But they are checking. What does this mean? Is this safe? What should I do?

Wh...

Ten weeks old. Approximately four pounds of chaos. And the Speed River Trail is sitting right there, calling your name on a perfectly good Tuesday morning.

You are not wrong for wanting to go. Fresh air, a tired puppy, maybe five uninterrupted minutes before the next round of zoomies. The logic is sound. The timing is just off.

Formal leash walking should not be...