Over the weekends of August 21 and 22; and August 28 and 29, canine volunteers and their humans came to visit When Hounds Fly after classes ended to participate in the first set of canine cognition research experiments, conducted by Krista Macpherson from the...
As many of you may know, my rescue Beagle, Duke, is dog reactive. Initially, he was fearful and aggressive towards dogs in all settings (off leash, on leash, at the dog park, anywhere!) and before we began working with him, the mere smell of a dog (a dog’s...
I cancelled classes at When Hounds Fly weeks ago so that today, I could complete a course on Pet First Aid, issued by Walks ‘n Wags Pet Care and taught by Renee DeVilliers of All About Dogs. The course covered topics ranging from preventative strategies,...
A couple of weeks ago I received a phone call from Krista Macpherson, a dog cognition researcher from the University of Western Ontario. She found When Hounds Fly and reached out to us because she was looking to partner with a dog trainer with a sound understanding...
Published by Dogwise Publishing, 2007 198 pages This is the book that inspired the name for the school! Years ago when I got my first beagle rescue, I was struggling to get him to hear his name while on walks, nevermind train a loose leash walk. While walking on...
