Polite Pups Training

Polite Pups Training Training your puppy now for peace of mind everyday. Private on-leash dog walking service that inclu

I also offer Puppy Socialization and Young Adult Dog Leash Reactivity Socialization sessions in a private, fenced off leash park. Capacity is limited for both Puppy Socialization and Young Adult Dog Leash Reactivity Socialization sessions.

11/11/2025

In honor of all Veterans, we are closed today to quietly remember their service.

11/07/2025
Such a great dog doing their great "Puppy Parkour" in downtown Airdrie and ignoring all the moving vehicles and people.
11/07/2025

Such a great dog doing their great "Puppy Parkour" in downtown Airdrie and ignoring all the moving vehicles and people.

11/07/2025

Coats and sweaters may be necessary for cold weather--but your dog won't automatically like them. Here's how to teach your dog to wear a coat.

11/07/2025

"Thousands of practitioners are already out there, daily, getting the job done, both in training, behavior modification, management of animals, the full gamut of case types, and they're doing so without aversives." That was Jean Donaldson back in 2016 when I interviewed her for my blog to celebrate the anniversary of her seminal book, Culture Clash. It makes you think about why some trainers still choose to use aversives, doesn't it?! Because it is a choice--reward-based methods work.

If you want to read the interview in full, you can find it on my blog (link in bio).

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This is how zoo keepers use Positive Reinforcement to shape desired behaviours and skills with wild animals in their care. Note that shock, prong collars or any kind of punishment techniques used by "balanced" dog trainers would not work on wild animals in care. So, why would you use it on your dog?

11/07/2025

Kindness towards dogs and their people, knowledge and understanding, hours spent learning, aversion to aversion, books, courses, thousands of pounds of studies, CPD, ethics, collaboration, empathy.

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Airdrie, AB

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 9pm
Thursday 9:30am - 9pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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4039801281

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How do you train a dog to go canoeing?

As dog owners, we need to be creative and resourceful when training our dogs for all the possibilities life can offer, both good and bad. Dogs are extraordinarily smart, far smarter than we realize or give them credit.

Using only positive reinforcement techniques, I was able to train my dog, Barney, to take himself out to his run to go to the bathroom, come directly back into our house and shut the front door behind him. He also knew how to get inside his seat belt in my husband’s truck, walk backwards up stairs and ride in a canoe.