by Ottawa Canine School | Jan 23, 2017 | dog, Health, Nutrition
As I was perusing the “New Movies Added” section, I came across a movie called PET FOOleD. I have not watched it (yet), but based on the title & the trailer, I can safely assert that it is about the pet food industry. Though I am not a canine...
by Chantal Mills | Dec 30, 2016 | Behaviour, dog, Kids and Dogs, Uncategorised
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are expecting. Your life is about the change, baby. And for your dog ? Well, a lot is going to change too! The toys won’t all be his anymore. The noises will be odd and what about those smells ? The hardest change may just be not being the...
by Ottawa Canine School | Nov 15, 2016 | dog
It will come as no surprise to you, I’m sure, that there is a link between animal abuse and domestic violence. According to the Alberta SPCA, decision-making regarding leaving an abusive situation is negatively impacted by the presence of companion animals, and...
by Chantal Mills | Oct 17, 2016 | dog, Health, Nutrition
According to Wikipedia, Coprophagia is the consumption of feces. Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces eating, including eating feces of other species (heterospecifics), of other individuals (allocoprophagy), or its own (autocoprophagy) Some animal species eat...
by Ottawa Canine School | Sep 20, 2016 | dog, Uncategorised
If you have been to the Ottawa Canine School (421 St. Laurent blvd), you may have seen Barking Barista Coffee on the shelves. Barking Barista is co-owned by Matthew Ellis and Chantal Mills, husband and wife team behind the brand. Chantal is also the owner and head...
by Chantal Mills | Sep 12, 2016 | dog, Training, Training Methods, Uncategorised
When I was a so-called traditional trainer, when I first started training dogs, I really did not understand how using food in training could be as effective as what I was doing. I’ll be frank – I thought only the weak had to revert to using food....
