A blog about dogs, compassion and learning Theory

Mind and Manners is a blog by Sarah, a Vancouver based professional dog trainer, and features her dogs Percy, and Eleanor. As an ex-biochemist Sarah values a scientific approach to training and loves to get nerdy when it comes to figuring out what makes our dogs tick.

Mind…

Sarah has a passion for teaching dogs all sorts of interesting things. By stimulating their mind, she believes that they learn to better communicate with us and we with them. Dogs are capable of amazing things if we take the time to explore their potential.

Mental enrichment through training leads to dogs who are more confident, more intelligent, better behaved and who experience a better quality of life.

…And Manners

We all want a perfect pooch by our side but sometimes our dream doesn’t match our reality. Sarah believes in bridging this gap using fair, compassionate methods grounded in established science.

Sarah coaches her clients to: manage their dogs environment in order to set them up for success, train polite behaviours which replace poor ones, and help dogs overcome fear, aggression, reactivity and anxiety through behaviour modification practices. Sarah believes in practicing mindful training skills, in order to nurture the best parts of your dogs’ personality.

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Thanks for capturing this fun moment with my dogs @caperswitholive 💖 #dogtricks
Photo by @bordercolliesolo 👌#standardpoodle
Some of my favorite shots of Echo captured by @bordercolliesolo. This session was VERY short for a number of reasons but Emily got some excellent shots in spite of this! . Training with Echo has been such a journey. Animals have a lot to teach you, i
You can tell I’ve been grooming Percy at home for a while! He’s lost his fluffy round face but he’s still having a ball. Thanks to @bordercolliesolo for the excellent picture! . #dogsofvancouver
I wrote an article recently for aggressivedog.com. The link to read it is in my bio! This article is a guide for city folk who might be struggling with a reactive, fearful or sensitive dog. . If you find it helpful, please share it so that others can
Guess what, my new blog post is up. This time, we're delving into settle training. . The link is in the bio, and please don't forget to like and share if you find the content useful. . At some point I'll make a better set of posts for social media to
I made a blog about understand "thresholds" in our dogs. You can click on the link in my bio to read it. . When stimulus intensity increases, our dog moves through several stages which are reflected in their body language. When the dog firs