This year, we've had the opportunity to work with the Toronto Humane Society in a variety of ways. One of our missions is to improve the welfare of animals (in particular, dogs), so it was our pleasure to offer our expertise and services to them. Andre Yeu had the...
Helpful Tips for Toronto Dog Owners

When Can You Start Walking Your Dog Without a Leash?
A question we get a lot here at When Hounds Fly is "when can I start walking my dog off leash?" It seems like it's a goal for a lot of people - almost like a sign their dog is well trained, to be able to walk around the city without a leash on. The answer we always...

ClickerExpo 2017
We - Rachael, Andre, and Verena - just got back from Portland, Oregon, where we spend 4 days at ClickerExpo - a huge conference for clicker trainers, run by the Karen Pryor Academy, where all three of us studied. It was a truly amazing experience, spending four...
Why We Refuse to Board and Train
Just this month I was asked by two people (a fellow Karen Pryor Academy trainer, and a Toronto veterinarian) whether I do board and train or whether I had referrals for trainers that did. My response to them was this: "Most board and train facilities are terrible and...
If Not You, Then Who?
Dear Dog Training Professional: If I know you're good, you've gotten referrals from me. I don't travel far to see clients, and neither do the other trainers here. My general rule of thumb is, if I can't bike there in 20 minutes from one of our locations, then it's too...
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