Anthony P. Gulston
Pup Tent Dog Services, a new breed of dog care in TO Force-free, positive reinforcement dog services, a new wave in dog care, now offered in Queen West, Toronto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21/11/2014
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Anthony P. Gulston (705) 875 2602 apg@puptentpups.org Puptentpups.org
Toronto, ON – Pup Tent Dog Services launches, offering in-home boarding and dog walking in Queen West. A relaxed environment, focused on positively reinforcing your dog’s best behaviours. Servicing Brockton Village, Beaconsfield & Dundas West. Cara Moynes, founder of Pup Tent, stated that “we're seeing a new movement in dog care and behaviour that involves more work, effort, and care, but is genuinely fun and fulfilling for both owner and pup.” Force-free positive reinforcement is based on animal psychology and is a well-researched field that is growing in popularity. Instead of punishing negative behaviours, like TV dog trainer Cesar Milan, positive reinforcement focuses on rewarding wanted behaviours. A simple search on YouTube will reveal this popular method's effectiveness. Home trainers can get their dogs to do simple things, like be more comfortable in a muzzle or crate, or achieve more complex behaviours, such as ringing a bell.
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By employing these exhaustively researched methods, Pup Tent, and other dog care providers like them, can ensure dogs are not anxious upon their return home. While popular TV trainers can yield quick results with negative reinforcement methods, research shows it can have lasting impacts on a dog's mental health. Animal Behaviourist Dr. Sophia Lin stresses this point that “the majority of bites are actually due to fear and they occur because humans fail to recognize the signs of fear in dogs.” By acclimatizing a dog to the boarding facility and establishing a relationship with each dog before a walk, positive reinforcement techniques can have a calming effect on a dog, even when they are in stressful situations. Features of Pup Tent Services include: •
In-home boarding as opposed to kennels
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Puppy visits to relieve anxiety and bladders
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Group walks to help socialize a dog
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Training walks to form positive associations with stressful situations
Not the only of its kind in Toronto, Pup Tent is part of a larger community of trainers and dog care professionals. This new wave of gentle, compassionate dog care are seeking to make force-free, positive reinforcement the norm. Pup Tent Dog Services is in-home boarding and dog walking in Queen West. A relaxed environment, focused on positively reinforcing your dog’s best behaviours. Servicing Brockton Village, Beaconsfield & Dundas West. Insured & bonded. Pet First Aid. For more information about Pup Tent, please contact Anthony P. Gulston at (705) 875 2602 or email at apg@puptentpups.org. Or on-line at www.puptent.ca. -30Page | 2
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