links
CKC
Canadian Kennel Club
AKC
American Kennel Club
UKC
United Kennel Club
NADAC
North America Dog Agility Council
AMBOR
American Mixed Breed Obedience Registration
AAC
Agility Club of Canada
NAMBR
North America Mixed Breed Registry
Rally Obedience:
AKC
(purebreds only)
ADPT (accept all dogs)
CARO
The Canadian Association of Rally Obedience - (all dogs). An amalgamation
of AKC & APDT exercises.
A few Canadian Obedience Clubs - not in any particular order...
OKC
The Ottawa Kennel Club is Canada's oldest, authenticated Club in
Canada. Ottawa, ON
Bytown Dog
Obedience
The Bytown Dog Obedience Club - Ottawa, ON
LDTA
The Lakeshore Dog Training Association - Montreal, QC
Guides Canins in
St-Lazare, QC.
Agility Clubs in Canada:
Dream Fields is a Dog Agility
Training Centre situated in Ottawa, ON. Classes are available for Puppies, Beginners,
Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Masters dogs and handlers.
Search and Rescue Associations:
OVSARDA - Ottawa Valley Search and
Rescue Dog Association. Founded 1991: Registered not-for profit, charitable organization.
OVSARDA is a volunteer organization, whose primary reason for being is to provide highly
trained, professional search dogs and handlers to official agencies upon request.
Committed to the missing person and will assist in any way possible to bring that person
home safely.
K9
Search and Rescue Tribute
Training
and Rental Facilities in around the Ontario and Quebec areas:
Located in Ottawa, Ontario, The
Training Hall is a rental facility which has three fully matted rings and is equipped
to support most dog activities such as: Obedience Classes, Conformation Handling Classes,
Seminars, Flyball, Obedience Trials, Agility practice times, "Show n Gos", and
individuals who just want to train his or her dog.
Magazines and Publications, etc:
Dogs in Canada
The name says it all!
Front and Finish
The Dog Trainer's News
Passionnement Chien -
Quebec, Canada e
Un magazine français sur le chien. (santé et bien être, sport, éducation, etc...)
Local Newspapers:
Up to the minute news about local pet events can be read in the Hudson Gazette. Quebec weekly
newspaper serving the towns of Hudson, St. Lazare and surrounding municipalities.
Author, Journalist:
Our very own Darlene Arden, an award-winning writer,
lecturer, and author of “The Irrepressible Toy Dog,” (Howell Book
House”), “The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and
Preventive Care for Dogs,” and "Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get
Unless You're a Dog," (Contemporary Books) is an internationally recognized authority on Toy dogs
and their care.
Books, Videos, and Magazines
Book Reviews:
Media Hound Reviews by H.L. Naderman
Humane Societies and
Animal Adoptions Services in Canada:
Ottawa
Humane Society
Animatch® - Animal
Adoption Services is a registered non-profit organization that offers animal adoption
services. Find out what
Animatch®
have up for adoption right here.
Check out Animatch®'s
scrapbook of photos from past events right here.
Rosie Animal Adoption
- Dedicated to the coordination of orphaned animals and adoptive homes to ensure
the survival of unwanted pets.
Foxy's Canine Companions
- Animal Adoption located in Montreal, Quebec. This site is dedicated to the memories of Foxy and
Sasha. Two Loving Dogs,
who were once rescued and found loving homes.
Helpful links for those in
Canada:
Canadian Animal Network
Information about pets, vets, care, and adoption programs in Canada.
Canadian
Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers
Canadian Golden Retriever
This is a website for Canadian Golden Retriever owners and enthusiasts. From breeders,
goods, rescue, links and much more can be found right here.
Helpful links for those around the Ontario and Quebec areas:
C & A Services will keep you up-to-date with upcoming dog shows in
Ontario and Quebec.
Diana Edwards Show Services
The Menagerie Magazine edition reaches out to the Ottawa Valley and West Quebec -- The Menagerie Magazine online is
for pets & their people, providing local news and monthly updates on all our favorite
companion animals -- from dogs and cats to birds and reptiles. Look for us
"nkconcepts.com" in the March 2000 online edition under "New
Products"!
The Mews - Kennels
has a list dedicated for those interested in: Agility, Boarding, Breeders, Groomers,
Shelters and Vets, etc.
Dog Shows:
Crufts
Crufts Dog Show
The Westminster Kennel
Club
Pup-peroni Championship
Events - Regional and National Information
Medical health links for your dog:
Canine
Problems and Solutions Part 1
Covers Addison's Disease through to Heartworms.
Canine
Problems and Solutions Part 2
Covers Hip Dysplasia (HD, or C(anine)HD through von Willebrand's Disease.
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
Hip Dysplasia and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). Search for your dog in
their database.
Vet Zone
Dog Health Care Information Pet-Zone's Health Tips for Dogs.
Canine Eye
Registration Foundation (CERF)
What is CERF?
Canine Sports Medicine Update Medical information for those with active, athletic dogs.
Taking Care of Teeth
Do Dogs Smile? By Peter Emily
Poisonous
Plants
Purdue University has a publication called "Indiana Plants that are Poisonous to
Livestock and Pets" (Please take note during the holiday season and all year round.)
Merck Veterinary
Manual
Helpful Dog Sites:
Dr. P's Dog Training
Dr. P's virtual library of info about dog training & behavior.
Lots of links and information.
Visit the American Dog Trainers
Network for a ton of information on just about every dog-related subject. Brought to
you by Robin Kovary.
AKC Canine
Good Citizen
The Canine Good Citizen Test is a certification program that tests dogs in simulated
everyday situations in a relaxed atmosphere. Some information on this AKC program.
PetLife Plus Raw, All-Natural
Human-Grade Whole Food Dog Supplement now with Glucosamine HCL and MSM for
Joint Support and Skin Allergies.
Doglinks.co.nz -- Leading you into NZ's Dog Web
Information about working dogs, training issues, dog problems, a listing of dog clubs, trainers, breeders and kennels, canine health and care, and a section for teachers & students. The Dog News Section is updated daily.
Naming your dog:
Trying to find a special name for your new puppy? 2000 Dog Names is a good place
to start.Bow Wow Meow - Pet
names with personality. Thousands of Pet Names, Popularity, Meanings and
Ratings.
Finding the breed of dog that is right for you:
Ask Breeders and Vets questions and get some advice at Petsforsale.info
before you go out and buy your next pet.
You're thinking about buying a dog. What breed is right for you. SelectSmart has a quiz to help you
narrow it down. Even if you've already got a dog, it's rather a fun quiz to take to see if
you and your dog are meant for each other.
Searching for
a puppy dog breed? This Breed Selector will help you select what breed of
dog would be suited to you and your needs.
The Dachshund
Network - A Dachshund, general canine and pet site. Learn about
Dachshunds or find a Dachshund or dog to adopt or rescue.
Basic Care and Grooming:
How
I Dremel Dog Nails
Helpful links for you to understand dog matters:
Complete list
of Dog-Related Email Lists.
Dog Fanciers'
Acronym List
Ever wonder what all those letters stood for after a dog's name?
Volhard Puppy Aptitude
Test
Puppy and Obedience Aptitude Test including how to interpret the results.
PAWS Working Dog
Evaluation
The PAWS test was developed to help identify and evaluate the main components of good
"working" temperaments.
rec.pets.dogs FAQ
Homepage
Rec.pets.dogs (the Usenet group) offers a variety of FAQ's (frequently asked questions) to
answer general questions people have about dogs.
General Information
A little bit of everything and a whole lot more from the Working Dogs site.
How To Love Your Dog
A great site for kids to visit. Learn all about dogs and the responsibilities required to
own one. This web site has rave reviews written about it in many magazines as a must visit
for you and your kids.
Assorted Topics Part
1
This page has a lot of useful information written in lay person's terms. Covers A New
Baby through to Kennels...
Assorted Topics Part
2
Continues on to cover Owner Allergies through to Wolves and Wolf Hybrids.
Rainbow
Bridge Tribute Pages
Dealing with Pet Loss? If you have had a pet pass away, there is some comforting
reading for you on this site.
Pet Loss Grief Support
For pet lovers who are grieving over the death of a pet or an ill pet. You'll find
personal support through this site. The Pets Candle Ceremony, healing poetry like Rainbow
Bridge and much more.
More fun stuff to do with your dog:
DogRead List - Discuss the ideas and concepts contained within various
dog books with the book's author and other dog lovers. A "book of the month
club" email list.
AKC Licensed
Superintendents - A list of Licensed Superintendents who send out information
regarding upcoming shows for which they are responsible.
Dog Parks
Before heading out for your next walk in the park, take a look at the lists of city's
parks and the rules that apply to each one. (Take a quick glance at the different parks in
Quebec and Ontario.)
The Dog Obedience and Training
Page
Many resources for those interested in training their dogs and/or showing in competitive
dog sports.
The Dog Agility Page
Up, now over, then under, oops - don't forget to go through...down on the table for
five seconds...panting, grunting and groaning their way though an obstacle course...faces
beaming all the way - both the dogs and their owners!
Ability Agility
Dog agility information for the casual visitor to the experienced exhibitor. A user
friendly site bubbling over with tons of information.
Flyball
Look at us dogs fly...over hurdles with a ball in our mouths!
Frisbee
Look at that up in the air! Is it a bird, a plane, no it's a dog catching a Frisbee in the
air! Whoopee!
International Disc Dog Handlers'
Association
Canadian Association of Disc Dog - dog@accglobal.net
Tracking
I thought I saw/sniffed it. Okay, maybe it went that away!?
Tracking
Canadian Style
Herding - something to do with counting sheep?
Canadian
Border Collie Association.
Herding on the Web.
Canine Freestyle Federation, Inc.
Hear the beat? Now, on the count of eight...five, six, seven, eight...dance your feet off
with your partner!
World Canine Freestyle
Organization - W.C.F.O.
"Dancing With Dogs Is Fun For You And Your Pet"
Service
Dogs and Assistance Dogs. A listing of service dog resources throughout the U.S.
Some information on what's involved in search and rescue
training.
How to get to all of these activities:
Mapquest will help you get to where
you have to go whether it be to a dog show or even a trip in both Canada and the United
States with online maps.
Weather Reports:
Puzzled as to what's going on in the weather? One of these websites might help: Environment Canada Weather Forecasts, The Weather Office and Weather
Underground
Places to go with your dog:
DogFriendly.com - Go Places With Your Dog!
Travel, sightsee, shop and work with your pooch. Listings of dog-friendly hotels,
attractions, stores and employers that allow dogs of ALL sizes. Even has a list of places
you and your dog can go here in Canada!
Clicker Training Links:
Clickertraining.com
This must visit site by Karen Pryor is the home of the "clicker" and positive
reinforcement dog training. Karen Pryor began as a dolphin trainer and helped bring
clicker training to dogs (and other animals). She wrote Don't Shoot The Dog, a
great book on using operant conditioning in behavior modification.
Clicker Training for Dogs
Gary Wilkes trademarked "Click and Treat" and has introduced this method to
thousands of people around the world. Read all of his great articles!
The Bailey's Home Page
The Baileys are the academic heirs of B.F. Skinner, and have worked to apply Operant
Conditioning techniques to practical uses with thousands of animals, of seemingly every
species!
Dogs
Behaving Badly
Jean Donaldson is the author of a wonderful book which gives great insight into how dogs
really are, The Culture Clash. (Another book of Jean's worth reading is Dogs are
from Neptune. It deals with aggressive dogs, etc.) Jean's information and training
ideas are outstanding and her "Question of The Month" and "archives"
are wonderful. (A native Montrealer!)
If Jean Donaldson has written the best dog book the Kong Kompany has made
the best dog toy. NK Concepts recommends a Kong for every dog. If you've
never met a Kong or have one but don't know how to use it, you need to
visit this site. Be sure to go their "How
to Use it Page."
Australian Canine
Pat Robards - Australian Canine Current Events is devoted to promoting all types of dog
events including seminars, training, obedience and agility trials, canine sports, clubs,
breeders, news and current issues relating to dogs.
Terry Ryan is the President of Legacy Canine Behavior & Training,
Inc. Legacy is involved with writing, seminars, and classes. A busy international
workshop presenter herself, Terry also hosts camps and seminars taught by well-known dog
experts from around the world.
Pye Canine Academy
is situated on the eastern side of the Saint John River, at the Mouth of
the Keswick River in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada. Not only is
Terry Pye a member of the Can Ass. Of Obedience Trial Judges but gives classes in: Family Pet Training, Obedience, and
Agility.
Click For Success
Lana Mitchell from the West Coast is a judge, an author and well known clicker trainer.
Lana Mitchell also has several active clicker discussion lists going.
ClickerTrain.com
Corally Burmaster clicker trains both horses and dogs. Publisher of the Clicker Journal.
Gail
Fisher's All Dog Gym webpage.
Introduction
to Operant and Classical Conditioning
by Marine Mammal trainer Stacy Braslau-Schneck, MA. Loads of detailed information on
positive reinforcement in animal training. Don't forget to stop by Stacy's Wag'N'Train, which is
offering clicker training classes in San Jose, CA.
Kathleen
Weaver's clicker training discussion list, with links to many other useful clicker
resources and web sites.
Clickersolutions is not has
a mailing list but a collection of articles, and recommended reading for positive
solutions to learning and behaviour problems.
The Keeper's Page
This resource is the site to visit for a fund of information on all aspects of dog
training and positive reinforcement training. Great articles to read on this site!
Clicker Zone
Stephen King - dog trainer and behaviorist. Clicker trainer and video producer from
England.
Paws 4 Fun
Robert Loftus and Paws 4 Fun. Clicker Training and Agility from the world down under
- mate!
Robert Servranckx's
Clicker Links. - For 30 more clicker links! Don't forget to swing through Gyrphon and Syra's Home Page,
either!
In Quebec:
ClicK!Bonbon
is not only a website but a forum of discussion concerning the training of the dog,
without aversion nor force.
Jacynthe Bouchard,
Collection Psycanin, behaviorist specialist in animal behavior - seminars, therapy
behavioral.
Clicker Training and other species:
Riding
in a State of Excellence: Creative Training for You and Your Horse Alexandra Kurland's
web site. While you're there, why not jump over to the ClickRyder
page for more horse training.
BirdClick page,
for training all sorts of different types of birds with the clicker.
Sea World's Animal Training page for marine mammals.
Other Great Training Sites:
Puppyworks - "The Event
Planner for Dog People" - Dog Training Seminars.
APDT L's Dog Training
FAQ's.
More links to help you sniff out the best dog stuff on the Internet.
Online Magazines:
Canine
Connections
By finding your breed of interest returns links to specific breed information, breeders,
and club sites.
ProDogs
Breed Rescue Network
ProDog offers a free service that enables rescue organizations to develop and promote
their cause on the Internet.
Two Dog
Press is a publishing house carrying colourful books, delicious doggy treat
recipes, informative links and even a poetry contest! Plus many other canine diversions
for humans.
PawGear.com
The Canine Community offers visitors and consumers; product choices, information, and
links to everywhere Dog related on the web.
Pet Links
A great resource for exploring pet sites on the web. Organized by types of pets, it maps
out an extensive tour of the web for you.
Rescue Information
Index
Lists hundreds of links to rescue organizations by region and breed.
Woofs.org
This non-profit online newsletter for dog lovers keeps you abreast of what's new in the
canine world.
Visit The Directory Of Dog Web Sites
Dog resources including email, web sites, chat, and other associated information.
Pet Arthritis
& Health Resources
An informative site about arthritis in pets. Over 100 articles on treating
arthritis and hip dysplasia in pets, the science backing glucosamine, a review
of treatments, a pet arthritis newsletter, & more.
Pet Supplies Guide - Where
to find online deals on pet supplies.
Other Dog-Related Sites:
Unique dog art for the dog lover
- paintings, ceramics, photography, jewelry, sculpture and more. Many different breeds available.
Ultimutt - Motivational Artwork
Created Specifically for Dog Lovers; greeting cards and prints featuring
outrageous dog images and motivational quotes!
Petfriendly.ca -
Pet friendly
vacation rentals in Canada
Pet Friendly Hotel
Reservations - Worldwide online pet friendly hotel reservations
at discounted prices, from The Best Hotels in Town.
CanadaRetail.ca
- pet and animal supplies from across Canada.
My Pet Pages - FREE websites for pet lovers including unlimited photo albums, guestbook, hit counter and more...
Pet ID and Collars: Dog Tags Direct: Pet Tags
Dog Breeds:
Old English Sheepdogs:
The Old English Sheepdog & Owners' Club of Canada
A sample OESOCC
bulletin is available on-line. If you would like to receive the bulletin, visit the OESOCC web site
to learn more about the club, and to become a member.
The Official Old
English Sheepdog Web Site
The Old English
Sheepdog & Owners' Club of Canada
Glencroft Old English
Sheepdogs
Glenna Roystons' Kennels
Signet Poodles -
Prescott, Ontario
Web Rings NK Concepts - Dog Supply Training Specialist belongs to:
Clicker Training
Clickertrainers
I-Love-Dogs
The Dog Obedience WebRing
Virtual Canine Mall
Pet Products Web Ring
Online Kennels & Breeders
Dogs in British Columbia
Dogs in Alberta
Dogs in Manitoba
Dogs in Ontario Web Ring
Dogs in Quebec Web Ring
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