Relationship, Leadership, Compromise
We work with all breeds and utilize diverse techniques and tools to help you achieve results.
While From Ruff to Love specializes working with fearful/anxious dogs, we find that the principles of respect, consent and autonomy go a long way in bringing out the best in our dogs no matter what challenges we are facing.
We are serious about setting you up for success. Take a look at our Supplemental services designed to support your training journey.
Services include, but are not limited to:
- Fearful / Anxious Dogs Confidence Building
- Loose Leash & Dog Walk Fundamentals
- Handling / Grooming Desensitization
- Reactive Dog Program
- Resource Guarding Program
- Basic Obedience
- Puppy Fundamentals
- Barking
- Digging
- Housetraining
Supplemental Services:
- Day Training
- Dog Walk Plus
- Enrichment Sessions
Because a happy, understood dog is a well-behaved dog.
Base Services
Service Areas:
In-person services to Calgary and surrounding areas in Alberta, Canada.
Virtual Consultations are also offered and maybe a better option for your dog than in-person one. Contact us to find out if a virtual session might be the right choice for you.
Private Consultation
Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or unsure how to help your dog live their best life? You are not alone. Dog training is not just about teaching behaviours — it’s about understanding the dog in front of you. These private consultations are designed to help you feel supported, informed, and empowered. Together, we’ll explore why your dog behaves the way they do, how emotions influence behaviour, and how to create practical strategies that work for both your dog and your lifestyle. Every session is personalized to your goals and your dog’s individual needs. From walks and real-life outings to home routines, grooming, handling, and enrichment, our work focuses on building understanding, communication, and trust, not just obedience. Day Training
Trainer-Led Support for Real-Life Progress! Day Training provides your dog with direct, hands-on training sessions led by a professional trainer in your home and everyday environments. This service is ideal for families who want expert help implementing training consistently, especially when life gets busy. During each visit, your trainer works one-on-one with your dog through structured exercises, enrichment activities, skill-building sessions, and real-world practice tailored to your dog’s needs and goals. From puppy socialization and confidence building to leash skills, calm behaviours, handling, and functional life skills, we focus on helping your dog succeed where it matters most - in daily life. You stay involved and informed throughout the process, while your dog benefits from consistent professional guidance and practice between your own sessions. Dog Walk Plus
Enrichment-Focused Walks with Purpose! Dog Walk Plus is designed for dogs who need more than just physical exercise, but without the structure and intensity of full Day Training sessions. These one-on-one walks focus on fulfilling your dog’s emotional, mental, and behavioural needs through enrichment, movement, exploration, play, sniffing, choice-based activities, and relationship-building games. While training skills may naturally be reinforced along the way, the primary goal is not formal training outcomes, but helping your dog feel more balanced, fulfilled, and regulated in everyday life. For dogs already following a training plan, Dog Walk Plus also provides thoughtful, educated handling support. We can help maintain consistency with your trainer’s recommendations while ensuring your dog’s walks remain safe, enriching, and aligned with their individual needs. Ideal for busy families, sensitive dogs, reactive dogs, or dogs who simply benefit from more intentional outings, these walks are tailored to the dog in front of us, creating opportunities for confidence, decompression, and joy along the way. Enrichment Sessions
More Than Tricks - Learning How to Learn! Enrichment Sessions are designed to give your dog an opportunity to learn, explore, and succeed in a low-pressure, fun environment — right in your home. Using movement games, shaping exercises, puzzles, and trick learning, these sessions help dogs build confidence, resilience, body awareness, and problem-solving skills. They are especially wonderful for anxious, fearful, or sensitive dogs, but they also provide valuable mental stimulation and enrichment for any dog. Do you think your dog knows how to learn without constant guidance? You may be surprised. These sessions are all about giving dogs safe opportunities to think, experiment, make choices, and experience true autonomy, while you get to enjoy watching their personality, creativity, and confidence come to life.We offer customized packages to fit your budget and time. Contact us today to get started!
Packages
Foundations - 4 Sessions
Build the Skills Behind a Better Relationship!
The Foundations package includes 4 private training sessions designed to help you better understand, support, and communicate with your dog.
Sessions can be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly and are tailored to your individual goals, lifestyle, and your dog’s unique needs.
After the initial session, you’ll receive a personalized training plan along with ongoing support throughout the duration of the package to help you feel confident implementing strategies in everyday life.
Perfect for families looking for a supportive, low-commitment way to begin their training journey while building trust, communication, and practical life skills together.
The Foundations package includes 4 private training sessions designed to help you better understand, support, and communicate with your dog.
Sessions can be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly and are tailored to your individual goals, lifestyle, and your dog’s unique needs.
After the initial session, you’ll receive a personalized training plan along with ongoing support throughout the duration of the package to help you feel confident implementing strategies in everyday life.
Perfect for families looking for a supportive, low-commitment way to begin their training journey while building trust, communication, and practical life skills together.
Puppy Foundations - 4 or 6 Sessions
Set Your Puppy Up for Success from Day One!
Bringing home a new puppy is exciting and often overwhelming. This package is designed to help you feel prepared, supported, and confident as you navigate those important early weeks together.
Available in 4 or 6 weekly sessions, Puppy Foundations focuses heavily on education, prevention, and helping you better understand your puppy’s behaviour, body language, emotional development, and needs. We’ll cover everything from socialization and confidence building to sleep, biting, potty training, enrichment, handling, play, and creating healthy routines for everyday life.
These sessions are designed just as much for you as they are for your puppy. There is plenty of space for questions, troubleshooting, and guidance tailored to your individual puppy and lifestyle.
If you are still waiting for your puppy or your puppy is under 12 weeks old, we highly recommend the 6-session package. Puppies develop rapidly during this stage, and weekly support allows us to proactively guide you through each new phase while addressing concerns early before they become habits.
Whenever possible, we encourage families to schedule their first information session before bringing puppy home so we can help you prepare your environment, discuss what to expect, and set everyone up for success from the very beginning.
Bringing home a new puppy is exciting and often overwhelming. This package is designed to help you feel prepared, supported, and confident as you navigate those important early weeks together.
Available in 4 or 6 weekly sessions, Puppy Foundations focuses heavily on education, prevention, and helping you better understand your puppy’s behaviour, body language, emotional development, and needs. We’ll cover everything from socialization and confidence building to sleep, biting, potty training, enrichment, handling, play, and creating healthy routines for everyday life.
These sessions are designed just as much for you as they are for your puppy. There is plenty of space for questions, troubleshooting, and guidance tailored to your individual puppy and lifestyle.
If you are still waiting for your puppy or your puppy is under 12 weeks old, we highly recommend the 6-session package. Puppies develop rapidly during this stage, and weekly support allows us to proactively guide you through each new phase while addressing concerns early before they become habits.
Whenever possible, we encourage families to schedule their first information session before bringing puppy home so we can help you prepare your environment, discuss what to expect, and set everyone up for success from the very beginning.
Fearful / Anxious Dog - Ongoing Monthly Sessions
Building Confidence Through Understanding, Trust & Support.
This ongoing monthly package is designed specifically for fearful, anxious, and sensitive dogs who benefit from consistent, individualized support and thoughtful relationship-building.
Combining Private Training, Day Training, Dog Walk Plus, and Enrichment Sessions, this package provides a flexible, whole-dog approach focused on emotional wellbeing, confidence building, and helping your dog feel safer navigating everyday life.
Sessions are trainer-led and may take place in your home, on walks, or in carefully selected environments depending on your dog’s individual needs and comfort level. Through enrichment, movement games, skill-building, decompression walks, and gentle real-world exposure, we help your dog build resilience without overwhelming them.
Just as importantly, we support you. Together, we’ll discuss your dog’s body language, emotional responses, and how to best support their learning and confidence-building journey between sessions.
Fearful and anxious dogs often need more than training alone. They need trust, predictability, autonomy, and safe relationships. This package is designed to provide the consistent one-on-one support many sensitive dogs need in order to truly begin feeling confident and understood.
This ongoing monthly package is designed specifically for fearful, anxious, and sensitive dogs who benefit from consistent, individualized support and thoughtful relationship-building.
Combining Private Training, Day Training, Dog Walk Plus, and Enrichment Sessions, this package provides a flexible, whole-dog approach focused on emotional wellbeing, confidence building, and helping your dog feel safer navigating everyday life.
Sessions are trainer-led and may take place in your home, on walks, or in carefully selected environments depending on your dog’s individual needs and comfort level. Through enrichment, movement games, skill-building, decompression walks, and gentle real-world exposure, we help your dog build resilience without overwhelming them.
Just as importantly, we support you. Together, we’ll discuss your dog’s body language, emotional responses, and how to best support their learning and confidence-building journey between sessions.
Fearful and anxious dogs often need more than training alone. They need trust, predictability, autonomy, and safe relationships. This package is designed to provide the consistent one-on-one support many sensitive dogs need in order to truly begin feeling confident and understood.
Reactive Dog - 8 Week Course
Building Skills, Confidence & Understanding for Reactive Dogs.
Living with a reactive dog can feel isolating, frustrating, and emotionally exhausting. This course is designed to provide support not only for your dog, but for you as well.
This 8-week package is designed to support both you and your dog through the process of navigating reactivity with greater understanding, practical skills, and confidence.
We begin with trainer-led sessions focused on building the foundational skills your dog needs first, including regulation, engagement, movement patterns, confidence, communication, and emotional safety. Early sessions prioritize reducing pressure on you while giving your dog opportunities to learn and practice in a supported environment.
As your dog progresses, we gradually transition to coaching you through the handling process, helping you build confidence reading your dog, applying skills, and navigating real-life situations together. Once both you and your dog feel ready, we begin carefully working toward your long-term goals at a pace appropriate for your dog’s emotional capacity.
This package also includes ongoing support following course completion, because reactive dog training does not end after a set number of sessions. Graduates also receive discounted Dog Walk Plus rates for continued support, skill maintenance, and thoughtful handling along the way.
Living with a reactive dog can feel isolating, frustrating, and emotionally exhausting. This course is designed to provide support not only for your dog, but for you as well.
This 8-week package is designed to support both you and your dog through the process of navigating reactivity with greater understanding, practical skills, and confidence.
We begin with trainer-led sessions focused on building the foundational skills your dog needs first, including regulation, engagement, movement patterns, confidence, communication, and emotional safety. Early sessions prioritize reducing pressure on you while giving your dog opportunities to learn and practice in a supported environment.
As your dog progresses, we gradually transition to coaching you through the handling process, helping you build confidence reading your dog, applying skills, and navigating real-life situations together. Once both you and your dog feel ready, we begin carefully working toward your long-term goals at a pace appropriate for your dog’s emotional capacity.
This package also includes ongoing support following course completion, because reactive dog training does not end after a set number of sessions. Graduates also receive discounted Dog Walk Plus rates for continued support, skill maintenance, and thoughtful handling along the way.
Custom Package
Support Designed Around You & Your Dog!
Every dog and every family is different. Sometimes you know something is not quite working, but it is hard to put into words exactly what feels off. That disconnect can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and even isolating.
Our Custom Packages are designed to meet you and your dog where you are. Whether you need training support, enrichment, confidence building, handling help, behaviour guidance, or a combination of services, we will work together to create a plan that supports both your goals and your dog’s wellbeing.
We want your dog to feel safe, understood, fulfilled, and successful; and we want you to feel supported along the way too.
Reach out to schedule a free 15–30 minute phone consultation so we can learn more about your dog and discuss how we can best support your journey together.
Every dog and every family is different. Sometimes you know something is not quite working, but it is hard to put into words exactly what feels off. That disconnect can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and even isolating.
Our Custom Packages are designed to meet you and your dog where you are. Whether you need training support, enrichment, confidence building, handling help, behaviour guidance, or a combination of services, we will work together to create a plan that supports both your goals and your dog’s wellbeing.
We want your dog to feel safe, understood, fulfilled, and successful; and we want you to feel supported along the way too.
Reach out to schedule a free 15–30 minute phone consultation so we can learn more about your dog and discuss how we can best support your journey together.
All rates, prices and packages are subject to GST, unless specified otherwise.
One Off Consultation: $175 / 1.5hrs includes going over the behaviour questionnaire and generating a Training Plan for you to follow