Here is a little sneak peek into Wally's 1st week of his board and train.
Wally came to me for uncontrollable barking (hours on end) when people come to the door and in the home.
On walks with his mom, he was "out of control." He would bark and lunge at people, had no leash skills, and would be all over the place. The walk was not enjoyable.
Wally's extreme barking would also transfer to the car when he saw people.
We have also been working on house training as Wally was refusing to pee and poop in his backyard and was going only on walks or in the house.
What has changed in Wally's world? Structure has been implemented. Boundaries have been laid. We have gone back to basic foundation training, which Wally had missed out on.
On to week 2! Good boy Wally.
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It has been well over a month since Kim and I have been able to get Banner & Raya together.
We weren't sure exactly how today was going to go...
We didn't know if Raya would be able to get close to Banner today or if we were going to have to build back up to even walking beside each other.
Both of our expectations were exceeded!! We had Raya's muzzle on for safety, and she was actually quite comfortable with Banner today. She was DEFINITELY more interested in snacks, but that was absolutely fine!
At the end of our meeting, they were laying calmly next to each other. It was so beautiful to see. Banner definitely brings calm, confident energy, which I believe truly helped Raya feeling comfortable around him. He is predictable for her.
This was such a wonderful morning for these two friends in the making 💙🐾💙 🫶🥹
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A beautiful neutrality session with Sonny and his people! On walks Sonny wants to meet all the people and all the dogs. For tonight's session, I brought my right-hand man to help us work! (Great job, Banner)
The "Before" I didn't capture as I'm always so excited to get to work! Sonny was VERY interested in getting close to meet Banner. He was pulling toward him, etc. Banner is amazing at disengaging and focusing on me or me, allowing him to break and sniff.
My goal for the session was to see if we could get close enough without reaction and pass my boy off to first Stefan and then Lindsay.
THEY ROCKED IT!!!!!!! Banners calm energy, and Stefan and Lindsay's leadership allowed them each to walk both dogs successfully 👏 👍 😀 We ended the session with the dogs relaxing in the shade together. I couldn't be more proud of my clients, Sonny and my boy.
Great job, guys!!!!! I'm looking forward to our next session!
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Welcome to the pack, Rosie! 💙🐾💙
Place work at the park for these three amigos!
Building confidence and doing Obiedence training all at once! #northstarpack #northstarcanines #dogtrainersofguelph #guelphdogtrainer #buildingconfidence #fulfillyourdogsneeds #dogsofguelph #guelphlife
Trixie, Norman & Banner! Monday afternoon gang! 💙🐾💙
Tonight was Sonnys' second session, and I am SO proud of the work his family is putting in! I wish I was better at taking before videos (I will work on this)
In our first session, Sonny darted out the door and dragged his mom down the street, sniffing/peeing and going wherever he wanted. With an equipment change and a lot of work, Sonny is now respecting thresholds with the front door and engaging with his family!!!!! Yay!!!!!!
Recall is another thing that we worked on. Sonny would come when he wanted to....
To set him up for success, we incorporated a long line to practice. We also always need to make sure we are much more fun & exciting to come to than whatever distraction is stopping the recall.
GREAT JOB, YOU GUYS!!!!!! You have to put in the work to see the results, and that is exactly what you have been doing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Putting in the work on a Sunday morning! 💙🐾💙
Training never stops. There are always ways to improve your relationship with your dog.
This morning, we met in a neutral setting to help Raya with her reactivity. Being in close proximity but still keeping far enough away until she felt comfortable to move closer knowing Banner was under control and not a threat to her.
This is something we are going to work on weekly together to help Raya & Banner build a bond. Follow along with us and watch this friendship evolve 💙🐾💙
