Pawsitive Impact Dog Training

08/14/2024

Many people are ✨shocked✨ to see that my dogs aren’t super dog-friendly. They’re a dog trainer’s dog, how can they be so mean?

“Mean” because they don’t run up to other dogs, mean because they aren’t dying to meet your dog, mean because they don’t tolerate inappropriate behavior..

To me, they’re an example of dogs with healthy boundaries and relationships to others. It seems to be the “norm” for a lot of dog owners to expect other dogs to tolerate all of their own dog’s behavior. If your child was being harassed by another child, would you tell them to tolerate it? Of course not; we would intervene and the same should be happening for our dogs.

Any inappropriate behavior (posturing, face licking, jumping, excessive sniffing), or really any behavior that makes the receiving dog uncomfortable, should be interrupted or punished.

This can happen in two ways: we intervene which is the preferred method. If your puppy is face-licking your older dog and your older dog isn’t enjoying it/is trying to get away, etc, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to remove the puppy from the older dog. We should not except any dog to tolerate annoying behavior and we certainly don’t want to raise our puppies to continue this. Or if your male dog is excessively sniffing a female dog to the point she’s uncomfortable, you can interrupt or punish that with a “no,” a nick on the ecollar, separating them, etc. It is your responsibility to manage your own dog and advocate for others.

The other option is to allow the receiving dog to correct the inappropriate dog, but this is rarely efficient and should only happen under very strict circumstances. We never want to allow a dog we don’t know to correct our dog. There’s a good chance they won’t, which will teach tolerance, and there’s an equally good chance they will overcorrect, resulting in injury or fight.

Often a puppy is raised where other dogs are expected to tolerate behavior. One day the puppy runs up to a dog and starts behavior that they’ve rehearsed, the new dog doesn’t tolerate it and corrects the dog/starts a fight...

Read the full article here:

https://www.horizonretrievers.com/post/socialization-1

08/14/2024

Repost. Author unknown. But pic is so great!

08/14/2024

06/21/2024

Adding to someone’s post:
My thoughts:
To anyone/country…there’s a better, kinder, more HUMANE way. Think about it. Just a suggestion on behalf of the thousands of tortured souls.

04/09/2024

02/24/2024

I refrain from taking him to the beach for a walk because it disrupts your vacation; you prohibit me from renting a house if I have a dog, and he's not allowed on urban public transport. Nevertheless, I can bring him to sift through rubble after an earthquake, search for you in the forest when you're lost in the mountains without a map or GPS, join you under the snow for forbidden off-piste adventures, and even accompany you in the water despite the red flag when posted signs advise against swimming. You gladly welcome him when you need his support, but not when it's inconvenient for you. After all….” it is just a dog”….

Think again, people. Dogs are better than most humans, they’re kinder, more loyal, love unconditionally and appreciate you no matter whether you deserve it or not. ❤️
Also read this https://deephearting.com/a-month-ago-new-york-police-department-officer-adopted-the-same-puppy-that-she-rescued-from-a-hot-locked-car-for-hours/

01/18/2024

CHEEEEEEEESE!!!

01/15/2024

No, I wasn’t eating snow again! Why do you ask??

01/15/2024

❤❤

02/03/2023

I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me."

You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.
It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me...

Dogs are family ❤
-Author Unknown

02/03/2023

LOST: Has anyone seen it?? This little fellow totally STOLE MY HEART 🐾❤️ Also, FOUND. An absolute pleasure working with this clever young boy

01/29/2023

Just quit…
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01/26/2023

FYI: The next 4-6 weeks is mating season for coyotes. Please do not let your dogs out alone. The coyote gets your dog to chase him and then somewhere in the distance the pack waits for your dog. Then the outcome is tragic as they can & will attack/kill your pets. Just be aware it can happen to your beloved pet. {Coyote breeding typically peaks in late February and early March, the gestation period averages 58 to 63 days. Male coyotes can become more aggressive during this time of year, the long and short of it all is that coyotes always pose a risk to your dog (and other small pets). That risk increases during mating season
Make sure your pets are leashed at ALL times!

(I stole this info from a local page.)
NCK9 has seen Tons of coyotes all around us. I would not leave my dogs unattended, or off leash.

01/18/2023

He’s a huge fan of his cookies. Thanks to Max and for a great pic.

01/16/2023

When will we realize that the absence of the less fun, self-rewarding (for us) stuff, is actually the stuff which helps create dogs who not only are stable, well-behaved, great additions to society—but also dogs who are comfortable in their own skin/minds?

Chaotic, frenzied dogs aren’t just obviously problematic behaviorally, they’re also suffering mentally and physically from the overload of inappropriate stress/anxiety/options/freedom/enabling.

Folks just see the poor behavior and assume that’s the totality of it all, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Come spend some time with trainers dealing with dogs who are truly a mess, and you’ll see extremely clear examples of suffering—both mentally and physically.

The good news, if owners are willing to see the reality of this, they can adjust their lifestyle and aporoach, and gift their dogs not just the freedom and inclusion that comes from being well-behaved, but just as importantly, they can gift their dogs mental and physical comfort, and the ability to enjoy a far richer quality of life.

Sadly, many dogs will never receive this gift.

01/10/2023

Here at PSI, we always say that pet sitting isn’t for the faint of heart—and it goes beyond “just a job” or even a career…it really is a lifestyle!

Being a professional pet-sitting or dog-walking business owner is more than dog walks and cat cuddles.

👉Ask any professional pet sitter who has missed holidays with their families, extended pet-sitting visits to ensure an ailing pet was comforted or felt the loss of a client’s pet passing.

👉Or better yet, ask one of the hundreds of thousands of pet parents who benefit from the services of professional pet sitters and dog walkers every year.

👉Ask the pet owner who was alerted by his professional pet sitter that his dog’s behavior was unusual and recommended an emergency vet visit—saving the dog from dying from canine bloat.

👉Ask the pet parent who was able to call her pet sitter at 2 a.m. when she learns that her mother—on the other side of the country—has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition and is able to secure pet care as she rushes to the airport.

👉Ask the family whose professional pet sitter has graciously agreed to sit with them as their 15-year-old cat with late-stage chronic renal failure has to be euthanized.

Spend a day with a pro pet sitter or dog walker and you’ll know what those of us at PSI know without question:

Pet sitting is serious business. It’s a career…a lifestyle…a passion. ❤🐾

THANK YOU to the pet sitters and dog walkers making the world a better place for pets and their people!

01/09/2023

Done both. The former beats the hell out of the latter.

01/07/2023

Questions about our Puppy Daycare-and-Train program? You can ask this “graduate”. Or, you could dm, or contact us at [email protected] Next opening is for the week of January 23rd-27th.

01/04/2023

Dog-day afternoon. The pack’s all fed and sated enjoying perfect tummy bliss

01/03/2023

New puppy? Congratulations! Do you have the time to train them? Consider our Puppy Daycare-and-Train Program designed to provide the best puppy training foundations possible. All of your new puppy concerns addressed in just ONE WEEK (this 5-day program runs Monday to Friday), one-on-one, in a home setting (opposed to a multi-dog facility).
Why not enjoy a happy, well-behaved dog? We can help make that happen. Ask us how.

12/03/2022

Agree🐾💕

This

10/31/2022

😂😂