LVL UP Dog Training

10/07/2024

Would you guys like a series on how to slowly desensitize a reactive and fearful dog?

Miss Riley will be the star.

09/19/2024

Book your dog today! We want to make dog ownership easier for you.

09/19/2024

Do you have a reactive dog and need help?

We would love to help. A lot of reactivity is caused by trauma, insecurity, or just plain bad genetics.

What we want to do is figure out what works for your dog, and try to build confidence and security.

Send us a message and we can get started on planning your dogs first evaluation, and move on from there

09/04/2024

Riley is on day 3 and feeling a lot more comfortable.

Riley is known to resource guard, whether it be people, food, furniture, all of it. Its typically an insecurity issue.

While I work on showing her stability and security, I also need to work on the resource guarding.

Since Riley is known to guard treat pouches, we are starting the resrouce guarding training with no more dropped leash and lots of praise. We are interrupting any guarding she is about to do.

A good indicator to use body language. For example, Riley gets tight lipped, whale eye, and she moves her ears into a tight position on her head.

Here we have Heidi and Riley next to each other. She did not want Heidi coming onto the couch, but i sternly redirected her and then gave her a lot of vocal praise

09/03/2024

Welcome our new foster, Riley!

Riley is a foster dog through Herd About Rescue.

She is 2 years old and will be working on some quirks and her resource guarding.

08/22/2024

What are your dogs favourite activities?

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08/22/2024

We've got a fun, new project coming soon. Who likes to watch dog videos?

Stay tuned 👀

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04/08/2024

Happy first birthday Remy!

An amazing boy, who gets to have an Eclipse birthday. How cool is that?

Remy did a lot of confidence work and learning a new tool today!

01/30/2024

This month we will be working on counter conditioning Remy!

Remys housemate Izzy is very exciting and sometimes he completely ignores her boundaries.

Since hes a Berner, this can cause problems as hes hard to remove due to his size.

Today we conditioned the dogtra, and did some tether work

This will be a month long project thatll hopefully fix the relationship between the two so they can co exist, and Remy wont be too pushy

09/15/2023

We have now added half hour sessions to our booking options. Half hour sessions are great for puppies and low income individuals. Puppies get tired if training fairly quickly and we want to ensure everything is fun and positive for them.

They are currently $40 per half hour, so exactly the same as an hour, just cut in half.

Message us for an evaluation!

09/14/2023

We worked with Remy today! He is learning how to engage, disengage, and working on staying engaged with his owner.

We still have a lot of open spots for training, send us a message if you want to inquire

09/02/2023

We had the pleasure of meeting Remy today. An amazingly smart boy who I see a lot of potential in. The best part? He is Izzy's brother. I cant wait to show his progress as it comes along.

08/29/2023

We still have a lot of space open for September! Send us a message and lets get working!

08/21/2023

After a long, bad year last year, we are ready to help again.

Starting September 1st we will be accepting new bookings and start with new dogs!

I added a booking feature on the page so you can just book your next appointment, but we still dont mind you messaging the page for questions.

Hope to see your dogs soon!

Mars doing fetch face

03/11/2022

Here are some recent photos. Yesterday, Abby (grey newfie pup) did some pressure/release work, and worked on ignoring her big brother, Teddy, while on leash.

We got super lucky, and got to work on exposure to running water, kids, and strange dogs walking past us. All while staying close on leash and continuing her auto sits when we stop walking. This helps ensure she doesnt walk into traffic.

With a puppy of that breed, we want to make sure she is as good as possible with leash walking and sounds in her surroundings, because she is going to be a massive dog.

Here is a photo of Teddy that is two weeks old I believe. Teddy is an anxious teenager who is responding well to un learning old habits and learning new ones. He was working on place and sitting instead of jumping.

These two are a pleasure to work with, but I wanted to share their photos.

02/22/2022

This is what we want to help with. Inability to be alone or calm down can create a lot of issues.

02/17/2022

Its true, but after all of the work is put in you will have a better relationship with your dog too.

02/11/2022

We are seeing a lot of Covid puppies lately.

What are Covid puppies?

Covid puppies are puppies that were impulse bought during the pandemic. They’re typically purchased by people who aren’t experienced with puppies, which can then lead to the puppy not being trained properly.

This is also bringing in a lot of dogs who are teenagers/in the fear period.

Although you are struggling, we want to make sure we help. We don’t want your dogs pulling you down, we want you guys to have a calm walk.

This is a video from Tuesday. Izzy is still adjusting to the new way we want her to walk, but with practice, we can make this automatic for her. This was a very happy moment for Izzy and her owner.

01/27/2022

Today we worked with Alison and Izzy!

Izzy is an Australian shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix with some nervousness, reactivity, and a bit of frustration.

Today we showed them how to handle a reactivity episode, worked on some playground equipment for confidence boosting, then the bench, and then onto the playground equipment. She did excellent!

We then worked a bit on some engagement exercises and heel work!

We can’t wait to work with Izzy again!

01/14/2022

Hi!

Unfortunately we managed to catch Covid. It could be from the elevator, or Costco from getting our boosters. We will never know!

Due to the current circumstances, we will be taking time off. Please don’t inquire during this time, so I can force myself to take my time and heal.

We will be back into it as soon as we are healed!

Active clients will still receive anything promised, just virtually.

- Shawnie