Every moment of every day is a training opportunity. If it’s overwhelming for you, try not to focus on what you “have” to do training your dog, but incorporate what you “already” do 😉😆
Some dogs that stay with us require safety gear …….
Watcher, Daisey, and Chance enjoying this beautiful fall weather 🍁🎃
Adventures in the bush are the best 🥰❤️
Our little trainer in the making 😂❤️
P.S Chance is still looking for his home 😉
My number one thing I tell clients is, teach your dog how to “just be” everything else comes easier once you have a dog in the right state of mind. The vast majority of dogs do not know how to just chill, relax. Most people think their dogs “always have to do something and be stimulated”. (In return this creates a lot of chaos, “anxiety” etc… but that post is for another day) If you do not have a dog in a calm headspace, it doesn’t matter the tools, the food, you will never change an emotional response. If you don’t teach your dog how to regulate their emotions, how to regulate adrenaline, you will only add chaos to something you are trying to change. If your dog is reactive, remember, training starts with the mental work first, tackling a headspace that is most likely in overdrive, before adding any other stimulus into the picture. You can feed your reactive dog all day long, but if we are feeding adrenaline, guess what, we are feeding reactions.
When we are on, we are on, and when we are off we are off. This doesn’t come naturally, dogs need to be taught how to turn on and shut off.
We decided to take our two to Starbucks for a lunch break. There were many people, cars, action around, and this is what our dogs are doing, on their own. Other then tying them back so we could go get food, I never once gave them a command, they chose to do this on their own, and trust me when I say, that Malinois is a Malinois when he’s on.
Before I even think about working outside pieces, we always tackle the state of mind first.
That is all 👏👏
Chance is enjoying the finer things in life ☀️😝
Chance enjoying the finner things in life ☀️😝
He is still looking for his forever home ❤️
Brothers
Then there is our two.. they don’t get highlighted often, but here’s Gator and Koda…..turn on the volume to hear the lion roar 🦁 😂
Enrichment
It was a cold 🥶 day, but a beautiful day! The sun was shining and everyone had a blast exploring the trails. We are so happy to be able to offer dogs to be dogs 🐕
Dex building… Shepherd “the pack split up, must keep an eye out for dad” … Malinois “tree must die” 😂😂😂😆😅
Sometimes you just need a manicure 😂🥰 P.S Gator used to hate having his paws/nails touched. Build trust and everything else comes ❤️