Waw it's almost been a week working with adoptable Arrow and he has already learned sit, come, no, working on heal, off, down, and he's doing so well with auto sitting when we stop on leash.
He's gain more confidence every day with new sounds, people and dogs! He now confidently walks threw Canadian time and is happy to work for his treats. Loves to train and loves to be with people. Uncle hippo has been showing him a proper socialization in play pack tonight, however if he gets unsure or nervous he fined a human and sits down for some reassurance.
Definitely going to be a good boy for someone.
10 weeks old and already knows basic commands Sit, come, working on down, heal, and off which means no jumping. He would make an awesome hiking or working partner so smart and full of life 💗
A big thank you Sheila and her wonderful rough collies dynamite and spunky for coming over and helping with a one-on-one training session. Ruby can be dog reactive especially with female, by the end of the season Ruby made two new girlfriends and spunky and dynamite enjoyed there evening making a new friend.
Pup-date!! Ruby what a good girl 😍 with a little reactive response when seeing the two new dogs in the yard her mom quickly moved her through the situation and she was able to become calm and even make two new girlfriends.
Prior to this female dogs were an issue and she would have not been okay with them, but because her mom does her homework and listens to instruction, she was able to guide her through the situation and make everything super positive and happy.
Good job you guys ☺️
Just look at Mr. Hank though starting with some confident work out in the Greenfield by the parking lot using our jumps and targets. Then moving into the pet store and he even accepted some nice pets and snacks from strangers.
Thank you Pet Value of Dawson Creek and your kind staff for the love and support you showed Hank 🥰
Pup-date Archie is now doing confidence training in higher stimulation areas, of course we start easy in the feid then as he is ready we move to a more populated spot and ending our session at the pet store by the mall Pet Value the lovely staff are always happy to help 😁
This little guy is still people shy it will take time Patience and understanding to help him gain confidence and be able to enjoy himself in all environments.
Train train Rinse and repeat, this is how we hold our basics if we don't consistently practice then the behaviors get sloppy or need to be relearned. As you can see B and I have been off our game for a bit so we are tuning up his training.
Even us trainers get in to a funk and slack off sometime, then we are reminded how important it is to keep going and keep practicing.
Congratulations shadow she completed you 2 week board and train program!!
This girl had such low confidence causing her to be extremely shy and fearful. After a few days of boosting her confidence getting her out and about, she was strutting her stuff and became a completely different dog walking into all situations. Tail high interested in sniffing all the people. Although she still did not want strangers to touch her, that is fine, We can respect that She is not a touchy kind of dog. However, she will take treats from strangers and be polite in a high stimulated and populated situation.
This young lady has such a happy and long life ahead of her I can't wait to see her develop and grow.
Congratulations Cedar you completed your 2 weeks board an train program!!!
This girl definitely gave me a challenge with exatream dog reactive and reactivity to most things that move such as trucks, vacuum, lawnmower, cats, birds. She also has some anxiety and add making her focus almost nonexistent to begin with I really had to work on finding something she would drive for and make that specific thing the best thing in her world. Luckily she loves to play and toy drive was created.
Once we had a drive we went to work teaching her a solid leave it, sit stay and brake with a hand direction to her Target her toy.
A important training practice is also reword the calm times when she is calm she will take treats so we can make what ever is happening around her associated with very yummy snacks. Also teaching her when she starts to get over stimulated or frustrated to come back to handler and sit or lay down for your toy reword then you may let any frustration out on the toy.
After a wile she was able to safely interact with my personal dog PerryWinkle the hippo and have off leash yard time. Although she would like him to play he's more of a potato Thea's days. Shes now able to be calm in a yard with other dogs and politely observe the interaction or enjoy some love from her handler wile others are present.
So much more to this girl then I can say she's a very complex dog however she definitely has a big heart and lots of love for her select people.
I know her mom will keep up the training and they even enjoy agility with the dog intuitive in Dawson Creek, her new focus and tools will make there sport some much more fun.
Can't wait to work with her on her follow up appointments see ya soon Cedar.
Pup-date Hank and Marley are doing fantastic, although mom and dad where down with a flew for a little wile they still did there beat to continue working with them and as soon as they where feeling better we met up for some store training to go over a few things 😁 it is a lot to remember when working with 2 dogs each dog needs a little something different.
We visited the Co-Op. Home and eggro center in Dawson Creek. They are such a lovely place to train. The staff is fantastic and it is always nice and calm. We ended our training at @rikispets where the lovely owner helped work with the dogs.
Good job Hank, Marley and family your are doing awesome!
Last week's class went so well 😁 we had a new pup join us and Taz from the most resent board and train joined us and made a new dog friend. What a wonderful class everyone worked well together and made a safe happy and productive environmental.
We practiced being calm around strangers and other dogs, passing others in close contact, walking drills, focus, and above all fun and happy spirits!
Waw from her analysis lunging pulling barking getting crazy at the sight of another dog, we found the appropriate tool to give her mom some control bring them focus and a way to communicate. She got to greet hippo in her analysis with over the moon emotions from her mom with hope and determination they can back for a training session with big success 😁 now with a new friend Perry the house hippo, she got to safely socialize with another dog! Then we worked through some reactive with small dogs, how long did that take not long at all we worked her brain threw the situation with heavy praise on good behaviour she got snacks and love when good behaviors are shown or focus on handler is made 😁
Good job you too can't wait to work with them again.
Waw look at this confident little lady, when I first met her she was scared hiding and trying to run away from any new person, strangers where a no go all new things where scary, now she doing her touch Comand in a highly stimulating environment and even choosing to approach strangers what a change 😊
This little lady is a doll and she will only get better the more they work at it, good job guys so proud of you ❤️
Taz you handsome boy 😊 he has grown in so many ways, now excited to see dogs wanting to make friends, gaining focus when in highly stimulation situations. Making human man friends learning how to approach them or if he's nervous that he can simply walk away from them 😊 he's only going to keep improving from here 😁 he goes home tomorrow Monday and I'm so proud of his progress.
Holly man big steps taken by Hank last week 🥰 working with a man he doesn't know, getting full pets from the trainer, taking treats, and giving kisses. Who is this dog the s can't possibly be the frightened young dog we first met? Yes it is Hank gaining more and more confidence every day due to his dedicated training team 😊
A few new faces in class last week including Taz who will soon be completed him 2 week board an train 😊 everyone did a fantastic job! I lok forward to today class every week seeing how far all these special dogs have come.
Every board and train starts there day with training and fun 😊 work the brain helps maintain a calm consistent behavior and a perfect way to feed there breakfast.
What a change this boy is showing 😁 coming in with way more confidence and relaxed. Now engaging with me more and more taking the steps on his own to get his snacks. This fearful guy is slowly coming out of his shell.
With consistent training and a fantastic team backing him he will only gain more confidence and grow from here.
Before I get to drink a coffee, before I feed my dogs, before anything happens we train. This is how my board and trading dogs start there day assuming they love there food they work for there breakfast. Yes I have bed head 🤣 and I'm in my pajamas still😂
Chai joined Tuesday class last week and all dogs did fantastic 😊 adding a little puppy energy definitely created distraction however they all maintained focus.
