08/06/2024
How to eat berries with cheesy dog slime on your hands.
Owned and operated by Lindsay Porter, who has been working with dogs professionally since 2010.
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Positive reinforcement based, loving care with an emphasis of developing skills for the real world in hopes of helping dogs live their best lives.
How to eat berries with cheesy dog slime on your hands.
She is great at what she does, if you need some nutritional guidance for your pets, definitely go talk to her.
Are you struggling with your high energy dog in this perpetual heat?
So many people think the only way to a calm, satisfied dog is to walk them and I see a lot of people are lost when walking becomes less of an option.
Sure your dog needs exercise but, there are other ways we can create a contented dog like training new tricks and behaviors, challenging their beautiful little brains.
Reach out if you need some guidance amd support in learning some ways to enrich your dogs' lives while it's so hot outside.
Ruby and Norm would like you to see how chill they are after holding place in a shady spot at Henderson for a half hour yesterday afternoon.
https://youtube.com/?si=eSDWya_j6UV9c3Ai
If you want to see my completely unedited training and dog handling style, here is my YouTube channel.
Hopefully there is also some useful info for dog guardians! I'm happy to clarify if anything you see resonates with you and you want a better understanding.
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Adventures in mastering the art of training dogs.
https://www.thelittledoghouseontheprairie.ca/
Finally got myself a website! Update to services and rates.
Please share.
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Kipper, why do you sit like this? Haha. Such a beautiful lil weirdo.
Oooh! It appears I have been nominated in Community Votes!
How exciting, I'm honored!
Here's the link if you want to vote for me, there are a few categories.
https://lethbridge.communityvotes.com/2024/06/pet-and-pet-care/pet-sitter
Awwww Benjen, we love you already! What a beautiful little weirdo 😍.
I did a thing!
I am very excited to get to know this funny little guy better! My teenage bff had a sharpei. She was a weird and wonderful little dog.
Rex has his listening ears ready. I'm a huge fan of taking a skill that we have worked on in the safety of home and using it in harder places. This is a great way to take the focus off all the hubbub and noise in the environment. We had a GREAT place training session by a busy street, but of course, my camera stopped filming.
Note to self, clear your old videos and turn on airplane mode before filming.
Haha! Pretty epic video. Thanks Cookie Crimes for involving me in this fun day!
It was quite an adventure! I love this little city.
I feel so honored to have this perfect old gal here for a couple days. She is old and wise and an absolute perfect angel of a dog. It's hard to stop kissing her perfect grey snout.
Some barkour with Miss Charlee, taking a break from practicing surprises coming around corners so we can translate this into handling surprise dogs in the neighborhood.
It's nice to see Josie let herself have some peace.
6 pounds of cute. Nicholas is here with me for a month of another board and train.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/RvCy3xs7hiLE9iAA/?mibextid=xfxF2i
Big feels! A love song for a dog.
Let’s talk about crates for a second!
There are tons of options when it comes to what kind of crates are available to buy! The challenge is figuring out which one you need.
Option 1
Wire Crate
Pros- lots of air flow, easy to be able to play various crate games with. Collapsible so great for travel. Cheap price point.
Cons- has lots of “give” so if a dog wants out they will keep trying until they are successful! I strongly recommend reinforcing the front with zip ties and clips on the door mechanisms.
Also dogs learn really quick how to pull things into the crate. Not suitable for vehicle travel.
Option 2
Hard Sided Crate
Pros- good air flow, sturdy design, den like for dogs who like that, suitable for vehicle travel. Price point goes from cheap to expensive
(petmate to ruffland)
Cons- some weak points for dogs who want out of a crate (door and windows), hard to take apart.
Option 3
Aluminum/Metal Crate (Impact Crate)
Pros- suitable for travel and crash tested! Strong and Sturdy design. Suitable for high anxiety dogs or dogs who destroy crates.
Cons- price point. These are not cheap. They don’t come apart so cleaning is a pain.
In a perfect world we all crate train our puppies and things are easy! My dogs love their crates and often curl up in them for naps even when they could be on the couch. But it’s not always easy!
There is a crate for every dog- and honestly for most dogs who are crate trained as puppies a wire crate is going to be just fine. The challenge is crate training adult dogs or dogs who have separation/confinement anxiety. That’s when you need to be proactive and start with something pretty sturdy.
Every time your dog is successful at popping open a door or getting out of a crate it’ll make them try all the harder next time! Crate training should always be done slowly but consistently for those high anxiety dogs. There is no magic unfortunately!
A bunch of mentally satiated dogs, resting on their mats while I work in the kitchen.
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I'm constantly learning through my @nisiandlisi board and trains, and I'm loving it. Tawny is a Pyrenees, Hound, Standard poodle mix, so he is going to be a BIG boy very soon. We want him to have an alternative behavior to jumping up that is highly rewarding. The opposite of up is down so... #positivereinforcement #lethbridgealberta #dogtraininglethbridge #daytraininglethbridge #puppyschool
Murphy, my @nisiandlisi board and train has been a champ this week. It's super important that he also gets time to let loose and play in order for learning to solidify.
Creating positive associations with the weird little creatures who stare too much. Leroy, my cat is a seasoned dog pro who let's me know if a dog is a safety concern for him. Murphy is NOT a big risk. Another @nisiandlisi #boardandtrain #forcefreedogs #forcefreealberta #forcefrerbc #positivereinforcement #rplusalberta #rplusbc #trainingmentorship #ccpdt #lethbridgepetservices #dogtraininglethbridge #englishlab #tabby #dogcat #treattoss
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I'm just helping Tawny trust that I won't steal his toy (aka the thing in his mouth). He needs to learn that he doesn't need to he defensive about things being taken from him so that when it's emergent, his handlers can have a trusting "drop it" cue. @inthesommer #bigbaby #positivereinforcementalberta #willlworkfortreats #puppies #daytraininglethbridge #boardandtrainlethbridge #rplusboarding #poodlemix #hounding #Pyreneesmix #lethbridgealberta
Take your dogs to #downtownlethbridge for some delicious frozen Greek yogurt and get yourself some ice cream @cookiecrimesyql Great humans, great business, they deserve your love! I mean, they have built a life around ice cream. Obviously, they are amazing. #doglove #pupcup #supportlocal #supportlocalyql #icecream #summerdogs #reactivedog #socializationmatters #rescuedog #cutiepatootie #bonniethewildling #lethbridgepetservices #lethbridgealberta #downtownyql #festivalsquare #summer #thanksforthewater
Special thanks to @meg.rosered and Mantou for coming along and being a part of the loud noises party today! #nervousdog #adolescentpup #mutt #olddogsrule #mybestfriend #mantouismydog #readygetit #treattoss #operantconditioning #positivereinforcementdogtraining #playandtrain #longline #confidentpup #lethbridgepetservices #lethbridgealberta #dogtrainingyql
Dory is EXTREMELY eager to make new human friends, so much so that she barks really loud about it. She's so cute that people pet her when she does this which in turn has reinforced this behavior and created a beautiful monster. We are working really hard on this not being the way she makes new friends. Having her hold place and focus on the task at hand in busy places has helped immensely. @dory.thedoodle #placetraining #clicktreat #lethbridge #dogtrainer #festivalsquare ##downtownlethbridge #positivereinforcement #operantconditioning #bfskinner #Pavlov #science #doodle #demandbarking #goodgirl
I'm so pleased with how today went. There was a man with his dog off leash, bellowing at it, and Bonnie was able to stay in the game. Step one is to reduce rehearsal of the reaction with some practice we will be able to just keep moving without the need for a toy but also, if the toy is her reward for not reacting, why not fin a way to incorporate it into her outings? #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementtraining #flirtpole #clickertraining #lethbridgealberta #lethbridgepetservices #dogtraininglethbridge #yql #yqldogtraining