Collective Canine Training Co.

09/22/2022

Sorry we’ve been a little MIA lately! We’ve had our hands full with client’s dogs and raising our own puppies! We currently have one spot available for a November 4-6 week advanced obedience program 🤓 and we have a couple spots left for December!

03/09/2022

Sassy & King, enjoying a break from the rain 🥰

03/06/2022

Our current puppy board and trains are eating up this faux Spring we’re having! These puppies work hard every day but we make sure they have plenty of time to just be puppies 🥰

03/03/2022

“Education without application is just entertainment”

Even the very basic commands we teach our dogs just become party tricks if we aren’t working to show them how to apply them to useful situations. Teaching the commands isn’t really the hard part, it’s the application of that learned cue that takes practice and consistency.

02/28/2022

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01/26/2022

We fully enjoyed our nose work seminar with Leah Gangelhoff this week! Phoebe and I are feeling more prepared and excited to get her NW2 this Spring with NACSW 🤗

Excited to see how far I can take this girl in this sport. She has some maturing to do that will help with her problem solving skills but overall her relentless love for the search makes her an absolute dream to work with. Suffice to say, we love our Labs over here at Collective Canine 🧡😍🧡

01/10/2022

Heading into the week like 🏃💨

We’ve been a little M.I.A here but plan to get back to regular posts 🙌 We hope everyone had a great holiday season and stepped into the first week of the year bright eyed and bushy tailed! We look forward to knocking out some of the training goals we set for ourselves this year and all the dogs we’ll get to work with 🥰

11/05/2021

TGIF 🥳 Happy weekend from the crew!

09/23/2021

“Get it”

Working on integrating some different terminal markers (a.k.a release cues) into our obedience.

The practical uses for having a variety of terminal markers are endless but most importantly, they seek to provide another layer of clarity for the dog. Whether I reward on me, toss a toy or send her to a remote reward on the ground; each can send a different message and puts value where I need it for the particular task at hand.

So many things to continue to clean up (including camera focus 🥴) but I’m always having fun learning and growing with this little dog.

09/22/2021

•Where there is motivation, there is potential•

09/15/2021

“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity”
-Nat Turner

09/13/2021

Monday’s are a great day to reset those goals you might have lost sight of last week. Remember that training isn’t linear and your dog isn’t keeping score. Pick up where you left off or start that new thing you wanted to teach your dog!

What are you and your dog working on this week?

09/07/2021

We’ve been in business for a whole year 🎉 A massive thank you to the clients that kept us rolling this first year!

08/26/2021

When a dog is provided with nourishment, clarity and communication skills they give it all back ten fold. How lucky are we to share our lives with these amazing beings??

Happy National Dog Day!

08/25/2021

We’re now booking board & train’s for October!

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08/14/2021

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07/26/2021

We are constantly switching up our fetch game to keep Phoebe on her toes. Asking her to apply her brain to such an activity ensures she’s not just physically, but mentally exhausted at the end of each session.

07/22/2021

When walking, walk. When eating, eat.
-Zen Proverb

Friendly reminder: when working the dog, work the dog.

Dogs are masters of being present. Whatever your dog is doing, that’s what they’re doing. Whether it’s chewing a bone, going for a walk, looking at that dog across the street, playing a game of fetch, they’re all in and fully present.

For their unfortunate human counterparts, life can be a teensy bit more complicated. With a fast paced, information flooded world, being present is often a challenge for most of us.

So whatever your working on, whatever goal you have with your dog, make damn sure you’re matching their presence.

07/19/2021

Just making some dinner in peace 🤲

07/15/2021

38 Likes, 4 Comments - Collective Canine Training Co. () on Instagram: “Confession time: By the time Catfish was 6 months she started dodging me when I would go to pick…”