Canis Mountain Dog Training

Goodbye to 2024 Thank you to all our clients for a wonderful and fun year. We provided over 2500+ training services from group classes, to private training, to pack walks and more .. Our goal for 2025 is to continue to enhance the lives of as many dogs as possible. If you haven’t joined us at CMDT, what are you waiting for!?!

Taking something away from the dog that they want is called Negative Punishment. Negative = take away, punishment = to decrease. So we take away what they want to decrease a behavior. Adding something of value is called Positive Reinforcement. Positive = we add something, reinforcement = to increase. So we add something of value to the dog to increase a behavior. It’s all about the end event and if we are punishing or reinforcing. If we call the pup and then go inside, this is punishing the dog. If we recall from inside or use an inside command, we are rewarding following the behavior of going inside. Like human kids, end of play time is not fun or rewarding for pups. Recall use case is for your dog to come back to you, for whatever is next. But when we go inside after the recall the end event is taking something away. You are taking away something they value, which will decrease the previous event or behavior, the recall. Two solutions: 1)Condition an “inside’ command - Simllar to recall but the reinforcer is applied inside vs when they get back to you. It’s a spot they are going to, not you. Goal is to go inside and we add something of high value inside at that spot. End event is a reinforcer, not a punishment. So the behavior is increased vs decreased. 2)Towards the end of recall conditioning and when you are working with high distractions, practice recall standing inside the home while your dog is outside. Note: We do this at the end of recall. training because it is a high distraction to end the fun. We must be successful under lower levels of distractions before high levels can be conditioned. For faster success and use, Inside is quicker. #trainingtips #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #negativepunishment #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining101

Can your dog respond to their name mid-play? One of the main things we focus on in our adult socialization and puppy socialization programs is the name game. Being able to call a dogs name and have them whip their head around and respond is so beneficial inside our play and train socialization programs. It is a huge help in managing the puppies and dogs throughout the day. Have you watched our LIVE stream yet? We will be LIVE tomorrow at 2:30PM with our puppies. Have a question, shoot us a DM #puppysocialization #adultsocialization #daycare #training #puppytraining #namegame #dogtraining #certifiedtrainer #ccpdt #cpdtka #management

AKC Canis Fit Dog Club Turkey Trot 5k was a SUCCESS It was cold, it was rainy, and that wind but we trekked through and earned our medals 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #akcfitdogclub #canismountainfitdogclub #fitdogclub #canisclub #turkeytrot5k

Puppy and Adult Socialization is a lot of training under DISTRACTIONS We are constantly working on their name, obedience cues (Puppy Socialization - Sit and recall) (Adult Socialization - Sit, down, stay, leave it, recall), play behaviors, potty training, leash training … and ALL of it UNDER DISTRACTIONS. These programs are NOT doggy daycare. They are socialization programs filled with training by Educated and Certified dog trainers and dog handlers. Come join the greatest puppy and adult experience for Socialization out there!

Loose leash walking is more a human skill than a dog skill Here at Canis Mountain, we focus on teaching the human AND the dog. But mostly the human. We will coach you to become the perfect dog handler with our expert dog training skills. We are your biggest fans and want YOU and your dog to succeed! Come join our group class fun!

Desensitizing things like the vacuum can be really helpful in our everyday life … And we love to make your life easier when it comes to having a puppy at home. Come join our puppy daycare and socialization program!

This is the puppy play we want to see 😍 at our Puppy Socialization program 🙌🏻 When a little goes for more and more play with a big, we are happy to see it. Safely, of course. We monitor all play between littles and bigs and manage accordingly. Catch our LIVE tomorrow from 10:30AM-12PM!!!

This is good social play between to pups because they are both going back and forth being on top and under and rolling and nibbling each other 😇 This is the type of play I want to see inside our Puppy Socialization 🙌🏻 How does your puppy play?

Not one, but two Corgi’s ❤️ From the year of running a Puppy Daycare program, one thing I see a lot of is breeds sticking together. Labs play with their lab friends, German shepherd with their German shepherd friends, Bernese Mountain with their BM friends… and now these two sweet Corgi’s … But … Dogs don’t know what breeds are, and we’re not aware of any studies proving that they can tell different breeds apart. It’s also just an observation I’ve made … now do you think this observation could be more related to dogs like to play with dogs their own size or shape? What are your thoughts on this?

Puppies get separate water time and meal time After their midday nap, a full 8oz of water plus their meals if they have one and then it’s off to reinforce potty outside. We reinforce them going pee and poop by saying yesss and giving a food reward. We also have potty bells up, in case they want to ring them to let us know they got to go!!!

We go LIVE at 11AM today. Puppies are our favorite! Come watch them play, learn, and how we correct naughty play or behaviors. See you at 11AM EST! 🥰