FUN Obedience Session with Enzo
Training Session Recap with Enzo! 🐾
Today, Enzo and I had an awesome obedience session focused on keeping things fun and engaging! We worked on a mix of foundational behaviors and advanced skills, including:
Heel 🦮
Down ⬇️
Place 🛏️
Recalls 🏃♂️
Play and engagement with outing commands 🎾
We switched it up with food reinforcers, toy reinforcers, and plenty of praise, keeping Enzo motivated and responsive throughout. On the front half of the session, we incorporated a bit of remote collar work to refine communication, and by the back half, Enzo was performing completely off-leash like a pro!
💡 Markers in Action:
"Good": Our duration marker, letting Enzo know he's on the right track but should keep holding the behavior.
"Yes": The terminal marker, signaling that he’s done and a reward is on the way.
It’s incredible to see how smoothly Enzo transitions between focus-driven obedience and playful energy, building a bond that’s as fun as it is disciplined.
What’s your favorite way to mix play and training with your dog? Let me know below! 🐕✨
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Building Confidence and Leash Skills with Laramie on the Agility A-Frame!
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Big shout-out to my nephew for the fantastic editing on this video! Today, I’m working with Laramie, our young English Cream Golden Retriever, using the Agility A-Frame to build her leash skills and boost her confidence. The A-Frame is a great tool for controlled movement, adding a bit of challenge, and reinforcing her focus on the leash. Watch as we balance motivation and structure, giving her the chance to navigate the A-Frame and build trust in the process. It’s a perfect way to enhance obedience and confidence in a fun, engaging setting!
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Just when I thought I’d catch Gino and Laramie having a quiet play moment… my nephew Josh took the footage and turned it into comedy gold! 😂 He added a hilarious blur effect at just the right time and finished with me having a ‘chat’ with Gino about being a gentleman. Thanks, Josh, for the laughs and your editing magic! #DogLife #HilariousPets #FamilyFun #dogtrainingcomedy
In this video, I’m working with Laramie (Mimi) and going over how to introduce the leash as a form of communication in the early stages of training. What I’m demonstrating here is a combination of escape training using the leash, mixed with food rewards. This is the foundation of how we teach dogs to understand leash pressure—pressure on, pressure off—and how they can make sense of what’s being asked of them.
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Throughout the video, I also go through the different stages of escape training with food. I demonstrate how, as you work the dog through these stages, you begin to fade the help and change the picture, which teaches the dog to generalize the behavior. Once the dog shows solid understanding in these new situations, I’ll name the command—this way, there’s a clear understanding of what’s expected when that word is used.
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Toward the end of the video, Laramie really showed what I was talking about: she offered a generalized behavior that we had been working on, showing her clear understanding of the communication. I rewarded her with a jackpot for completing the behavior, and I explained the benefits of jackpot training—how rewarding with something extra special reinforces that the dog has truly grasped the behavior.
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These early stages of leash escape training are essential for building a strong foundation for future communication, and as you can see in this video, it doesn’t take long for the dog to start connecting the dots between leash pressure, behavior, and rewards. Over time, the leash becomes a clear and effective communication tool, and the dog will naturally respond to cues with minimal guidance.
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Happy 3rd birthday to this handsome stud, Gino. I am grateful for our time together, all the things you have taught me, and to many more years of rolling around and wrestling. You have matured into a wonderful dog who helps me daily with client dogs. Your gentle puppy ways with the small and insecure dogs always bring me pure joy to watch. Enjoy your pup cup buddy 🐾🤍
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Todays Fun Fact.
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In a study conducted in the 1960s by Nasa 98% of children age 5 show Genius. By 10 that number has fallen to 30% and by adulthood 2%. With certainty the study attributed the massive delcline to school and the effect of schooling o. Creative thinking.
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Keep your people small and afraid and they are easily controlled! Knowledge is Power!
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Finding our Flow...Our happy place!!!
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Gino 2yr old Black GSD
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Yes this is what i do for a living 😁🐕🥳
🤍 lil miss Susan
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One of our most favorite parts of the day our trip to the #oceancountymall for some expresso at #starbucks.
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Working Bear through some distractions as he holds his place command.
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