Sage advice from a cat .
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Sometimes you don’t get to say good bye .
Sometimes the only closure you will ever get is to do something in someone’s memory .
This year Bear Valley Springs lost two very good men .
I hope they know how much they are missed and how much we all would give for one more day .
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Current house guest .
Hot tip : totally ok to proof your dogs on tortoises or turtles when you are present .
NEVER leave your tortoises/turtles free range with your dogs . It’s not a matter of IF it’s a matter of WHEN .
This guy is the survivor of a clutch of 5 .
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Kind of cool to be able to stay in the lives of pups that I rescued .
I got these girls when they were 7 weeks old and they are over 2 now .
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“ Lol I don’t remember if you were coming today or not but I wanted you to see how cute this is that he knows you’re his friend who takes him for walks. 🥰He’s been waiting by the door there for a while 😂 Makes me happy he loves you so much! “
Ahhhhh - my heart is bursting !!! There is nothing better than being the auntie to cool dogs .
Openings for Paramount Drive or Wildness Way mid June dog walks or dog training sessions .
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When you aren’t the regular pet sitter and the cat is not having it .
I’m winning her over though 😂
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Dog walking is a personal fav of mine .
This was on a training walk with Sam .
He did awesome. The elk were not impressed and kept napping .
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Working with my coy dog
Testing out the value of different treats , treat diving and teaching search as a foundation for other behaviors and ending on speak with hand signals .
This is a form of shaping behavior I’ve learned from an agility trainer . It’s similar to how I train dogs to search out dope
or bomb odor but it’s slower paced and I’m normally a mile a minute.
Did you get anything useful from this video ?
Let me know in the comments !
Tried short enrichment games with your dog?
I’m learning about shaping from an agility champion trainer right now - although I’m familiar with reward based operant conditioning and shaping through prey drive , building a foundation for companion pets in this manner is somewhat new to me . So far it’s been fun .
What do you think about using shaping as a training method ?
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Low impact enrichment training .
Learning to follow directions is hard for pups who have trained themselves and their people . The littlest task can be stressful .
Doing click & reward is a great way to get your pup to think and these short sessions of them figuring out how to make the reward human work are surprisingly good for wearing them out a little bit .
I’m using the leash to help keep her with me as there were a ton of distractions and she doesn’t like the leash much . I’m able to move around and reset her feet and give her the chance to problem solve and figure out that I wanted her to sit - an action she will not do on command .
Slow and steady and much easier on your back .
30 -45 minute enrichment sessions designed around your lifestyle, your language and your habits .
Training out of the box .
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