Sit and Stay

03/22/2024

Surprisingly, this is how I work with dogs who misbehave either by being a bully with other dogs, people and/or demand barking. Of course, I use more hand signals than talking like humans do to communicate.

01/22/2024

4 mos. old cuteness of two Sit and Stay trainees:
Jovie, Golden Retriever and Hazel, Chocolate Labradoodle

01/24/2023

This is 10 mos. old, Scout, a white English lab. He has a habit of taking off with shoes, socks, pens, toys (not his) and anything he can get his mouth on. This morning he proudly paraded by me with sock in mouth and reluctantly gave it up when I said OFF! On walks, he picks up whatever as well. Scout is on a 4-day training intensive with me and OFF! is the word of the week for him.

12/08/2021

12/05/2021

03/18/2021

We are at the entrance of a dog park which is high value to the dogs and requires no treat. Entering the park is the treat. This session helps to instill STAY and patience on the dogs part to come when called. As you can see, it’s like herding cats and for the most part, the dogs listened but it’s really hard for them to contain themselves when the entrance is just a few feet away.

02/21/2021

Teaching Cleo to WATCH ME as a way to focus on me. Her people said she has a tendency to pull so on this walk I used WATCH ME and HEEL to keep her from pulling ahead.

02/13/2021

Teaching the 7 mos. old Golden to STAY while I walk away. The others know the drill so they stay put until I release them.

02/09/2021

When training clients kids and their puppy finally gel, a success that makes me giggy beyond measure! The 4 year old was very afraid of the puppy in the beginning but has gained confidence in the weeks followed with training. The 6 year old has really blossomed and has become quite the mini trainer. Tucker is 8 months old and has been going through training on and off since November.

06/28/2020

This is Blaze, a 16 wk old Malamute at 50 lbs. The family told me walking him was a challenge as he stopped every few feet and wouldn't get up. I utilized and captured this stopping behavior by teaching him to SIT/HEEL (he already knows the SIT command and I attached the word HEEL and I will drop the word SIT once he masters HEEL) and using LET’S GO as the release.

12/15/2019

Mack, 4 mos. old cockapoo, is learning the command “OFF!” with the release word “Take it!”. “OFF!”, is an all purpose command for not jumping on people, biting hands, feet, clothing, taking off with shoes or anything within reach, licking and even barking. Apologies but the position of the camera has the crate hiding my hand that is covering a treat. However, notice the frustration exhibited from Mack in hopping, grunting, moving back from my hand that is covering the treat, is a typical reaction from puppies when teaching this command. He eventually calmed down once he “got it” and learned this command in less than one minute. It took me a 1/2 hour to initially teach his human and future sessions to have them become consistent in continuing education with their puppy.

08/15/2019

Friends in California with dogs...this link connects you to reported algal blooms (deadly to dogs). You can look it up by the nearest lake, your region and/or by date.

Just a basic guideline for anyone who takes their dog(s) out for a swim: if you think/know it is unsafe for you to swim in it, then it’s also unsafe for your dog(s).🐶💦 ☠️

Where are freshwater harmful algal blooms occurring in California

05/29/2019

Getting a puppy (this one is 4.5 mos. old) to STAY is very difficult because they want to be closer to you but you’re telling them not to (1. because they are natural followers 2. because you have a treat in your hand). Once they get it, you can extend the STAY period each time and the goal is to get them to STAY in a SIT or DOWN position for 1 minute or longer.

02/26/2019

Tuesday Training Tip #2:
This video shows that he understands the “OFF” command and that the usage can be applied around your household and for outside. Obedience commands “SIT,STAY, DOWN, COME, OFF” can be used in many forms to your advantage making home life so much safer, easier and pleasant.

02/26/2019

Tuesday Training Tip #1:
This video shows that he understands the basics of “OFF” which is an all purpose don’t touch, jump command. “OFF” can be used to drop a ball, a foreign object from his mouth or when plays too hard and he becomes mouthy and bites.
I also emphasize whenever he places himself in a command position like “SIT” or “DOWN” is to capture it instead of spouting the command to do it. When you mark this behavior with the command in a capture, he understands and learns much faster than when he is commanded to do it.