Happy Dog Lodge

Quinn trying out dock diving!

Blue is on his second day of his Stay and Learn to help build confidence and better behavior around strangers. He's been a little anxious being away from his mom but but nothing a little morning playgroup with Day Camp regular Ruby couldn't help!

Stay and learn Koda is learning to place stay in different scenarios and environments. Which gives me the perfect excuse to ride a childs tricycle😆 -trainer Emily

We had a Stuffy Party during Day Camp yesterday! Check out these happy dogs. 😍😍😍

Koda is rocking her loose leash walking during her Stay and Learn! Super proud of this cutie and can't wait for her to take her new skills back to her family.

Trick of the week was “tell me a secret” and daycamer Birdie has many secrets he told me, he even whispered “we should totally go play frisbee instead of this” -trainer Emily

Huge wins for Stay and Learner Finn, who was such an angel boy when we tackled the dog park!!!! Finn struggles with reactivity, so us being able to work outside of a dog park with ZERO reactions was incredible. As well as crossing a busy street, with again ZERO reactions! Good job buddy! -trainer Emily

How Dogs Play

How Dogs Play Trainer Tip Tuesday!! It’s important to be able to read the body language of your dogs. It’s one of the ways they communicate with one another and there are a lot of things you can learn about how they are feeling in a situation if you’re watching for certain signals. Let’s talk about how dogs play appropriately with one another. Specifically, Interactive play between two individuals that are not housemates. It might not be what you think of. Dogs meeting for the first time have fairly ritualized body language when they are getting to know one another. Did you know it’s considered rude in dog-talk to come running straight up to another dog’s face to say hi? Respectful dog play consists of very little physical contact, should be fairly quiet vocally with role reversals, frequent tiny pauses and breaks to keep things from getting too out of hand. Dogs that are roughly wrestling, loudly barking or snarking at one another, and just keep going at it without stopping can easily cross the line between roughhousing to escalating into anger or frustration. Here are a few green flags we look for at HDL to know play between friends is going well: - Loose body posture - Relaxed facial expressions - Matched energy: high or low - Mirrored behavior - Trading off between chasing and being chased. - Sniffing stuff together - Taking breaks to relax and reset - Respecting when one dog is uncomfortable with play Please enjoy the snippets of video from a couple of today’s play groups. See if you can spot some green flags! Pay special attention to the interactions between Lycan and Marley, pt 1 & pt 2. At first, Lycan approaches Marley too bouncy and forward. Marley at first thinks it might be fun, but then he is unsure and feels like maybe Lycan is too much. Lycan sees Marley is not receptive to playing, so he turns away and takes all the pressure off of Marley to engage. A few minutes later, Marley is feeling more confident and decides Lycan is

Stay and learn pup Finn had his very first field trip today, and absolutely rocked it! Finn is here for some reactivity towards people, cars, dogs, even weird looking objects. Couple of little “boofs” here and there, but was able to let go and make the better decision to focus back on me. After that, it was an A+. Good job Finn! -trainer Emily

Congratulations to our first class of Happy Dog 101 Graduates!! 🖤🐾🎓 Super Proud of all the process you made in 5 short weeks!! -Trainer Skye 😊 *Finals Exam* -Place Stays -Choose to Heel Focus -Loose Leash Walking Indoors -Loose Leash WLking Outdoors -Door Manners -Send & Sit To Greet a Person

Working on those patio dog skills for Stay and Learn graduate Cooper during his Field Trip today!

Attie has been working hard on her loose leash walking while here for her Stay and Learn. So we decided to take it to the next level: can you loose leash walk while I attempt to skateboard?! She definitely rocked this challenge. I, on the other hand, definitely need to step up my skateboarding game.

Just a happy Maggie on a sniffy walk to brighten your Wednesday. ❤️

We had this handsome boy stay with us this last week. He was pretty nervous at first but the Extra Happy Add-On allowed him to have relieve that stress through sniffy walks and play in the big yard. So happy to be able to offer this option to help dogs relax during their stay!

Trainer Tip Tuesday! Place stays are an amazing skill for pups to practice impulce control, peace of mind, socialization, improve your bond with your pup, and even reduce anxiety ❤️ Here we have Daycampers Zuri, Bella, and Leo all working their group place stay, while daycamper Ghost is getting his treadmill workout💪🏼 these pups are doing amazing! Lets see your pups hanging out on their place in the comments! -Trainer Emily

Day Camper Whimsy really enjoying a break in the heat wave. Perfect patio brunch weather! 😎

Lodging Pup Woody is enjoying every moment of his extra happy add on romp today, even in this heat😎☀️ -Trainer Emily

Day Camper Doodle Leo rocking this week's trick: Leg Weaves!