Molly working boxes on the stairs, both odor recognition as well as environmentals. Had to break away quickly as I have a session.
#DetectionDog, #TrainTheTrainer #TrainYourDog #huffmank9obedience
Leicester coming back into target feeding and box feeding today. We had a lot of training in stress work earlier today, this is just his dinner time.
#DetectionDogTraining, #ReactiveDogRehabRehabilitation #SaveALife #TrainTheTrainer #TrainYourDog #huffmank9obedience
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Please join us at Huffman K9 in celebrating a unique milestone for our newest detection dog in training, Lester: ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฒ.โฃ
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No, that wasnโt a typo. Yesterday was his Death Day. You donโt celebrate a Death Day on the day ofโitโs a celebration reserved for the day after, 12/9/2024.โฃ
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Why? Because yesterday, Lester was scheduled to die.โฃ
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He came to us last week, with a looming appointment to be euthanized. His owner, a 78-year-old man pushed to his limit, had been bitten three times. Desperate and afraid, with nowhere else to turn, he followed the advice of a veterinarian and another R+ trainer who recommended behavioral euthanasia. Lester, they said, was too much dog. Too dangerous. Too far gone.โฃ
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But instead of his story ending yesterday, Lesterโs Death Day marked the beginning of something new.โฃ
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When I met Lester, I knew he deserved a chanceโa real chance. A high-drive dog like Lester didnโt need to be stopped; he needed direction, purpose, structure, and someone who understood him. We stepped in, and today, Lester heart is still beating. He is not just alive, but thriving, with his sights set on becoming a professional detection dog.โฃ
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His story isnโt just a second chance. Itโs a reminder:โฃ
๐ค Behavior isnโt the end of the story.โฃ
๐ค Misunderstood dogs need leadership, direction and fulfillment.โฃ
๐ค Thereโs always a path forward for those who fight for it.โฃ
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So today, on 12/9/2024, we celebrate Lesterโs Death Dayโnot as the end, but as the day he left his old life behind and started a new one.โฃ
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Welcome to your new beginning, Lester. Youโve got a lot of work to do, and we couldnโt be prouder to help you do it. ๐ช๐พโฃ
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#LestersDeathDay #SecondChances #WorkingDogInTraining #detectiondog #dominantdog #drivefulfillment #trainyourdog
Duck! ๐ฆ duck is still at entry-level, we are just doing box feeding with him at the moment, no odor. He did great tonight, though he is still pulling his head out pretty frequently to address stressors in the environment. He is getting the idea though and improved throughout the session.
#detectiondogtraining #DetectionDog #Duck #Labrador #DogTraining #TrainTheTrainer #TrainYourDog #huffmank9obedience
Molly! Working boxes and the wall. Smokeless powder is the odor, working with both food reward as well as as toy reward. She did great!
#molly #detectiondog #smokeless #trainyourdog #trainthetrainer #huffmank9obedience
Lester!!! I do love this dog.
#lester #trainthetrainer #trainyourdog #huffmank9obedience
Welcome to Duck ๐ฆ #anotherlab #detectiondog #trainyourdog #trainthetrainer #huffmank9obedience
What a great night, Molly is turning into such a fun dog to work with. There were two major segments to this video, first was the target feeding and the second was some play development where Molly got to work through a very scary situation but overtime she overcame and was rewarded handsomely for it.
#DetectionDogTraining #Molly #TargetFeeding #PlayAndReward #ClassicalConditioning #Foundations #FirearmsDetectionDog #TrainTheTrainer #TrainYourDog #huffmank9obedience
Box feeding wins again. The power of this technique is absolutely mind blowing. Seven days ago this dog was terrified to walk into this room. Three days ago the dog was too scared to jump over a 2 foot high wall into the puppy training area. Tonight she was successfully box feeding as I was kicking objects around her and banging a metal folding chair on the ground. Very proud of her, very proud of this technique. I canโt wait to begin working on higher level detection stuff, but this is the perfect training for her at the moment.
#BoxFeeding #win #DogTraining #DogTrainer #DetectionDog #TrainTheTrainer #TrainYourDog #huffmank9obedience
Coming back from vacation, Molly has been working with @concase11 over the last couple of days on box feeding. Today we continued with the box and did some target feeding with smokeless powder odor.
#hk9molly #detectiondog #trainyourdog #trainthetrainer #huffmank9obedience
Day 2 of HK9 Molly, please make a note from this point on Molly Lives will be filmed on the @hk9_molly IG. Please follow that new account to watch as we train her and grow her up!
#hk9molly #detectiondog #dogtraining #dogtrainer #targetfeeding #handfeeding #playdevelopment #growth #increasingcomplexity #firearmsdog #trainthetrainer #trainyourdog #huffmank9obedience
Mollyโs first day. I see a lot of promises in this dog, I donโt know exactly what sheโll do or how well sheโll do it, but I think that we can really help her out and who knows she might be a fantastic detection dog.
#molly #detectiondog #dogtraining #freeshaping #trainyourdog #trainthetrainer #huffmank9obedience
