It’s my girl’s gotcha day! 4 years in our family. I bought her during covid while I was working a crappy part-time job and my husband was unemployed. Not the best financial decision, but an amazing life decision. We have our farm now because of her. 🥰
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LISTEN UP!
Does your trainer require you to start or stop behavior meds before starting training?
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Strider was the cutest, most curious, rambunctious puppy! Enjoy his 4-week old adorableness!
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I’m so proud of my hubby! He deserves an honorary dog training certification!
We decided to buy a robot vacuum about a month ago. Strider is a generally fearful dog and Sadie is easily frustrated and worried, so we knew we’d have to do some training.
Oh boy did they get upset when we first ran it! They both chased it barking at it. And of course I had a seminar out of town that weekend, leaving my husband home alone with the dogs and the terrifying robot.
I return and Sadie is pretty much ignoring it, getting up and walking away if it gets close. Strider is still upset but significantly less than he was initially. A few weeks later and here we are, everyone snoozing while me and the robot do our work.
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Resource guarding (aggression when approaching a dog with an object or food) is very common. Dogs don’t like it when we suddenly take their stuff! Can you blame them?
A critical piece of training a dog not to guard objects (like toys) is teaching them to drop it on cue. Fetch is a really fun and easy way to train “drop it”! And now you have a new fun game to play with your furry friend!
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Is your horse pushy when it comes to food? Practicing a default neutral in protected contact is a great way to teach manners around food.
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Notes will be sent out tomorrow!
I took a break from dogs today to help with some untrained mustangs. Some of these guys have only experienced trauma at the hands of humans. I’m so grateful I have the skills to help them and their caretakers!
Back to dogs tomorrow, and maybe some time with my own horses!
Is bath time stressful for your dog and you? We can train your dog to enjoy bath time! This is a video I got from one of my virtual clients whose dog hates the bath. Look at her happily hop in on her own! Next we’ll getting the dog comfortable with the water turning on.
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Struggling with crate or carrier training? You’re not alone! Some dogs really dislike and are even scared of these enclosed spaces. Follow along as I train this Pomeranian to happily go in the scary carrier!
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Resolving Your Dog’s Car Anxiety in 5 Minutes a Day!
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Do you have a high energy dog that you just can’t seem to exercise enough? Try this to help burn some of that energy. Follow, comment and share if you like this and want more training tips!
Do you have a dog that barks and lunges on leash? Book private training to start reducing these behaviors, making walks less stressful for you and your dog!
The puppies are 2 weeks old! All but one have opened their eyes, they are moving and starting to play. Teeth should start poking through any day now! Message me if you’re interested in adopting one of these adorable puppies!
Sunset walk with my boy. His sister got a run with Luke so he gets solo off-leash time in the fields.
Would your puppy enjoy joining these 2 boys in play? Join us this Wednesday at 6pm at Stark Animal Hospital for our weekly puppy social!
This is a great opportunity for your puppy to meet other puppies, learn important social skills such as when to start and stop play and how to safely play, as well as be exposed to other people all while having a positive experience at a vet clinic!
Have a nervous or shy puppy? Please bring them! It's important for your puppy to overcome their fears now while they are still in the quickly-closing socialization period. If they are fearful after 18 weeks of age they may be fearful the rest of their life. Join Canton's fear and aggression expert and learn how to help your puppy overcome their fears!
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