Unleash The Peace

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Unleash The Peace

Balanced Dog Training with over a decade of experience training all breeds and all challenges . I work with all breeds, ages, and issues.
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I work diligently to teach both the dog and human a humane and effective way to communicate, using tools (slip lead, prong collar and remote collars), body language, praise, and reinforcement for good behavior. I am passionate about helping those humans who are willing to make a lifestyle change for themselves and their dog; owners who are committed to helping their dog be the best they can be by creating a calm dynamic between them! In addition, I take a special interest in fearful dogs!

06/28/2024

Patiently waiting for the weekend! 😴 Little Lucy learned how to find peace in her mind despite what's going on in her environment. This is going to be a wonderful tool to get her used to hear new human 😍 Keep up the great work Cardenas family 🙌🏼

06/27/2024

Meet Bucky.
He's a 2 ish year old Lab mix who is having challenges on his leash. He pulls like a madman and has a hard time managing his excitement around other dogs and people.

At our first session, we worked on giving him and his family be conversational skills. We introduced him to puppy pushups, manners at the doorway and looking to his humans for guidance. He is a super sweet guy and loves to please his family so I suspect he will be a pro at this in no time! Keep up the great work, Bradley family! 🙌🏼

06/26/2024

Meet Reesie.
She's a 2ish year old Bully who was recently adopted by a sweet family. She really wants to be a good girl and is super sweet, but she is very shy and nervous which causes her to act impulsively in her home. She is SO riddled with anxiety that she broke out of her new home out a second story window trying to find her Mom 🥺 She didn't get hurt and all is ok, but just wanted to illustrate the level of nervous baggage this girl is toting around. In addition to the separation anxiety, she is growling and charging people that are not her Mom (me, her adult kids, Grands, etc).

So the first order of business was to help this girl calm her mind. She is so on edge, it's palpable and although we can only speculate about her past, we can assume she doesn't have a big reason to trust humans. If we can give her mind a rest and allow her to be in the moment with all of us, we have the best shot at teaching her some life skills and how to dog. So...that's where we begin. It took a LONG time, but sweet Reesie finally let go and relaxed. (Until I brought out the camera, which she's also afraid of as you can see here 😉) One day at a time for this little pig and thank goodness she's got a great family, who is patient with her and willing to meet her where she is. 🫶🏼 Keep up the great work, Clark family! 🙌🏼

06/25/2024

On Tuesdays we find our brave 🥰 Lucy

06/24/2024

Mondays are for chill 🥰 Clutch

06/21/2024

Patiently waiting for the weekend with this little man! Oso got a much needed off switch to help with his big energy at our last session. He is doing amazing learning to live in a calmer headspace overall and making better choices! Keep up the great work, Vanessa and John 🙌🏼

06/20/2024

Meet Bo.
He is a 6 year old Pittie/Lab mix whose owner suffered a health event leaving them unable to care for Bo any longer. Lucky for Bo, an incredibly sweet steps up to give him a home. 🥰

Bo is SO gooey sweet but is tough to manage on leash with all of his pulling, who needed some help with his impulse control and some tools for the Grandkids so they aren't mistaken for puppies 😉

At our first session, we worked on giving everyone a way to communicate clearly with one another. We worked on puppy pushups, manners at the doorway and lots of guidance and engagement. With all that's changed for Bo in the last few months, this is a great opportunity to give him a solid foundation and a trusting relationship with his new family. Bo is just the greatest and loves to work! He's so lucky to have landed where he did! Keep up the great work, Diane 🙌🏼

06/19/2024

Meet Phoebe.
She's a baby Pittie who is just the sweetest thing, but who began having seizures at a very young age. She had typical puppy struggles with listening, managing her energy and being sassy 😉

Our first order of business was to give this girl (and her incredible family) the tools to shut her brain off and relax. Not only is this an important life skill for Phoebe, but a calmer mind also helps keep seizures at bay. We are going to go home and practice relaxing on command to see if we can move the needle a bit on where Phoebe operates from on the daily. Operation calm is in full effect! Keep up the great work, Dybowski family 🫶🏼

06/18/2024

Meet Marley.
He's a 6 year old German Shepherd who was recently adopted by an awesome human. His Mom reached out because of his extreme anxiety and fear. Marley lives in a constant state of panic and even struggles to enjoy his own backyard. 🥺 His Mom and I are on a mission to help this guy learn how to dog. ❤️

At our first session, we wanted to start by building a strong understanding of basic life skills, along with fostering a trusting relationship between them. We introduced puppy pushups, manners at the doorway and loads of engagement and eye contact with his Mom to create connection and a positive experience associated with people. He did so freaking great and they are going home to practice before we give him another tool to add to his toolbox. Keep up the great work, Morgan 🙌🏼

06/17/2024

Meet Dot.
She's a 2 year old Border Collie mix who needed some help in the leash manners department and with impulse control. She can be demanding, barky and jumpy to get what she wants and with guests in the home, so we wanted to give her some new skills.

I spaced taking photos when she began her training journey, but thus far she has added, puppy pushups, manners at the doorway, engagement with her people, the structured walk and controlling her desires to herd her people up and down the stairs. This girl is thriving with her be skills and guidance. The relationship with her humans is more balanced as well! Keep up the great work, Wesselman family 🙌🏼

06/16/2024

From our pack to yours, wishing all the Father's a very special day! We hope your day is filled with the ones you love and everything that fills your cups ❤️

06/14/2024

The face you make when you figure out how to get out of your own way and conquer something new and uncomfortable 🥰 Ziggy

06/13/2024

Peach and Bowser 🥰

These two proud pups added a whole new walk to their resume at our last session and were awesome! One day at a time they are becoming well behaved pups! Keep to the great work, McCloskey family 🫶🏼

06/12/2024

Wednesdays are for finding calm.🧘🏼‍♀️ Hazel and Tucker learned how to quiet the voices in their heads in order to be able to help them to make good choices around one another when they get too amped up. This family is doing am incredible job changing the energy in their home and in their pack! Keep up the great work, Karen, Mike and Jax 🙌🏼

06/11/2024

Another day, another new walk! Finn who used to pull like a freight train got a whole new working walk at our last session, sans pulling. 😉 This was super important since his parents are both runners and can't be tripped up mid-stride. 😉 We also gave Finn new manners at the doorway and worked on lots of engagement. I love the way he's looking to Mom for guidance versus being disconnected from her in the wild. Finn is crushing his walks at home and actually was able to attend our last Pack walk of the season (I'm just always behind in my social media posts 😁🤦🏼‍♀️). This boy is doing amazing! Keep up the great work, McAllister family 🙌🏼

06/10/2024

Another week, another new walk! Oso got to learn all about the working walk at our last session, along with learning to manage his big feelings about other dogs and people. He thinks he needs to act tough, but we let him know that his humans will handle all the hard stuff in the wild. 😉 Oso did super and is going home to practice in his environment! Keep up the great work, Vanessa and John! 🙌🏼

06/07/2024

Betty and her brother, Shadow added the e collar to their toolboxes at our last session to help them manage their big emotions on walks (and in the house towards one another). The entire family has done an excellent job learning all. If the new skills and keeping the peace at home. Super proud of these guys! Keep up the great work, Ebone and Hunter 🙌🏼

06/06/2024

Meet Darlene.
She's a 1 year old English Bulldog who is the absolute cutest little clown, but who is having challenges with recall, barking incessantly, slams on the brakes and refuses to move on the walk and needs help finding some chill around other dogs.

At our first session, we worked on giving her and Mom a way to communicate clearly using conversational leash work. We introduced puppy pushups with emphasis on recall, manners at the doorway and utilizing that conversations to get her to move on walks in moments she's feeling nervous or sassy. 😉 Mom and Darlene did super and despite Darlene being unsure if she likes this whole'thinking'thing at first, she ended her first day of school, real strong! Keep up the great work, Danielle! 🫶🏼

06/05/2024

Diesel and Moonshine learned all about the structured walk at our last session. Diesel got help to ditch pulling his people around like a rag doll and Mooney learned to get out of his head and stop slamming on the brakes. 😉 We need to dial the boys in individually, then together on walks so we can be successful when we add dogs to the mix. They did awesome and all the thinking and impulse control has them mentally exhausted! Keep up the great work Mary and Paul. 🙌🏼

06/04/2024

Meet Peach and Bowser.
These one year old Retriever/Chow littermates have been having some challenges with their leash manners, dog reactivity, resource guarding and snarky behavior when they don't feel like doing what's asked of them.

Their parents have had littermates before and are very vigilant to littermate syndrome, so we dove right in to change the conversation between all of them. First up was giving the family a clear and consistent form of conversation using pressure and release. We covered basic obedience drills, manners at doorways and loads of engagement with their humans without relying on snacks. Bowser loves to work his mind, Peach wasn't too sure that she likes to work just yet, but she did great also! They are all going home to practice like crazy on the foundational skills so we can add more next time. Keep up the good work, Mccloskey family 🙌🏼

06/03/2024

Calm Monday vibes with Ace 🥰

05/30/2024

That moment all the voices in your head, finally chill out 😴

~Cheyenne

05/29/2024

Clutch! This guy loves dogs...a little too much 😉 Instead of getting pully and barky, we decided to give him some skills to manage his emotions while on leash. He was able to learn all about the structured walk and how to keep his s**t together when spotting exciting dogs on walks! Clutch is doing incredible and his anxiety is melting away, one walk after another! Keep up the great work, Lexi and Tanner🙌🏼

05/28/2024

Another day, another opportunity to make new habits! Tucker and Hazel learned to walk with other dogs without any funny business. 😉 Tucker has challenges with reactivity and when he comes unglued seeing other canines out in the wild, Hazel redirect on him in an effort to "calm his chaos". As you can imagine, that's wildly stressful for everyone involved, so we worked hard on being calm and collected and they freaking crushed the assignment! Keep up the great work, Karen, Mike and Jax 🙌🏼

05/28/2024

Mondays are for relaxing! 🥰 Stella

05/27/2024

This Memorial Day, our sincerest thanks to all of the selfless men, women and canines who made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us. We will remember your service, honor your bravery and treasure our freedom today, and everyday. ❤️🇺🇸

05/24/2024

Patiently waiting for that weekend! Finn learned all about how to find his peace when strangers are in the house. He tends to get nervous and barky when he is around people he doesn't know super well, so we give him the ability to find calm so he can be included in favor gatherings but doesn't feel the need to run anyone off 😉 Finn is doing great with place overall AND has made a few new friends to boot! Keep up the great work, McAllister family 🙌🏼

05/23/2024

Place...its not just for dogs anymore 😉 Yuma learned how to calm on command and shut her brain off at our last session and she did incredible! This will help to manage her craziness when her human sibling is "done" playing 😉 Keep up the great work, Griggs family🙌🏼

05/22/2024

05/21/2024

Going aaaand gone!
Little Roo attended our training camp a while back with her Dad, but needed a place refresh 😉 She's an Aussiedoodle puppy who is smart as a whip, but we want to ensure she's using those smarts for good vs naughty 😉 We taught her how to learn to manage herself around distractions, how to use calm to center herself and how to give her busy mind a break. She did super and since Mom was also able to attend our lesson, she can get consistent messaging from the whole household to boot. Keep up the great work, Toporek family 🙌🏼

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Clutch! This guy loves dogs...a little too much 😉 Instead of getting pully and barky, we decided to give him some skills to manage his emotions while on leash. He was able to learn all about the structured walk and how to keep his sh*t together when spotting exciting dogs on walks! Clutch is doing incredible and his anxiety is melting away, one walk after another! Keep up the great work, Lexi and Tanner🙌🏼 #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #rescuedog #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #walkwithfriends #neutrality

Little Lucy learned to walk with friends at our last session and she did amazing! Learning how to be neutral on a leash allows for her to go on walks with her family without acting a fool. 😉 Keep up the great work, Alva family! 🫶🏼 #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #walkwithfriends #aussiedoodle

Another awesome pack walk this beautiful Saturday! A very special thank you to Massimo, Rezi, Lyla, Madison and Finn for donating $200 to help our friends at Freedom Tails Rescue. I'm so proud of these owners for showing up month after month to help their dogs be their best! Having a place that allows these folks to practice their leash skills, reactivity and socialization with other dogs and people is so awesome! We have a heck of a community and I'm grateful to be a part of it! We will take a break from pack walks until the Fall since it's just toooooo freaking hot in this state 😉 So stay cool and keep an eye out for our pack walks to start back up so you can join us! Happy Saturday! ❤️ #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #packwalk #dogsforgood #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #walkwithfriends #calmandcollected

Dixon is a Pittie client who took our walk rehab program a while back. He got a new truck and decided that he was too chicken to jump in or to use his ramp, so his Mom reached out for help. Look at this guy using his new ramp like a boss! So proud of him for getting out of his head and hearing his Mom's guidances via the leash. Real world confidence exercises at work here and it saves Mom's back 😉🙌🏼 Keep up the great work, Laura and Dixon! #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #rescuedog #confidence #trustinhandler #findyourbrave #pushingoutofthecomfortzone #dohardthings

Another successful Saturday pack walk is in the books! A very special thank you to Finn, Kiza, Moose, Rambo, Madison, Rezi, Shorty (and Tucker and Hazel who couldn't make it) for "pawing it forward" to help our friends at @skysanctuaryrescue for so graciously donating $240 to help their mission. Every single dog and owner duo did fantastic today and it was a super group! I can't thank you all enough for showing up for your dogs month after month, it is awesome to see! Next month, we will be pack walking on Saturday, May 18 and that will begin at 8AM so we can try to beat the heat. This will be the last pack walk of the season mark your calendars! Remember, these walks are open to past AND present clients, so if you are free...come! We would love to have you! Have a great weekend, y'all. 🙌🏼 #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #rescuedog #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #skysanctuary #pawitforward #packwalk #socialization

Your feel good Friday, brought to you by Milo. You may recall this this little dude used to pull to the point of choking himself out and went full psychopants when seeing other dogs on leash. Prior to our meeting, his family had definitely invested time and money into working on training with him, but the reactivity piece was the one thing that wouldn't budge. Fast forward to my journey with them, introducing new conversations with Milo and lots more homework and here they are! Milo is crushing his walks and is feeling so much better about other dogs that he doesn't blow a gasket any longer 🥰 I am so grateful for his humans for never giving up, being open to trying new things, for doing the work and helping Milo to live a healthier life ditching all of that anxiety! Well done, Kristen and Jaime 🙌🏼🙌🏼 #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkwithfriends #maltipoo

Meet Karl. He is a reactive Doodle that attended our Everyday Heroes & Hounds training camp a while back. He is a good boy, but his Dad wanted to work on some advanced e collar training with him, so we got together to work on laying that foundation. We worked first on teaching Karl the conversation inside where things are mentally quiet, then progressed to some long line work outside. Prior to this video, we had worked on loads of recall, since that tends to be Karl's biggest challenge and he did super! In this clip, you can see him not losing his mind on passerbys, which is a giant improvement! These two absolutely crushed it and I can't wait to hear how the homework goes! Keep up the great work, Abbate family! 👏🏻

Another awesome pack walk in the books! This month we decided to Paw It Forward for the dogs at AZK9 Rescue who work hard to help dogs in need of great homes. A very special thank you to Rudy, Oliver, Gerald, Kaleb, Rezi, Goose, Finn (and Thumper and Pearl who were under the weather and couldn't attend) for so graciously donating $295 to help other pups and for absolutely crushing their walk today! It is an honor to be surrounded by such great humans who want to help their dogs to be the best that they can be, helping to guide them through their challenges to grow. My hope is for all the dogs in the land to end up in homes with owners like these good folks ❤️ Next month we will be Pack Walking on Saturday, April 13 at 9am. Only a couple more walks until we break for the heat! Stay tuned for those details! #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #rescuedog #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #packwalk

On Fridays, we get brave! Goose the nervous Dood worked his booty off with lots of confidence exercises at our last session. Getting him out of his head and into the moment, helps to create a deeper trust and connection with his mom, builds confidence in himself, and is super fun! These two are so fun to watch together, keep up the great work, Julie 🙌🏼 #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #fearfuldogrehab #confidence #trustinhandler #findyourbrave #labradoodle

New week, new walk! Ledger learning to keep his cool with other canines and crushing it. We can be both cute AND have good manners on leash 😉Keep up the great work, Linda 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #goldendoodle #doodle #dood

A rainy day pack walk with a small but mighty group for our friends at @nagifoundation! A very special thank you to Pearl, Finn, Rezi, Quincy, Shorty and Madison (who couldn't attend but donated), for giving $157 to help the good people at The Nagi Foundation help the animals who need us. I am always blown away by these humans and their dedication to helping their pups, be their best. Thank you all for showing up today and every damn day! ❤️ Next month, we will pack walk on Saturday, March 23rd so stay tuned for details! #unleashthepeace #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #rescuedog #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #calmandcollected #dogsforgood #packwalk

Massimo got fitted to a horse bridle at our last session (kidding, it's called a transitional leash, but it works similarly to a bridle and he's a small horse so 💁🏼‍♀️). He did an excellent job of unpacking his reactivity one dog at a time. He will continue to build positive experiences with other dogs on leash and soon, his crazy reaction will be a thing of the past. So proud of this family! Keep up the great work, Garcia's 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkwithfriends #neutrality #greatdane

New day, new walk! We switched up Ziggy's walk at our last session to quit the slamming on the brakes move and traded that in for a walk with purpose! The goal right now, is for Ziggy to connect with his Mom on the walk so they become a team and to allow her to lead them and navigate all the scary stuff. This boy generally refuses to move when he hears noises that he can't see the source of... But not anymore! They are going to unpack these old habits in their hood and will be back for more school soon! Keep up the great work, Sarah! 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #fearfuldogrehab

Bella and Wink had a great training session where they learned to walk with other dogs, as well as together, without blowing a gasket! Keep up the great work Keiper family 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #rescuedog #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkwithfriends #neutrality

Foster dog, Lily learned all about how to keep her cool around other dogs at our last session and she absolutely rocked it! 🤘🏻👏🏻 Keep up the great work, Della 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #rescuedog #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #boston #bostonterrier #bostonterriersofinstagram #walkwithfriends

On Wednesdays, we find our brave! For those of us who own confident, "normal" dogs, you'll watch this video and be like, what's the big deal?! But for those of us who own fearful dogs, you know how giant of a win this is. Buster literally lives in his Mom's shadow and long line work begins to show him that life happens and it's actually quite fun outside of that bubble. It allows him to learn to dog and build confidence in himself. I love me some fearful pups 😍 Great work, Walker family 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #rescuedog #confidence #trustinhandler #findyourbrave #fearfuldogrehab

Meet Lily. She found herself with our friends at @azbostonterrierrescue and in a foster to adopt home. Lily wants to be the best girl, but sometimes her insecurity gets in her way and she makes bad choices. She acts like a wild woman around other dogs on leash and can be very leery of new people so I offered to help since she had become unpredictable and ultimately, unsafe to walk. At our first session, we worked on a total reset. We started with a whole new conversation using leash pressure and encouraging loads of calm energy. We introduced her to puppy pushups, manners at the doorway, a working walk without pulling and loads of engagement. This girl freaking THRIVES when you let her know the rules of the game. We are sending the girls home to work on homework and will up the ante, next lesson. Keep up the great work, Della 👏🏻👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #rescuedog #walkthisway #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #bostonterriersofinstagram

On Tuesdays we conquer our fears! Rocket absolutely crushed our confidence exercises with his Mom. We ask him to do things that make him a little unsure, in an effort to have him defer to his Mom's guidance so he is able to get out of his own way and start believing in himself. Rocket has been known to react poorly when he's faced with adversity, so we are going to begin to shape a new pattern for his brain to follow when he's triggered. We also used the confidence exercise protocol to get him to jump in his Jeep...which saves Mom's back 😉 As a bonus, he had lots of fun and was SO proud of himself! Keep up the great work, Abby! 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #rescuedog #confidence #trustinhandler #findyourbrave

Little Milo and his extraordinary underbite, added manners at the doorway, working walk and walking with canine friends to his ecollar training. As you can see, this little man is doing amazing! This is the closest he's been to another dog on his walk and he lived to tell about it 😉 He and his family will continue to build positive experiences with other dogs on their hood to unpack his previously learned reaction. His people report continued walk wins in their hood as well! Keep up the great work, Kristen and Jaime 👏🏻 #balanceddogtraining #unleashthepeace #dogtraining #maltipoo #dogreactivity #walkrehab #walkswithpurpose #reactivity #leashmanners #trainyourdog #walkwithfriends #neutrality