HALE AND CECE.....PROUD MOMMA..... So I have not posted much about my girls since I lost Cassie mainly because these last few months have been SO difficult in SO many ways. I am still struggling with losing Cassie as she was just ripped out from my life.
I sadly have to say the girls are also struggling. Especially Cece who really needs Cassie's direction she used to give. I do still give them a level of structure that is much needed. Hale however has an ear infection and we had to go to see Dr. Sarah Ball Garino at the Garden State animal hospital my second home away from home.
I have shared in the past that Hale has anxiety and even though she was raised with the entire staff at Garden State animal hospital she still gets scared and Cece is just Cece a very happy please love me kinda girl.
So while we waited to be seen I used their training to help channel Hale's anxiety and calm Cece with her excitement a bit.
I couldn't be more proud of how well the both had been and the entire staff complimented how awesome Hale did. I always talk about how to channel and rehabilitate anxiety and fear and how to teach a connection as well as teaching your dog how to think. This is exactly what I mean!
Professional dog training is not about polar tricks or teach " Touch, Look , Place " . Professional dog training is about connecting and love and bonding and behavior modification. I'm ok with teach polar tricks if it's fun but when it comes to dealing with real life situations tricks will never help. I have put so much work into my girls so I know i have been able to give them the best life.
This is what professional dog training is about!!! I sleep very well knowing this is a gift I give to every client who reaches out to me!#POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT #TEACHING THROUGH LOVE #BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
MEET SEELY.....REHABILITATING FEAR..... So this beautiful soul literally just started working with me and I couldn't be more honored!!! Seely is a rescue and we do not know his history but what we do know is he has been abused and has major trust issues.
The first time i met him he wasn't a fan of eye contact and heald his head down tail tucked he was stress panting and very restless.
We had our first lesson and he went from complete fear and wanting to run to learning that he is safe and will never be hurt by me and started making eye contact all on his on !! This is his first lesson with his momma handling him and I really couldn't be more proud!! Watching him wag his tail and look at his momma and smile I just wanted to cry!!!! I am SO proud of his momma as well!!
Helping such beautiful souls like him and all of the rest I am able to help is my purpose!! I know I'm on my life journey and I couldn't be happier!!! I can't wait to see how far this beautiful soul will go with his life !!❤️❤️#LOVE MY CAREER ##POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT #GIVING PEACE TO ALL THE SOULS ❤️❤️❤️❤️
MEET HANK......THE CUTEST WEIMARANER.... This is exactly what doggy school is all about. I make sure everything single dog and puppy feel safe when they are here !
This is about healthy structure with the training as well as fun play time when we are finished training!!! #LOVE MY CAREER #POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT ONLY #KEEPING PUPPIES HAPPY ❤️❤️
So besides our hugs in bed before we get our day started Hale and I sit on the sofa before our morning walk and I just love up on her. She smiles!! This is what dog ownership is all about. Pure unconditional love and safety and happiness!!! What is your morning bonding like with your fur babies? Please share! #LOVE MY GIRLS ❤️❤️
SATURDAY MORNING FUN....MY girls are such morning puppies! They have fun playing. What do your dogs do on Saturday mornings? Please share. Enjoy your day everyone ❤️❤️❤️
Hank is one super happy Weimaraner! I had the pleasure of working with him last night and then of course play with him. He has such an awesome personality!!! So deeply honored to be on this life journey with him and his Momma!!!❤️❤️
MY HALE....OFF LEASH....NO REMOTE.... I did a post yesterday about electric shock collars and off leash training. So I thought why not share some of my own life journey with my fur babies. Hale is two years old and unfortunately she has anxiety due to her genetics as well as the exposure to what her breeder does to his puppies during imprinting stages before he places his puppies.
I have had HALE since she was eight weeks old and yes i have had my major struggles with her because of her anxiety. My Hale was a very very disconnected puppy who wanted nothing to do with anyone or with being pet and touched and praised.
My poor girl had no idea how to bond or feel safe so she would go on her own as a young puppy and stay in my kitchen away from me and the girls. I had friends come and see her and she would come meet them then walk away and want nothing to do with them.
My heart broke as I saw this and I worked SO hard to help her learn how to love. I do practice what I preach so I spent a year and a half working on helping her.
I saw such wonderful changes in her but as she was getting closer to two years of age I realized I can not do this alone and I needed help so I reached out to my wonderful doctor at the Garden state animal hospital and we decided that it would be best to start Hale on prozac and with time came change.
I have worked very very hard to help Hale with her anxiety and it will never fully go away but she is finally a happier puppy who loves to be hugged and praised and sits by my side on my sofa and sleeps in bed with me touching me ( sometimes a bed hog!😅).
So my training journey with Hale is more difficult and has taken much more time to get her the peace she deserves. I have been working with her " Off Leash " and this will be a process as well but I have NEVER used an electric shock collar on her.
Cassie having fun at work! She is back to herself and extremely happy!!! I just love my girls!!❤️❤️❤️
PLEASE LISTEN....POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT VIRSES NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT.....JOSIE'S STORY.....when I first talked to Josie's family they told me her story and how she unfortunately ended up In the hands of two different trainers and how their hope in helping their dog was ripped out from them.
The concept of using NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT and then positive reinforcement AFTER the dog is shocked just makes NO sense to me.
Please listen to her parents explain in detail what their dog went through and please please do your homework!
Josie's parents both times believed they were in the hands of someone who would help her....until they hurt her!!!!
Professional dog trainer is NEVER about NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT! You would never teach your child this way please do not think it's ok to teach your dog this way! Please please share her story so we can all become the voice for ALL of the dogs and STOP promoting electric shock collars and NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT!!!!!
I am deeply honored to have their trust especially after what they have been through and help them build the calmness and peace in Josie's soul that she deserves!!!
They NEVER gave up!!!!! They are her voice!!!#TEACHING THROUGH POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND LOVE ❤️
UPDATE ON CASSIE..... Good morning. So it's been a year and a half since Cassie was diagnosed with a severe herniated disk in her low back and hip dysplasia and severe osteoarthritis. We still do PT every week with her and walk daily.
Cassie also has GI issues that started after we lost Leah and about a month ago she crashed really hard to the point that she was acting very weak and I was worried that she may have a stomach mass as this breed is prone to stomach cancer and she just turned 9 years in July.
Thankfully she came through everything and was doing awesome but she crashed again on Saturday. I put a call into Garden state animal hospital and very thankful for my family there they filled her medicine for her belly. I have noticed that as she is older and she gets sick it effects her back legs as well.
Cassie just seems really weak even when her stomach starts acting up. I saw this same thing when Leah would get sick her inability to walk was effected .
I am sharing my story with Cassie for many reasons. The first is to try and educate as many as possible on how our fur babies age and the changes that can happen to our babies as they get sick.
The other reason I am sharing this video is I want everyone to see I do treat my dogs with unconditional love and I will do whatever I can for my pets . I see time and again how people abandone their dogs as they become seniors and/ or sick.
I have been sleeping on the sofa because I feel when I look into Cassie's eyes that she wants now more than ever to be close to me and she can not get into my bed anymore so we can be closer on the sofa.
I will hand feed her until she gets back to herself and snuggle even more with her. I have said time and again that dog ownership is a PRIVILEGE and we must see their souls and treat them respectfully.
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