Jackpot Animal Training LLC

12/07/2024

The cheese lady put a post in a local group. After 400+ supportive comments they shut it down. Unanimously people agreed.

12/05/2024

During this holiday season while we are decorating and gift giving be mindful of what you are using. Typical "holiday" plants are toxic to your furry friends. Keep your pets safe! And have a wonderful holiday season.

Stay tuned for our post on toxic foods before you give them leftovers.

12/03/2024

Pet of the month for November is Tuli!!!!!
Tuli did a great job of keeping her appointments and worked REALLY hard on her skills. She even had guests over for the holiday and didn't eat them!!! (Totally joking but she did great keeping her mouth to herself and not scaring them off.)
Tuli has been working so hard on not being reactive and her parents have been fantastic at doing homework.
Next time we see her she gets a special prize.
Congratulations Tuli!!!! You're such a good girl!!

11/29/2024

Happy turkey day!!!
Have a great holiday and keep your pets safe!!

11/22/2024

Today while working out in the field ( house calls) we got a surprise.
The cheese lady showed up to work with Tako and had a plan in place.
I, the cheese lady came in and mom said she needed to talk to me. 😳
"Hey Chris I need to talk to you real quick. So we made a spontaneous decision and have a new addition. We got a new puppy and are hoping you can help with him also."
😍 Typically I'm not a fan of clients surprising me like that. If we are working on behavior issues bringing another dog in could derail our progress. However, Tako is working on leash pulling and recall. The family are fantastic pet parents and experienced dog owners.
So my planned session went out the window and we worked on introducing a new puppy to the house.
The family had great questions and take direction well. Dad said the cheese lady could move in 😂 but I assured them that they didn't want that. I come with a small zoo.
So SURPRISE!!! We are adding Bo to the roster.
Also something that sets us apart from other trainers. Just because we aren't there doesn't mean we aren't available!!! Our clients can absolutely message us anytime!

11/15/2024

We are bringing it back!!!
We used to give prizes for the clients and animals that do a stellar job. We stopped for a while due to multiple factors but we are bringing it back! We are now going to start highlighting and giving prizes to the pet of the month. To qualify you have to keep your appointments, do your homework, (oh the animals will tell us if you haven't.) and do a stellar job during sessions. Once a month we will highlight the pet and give a special prize to them. We've now decided to include a special prize for the parents as well!!!
We do this to encourage you to do your homework, be the best for your animals, and get successful results. We like to reward those who put in the work to accomplish the goals they have.
Currently we have an Ace, Tako, and Tuli in the running.
Do your homework!!!

11/14/2024

Welcome our new trainee tako!!!!
Tako has been through classes before and has some really great basics. However, tako is SO excited to meet his triggers that are other dogs and 🦌 deer. So excited in fact that he is dragging the family on lead. During consultation we were so surrounded by deer that I was concerned that mom was going to get taken down. 😬
I, the cheese lady, took over and he responded very well. He also needs help with recall, especially off leash.
Welcome to the family Tako!!! We are excited to have you.

11/08/2024

Due to weather conditions we are cancelling all sessions for the rest of the week. Stay safe and practice homework. We'll see you next week.
Here's Dakota being depressed that I made him come inside for dinner. Huskies are so dramatic. 🙄

11/05/2024

Our newest trainee Roxy!!!!
Roxy is joining our puppy program.
Welcome Roxy!!!

10/29/2024

Here's Tuli getting a special treat during our session. Tuli has been working really hard on her reactiveness to people and other animals. She's done such an amazing job with leash work that we moved to the vehicle. Tuli is not a fan of drive through speakers or anyone approaching the car. We are teaching her that drive thru windows are the best thing EVER!!!
GOOD JOB Tuli!!!

10/14/2024

10/08/2024

"I'm not loving her! She won't get out of my lap. Mind your business. "

10/03/2024

The best thing you can do for your trainer is take photos and videos!
Any trainer who has nothing to hide will love this.
We personally love to have photos of our friends working with us. Video will also show us things we didn't see in the moment that we need to pay attention to.
Tonight we worked with Dakota on a CGC test skill.
Having someone video it gives us a chance to look back. Where was he struggling? Where can we support him more?
These videos give us a lot of information.
After watching the video I see that Dakota is struggling with wait. Especially with another person involved. We need to back it up.

09/19/2024

Dakota had a big day today!!!!
First we went to Le paw spa for his first professional grooming. The owner, Natasha, had reached out to us wanting to offer discounted grooms for our graduates and hard to handle cases. Before we do that the cheese lady wanted to scope the place out. We take a lot of pride in being force free and work very hard with our clients. The last thing we wanted to do was send them to a heavy handed groomer and potentially lose all our hard work. We are pleased to say that they passed our expectations and we hope to work together more in the future.
Dakota did a fantastic job at the groomer!! Natasha said she could tell we had been doing cooperative care training and it really helps. This is something we encourage all our clients to do. Starting as a puppy is ideal but, any work, at any age will greatly help at the groomer or the vet. It will reduce stress for your pet and help the staff get the job done so much smoother.
Anyone wanting to learn more about cooperative care training.... Just reach out!!!
Also, how handsome does Dakota look!!!!!

Next Dakota helped with our new intern who wants to learn all the things! Frankie brought his dog shadow over to learn how to appropriately introduce to a new dog. We showed him all the steps and gave encouraging tips along the way. Within 20 minutes we were able to have both of our giant puppies off lead together in a controlled environment. They did fantastic with our guidance and will soon be best friends.
If you need help with introductions of any kind.... Reach out!

09/18/2024

They are the best

09/17/2024

Unless you are a direct client, and even then most aren't aware, that we actually do a lot of rescue as well. Eventually we would like to have our official non profit rescue in Colorado. (Each portion of training classes goes towards this goal.) This is where we are rooted from. We started our training program to keep pets out of the overrun shelters. This is why the cheese lady takes on cases nobody else will. If we keep pets in the home... Then they don't end up in shelters. That's not always feasible. We go above and beyond for our clients.
For example the cheese lady just rescued a bunny with a will to live. He comes from a meat farm. He was the only one in his litter to survive. He's feisty as all get out.
He hit the Jackpot and will live his days with the cheese lady.
Our clients not only get the benefits of positive reinforcement training, they also, with every session, contribute to our rescue endeavors.
So super shout out to our clients!
Your business helps us save those without a voice!
This beautiful bunny still needs a name!
Any ideas?

09/14/2024

Hey clients!!!
Dakota is practicing for the CGC test. Canine good citizen. He's really close. However, he needs to practice some things with strangers.
Wait while I greet someone.
Supervised separation.
Greeting a stranger appropriately.
Ignore another animal.
This is where you come in!
For any client who helps Dakota practice his CGC we are offering two free sessions! So basically you spend one hour helping Dakota practice for his test and you get two free sessions with the cheese lady herself!!!