No Monkey Business Dog Training

14/07/2025

13/07/2025

Okay dogs come on in!

Good dogs! Wait - where’s Andy?

Andy?

ANDY!

Andy come on in!

ANDY!!!! ANDY BEAN!!!

Jake! Have you seen Andy?

What?!? SHES WHERE??

OH FOR GODS SAKE

12/07/2025

Kettle is an honorary lab at heart. Except he hasn’t quite grasped the whole grab onto something with your mouth and never, ever, EVER let it go.

11/07/2025

Your dog owes you nothing. Not a thing.

The decision for him to be in your life wasn’t his, it was yours. He doesn’t owe you anything. If you look at your dog as owing you something in return for your attention, food, medical care etc, then that’s the first problem we have to tackle before we can even begin true training together.

Your dog doesn’t owe you “obedience” he doesn’t owe you “respect” he doesn’t owe you “good behavior” simply because he gets to share the same space and life with you. If you want that kind of relationship and behavior; that’s on you to create, not him.

YOU owe your dog. You owe it to him to understand his history, his development and his ancestors. You owe it to him to learn about his needs, his characteristics and his individual personality. You owe it to him to become educated on how he communicates with you, his body language and train him in a way he understands and enjoys and doesn’t cut corners just because it’s easier on YOU. You owe it to him to protect him and keep him safe. You owe it to him to modify YOUR environment to help him be successful.

Dogs are a privilege. WE created THEM. We’ve done them so many injustices and yet they still go to war with us, herd our livestock, protect us, find people for us, assist us devotedly, meet us at the door wagging their tails and comfort us when we are down. The tasks they do for us go above and beyond any other partnership between species imaginable, so you have to be willing to do your part too.

Your dog owes you nothing. You owe your dog. Let’s get to work to make a great team.

- Helen St.Pierre
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10/07/2025

12 week old Cabbage

08/07/2025

These three drool machines would like to ask a favor!

NMBDT has something really COOL in the works and we’d like to feature you and your dog.

If you love NMBDT, enjoyed classes, been helped with issues with your dog(s), whether recently or not, drop a picture of your dog and a few sentences as to why or how you love NMBDT - please note IF your picture and words get picked they will be PUBLISHED 😁
It can be anything from attending a workshop, to private consults, to classes, to a simple phone call or if you’ve referred people to us, we want to hear about it.

We’ll pick from the lot and you’ll have to see if you were chosen in a few days when we do the big reveal!

THANK YOU!!!

- Helen and the drool machines e

07/07/2025

Easy Breezy looking and acting like a new man after only a few weeks on his pain med regiment, PT, exercise and the right diet.

07/07/2025

Another successful 4th weekend in boarding. Jake and I ran around like headless chickens and took turns sleeping on the couch with them to ensure no one was worried about the noises. Although with 3 white noise machines, the AC and music playing you could barely hear anything!

The pups did amazingly well!!

05/07/2025

Custard would like everyone to know he survived his first 4th of July with no issues. He thought the snacks were a 10/10, the long playtimes and woods walk beforehand were also 10/10, but the music choice was a 5/10. Classical music and white noise was way too boring. He’d like AC/DC next time. Thanks.

How did everyone else’s pups do?

04/07/2025

HAPPY 4TH!

04/07/2025

Hey everyone!!

This is your friendly neighborhood dog trainer reminding you that right now, before it gets too dark out, is the perfect time to let your dogs out for the last time.

The next few days and evenings will be filled with fireworks, and as much as I despise them, I know that won’t get me anywhere when it comes to helping and preventing sound sensitivity in dogs.

Quick last potty breaks should happen NOW. Even if that means you need to wake up earlier the next few days so you don’t have your dogs have to hold it for too long.

If you don’t have a fenced in yard - and sometimes even if you do - USE A LEASH. A loud boom randomly can panic a dog and once they start running they may not stop.

Ask on local town pages if they can let you know if they are close by if they have any celebrations privately planned if they could please let you know around what time.

Have your dogs information - tags etc - on them for every potty break.

Please do NOT bring them to the show. Please keep them home and safe. Jake and I stay home on the 4th to ensure our boarding dogs, our oldies; the farm and our own dogs have plenty of support if needed.

Lots of goodies if needed. Stuffed treats, a box fan going and the TV on.

Give medicine or calming supplements BEFORE panic happens.

Comfort your dog, and put a name or phrase to the sounds. My own is “big noise!” And then I usually follow with - “come on let’s go XYZ” (play, train, move away etc) Remember please they have zero concept of why the sky is suddenly exploding. It’s not pretty or fun for them, it’s unpredictable and in many cases terrifying.

We can do this gang!