Maeble the Golden Retriever working on a game called “Look at that” with people during her day training at Lowes!
This came builds neutrality to stimuli by changing the stimuli to become cues to give their handler engagement rather than to engage with the distraction!
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Bodhi the Bully breed mix working on his place behavior in his Level 2 group class!
While Bodhi is just learning this behavior we will eventually layer a stay onto it and his parents can then use his place skill to help manage problem behaviors like jumping, begging and counter surfing!
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Copper the Hound mix working on a chin rest in his level 2 group class!
This skill is used as a foundational skill for therapy dogs but also as a cooperative care skill for the vet! It can make that process easier for everyone involved!
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Peach the Wheaten working on her confidence with the Super Bowl pattern game!
Peach is terrified of the leash and going outside. We are using this game to build consent and an opt out in her life but also become more comfortable with the process of going outside!
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Jax the Cavalier, Mavis the Golden and Stella the Bully mix working on their stays in Level 3 class!
This class is all about proofing behaviors by adding distractions. And what can be more distracting than standing in the entrance of Lowe’s around Christmas decorations?
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Hazel the Bully mix working on some engagement and an easy way to build a recall while getting some energy out during her private lesson!
Hazel is a very high energy dog and because of this she likes to do behaviors like pulling on leash and jumping! So our first thing we have to do is get that energy out!
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Brewer the bully mix working on staying engaged with a big distraction on his training walk!
Buses can be big triggers for dogs, especially dogs like Brewer who are a bit cautious of kids. But here he did fantastic holding a stay!
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Atlas the Australian Shepherd working some LAT during his private lesson to get him comfortable with me in his house!
Some dogs start lessons hitting the ground running others need to become friends with me first and that’s perfectly okay. After buying Atlas’s affection with cheese we worked on this!
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Kota the bully mix during a neutral dog session with demo dog Dover!
Training reactivity is not flashy. It’s actually boring to watch and it’s slow. On a dogs first neutral dog session we are just creating a baseline and solely focus on setting our dogs up for success!!
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Ruby the Terrier mix in another brand new store! This time we decided to tackle JoAnns which is much different than the Lowe’s she was in last time!
Ruby did so amazing, she was engaged with her mom after a quick sniff walk and was neutral to all the people in the store, including kids!
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Willow the German Shepherd Dog during a neutral dog session with Demo Dog Dover!
Here Willow is working on remaining neutral with another dog and creating the connection that distractions big and small are a cue to check in with dad!
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Chance the Great Dane mix working on remaining calm around other dogs while at a table during his private lesson at Lake Anna!
Chances parents want to be able to bring him to breweries with them but Chance is a large dog and he gets very very excited so we are working on remaining calm with demo dog Sixx!
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