Training with Shy

02/27/2024

Already missing this sweet guy. He just graduated his e-collar class. He can safely go to work with his dad. Roger Felix

08/31/2023

Meet Mika. She is about a year old, spayed, current on vaccines and has competed basic obedience. Her owner became ill and unable to care for her. Please reach out to us if you're interested in knowing more about her. Please, only serious inquiries with husky knowledge

03/07/2023

Enjoying the sun today

02/24/2023

Had the pleasure of working with this beautiful, sweet girl, and her very special mama today. They both did great! She is treat and toy motivated, but most importantly, she's motivated by her owners praise and affection. This is the tool we will use most often, it is the most convenient.

08/30/2022

Don't nurture the growl, learn from it...

07/01/2022

From a rescue....

This is the message put out by a local rescue.
I’m sorry but if this is the best advice you have you are failing those you adopt dogs out to.

Basically this is simply saying “now is the time” to freak out because you have done nothing else to prepare your dog for LIFE.

Same old song and dance every year.

Training your dog to be actually obedient in real life situations goes a long way.

But what do I know 🤷‍♂️

06/28/2022

WE ARE SO SORRY!!! We are dealing with issues at Verizon and are unable to check messages or text. We are hoping to have this resolved in the next 24 hours. Please bear with us

06/03/2022

This is so very true. Thank you Sean O'Shea for your accurate wording

My post yesterday about people suggesting everything but punishment for a dog mouthing, bullying, biting it’s owners, prompted many responses, and some questions. Some of the questions asked what I meant by punishment, or what it looked like in reality. I explained the basic concept of punishment (anything which decreases or stops a behavior), and some of the approaches—from mild to more firm. Someone then commented on Instagram that their trainer had helped them with their seriously dog aggressive/dog reactive dog by using a significantly firm approach with multiple tools, and how their dog was better in a week than in the prior 6 months of training, and how she could now go everywhere and had zero negative reactions and was a happy, well-behaved dog. This person then asked how come they don’t see any balanced trainers showing this kind of correction/punishment in videos. The answer will be obvious to most, but here’s my initial response. There was also a second one that you can read if you hop over to IG and go to yesterday’s post.
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the level and type(s) of corrections/punishment used for a dog, regardless of the issue being addressed, varies tremendously from dog to dog. Some require the mildest addressing and they’re sorted, some require something more, and some require more than that. I’ve TALKED about this in great detail for many, many years, but of course myself and other trainers don’t show the firmer stuff—and rarely even the mildest stuff—because we’ve been clearly educated that the consequences for doing so will be dire. So people get detailed explanations if they’re lucky, but only a fool would show anything but the most harmless addressing in pictures or videos. People are hunting for anything they can use to injure a trainer’s reputation, many others are simply too fragile to deal with reality, and others are convinced that it’s unnecessary and abuse. Trainers will be attacked for a dog looking “stressed” on a place mat or on a walk—you think they’re going to show anything controversial if that’s the standard for outrage/attack? Jeff Gellman had his reputation nearly destroyed because he had the guts to show a reactive dog being bonked (a terry cloth towel), and the owner praised the results—and yet he was attacked for it internationally. So don’t expect trainers, who’ve been thoroughly educated about what they can and can’t show to put their careers and livelihoods on the line. Only a self-destructive fool would do so. That said, I share far, far more than most, and am routinely attacked for even the language and suggestions. That’s the world we live in currently, and why so many struggle—because honesty and reality have been deemed unacceptable in demonstration, and only happy, sweet, fun work is allowed and celebrated. People learn quickly where the tripwires are and maneuver accordingly.

03/09/2022

Late post
Blessed to be in business with these amazing ladies. I couldn't do it without you. Bianca, we can't wait for you to come back

02/15/2022

This is Bella, the superbowl fireworks scared her and she got out of her yard. Please reach out to us if you have any information

01/28/2022

01/13/2022

Good information

We assume every other skill set will take time and effort to acquire and become proficient.

We assume driving will take time and effort, cooking will take time and effort, skiing will take time and effort, becoming a good parent or partner will take time and effort, succeeding at our careers will take time and effort...

But we have a strange assumption that living with our dogs should be easy, natural, quick. That becoming proficient with training tools, methods, reading/understanding our dogs, and being able to replicate the results our trainers are capable of should be the same. Easy, natural, quick. (And we haven’t even touched on all of the baggage you personally bring to the table.)

Your trainer (or those you study) was (are) able to achieve what they did via years of study and focus and application. Years. Don’t let their seemingly easy, natural, quick results fool you. There was nothing easy, natural, or quick in their obtainment. Just ongoing hard work, struggle, and focus on becoming better.

If you’re struggling with your dog, and you seem unable to replicate the results of your trainer, here’s a few questions to ask:
-Have I mastered my emotions?
-Have I mastered my habits?
-Am I self-aware of all my little choices and allowances?
-Is my dog “my dog”, or is my dog something it shouldn’t be?
-Have I come to grips with the realities of consequences and that sometimes I need to make my dog uncomfortable to change unwanted behavior?
-Am I prepared for my dog to “dislike” me (your interpretation) if I discipline it?
-Have I mastered the ability to be soft when appropriate and helpful, and firm when appropriate and helpful...and switch on a dime?
-Have I established my non-negotiable rules for the house, the walk, life?
-Am I a believable leader/authority figure?
-Have I mastered my verbal tone and body language when I interact with my dog?
-Have I mastered the mechanics of the tools I’ve chosen to use?
-Am I using the tools my trainer recommended consistently?
-Am I implementing the daily training/lifestyle approaches my trainer recommended?
-Have I drawn a line in the sand about what I will and won’t accept, and am I willing to defend that line—or am I easily dissuaded from holding that line?
-Am I fundamentally soft, and do I telegraph that signal to my dog?
-Am I working every day to be better at all of the above, and am I comfortable with the fact that progress is a longterm play?

This is only a short list of possible items you could be overlooking or dropping the ball on (or kicking butt with). Just know that wherever you are in your relationship and life with your dog, the results and realities you will enjoy, or not, are all predicated on whether you’ve taken the time, put in the effort, and earned the same buy-in that your trainer did. No shortcuts are available. Either do the work and reap the rewards, or phone it in and reap the frustration and overwhelm.

P.S. And of course, all of the above still applies, even if you don’t have a trainer. The onus is on you regardless. Your dog will demand you earn their best, period. If you’re not getting their best, it’s time to realize you’re not giving yours.

01/07/2022

We are down to 1 groomer until May. Please plan to schedule at least 2 weeks in advance. We thank you in advance for your understanding

11/17/2021

Wanted to start the day with a smile

11/14/2021

Our grooming babies are always happier when they can see🥰

10/25/2021

This boy spent some time with us and this description of him is perfect.

10/22/2021

URGENT... DUE BY THANKSGIVING
We will be adding the k9 influenza vaccine to our mandatory vaccine protocol. We will be offering a clinic with Cypress animal hospital Wednesday October 27th from 5 to 6pm. Please call 626.331.0775 if you want to get started. The vaccine cost is $50 and will require a booster in 3 weeks. Please feel free to reach out to us with any further questions or concerns

10/09/2021

Good morning from Bella. She's waiting for a family looking for an energetic puppy to grow up with. She is about a year old, spayed and current on vaccines. We think her breed is possibly mini greyhound mix... she is a little nervous at first but warns up so quickly. Please reach out if you would like to meet her

09/30/2021

Hello from Moomoo! She has been with us almost 2 years! She's such a good girl, we can't understand how she's been with us so long! Please share her, let's get her to have her very own family and Christmas tree

09/30/2021

We get so many comments like this on our daily posts- and it really just makes me laugh because this comment couldn’t be further from the truth.

If you have any understanding of how an e collar works, it’s not just pushing a button and your dog magically listens to you. If that were the case, why would folks need dog trainers and board and trains? They could get a collar and push a button themselves.

In reality, e collar training is MORE nuanced and more laborious than leash work with a dog. Remote collar training is a SUPPLEMENT to the groundwork you’ve already done.

We train dogs all the way up to verbal compliance on a leash before they ever learn remote for obedience. Why? Because it’s a completely different language!

You can’t expect your dog to understand remote if they don’t even have a base line of what to expect.

Dog training trains dogs. Not prong collars, not remote collars, not food. Good old fashioned dog training. You can’t escape the reps, and you certainly can’t escape the continual upkeep of having a well trained dog.

There is no “easy” button for off leash training. Dogs learn to understand commands reliably through thousands of reps, and the remote is just a way to reinforce it all while your dog enjoys all the amazing freedoms that e collar training brings.

09/24/2021

A gentle reminder.... DogonFun will be closed the week of October 11th thru the 17th. We will not be taking any daycare, boarding, grooming or training

09/11/2021

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08/27/2021

Good morning from Moomoo! She wants to remind everyone that she is looking for her very own family. Please reach out if you're interested. Have a great weekend

08/11/2021

COURTESY POST:
I had the pleasure of meeting this girl last week. She is very sweet and will make a great addition to an active family. Very smart and takes on the fun temperament of a husky and the protection temperament of the German Shephard.
Please share her story in case someone you know is looking. She will come with 2 complimentary training sessions at DogonFun... if you are interested, please send an email to [email protected] for more info and an application.

We (my dogs daycare lady & I) are looking for the right person to give Gaia her forever home. She’s beautiful, intelligent AND a high energy dog that will thrive in a home with husky knowledge. She’s 2yrs. - DNA tested as German Shepherd/Siberian Husky/Chow mix. The original owner couldn’t keep her because she lives in an apartment. (Gaia is not a dog for an apartment). Anita took her in and has worked on training her (treadmill work too) and has done a great job - but Gaia has lots of energy and super smart so you always have to be one step ahead of her! Anita is elderly so it’s become hard for her to continue training and at the same time take care of the other dogs in her daycare/boarding business. She is socialized and exposed to & plays well with all types of dogs.
We know she will be awesome for the right person!