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The first day of our Sniffari was a success! The dogs did a great job sniffing out cookies and other dog safe scents!
12/03/2025

The first day of our Sniffari was a success! The dogs did a great job sniffing out cookies and other dog safe scents!

The fun doesn’t have to stop! This week to beat the cold we’re going to have some fun inside! Join us for our sniffari w...
12/02/2025

The fun doesn’t have to stop! This week to beat the cold we’re going to have some fun inside! Join us for our sniffari we’ll have space Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday!

The snow got a refresh last night so of course we had to play in it!
12/02/2025

The snow got a refresh last night so of course we had to play in it!

12/02/2025

Happy December 1st everyone! We're starting a new video series : management and fulfillment. Thanks for following along!

Heel. Sit snow days are the best days!
12/01/2025

Heel. Sit snow days are the best days!

Join us during our online seminar! A perfect way to learn from the warmth of your couch! We’ll be discussing ways to kee...
12/01/2025

Join us during our online seminar! A perfect way to learn from the warmth of your couch! We’ll be discussing ways to keep your dog busy this winter. Message us or comment to get signed up!

12/01/2025

Day 30 of Heel.Sit's train your dog month series. We made it to the end and stayed mostly on track! This video isn't about training so much as it is the stuff our dogs need beyond training. This perfectly leads us into our next series on management and fulfillment. Training is only part of the puzzle, we also need to make sure our dog's lives are full and balanced with plenty of freedom and experiences. I think December's series will be every other day. We'll cover management, exercise, and enrichment. Meeting all of your dogs needs on top of training is going to give you the best results. Megan is also hosting a workshop covering similar topics in real time, so look for that.

11/30/2025

Day 29 of Heel.Sit's train your dog month series. We're caught up! Tomorrow is the last day. I have another series in mind for December. Recall should come pretty easy if you've done the rest of the work. As always if it's going well start adding duration, distance, and distractions. Try it outside. Try it with other people around. Keep it fun.

11/29/2025

Day 28 of Heel.Sit's train your dog month series. Crates are such an important management tool. It can be tricky because you have to be able use them as needed, but you can still build these skills when you have the time and see positive results.

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm today. As for us we're outside. These snowy walks will always be my favorite.
11/29/2025

I hope everyone is staying safe and warm today. As for us we're outside. These snowy walks will always be my favorite.

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm! The pups woke up to a nice winter wonderland surprise and spending all morning z...
11/29/2025

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm! The pups woke up to a nice winter wonderland surprise and spending all morning zooming around the yard!😁❄️☃️

11/28/2025

Day 27 of Heel.Sit's train your dog month series. We're still a day behind. I'm semi determined to fix that today. This is an important one that would benefit soooooo many dogs. We can trick them into slowing their bodies down, which eventually can slow their minds down and it's not even hard. This video is sped up, so it looks like Marzen is moving quite fast, but really he's moving slow and melting into the floor. I'll try to post a bonus video later of what this looked like in real time, but I just wanted you to see more of it. You are essentially rewarding any behavior that is slow or getting lower to the ground. If his tail were moving fast, I would reinforce him when it stops or slows down. Once he's got a handle on that, I might focus on his breathing and reinforce when he takes slower breaths or closes his mouth. I can then move on to reinforcing him for rocking over onto his hip, which usually indicates a more relaxed down. I can also reinforce him for lowering his head and I'll keep working on that until he puts it on the ground. Once he has a handle on all of that and is in this relaxed position with a relatively still body I can even start reinforcing him for blinks. Once you're reinforcing a dog for blinking, you can start encouraging them to blink slower. If a dog is focusing on being slow with their body movements, their brain is going to slow down, the energy is going to shift. This is really interesting work and all it takes is a willingness to sit and be still with your dog.

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