Frankie off leash
Frankie working on his off leash recall and delivery. He is a 7 month old puppy rescue. Frankie was struggling with an aroused/nervous mindset and his owners needed more help than private lessons could provide. He is now happier than ever, understands personal boundaries, leash work, and OFF leash freedom! He now has the tools and skills necessary for his owners to take over and enjoy him.
Ranger leash work
Ranger working on building his confidence using a soft cue or the lead rope and low e-collar stim. Using both at the same time at this stage to pair leash/e-collar and eliminate confusion. His confidence is increasing everyday from where he was prior to starting his training. He is more focused, relaxed, and much happier and receptive to the world around him. Still lots of work ahead but we are making great progress!
Frankie
Frankie enjoying our evening training session.
Hank @ HD on heel
Hank working of a soft touch “operating off a feel”. Here is a great video of loose leash no steady pressure. Hank is in a great receptive work as a team together mindset. He is relaxed ears back soft eyes neutral tail. If I stop he stops if I go he goes. #chocholatelabs
Bosco back after about two years since we did his initial board and train. He came in extremely aroused peeing everywhere pulling/dragging/injuring his owners on walks and no is a much calmer dog. Clearly his owners kept up with his basic obedience and it is the biggest reward I can receive. His owners went on vacation and wanted us to fine tune / refresh him. Thanks Denise Duphily and Victor Duphily for your continued support.
Jersey
Jersey off leash place
Proud of this new handler team Rocco and our new apprentice Lexi. Lexi has been around small and large animals (horses/cows) and has been showing cows since she could walk. She is super good with the pups and is having fun learning to train and we are happy to have her as she is a huge help. She is starting to teach Rocco dock diving and clearly they are having fun! Thanks Wizard of Paws for helping this team stay conditioned to help prevent injuries. #dockdogs
Short video client update. Patrick the Poodle being super calm in a distracted 85 Main restaurant environment with his owner handling. Very happy with this handler team and all they have accomplished, from a working soft leash and e-collar point of contact, to excellent manners in public, to horse trail rides and over all just growing as a team. As with any healthy relationship it takes constant effort and dedication.
We look forward to Patrick’s refresher this June! Bottom line dogs who receive consistent training from their owners who put in the time to educate and practice handling skills are more confident owners and can enjoy more freedoms with their dogs.
This is made all the work and long hours totally worth it!
When all the pieces come together it’s really nice 😊
Dunkin’ the 15mo old Golden Doodle came to us extremely anxious, pulling owners on leash jumping and mouthing and just completely out of control. This is a short clip of his take home session with the family. I can’t thank them enough for their trust , support, and patience. Behavioral work takes time and lots of sweat equity. It was great to see the little one enjoy her dog. Dunkin is now working of a soft mechanical cue of the leash and e collar. His owners now have the tools to start over and have the best life possible with Dunkin’. #dogtraining #goldendoodle
Love getting updates when owners are enjoying their pups post board and train. Glad to see Dresi enjoying his off leash time in the Chesapeake Bay while his owners have the confidence knowing they can control him while giving him freedom and keeping him out of harms way. #gspofinstagram #uplandbirdhunting
Meet Kylo a 6 month old puppy that I have been coaching strictly through private lessons with his owner @ivoryrose.93 since this pup was 12 weeks old. I can honestly say I think we only did maybe 6-8 lessons tops.
Kylo has worked on developing a soft point of contact leash and e collar conditioning, body awareness through obstacles, physical desensitization, being still while cutting nails, accepting touch, remote commands on leash and off leash, recall around 4-6 dogs, manners/respect around people and environmental socializing.
This is what it looks like when an owner puts their blood, sweat, and tears and massive effort into the goals, they wish to achieve. Kylo is not an easy dog to handle and was pretty crazy to start. I knew if we didn’t get him under control early on it could be a nightmare…. I am extremely proud of this handler team as I know how hard it is to achieve this through just lessons…. #europeanshepherd #dogsofinstagram
This is Cody’s (my helper) personal dog Gunner working on multitasking/steadiness (WHOA command) . One of the number one concepts a puppy can have especially a pointer is to learn how to be still physically and emotionally under many distractions.
Today’s world is so fast paced and busy it’s hard for owners to sometimes find time to work their pups. But if we get creative we can work it into our routine.
I can not take credit for this training Cody and Gunner have been extremely dedicated in becoming a great handler team and pushing each other to always take it to the next level. Cody adopted this pup last year and Gunner was pretty crazy! Proud of this team! #gspofinstagram Cody Ogozalek
Stella came in yesterday and is here for obedience. She is owned by a great friend who I used to work with as a police officer. I am honored to be able to help them find success.
Her owners just adopted her and are in need of help. She is a strong puller and a powerful dog but a sweetie.
I wish I had a before video but this is only our second lesson with her and you can see how softly I am working her on lead.
The reason I am able to work her softly here is because I taught her through clear communication how to accept and yield to the leash. Often times owners yield to the dog it should be the other way around.
When a dog is pulling on the leash they are essentially trying to get away from the leash and owners pull back making the dog pull away more.
In this video you can see I am working soft physically yet extremely firm mentally. Notice how I don’t have to say anything to get her to follow me. I am
Not forcing anything physically I am being patient yet firm mentally and allowing her to make the decision to yield. She’s starting to buy into my leadership and is respecting me. Don’t confuse respect with fear! It’s acceptance! We are starting to work as a team and in the horse world they can call this starting to operate off a “feel”. I am so proud of this little girl and it’s only been the first day!! In a nutshell with negative behaviors pulling/dragging I just don’t allow it! Our puppies are only as good as the standard we hold them to.
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