We have completed Week 1 of training and have been having lots of fun! We are grateful for our air-conditioned "dog house" in these last few days of summer!
Gypsy is a 1 year old German Shepherd mix who is available for adoption. She was left at one of our client's properties and they have graciously paid for Gypsy to attend our Basic Training Bootcamp. Gypsy is a star student! She knows all of her Basic Commands (sit, down, stay, come, and heel) as well as 4 corrective commands (out, off, leave it, and enough). She knows her commands in verbal and hand commands. She knows her commands in English and German as well. She has wonderful house manners and is fully crate trained and potty trained. She is up to date on all vaccines, has been microchipped, and spayed. She is friendly with other dogs, cats, kids, and even chickens! If you are interested in meeting Gypsy and giving her a home, please send us a message through social media or give us a call at 972-747-9977.
It is rare that I post any of my "aggression" cases. For no other reason than it's not the fun part of what we do. In most cases it's not aggression but a learned behavior and can be corrected but it normally takes a professional. RICKYs (Great Dane just over a year old) aggressive behavior had gotten pretty bad and with his size needed to be corrected quickly after Animal Control had been involved. This video was day 3 of training and the first day I was able to get him out of the kennel.
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Chewy working on his COME command
Luna and Odin socializing and some much deserved playtime.
In partnership with Geter Ranch we are emBARKing (pun intended) on a new endeavor. SKYE seen here on her first outing to explore our training grounds has 2 brothers and 2 sisters (all Bernedoodles, Bernese Mountain Dog/Poodles) that will be available in a few weeks after their training is complete. Stay tuned and check back to meet the the other pups and see their progress!
SIT and a quick "High Five" well more like a low five...
Grey is working hard on his STAY command.
Oakley was very excited for a field trip to the Veterinarians to update shots.
Rango enjoyed the platform but he enjoyed running past it much more🤣
Piper has been working on her COME command with distractions.
Bear is working on confidence building through agility training.
Grey might be built like a bowling ball, but he can sure fly up that platform!
Remi is working on her off-leash COME. She is a working farm dog and will be traveling with her family to horse shows, so good off-leash skills are important for her.
Not much play time outside this week. Tessa (GSD) came to us with some dog aggressive behavior. Turns out it's normal Female German Shepherd "Reactivity". We have worked through it and she on course to graduate this weekend! Thank you, Aia (Doberman) for helping Tessa build her confidence with other dogs.
Obedience is an important aspect of dog training. Behavior plays a much bigger role in day to day human/canine success. While at Bootcamp we teach good decision making instead of "puppy proofing" when it comes to choosing appropriate chew items. Rainy days gives us lots of practice.
* Trainee SOLO showing how it's done.
We worked for our treats today! Check back soon for more pictures. 😍 #hiltonbutler
Lady and Bruno getting in some much deserved play time.