Dog B Good

12/16/2024

Congratulations to Jeremy & Daniela for completing our Foundations + eCollar Program with their spicy girl, MeiMei! Jeremy & Daniela came to us for help with MeiMei’s intense reactivity, which kept their lives very limited. They’ve worked really hard and have a really long way, with progress made that’s opened up their world a lot more. Rehabbing a reactive dog is a marathon, not a sprint, so there’s still plenty for them to do but they now have the skills, tools and knowledge to keep the successes coming. Very proud of the efforts they’ve put in and we’re looking forward to continuing to help them at group classes. MeiMei is a lucky pooch to have Jeremy & Daniela on her side. They are wonderful people doing awesome work!
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12/15/2024

No surprises here! Unless you’re living in snow country with sled dogs, the harness is not the tool for you or the average pet dog.

Want to learn a more effective and efficient way to walk your dog? Contact us today for a complimentary consultation where we show you our Attention Exercise and start your training journey for a happier, healthier life with your pooch.
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Dog harnesses are sometimes claimed to reduce pulling forces on the leash, but an experiment found they have the opposite effect

11/29/2024

Congratulations to Chris and Melissa with their happiest of boys, Ubba, for flying through our Foundations Program! And we mean fly through because we doubled up lessons to fit their limited timeframe and they rocked it! Ubba is a super sweet, very excitable boy and while we all love a happy pooch, his ability to focus and pay attention made walks very difficult, and his exuberance can be a big turn-off to other dogs & people. Chris and Melissa stepped up to the plate, worked diligently and really impressed us in the short time we had. Ubba is still Ubba - we don’t make robot dogs! - but now listens better and walks are much more enjoyable for all. We’ve already seen them at one group class, where they did awesome work, and we’re looking forward to their next one. We can’t wait to hear about their continued success in the next chapter of their lives, too!
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11/26/2024

Congratulations to Landra with her sweet girl Roo for mastering our Foundations Program! Landra came to us for help with her 7yr Heeler after trying to find the best way to train while sifting through the overwhelming online information. Landra is a curious, keen-to-learn, smart gal and we had tons of fun teaching her. Roo is also a smart one and picked things up pretty quickly so lessons seemed to fly by! The sky’s the limit for these two and we look forward to seeing their continued success!..

11/25/2024

Congratulations to Brandee & Neal for rocking our Foundations Program with their good boy, Colfax! Brandee & Neal came to us for help with Colfax’s timidness, mild behavior issues and difficulty with new/unusual situations & sounds. They were amazing to work with - taking on board the advice, tools and skills to help Colfax gain confidence and show off his high intelligence for learning quickly! They were steadfast through the difficult moments and lead Colfax past his nervous reactivity as we recreated certain moments (I.e., person at doorway). We learned a lot and enjoyed some laughs along the way, too. Colfax is a lucky boy and we’re stoked to have them at group classes soon!
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11/18/2024

Congratulations to Renate and her girl Petra for graduating from our Foundations + eCollar Program! Renate is a first time dog owner and wanted to make sure she was setting up Petra (and herself) for a quality, healthy, balanced life together. She had done her research and knew about GSD breed and we appreciated her taking everything on board, going out of her comfort zone and putting in awesome effort every week. Petra is a great dog and lucky to have such a caring, committed owner. We’re very grateful to be part of their training journey. And we look forward to seeing them in group classes!
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11/05/2024

Congratulations to Autumn & Nico for graduating from our Foundations + eCollar Program with their awesome girl, Lilo! We started with puppy lessons and it’s been an absolute joy to see Lilo blossom into a young adult with great leadership from Nico & Autumn. Lilo is a Belgian Malinois with all the typical attributes - intelligent, driven and focused … although she still has fun & silly puppy moments, too! There’s really no limit to what she can do and we are keen to see what all they do with her. And very excited to continue to see them in group classes!
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10/28/2024

A huge congratulations to William for absolutely rocking our Foundations + eCollar Program with his Aussie Shepherd mix Ollie. William came to us for help with Ollie’s nervousness around new things and reactivity to people & dogs. Ollie has the herding & nipping instinct hard-wired and is without a doubt one of the toughest dogs we’ve worked with. William is doing amazing work with her and facing challenges head on. Ollie follows his lead very well and he’s been able to open up their world immensely with tons of exposure on walks near parks, etc. We are truly impressed with his dedication and commitment. It doesn’t hurt that he’s a natural with Ollie and learned concepts & skills very quickly. We love this duo and very happy for more future success!
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10/27/2024

Saturday highlights featuring Renate with Petra, William with Ollie, Jeremy & Daniela with MeiMei, Neil & Brandee with Colfax and Erin with Dougie! Also, a few of our boarding and board & train doggos: Phinney, Coco, Lola, Molly, Leo, Odin, Zeke and Daisy. It was a typical PNW autumn day with cool temps and rain, but that didn’t stop anyone from learning and having a good time!
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10/24/2024

We love a success story! This is not to put down another trainer but highlight the hard work of one of our clients with a tough, reactive dog. And to recognize her for doing the solid, consistent and dedicated work. We would have a tough lesson and she would go home to immediately practice what she learned. She faced the fears head on and didn’t give up. Yes, she had some struggles. It wasn’t all easy or social media pretty. But she stuck with it and now she and her good boy are living their best lives with more freedom than they’ve ever had. This is why we love what we do and appreciate the awesome effort. It pays off.
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09/11/2024

How lovely! We finally have a study showing us that fair punishment works quickly, effectively, doesn't have long term negative impacts on our dogs, and creates long lasting harm reduction by teaching them not to engage in behaviors that could get them hurt.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/18/2632

08/22/2024

Welcome Renate and Petra to our Foundations + eCollar Program! Renate came to us for help with Petra after adopting her from the wonderful rescue organization where she had a great start with a lovely foster. We are going to help Renate learn to lead Renate with clear communication and set them both up for the best lives together. Petra is a smart GSD and Renate is a dedicated, committed owner so it’s a win-win. We are excited to see them grow together!
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07/23/2024

Join us for a two-day intensive “Language of the Leash” seminar August 24th - 25th. Hosted at our training facility in Federal Way, we have limited availability for audit-only or with a dog. Please note this seminar is not for reactivity. For more information and to reserve your spot, please contact us at [email protected].
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07/13/2024

Struggle with your dog rushing through your front door, gate or across thresholds in general? Setting clear boundaries at thresholds can be a life saver! Here Justin is demonstrating our temporary threshold boundary command “Stay Back” with good boy, Silas. We also use “Stay Back” to mean stop moving forward. It’s great for when you’ve got your dog solidly off leash and they’re ahead of you, but you want to them to stop - so you catch up or they’re at a blind curve or for whatever reason. We use this command all the time in daily life and it’s definitely one of our favorite, very practical commands.
To learn more, contact us at [email protected] to schedule a complimentary consultation!
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06/20/2024

We've been hit hard this last week with an unexpected and incredibly difficult loss. Our Gaia Girl passed away on sunday from heart failure. I really don't have the words other than she truly was one of the best damn dogs ever and I miss her so much. Keep her in your thoughts for us.

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Thank you so much everyone. I can't tell you how much your kind words have been a salve on my broken heart. I took a trip with Rowdy today and we visited a few of her favorite spots. It's like she was with us the whole time.

06/13/2024

Order of Operations:

Behavioral mistakes
Attention
Obedience

When our dog is making many mistakes all at once it can be difficult to know what to address first. When someone comes to our door and our dog is barking, lunging, and jumping is it really time to work sit? No. We need to address their behavioral mistakes first. Once we have stopped their overt misbehavior, we regain their Attention and then when they are calmer and attentive we can instruct them on how they should be behaving. By teaching in this order, we can do two things, move past longstanding behavioral problems quickly and keep our blood pressure low!

06/12/2024

The Golden Rule of dog training is a question

Did it work?

Don't over think it, just watch and see if you created the behavior you wanted or stopped the behavior you didn't want.