Siblings and friends—it’s always better together! #doggydaycare #dogboarding #windrivercaninepartners #dogtrainer
B&T Jack (the black and red shepherd) is a washout search and rescue dog who has been adopted into one of our existing client's families. He is with us for a week to work on his social skills with other dogs; to learn to introduce himself politely without excessive energy and barking, and to play politely. Today he met Pepper, one of our daycare clients, and showed us how much he's getting the hang of this. He's also going to be working on his social skills with people, learning how to greet without jumping.
Personally, we think he's crushing it. 🥰
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Do you like dogs? 🐶✅
Do you like races? 🏃♀️👟✅
Do you want to participate in a fun race WITH your dog??
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!
We are so, so excited for the upcoming PET RUN at the Big Sky Horse Park/Missoula Horse Council on May 4th, 2024.
In this video, we're sharing some tips and important safety info to prepare you and your dog for the upcoming race, and we're going to be ON SITE on race day to help with equipment checks and fittings. Come say hi and get out and get active with your dog!
Registration for the race can be found here 👉https://www.bigskyhorsepark.org/petrun
Nosework Group Class, Part 1! Instructed by Trainer Ally
What a fantastic group we had out last Thursday to participate in our first Nosework class. Joined by a whole host of dogs—different levels of energy and drive, different training goals and histories, different sizes, breeds, etc…all absolutely loving the game.
Nosework is a fantastic outlet for dogs: a game they can play anywhere—including inside your living room in some of the harsher cold days—to burn off mental energy, and build confidence.
We had a host of various scents available for the dogs to begin to imprint on (pair with good things to create a positive association!): rabbit, duck, pheasant, antler shed, birch oil, clove…even house keys!
In session one, attendees focused on the basics of Nosework. Pairing food to the scent source, confidence with putting their head into the box containing the scent, and the beginning of the search for their specific scent between multiple, identical boxes.
We will be continuing this course in the group class format for dogs to build off of their previously learned skills. And, if the class gets enough excitement, we will likely repeat and expand on it.
Group classes are a BLAST! Available by drop-in to any dog who has completed our Foundation Partnership Training program, or equivalent. Rotating days, rotating subjects. Such a fun way for owners who have invested in their dogs’ training already, to cost-effectively continue their companion’s education, and connect with other members of their community passionate about the same thing.
Can’t wait for future classes!
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NOW OFFERING GROUP HIKES!
❗❗NEW SERVICE ALERT! ❗❗
By popular demand, we are introducing a new service! We will be offering group hikes on Mondays and Fridays from 11AM-12PM! This is a fantastic option for dogs who need additional structured exercise or a different way to socialize with their doggy friends. The details:
🐾 All dogs eligible! Trial hike required – graduates of our off leash training program get their trial hike for free!
🐾 Hikes will be one hour with one of our trainers, with a minimum of two dogs and a maximum of four dogs per staff member.
🐾 Dogs who have been through our off leash training will be able to hike off leash. All other dogs can hike on a long line!
➡️ If you want your dog to be able to hike off leash, we are offering a shortened ecollar conditioning course of 2 private lessons focused on recall.
➡️ If your dog needs additional training to be able to hike safely, we can help with that too! Dogs who are muzzle conditioned can still participate in hikes.
🐾 Hikes will be $50, with graduates of our off-leash program receiving a $5 discount. Add this service to boarding or daycare or utilize it on it’s own!
Trainer Elena @thedogs.biteback kicked off the first of our drop in classes with a session on PLAY! We had some amazing students and by the looks of it, everybody had a wonderful time. Stay tuned for more!
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#play #playtime #dogsplaying #tug #dogs #dogtraining #groupclass #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #dogtrainer #montana #missoula #dogsofmontana #windrivercaninepartners #wrcp
🐾 2023 has been quite the year. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing the love of your best friends with all of us… We cannot wait to start the new year with so many exciting new adventures! 🐾
With love from the Wind River Canine Partners team. 💜
Board & Train puppy Scout learning to accept nail training during his program 😍
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Apparently it was National Take A Hike Day, so ...we did!
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#nationaltakeahikeday #takeahike #hiking #hikingwithdogs #dogs #dogtraining #offleashtraining #offleash #montana #bitterrootvalley #windrivercaninepartners #wrcp
Family or guests for the holidays? Take advantage of our holiday greetings training special! The first in-home lesson will teach your dog the skills greet guests politely at the door, and the second will allow your to apply those skills real-time! We're offering these in-home sessions for $150 - $40 off our normal price between now and December 25th! Weekends and evenings available as well but first-come, first-served!
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#dogs #holidays #christmas #happyholidays #dogtraining #training #dogsofinstagram #balancedtraining #greetings #holidaygreetings #windrivercaninepartners #wrcp
This topic has come up A LOT lately, so it's something worth mentioning!
A lot of dog behaviors we think of as "naughty" are perfectly natural - and they're going to come out, sometimes no matter how hard we do to train those behaviors away.
That's where play comes in. Play can give a structured, defined time and place where dogs can express some of these behaviors and have them be OK. Things like jumping, barking, biting/chewing can be channeled into this healthy outlet, given a set of rules, and be used to create a fun and productive way to interact with their person! By doing this and giving dogs a place where they CAN be naughty often helps reduce the instaces of these behaviors elsewhere.
So if your dog is having trouble with some of these things, or you just want another tool to help you and your dog form a stronger relationship...are you playing enough? We can help!
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#dogtraining #play #playwithyourdog #tug #fetch #ball #rope #balanceddogtraining #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #capcut #windrivercaninepartners #wrcp
Northern breeds like Karelian Bear Dogs have been bred to work and hunt independently. For this reason, we heavily reward engagement, especially VOLUNTARY engagement like checking in, to build reliability around distractions. Ohko and his dad are well on their way to a long, happy partnership. 😍
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Some of our campers enjoying the autumn weather at the ranch and out on training adventures!
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Private lesson clients take to the pasture to work on retrieving some antler sheds! 😍
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#shedhunting #sheds #antler #sheddog #dogs #dogtraining #realworlddogtraining #dogsofinstagram #windrivercaninepartners #wrcp #montana #dogsofmontana #dogsofmissoula
One of our sweet senior guests, Abby, was feeling pretty playful today! 😍
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Here’s a quick look back of our year out at WRCP! 2022 was full of fur, licks and laughs and we have enjoyed getting to know each and every pup 🥰 #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogtraining #partnershiptraining #dogboarding #doggydaycare #dogkennel #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #dogsofig #dogsofinsta #dogworld #montana #montanadog #missoula #dogsofmissoula #optoutside #hikingwithdogs #doglover #lovedogs #windrivercaninepartners #WRCP
If the winter weather is stalling out your training game, get in touch! We still have a few Board & Train spots open for January - we'll deal with the weather now so you can an enjoy it later with a well behaved pup!
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#dogtraining #dogtrainer #missoula #bitterrootvalley #montana #balanceddogtraining #realworlddogtraining #windrivercaninepartners #dogs #dogsofmontana #dogsofinstagram #wrcp
