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02/16/2024

What are some of your dog training hot takes?☕️🐶
Are you ready to achieve your training goals?
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02/12/2024

Meet Cheddar the Corgi Puppy!🐶

Cheddar is a goofy, energetic happy puppy! She’s a very smart pup who’s eager to learn!🐕

During our private training lessons together we worked on…

🐾Potty training

🐾Socialization

🐾Creating positive associations to new noises, smells, people, dogs & experiences

🐾Learning leave it & drop so she doesn’t pick up/eat everything she finds on the ground

🐾Leash walking skills

It was a joy getting to work with such a sweet pup! I’m looking forward to watching her continue to learn and grow!🐶

Are you ready to reach your training goals?
DM ✨Let’s get started!” To start your dogs training journey today!🐶

06/13/2023

Help your dog have a successful training lesson with these 5 tips!🐶

🐾Setting your dog and yourself up for success is one of the best ways to help you reach your training goals!

🐾Have all your dogs training equipment adjusted properly and ready to go

🐾Have high value food rewards chopped up and in your treat pouch

🐾Set realistic expectations for your walk or training session

🐾Choose a location and time your dog can be comfortable and successful in

🐾And have a fun time building your relationship with your dog!

✨Ready to start your training journey? Send me a message or visit my website for your free consultation call! ✨

06/05/2023

How can we, as pet parents set ourselves up for success!🐕

We’ve discussed in previous posts how having realistic expectations and moving at our dogs pace is so important for our dogs success!

But…..

We haven’t discussed how important it is set up realistic expectations for ourselves and working at our own pace as pet parents!

🐾We all have busy days in our schedules. Busy with activities like work, taking care of kids, hobbies, appointments, school, clubs, sports etc. It can be hard to include time to work with your dog on training.

🐾Some days you may have time to train with your dog for an hour and other days you’ll only have 15 minutes. That’s okay! Anytime spent working towards our goal is still valuable!

🐾Just like how we are patient with our dogs we have to be patient with ourselves and be mindful of working at our dogs pace and also our pace.

🐾So no matter if you can dedicate 5 minutes or 45 minutes today go out and train with your dog!🐶

✨Ready to start your training journey? Send me a message or visit my website for your free consultation call! ✨

05/09/2023

☀️Preventing hot dogs on hot days!☀️

I love doing summer activities with my dogs! But do my dogs love it?

🐾With summer arriving it can be hard to tell if your dog is too hot in the summer heat

🐾When training with our dogs we work a lot on learning to read our dogs body language. This is so important because this is how our dogs communicate with us!

🐾This tool is valuable in dog training for countless reasons but is also so important for your dogs health and well being!

🐾Just like how our dogs communicate to us that they are nervous or upset they can also communicate to us when they feel unwell or uncomfortable

🐾The most common ways dogs communicate to us that they are too hot are…

-Excessive panting
-Excessive salivating
-Pulling on the leash towards shade
-Sitting/laying down
-Labored breathing
Etc.

☀️Make sure to listen to your dogs needs and body language this summer so your pup can stay happy and healthy!☀️

✨Ready to start your training journey? Send me a message or visit my website for your free consultation call! ✨

04/05/2023

Does your dog struggle with reactivity? 🐕

Reactivity is something a lot of my dog clients struggle with

Reactivity can look like….
🐾Barking
🐾Lunging
🐾Growling
🐾 Pulling towards the trigger
🐾etc.

And lots of things can cause reactivity like…
🐾Other dogs
🐾People
🐾Bicycles
🐾Cars
🐾Skateboards
🐾People wearing hats
🐾etc.

Having a reactive dog can make pet parents feel frustrated and embarrassed. Trying to manage reactivity on your own can feel impossible! If this sounds like you please feel free to reach out! I’m here to help set you and your dog up for success!🐶

By using positive reinforcement training we can work at your dogs pace and create positive associations to your dogs triggers. Counter conditioning, desensitizing and staying under threshold is so important to help our dogs feel more comfortable and relaxed near a trigger.

✨Not sure where to start? Click the link in my bio or visit my website for your free consultation call! ✨

04/03/2023

Celebrating victories is one of the best ways to feel pride and excitement in our achievements!

It is also a great tool to use to keep us motivated towards our overall goals!

Happy Monday!

Pictured is my dog Meeka doing a very excited recall! (one of her favorite cues to practice!)

I hope you have a good start to your week and spend some fun quality time with your dog today!

✨Ready to start your training journey?✨

🐶Visit our website or DM “Let’s get started”
To start working towards your training goals!🐶

03/27/2023

Meet Thea & Julius and their pet parent Erin!
(Pictured is Thea with her pet parent Erin)

Thea & Julius both struggled with….

🐾Pulling on the leash
🐾Reactivity towards cars, people, bikes etc
🐾 Recall skills
🐾Darting out of the gate
🐾 Eye contact
🐾Impulse control

After working with both dogs through private lessons they both are able to….

🐾Walk on a loose leash
🐾Create positive associations with cars, dogs, bikes etc.
🐾Feel calm and confident around triggers
🐾Recall even around distractions!
🐾Wait patiently at the gate
🐾Check in with eye contact on a walk
🐾Improve impulse control skills with leave it cue & recall skills

They both did a great job training! It was so much fun working with these two sweet Dobermans and their amazing pet parents! Keep up the good work!

✨Does your dog struggle with this too?✨

🐶Visit our website or DM “Let’s get started”
To start working towards your training goals!🐶

03/21/2023

Does your dog pull on leash?

🐾Loose leash walking is something the majority of pet parents desire for their dog

🐾And it is a achievable training goal!

But…

🐾We have to make sure we are setting our dogs up for success!

🐾The tools we choose to use like leashes and harnesses are crucial to helping our dogs achieve our training goals

🐾And the way we handle our leash and maintain a nice loose leash is just as important!

🐾 With the proper leash, harness and lots of food rewards your ready to start training your dog loose leash walking!

✨Ready to start training your dog how to walk on a loose leash?✨

🐶Visit our website or DM “Let’s get started”
To start working towards your training goals!🐶

03/17/2023

🍀Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!🍀

✨Ready to start your training journey?✨

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To start working towards your training goals!🐶

03/01/2023

It’s important to find a dog trainer that is educated and qualified to help you train your pup!

🐾As dog trainers we are not here to “fix” your dogs. Your dogs aren’t broken!

🐾Dog training is NOT doing whatever we can in the quickest way possible to “fix” the “bad behavior” while disregarding the health and well-being of the dog.

🐾We are here to use modern, humane and science based training like positive reinforcement, classical & counter conditioning, desensitizing, etc.

🐾We are here to help dogs feel calm, comfortable, safe and happy.

🐾It’s about respecting the dog and working at the dogs pace.

🐾It’s about dedicating our time as certified dog trainers to be growing our knowledge and continuing our ongoing education so we can help dog parents and their dogs.

🐾So no, I’m not going to tell you I can “guarantee” your dogs “bad behaviors” will be “fixed.”

🐾But as a certified dog trainer I am dedicated to help train and guide you and your dog to help build your relationship and work towards your training goals using positive reinforcement and science based training.

✨Ready to start your training journey?✨

🐶Visit our website or DM “Let’s get started”
To start working towards your training goals!🐶

03/01/2023

02/23/2023

Your dog is ready for a change!

Are you’re ready to achieve your training goals?!

I offer…

🐾 Customized training for your dogs specific needs because training isn’t one size fits all

🐾 Day training options for pet parents with a busy schedule that needs a hands on trainer that can dedicate there time to setting your dog up for success

🐾Private lessons for the one-on-one training experience to help guide you and your dog to achieve your training goals

🐾Puppy Private lessons to help build a strong foundation of training that you can build off of as your dog grows and develops

✨Ready to start your training journey?✨

🐶Visit our website or DM “Let’s get started” to start achieving your training goals!🐶

02/21/2023

Is your new puppy chewing up the house?

🐾Chewing is an instinctual behavior for dogs and especially puppies! Chewing is how puppy’s take in information about the world around them

🐾Chewing is a very important behavior for developing puppies

🐾It’s crucial we create a safe environment with appropriate chew toys options for our puppies

✨Have a puppy that’s chewing up your house? Need help with foundational training with your new puppy?✨

🐶Call today for a free consultation to create a training plan personalized to your puppies training needs!🐶

02/20/2023

It’s important to remind ourselves that it takes practice, repetition, and patience to learn a new skill!

🐾 Be patient with yourself and your dog. Dog training is a marathon it’s not a sprint

🐾 When learning something new you will make mistakes and that’s okay!

🐾If your getting frustrated or flustered when training your dog or your dog is feeling that way while training take a break from your lesson and try again later with a fresh mindset.

🐾 Dog training should be fun for you and your dog! There are so many ways incorporate play and movement into your training!

🐾 And most importantly, Don’t give up!! If the training just isn’t working out or coming together how you want it to it’s okay to ask for help!

🐾That’s why us dog trainers are here! To help you and your dog achieve your training goals and strengthen your relationship with each other!

✨Ready to start achieving your training goals?✨

🐶Call today for a free consultation to create a training plan personalized to your training needs!🐶

02/16/2023

Hello everyone!👋 It’s nice to meet you!🐕

My name is Sarah and I’m a certified dog trainer! I am the proud owner of Empowered Pups!

🐾Our mission at Empowered Pups is to help you and your pup overcome training obstacles to achieve your training goals!

🐶 I believe in using dog training that’s safe, humane, effective and fun! Our training is not only enjoyable for you, it’s also fun and rewarding for your dog!

🐾 I use positive reinforcement training. I replacing unwanted behaviors with desirable ones. We choose a desired behavior then reinforce and reward it with praise and food rewards. By doing this we are communicating to the dog which behaviors are rewardable and which behaviors are not.

🐶By using positive reinforcement training, I will help your dog unlock their full potential by teaching and guiding them to understand and learn new behaviors.

Have questions? Let me know in the comments!🐕

✨Ready to start achieving your training goals?✨

🐶Call today for a free consultation to create a training plan personalized to your training needs!🐶

02/14/2023

There are countless ways to show our dogs we love them!

These are my top 3 favorite ways I show my dogs some love!🐶

💕🐾Happy Valentines Day!🐾💕

✨Ready to start achieving your training goals?✨

🐶Call today for a free consultation to create a training plan personalized to your training needs!🐶

02/13/2023

When was the last time you gave your dog a choice?

🐾Think about how often people get to make choices. We get to decide when to eat, what to eat, how we spend our time, when we go to the bathroom, where we go when we leave the house, how long we’re gone for etc.

🐾Now think about how many choices your dog gets to make? Most people can’t even think of one choice their dog gets to make!

🐾Thats why giving our dogs the power of choice is one of the best things we can do for our dogs!

🐾There are lots of ways we can give our dogs choices in their day to day lives

Some examples are…

🐾Giving your dog the choice to be pet or not

🐾 Giving your dog the choice to sniff on a
walk

🐾Giving your dog the choice to pick out a toy out of their toy bin

🐾Letting your dog choose where you go on your walk

How will you give your dog a choice today?🐕

✨Ready to start achieving your training goals?✨

🐶Call today for a free consultation to create a training plan personalized to your training needs!🐶

02/10/2023

Does your dog pay attention to you at home but not anywhere else?

🐾 #1 The environment is too distracting!

🐶To set your dog up for success start practicing your training in a low distraction environment like your back or front yard. Then gradually build up to more distracting environments like the park or on a walk

Does your dog train with kibble at home but won’t pay any attention to the kibble on a walk?

🐾 #2 Use high value food rewards!

🐶 Kibble might be reinforcing enough at home but since we are asking the dog to train in a new or distracting environment we have to make sure we are using a high value food rewards

Are you wanting to take your dog to a high distraction environment with lots of dogs and people but they just won’t listen?

🐾 #3 You have to work at your dogs pace and have realistic goals!

🐶 Training takes practice, patience and repetition. Practicing in various environments and moving at your dogs pace is the best way to reach your training goals!

✨Ready to achieve your training goals and set your pup up for success?✨

🐶DM “Let’s get started!” to start your training journey today!🐶

02/07/2023

Do you find yourself asking….

How can I help my reactive/nervous dog feel calm and comfortable with their triggers?

🐾 After evaluating the dog and identifying their triggers I use management, counter conditioning and desensitizing to help reactive or nervous dogs feel comfortable and relaxed around their triggers

🐾 I use the method “Look at that!” LAT by Leslie McDevitt.

🐾By using this method were not teaching the dog to avoid or ignore the trigger.

🐾Instead, we are creating a positive association to the trigger (trigger = food)

🐾 We’re teaching the dog that they can look at the trigger, create space from the trigger, or report the trigger with eye contact instead of having negative emotions & feelings towards it and reacting

🐾 3 important things to remember when working with a reactive or nervous dog is…
-Distance/Threshold from the Trigger
-High value food rewards
-Training at the dogs pace

🐶Do you have a reactive dog that needs help to feel calm and confident around their triggers?

🐶DM “Let’s get started!” to start your training journey today!🐶

01/31/2023

I had a client whose dog would sneak into each bathroom in the house and shred all the toilet paper!

🐾Once we investigated and found the reason the dog was shredding the toilet paper was due to boredom the owner was relieved to hear that there was a quick fix to this problem….

🐾 When the bathroom is not in use you can close the door to manage the environment and keep the dog from rehearsing the shredding behavior on the toilet paper!

🐾 The dog still has a desire to shred so we wanted to make sure to replace shredding toilet paper with a equivalent value enriching activity

🐾So we hid treats in a head of lettuce and had the dog shred through the lettuce to find the treats! We also did this with empty cereal boxes, and toilet paper tubes!

🐾A lot of the time management is paired with training to help guide the dog to set the dog up for success! But sometimes it can be as simple as keeping the door closed!

🐾Remember to always investigate why a behavior is happening so we can fully help the dog be successful and happy!

✨Ready to take your training to the next level?✨

🐶DM “Let’s get started!” to get started on your training journey! 🐶

01/24/2023

Teaching your dog consent is one of the most important things you can do to create healthy boundaries with your pup!🐶

🐾 Teaching our dogs consent is incredibly important!

🐾 By teaching our dogs that they are allowed to choose to engage or disengage we are creating a respectful and trusting relationship with the dog

🐾 By practicing this exercise with your dog we are not only creating healthy boundaries for our dogs we are also creating a safe way our dogs can interact with us and others

✨Ready to take your training to the next level?✨

🐶DM “Let’s get started!” to get started on your training journey! 🐶

01/23/2023

Are you ready to take your training with your dog to the next level?

🐾Your relationship with your dog is just like any other relationship in your life. It takes time, energy, communication, and dedication to create a healthy and happy relationship.

🐾 By investing into your dogs training you are strengthening your relationship and bond with your dog by learning how to effectively communicate and understand what your dog is communicating to you.

🐾Why is it important to invest in your dogs training?

🐾Training is an ongoing investment that always can be built on and continues to grow. By continuing to invest into our dogs training we are setting them up for success by reinforcing desired behaviors and practicing known behaviors as the dog continues to grow and is met with new life experiences.

✨Ready to invest into your relationship with your dog?✨

🐶DM “Let’s get started!” to get started on your training journey! 🐶

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Fort Collins, CO

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm

Website

http://www.empoweredpupsdogtraining.com/

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Do you struggle with loose leash walking?🐕 These are 3 tips to help you and your dog have a successful loose leash walk! 1. Verbally praise your dog before you deliver a food reward 🐶 It’s important that we communicate to the dog “good!” That’s the behavior we want. Then, we reward the behavior with a food reward. If you have a food reward in your hand before you verbally praise, the dog is going to focus on the food in your hand and struggle to focus on you. 2. Hold your leash in a loose U shape 🐶By keeping our dogs leash nice and loose we’re not only helping the dog feel calm and comfortable by not having tension on the leash. But, we’re also allowing the dog to CHOOSE the rewardable behavior of walking next to us. By giving the dog the power of choice we are allowing the dog to choose the rewardable behavior, then we reinforce it with verbal praise and a food reward. This is much more rewarding for the dog and builds up their self confidence! 3. Deliver your food rewards at your side 🐶We want to deliver food rewards by our side so we are helping set the dog up for success by rewarding and reinforcing where we want the dog to be. Ready to start having a successful loose leash walk with your dog? 🐕 Message me to start your training journey!😊 #fortcollinsdogs #focodogs #coloradodogtrainer #coloradodogtraining #dogtraining #coloradodogs #dogtrainer #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #positivereinforcement #fortcollinsdog#positivereinforcementtraining #smallbusiness #smallbusinessfoco #smallbusinessnoco #supportsmallbusiness #dogowners#privatedogtraining #smallbusinesscolorado #reactivity#reactivedogs#dogreactivity#puppytraining#puppychewing#puppyobedience#puppyprivatelessons#coloradopuppy#privatelessonsdogtraining#daytraining

Rocky’s owners and I have been working together to find new creative ways to fulfill Rocky’s enrichment needs. Today we took a head of lettuce and scattered his breakfast in the leaves! He absolutely loved it! He nuzzled through the leaves, rolled around the head of lettuce and even ripped some leaves off to get to the food! Woohoo! What a fun enrichment activity! #fortcollinsdogs #dogtraining #coloradodogs #dogtrainer #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementtraining #enrichment #enrichmentfordogs #funenrichmentgames #fortcollinsdogs