Doak Dog Training

11/05/2024

Stop blaming your dog when they do something 'wrong' and look yourself in the eye and understand that you are the reason. Whether it be improper, inconsistent, or a lack of training. The dog is never at fault. You as the owner are.

11/05/2024

11/04/2024

PSA: Just because your dog doesn't growl or bite when your child handles them roughly, it doesn't mean they should have to tolerate it.

The onus is on the parent to teach children age-appropriate ways to interact with dogs.

The responsibility of safety is NOT 100% on the dog.

Teach the kids, not just the dogs.

11/03/2024

With us moving out of state, this is one of my colleagues that I will be referring people to from now on 💝

11/01/2024

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10/30/2024

Your friendly reminder:

10/29/2024

BOOP.

10/26/2024

"It's policy for us to take the dogs in the back to perform services and we can't have the owners restrain because it's a liability." Sound familiar?

No! PROTECT YOUR DOGS! Advocate for your dogs!
The real liability is to my dog's safety because any time vet staff seeks medical care for an injury sustained at the mouth of a dog, animal control is coming out to confiscate the dog for quarantine (which is paid for by the owner). After this became the new policy in my area, I no longer allow vet staff to remove my dogs from my side. Everything is done in the room with me, while I restrain my dogs. If something like x-rays have to be done then I put my own bite proof muzzle on them before staff take them. If a vet won't allow me to remain with or restrain my dogs myself, I go somewhere else. As a dog trainer, I accept bites as a reasonable risk of the job and I will never allow my clients to be reported, and I'm a firm believer that it's wildly inappropriate and unfair for a dog and owner to be punished for a bite that happens in a vet's office.

10/24/2024

I said what I said.

It's a liability, and an 'accident' waiting to happen. If your dog has a bite history, muzzle train them. Especially if they've ripped open another dog before.