Happy Tails Dog Training

03/12/2024

01/26/2024

Schedule your FREE in home consultation by messaging me, or call/text Michelle at 817-905-7041
Serving the Fredericksburg, TX area
(Doss, Harper, Stonewall, Willow City, Mason)
Basic obedience
Manners
Anxiety/fear

01/05/2024

💥FREE in home consultations available for Gillespie county residents. Call or message me soon. 😃 🐾
Michelle
817-905-7041

Start 2024 on the right paw with the APDT’s National Train Your Dog Month, which celebrates dogs and stresses the importance of canine training among pet professionals and families with four-legged members.

Throughout January, we will provide several resources for pet lovers, like understanding training methods and how to find the right trainer for you and your pet’s needs. Since many dogs and puppies are adopted or purchased from breeders and brought home during the winter holidays, January is the perfect month to focus on dog training education. Visit trainyourdogmonth.com to learn more! If you are looking for a trainer near you, use the APDT trainer search at locateatrainer.org!

11/05/2023

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08/25/2023

Feedback from a client that I did a board and train with. This was a special circumstance where I was able to take this young dog into my home for 3 weeks, and we worked on obedience, public manners, and introduced some skills to begin to shape him into a service dog. I blacked out some info to help keep it anonymous.

08/08/2023

Great tips! You could also schedule a trainer to come into the home for a private lesson!

Here are some tips to keep in mind for your pet during Back-to-School Month!

07/13/2023

Great illustration!
Accepting new clients in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas

04/18/2023

Granbury classes are filling up for Thursday. 😃🐾
Excited about all the new pups. Contact me soon if you’d like to grab one of the remaining spots in class!

04/12/2023

🐾😃 My basic obedience & manners class will give you tools to teach your pup/dog to keep your dog from begging at the table, inappropriately greeting guests, and other annoying behaviors.
We will also encourage and teach you how to be your dog’s best trainer!

Classes in Granbury
Private lessons in Fredericksburg
Contact me today.
817-905-7041
[email protected]

New class begins April 20th

04/11/2023

🐾Basic Obedience & Manners 🐾
New classes beginning April 20th!

Contact me today for mor information and to get signed up!

04/05/2023

New classes begin Thursday, April 20th! These classes are held in Granbury. (New clients being accepted in Fredericksburg for private lessons)

Basic Obedience & Manners
Two time slots available, 6:00pm and 7:15pm. We will meet once a week for six weeks.
817-905-7041

03/22/2023

Need your dog to go to their “place”, and settle? I have a client I’m currently working with that has a puppy that would jump up on the couch, bite at her hands, try to get a lick of ice cream...and now he goes to his “place” and awaits his own puppy popsicle.

☎️ Call/text me today to set up an in home consultation, and let me see about helping you go from annoyed to content with your pup!
Michelle 817-905-7041

Photo: this is my doggie “nephew” relaxing on a dog bed while kids play on the floor

02/07/2023

New basic obedience & manners class begins February 23rd 6:00pm in Acton/Granbury 😃🐾

01/25/2023

🤣photo for attention:
If you’re getting frustrated in a class or in public with your dog, please STOP and ask yourself if you’ve done your part to set your dog up for success.
Have you done your homework?
Have you GRADUALLY added distractions?
Are you consistent in rewarding the behavior you want?
Are you giving your dog mixed signals?

As handlers, we mess up sometimes. We may not get the timing right, or accidentally reward the wrong thing. That’s OK! But remember not to take it out on your dog.

01/09/2023

Train without pain or fear, use positive reinforcement!

01/05/2023

Contact me today!
Call/Text 817-905-7041
Or send a message on here. 🙂

01/02/2023

🐾 Fredericksburg, TX!!
I’m accepting new clients. Contact me with any questions you have. My specialties are: puppy training, behavior modification for fear and anxiety, and basic obedience and house manners.

12/28/2022

Calm, large dog being such a good boy on Christmas morning. We have three dogs, various breed mixes, ages, and temperaments.
We had a wonderful family Christmas celebration!
⭐️My new intermediate class in January will focus on calming exercises, impulse control, leash work, and confidence building.

12/19/2022

Classes allow for opportunities to learn more than just basic obedience! We help timid dogs build confidence, and we remind owners to play with their puppy to build relationships.
New basic obedience and manners class begins Thursday, January 5th! Message me now to reserve your spot.

11/23/2022

Another great reminder. Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🍽🦃

11/18/2022

I got to work with one of these today. Cuteness overload! 😍

11/15/2022

Great post from a friend!

🦃 TURKEY WEEK IS COMING❗️

🇺🇸 The USA celebrates Thanksgiving next week. (Thank you PetMD for this great graphic!)

⚠️ TIPS & PRECAUTIONS

🧘🏻‍♀️ Be sure your dog is relaxed & happy through all busy holidays, when things are more chaotic than normal.

👨🏻‍⚕️ Statistically dogs & cats visit ERs more during holidays than any other time of year!
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🏠 SAFE AT HOME

1️⃣ Give your dog a short walk (15-20 minutes), if that's rewarding to him, prior to the meal.

2️⃣ Don't feed her a full meal as you want to save that for her to eat when she's confined & when you are having your meal.

3️⃣ Do a short training session or some form of mental stimulation prior to guests arriving and/or mealtime. This could be going through his paces, showing off his tricks or nose/scent-work games.

4️⃣ Crate train your dog or be sure she can be alone in a room or X-pen, safely & calmly. (If this cannot be done at the moment start your training now! Ask me how!)

5️⃣ Be sure the crate is in a room that no one can bother him.

6️⃣ Play relaxing music, like the downloadable icalmpet to relax & drown out sounds.

7️⃣ Have a KONG® (or several!) pre-stuffed with her meal & maybe some other goodies, freeze & serve when she's in her crate. See my handout for KONG® recipes –– https://bit.ly/kongrecipesforfunv2
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🥘 THANKSGIVING MEAL-TIME SAFETY

🚫 Do not give any of the Thanksgiving meal to your pet unless it's bland, unseasoned & you made it separately just for Fido. Also be sure the meat has skin removed if you give it, & only give a little.

❌ Do not feed: 🧅 onions, 🍫 chocolate, 🥧 desserts, 🥜 nuts or anything with any 🌶 spices and/or seasonings as some of these can all be ☠️ poisonous to dogs.

❌🍖❌ Never, ever, ever give cooked bones to dogs.

🚪 Keep Fido away from the meal altogether, in his safe area/crate during this time.

🦃 Have a safe, happy and thankful holiday with your pets and your family!
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Stacy Greer, CPDT-KA
Copyright© 2020

11/14/2022

This face! 😍 This is one of my in home clients.

11/11/2022

Look at this beauty from Thursday class. She’s just a baby! 😍. Learning her basics.

11/04/2022

Here’s just half of the cuties I got to meet this week! 😍😍
Holidays are coming. Do we need to work on some manners for your dog? 🙂🦃 🐾🎄

10/25/2022

Last chance for training before the holidays! Message me now for more info. 😃🐾

10/24/2022

New basic obedience and manners class begins November 3rd in Granbury/Acton!

09/15/2022

Happy Tails will be offering recall workshops this fall!!