Boarding dogs
My 4th of July boarding crew! Plus a foster dog.
Some Kiki progress I happened to have on video.
Kiki and her loving family had been traumatized by previous trainers and their methods. None of the other trainers even took the time or compassion to try to Pet Kiki. It resulted in an already terrified pup, becoming an aggression case. She was reactive and a high bite risk to people as well as dogs.
After many weeks we were able to give her access to positive thoughts and have happy moments! She was coming out of her suppression and fear. We reached a point where I noticed she had more of a desire to befriend dogs. After a few weeks of small introductions and positive experiences, we decided try to day of daycare. I am so lucky to have my lovely āland of mistfit toysā and their amazing parents. She was able to work through all thoughts, without risking herself, or others. We found her brain and watched it work!
Training is about progress not perfection. The optical illusion of a trained dog, is not the same as having a dog that is genuinely safe. There is so much that goes into each dogs training plan to ensure they are prepared for the future. We focus on long term satisfaction! Rehabilitation of dogs takes time, patience and understanding.
Pups
We love our dogs. Blizzy is a great example of a dog who was not so great with humans and dogās originally. Her family and I have worked very hard to accomplish this trustworthy, happy pup!
Side note admiral (pitty) is available for adoption. You may recognize him because I fostered him back in March when his elderly owners were unable to care for him anymore. He eventually was taken back into the care of the SPCA of Fredericksburg ,where he originally was adopted from. He has been at their facility for nearly a year at this point. He also comes with training classes to help transition him into the new home.