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Ryker Dog Training

Ryker Dog Training has friendly, knowledgeable staff to solve your dog's problems. Dog Day Care is available to existing clients only. Veterinarian recommended.

Ryker Dog Training provides friendly, professional, experienced dog training and behavioral modification to dedicated, committed dog owners.

06/23/2024

Miss Raven did a great job working on leave it and waiting for permission to eat the treats during Puppy Preschool.

06/20/2024

Dobby & Ollie (aka the Griffs) are back in the building for Daycare!!! We’ve missed them!

06/20/2024

Great reminder from our friends at Halo Cafe - Fresno County's Pet Food Pantry! Now is the perfect time to make sure your pets are ready for the 4th of July.

Link to free microchip info at Fresno Animal Center on June 22 & 23: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=456207637351029&id=100088853892926

06/18/2024

Lola had an early start to her training session before it got too hot. We stopped and watched the morning traffic go by. She’s very much an on-the-go pup so staying still was difficult for her.

06/17/2024

Thanks once again Sierra Canine Supply for supplying us with more prongs and buckles! You’re truly the best and appreciate your business!

06/16/2024

Wishing all of the dads a Happy Father's Day! We hope you all have an amazing day!

Judge would like to remind all of our puppy class students that we will not be having class today so that we can all celebrate with our Dads. Class will resume next Sunday, June 23rd.

06/15/2024

We’re excited to launch the first program in our Ryker Homeschool Series today!

Enroll in our new Potty Training online course! This is a self paced course that will help give you all the guidance and resources to make potty training your dog a success! This course is perfect for owners who just got a new puppy or adopted an adult dog. Enroll in our new program today! www.fresnodogtraining.com

06/14/2024

Do you want to come home to a tired dog at the end of the day? Dogs in our Day Training program get dropped off at our facility for a fun day of play time with other dogs as well as a 1-hour one-on-one training session with one of our trainers. Visit fresnodogtraining.com

06/14/2024

Daisy is recovering from being spayed so she’s on physical restrictions for the time being. So what training exercises do we do if we have a dog that’s on medical restrictions?

We do a lot of stationary commands such as staying in sit, down or place. This has been particularly hard for Daisy because she’s so used to being a participant and now she has to stay in one spot and observe. It’s a lot of mental stimulation especially if you change up the level of distraction. As much as she wanted to get up and play, she eventually found her zen and relaxed.

06/13/2024

Rufus wants to remind everyone to stay safe around the pool this summer! ☀️🕶️

1) If you are introducing your dog/puppy to the pool for the first time, go slow. Make the sessions short and positive.

2) Be sure to teach your dog to exit the pool by using the steps. This is for additional safety in the event your dog falls in.

3) Supervise your dogs when they are around the pool especially when around children.

Be safe and happy swimming! 🤿

06/12/2024

It’s a bittersweet day as we said “see ya later” to Jax as he starts his new adventure in San Diego. We got to spoil him on his last day of daycare with snacks, a pup cup and lots of love. Jax has been coming to Ryker every day for the last 3 years and has been a huge part of our Ryker Family. We are going to miss him so much and can’t wait for when he visits Fresno! ❤️

06/10/2024

Sometimes is good to slow down and take a break. (L-R) Daisy, Hank, Sydney, Jax & Lacy can get a little rowdy when they play. At some point during play time we make everyone lay down and take a short break. Not only does this give everyone time to breathe, but it’s also a way to teach each dog to self regulate their energy levels.

06/08/2024

Ace and Justice wanted to say happy summer vacation to those who are students and school staff members! We hope you all have the best summer ever! ☀️😎⛱️

06/07/2024

Milo got to watch the traffic go by while on his outing. The sights and sounds from traffic can be overwhelming for Milo so we took several opportunities to stop and let him observe the traffic. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s a lot for a nervous boy like Milo. But he’s learning how to deal with his nervousness in situations that make him uncomfortable.

06/05/2024

Pistachio got to watch the world go by in front of Costco. She’s a nervous pup, so it’s a challenge for her to deal with the hustle and bustle going on around her. She handled it well and has progressed with dealing with things that make her uncomfortable.

06/04/2024

For pup parents that use prongs as a training tool, make sure you back up your prong for added safety. Things happen and there might be a chance that you didn’t put the links in correctly when you were leashing up your dog. If the collar “breaks” you would still have control of your dog by attaching a carabiner or a safety clip to the Dead Ring (circle ring) of the prong and your dog’s regular collar.

06/03/2024

Today was confidence building day for our Puppy Preschool class. The pups went through several stations that from using stairs to get on top of a box to a ball pit filled with treats. They also got to see things like balloons, walkers and crutches.

Confidence Building Day helps the puppies understand body awareness and deal with new things that might make them uncomfortable. It’s also a safe way to expose them to new sights and sounds that they might not have ever experienced before.

06/01/2024

Miss Daisy was out and about in our complex working on heeling and dealing with all the distractions from the traffic on Blackstone.

05/31/2024

Bella just recently graduated from Puppy Kindergarten. She is still having issues pulling while walking on leash. After some fine tuning with prong corrections, she was listening better and more in tune with her trainer.

05/30/2024

Rufus despises wearing dog booties but since he is Mel’s service dog, wearing them is a must during the summer when they’re out and about. Lately, his training sessions have been doing various commands with the booties on to remind him that he can still walk even though he’s wearing things on his feet.

Sidenote: Rufus is wearing Grip Trex Dog Boots by Ruff Wear. His mom highly recommends them due to their durability (he’s had this pair for 2 years) and cuteness!

05/27/2024

Sometimes us humans can’t teach dogs all the doggy social do’s and don’ts when it comes to socialization, which is why we typically bring on of our reliable adult dog to help in our puppy classes. Rufus is one of our helpers and usually ends up being the puppies first friend.

Preschooler Teddy found out quickly that Rufus is is cool to hang with.

05/17/2024

Tikka was very unimpressed while waiting at thresholds. As much as she would love to rush out, she has gotten better at being patient until given permission to walk through the door.

Waiting at thresholds is one of the commands that we emphasize especially with our Day Training dogs. Teaching your dog to wait at thresholds is not only good manners but can potentially save your dog’s life by preventing them from bolting out and running into potential danger.

05/15/2024

Hidee was all smiles while she took a break from playing with her friends. During play group we will occasionally stop play and have everyone lay down and take a short break. We may do this if we feel the dogs are getting too amped up during play or if there’s a potty accident on the floor.

The breaks help the dogs calm down and engage in their impulse control because they have to stay in down and leave their friends alone. Once everyone is calm, they get released and are able to go back to having fun.

05/12/2024

Wishing all of our Fur and Kid Moms a wonderful Mother's Day! 🌷💐🌸

05/11/2024

Puppy Preschooler Brady and Taz wanted to remind all of our puppy class parents that we will not have puppy class tomorrow (May 12). Classes will resume next Sunday (May 19). Happy Mother's Day to all the fur and kid Moms!

05/10/2024

Puppy Day Trainer Lucca is getting used to being on leash and heeling next to her trainer. We worked indoors with minimal distractions and gradually challenged her by walking in our back lot where there were more distractions she can hear but it aww. Eventually, she was able to handle walking all the way to the frontage road outside our parking lot complex where there’s tons of distraction. We’re so proud of how quick this little lady picks up commands!

05/09/2024

Moose showing one of our trainers how he feels about flowers while on his first outing to Home Depot. Moose is a big ol’boy but still a young pup. He handled the chaos of Costco and Home Depot very well.

05/08/2024

Meet our newest Day Trainer Daisy! Daisy recently graduated from our puppy classes and is here to continue what she has learned. We’ve missed her and we’re excited to continue working with her!

05/06/2024

Holly is one of our newest Day Trainers and is learning the fine art of “place”. She’s a nervous pup so staying in place while things are going on around her is a challenge for her but she’s getting the hang of it!

05/04/2024

Grizzly went on his first outing! First we stopped and people watched in front of Costco. Grizzly is a little on the nervous side so allowing him to chill and take in all the surroundings was a great socialization opportunity. Next we headed to the garden department in Home Depot where Grizzly was exposed to more people, machines and loud noises. His favorite part of his outing was smelling flowers. Overall not a bad first outing for Grizzly!

Address

58 E. Herndon Avenue
Fresno, CA
93720

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 1pm

Telephone

+15598174333

Website

http://www.fresnodogtraining.com/

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Rufus despises wearing dog booties but since he is Mel’s service dog, wearing them is a must during the summer when they’re out and about. Lately, his training sessions have been doing various commands with the booties on to remind him that he can still walk even though he’s wearing things on his feet. Sidenote: Rufus is wearing Grip Trex Dog Boots by Ruff Wear. His mom highly recommends them due to their durability (he’s had this pair for 2 years) and cuteness!

While on a walk, Grizzly spent some time observing traffic. It's a lot to take in with the sound of traffic, people walking by and random noises. Grizzly likes to be a participant instead of an observer so it was a challenge for him to stay in down and take in his surroundings. We're so proud of him!

A delivery truck was a great distraction and socialization opportunity for Puppy Day Trainer Moose. He was a little nervous about the truck being so loud but he was able to work through it and stay in down until he heard his release command.

Thor struggles with walking especially when in née environments. Now that he’s understood how to walk nicely on leash, we’re now having him do some indirect socialization by having him sit and observe everything. Shopping carts are super scary to him especially when people are pushing the carts. We’ve been working with him outside of Costco to get him used to the chaos.

We switched up Lacy’s training session with a little bit of structured play. Lacy is all about tennis balls so we like to use that to our advantage. Structured play is a form of training where Lacy still gets to play fetch, but has to do commands before she can go get the ball. It’s a whole lot of brain work especially for a dog that is ball crazy! 🤣

Odin is a 4 month old pup and has recently started his 12 Day Puppy Day Program. All of our new puppies are introduced to basic commands. Last week we introduced “place” to Odin. He’s a smart cookie and is picking up on it quick. We love using “place” as a command because it helps dogs like Odin engage in their “off” switch and they have to just sit back and observe the world around them. It also gives owners a way to involve a dog in activities without being in the way or having to crate them.

Board and Train pup LuLu has shown so much progress during her 2 week stay with us. We’re sad she’ll be leaving us soon but are so proud of her. She now understands how to “turn off” and just relax which is paramount because she has young kids at home. She also has learned to respect who ever is holding the leash no matter what type of environment she is in. The prong and e-collar have been an amazing tool to help her focus and will be helpful when managing her excitement when she she’s around her favorite people at home.

Board & Train Lulu worked out in public over the weekend. She loves being in the mix so commands that make her stationary are very difficult for her. She’s getting the hang of being in “down” and just observe her surroundings.

Did you know that the treadmill isn’t just for humans? We love using the treadmill as an additional outlet for some of our dogs that have extra energy or change up in routine for our Day Training dogs. It doesn’t look like much, but Kelsie had to focus on walking on the treadmill and not be distracted by dogs coming and going past her. It works her brain as well as her body. 🧠💪

Kelsie knows all the basic commands. We’re now adding the challenge of doing all the commands off leash. She needed a little help at times, so we had a short leash tab for some guidance.

Our youngest trainer in training, Liam stopped by for a visit and help train some of our Day Training dogs. A few of our dogs aren't used to kids so they were able to have a positive experience having a 3 year old around. Remember to supervise dogs at all times when they are around kids.

Happy Tongue Out Tuesday from Daycare pup Ace! 👋

We’ve had construction going on in front of our facility which gave us a perfect training opportunity for our Day Training Dogs. Russell wasn’t too worried about all of the commotion.

Puppy Board & Train Sister Rita is getting some socialization in during her walk. She stayed in a down and got some exposure to loud noises, people and large machines from a distance. Even though we are further away from the action, she’s still getting a ton of exposure to loud the noises, people and big machines. As always, because of her young age we wanted it to be a short and positive experience.

We get a lot of delivery trucks that load/unload in our back lot which always makes a perfect training opportunity. Milo is going through a puppy “fear stage” where random things that he used to be okay with now spook him. Lately, delivery trucks and big rigs have been super scary for him so it was the perfect time to help him work through this particular fear.

Hidee is nervous with loud sounds so we wanted to prep her for the 4th of July. We found firework sounds on YouTube and played them for her to help desensitize her.

This doesn’t look like much, but this is MAJOR progress for Gryphon. Gryphon is used to being a wallflower and would rather be in the corner or be with humans (unless his brother Comet is with him). While he’s been with us we’ve started to see him interest in playing with other dogs. We’re loving the progress he’s showing.

Day Trainer Justice is in for a refresher on commands and the prong collar. This week he braved the chaotic traffic. He loves to be a part of everything so making him just sit and observe instead of participating is hard for him.

A few of our dogs know how to use the ramp to get up to our top crates. Milo has been working on how to go up and down the ramp and into his crate. He also worked on waiting politely until he is told he can come out of the crate.