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Triptych K9 LLC

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05/20/2024

Poncho wanted to hold hands.

05/18/2024

Big announcement!
The Triptych K9 family will be growing next month!

05/13/2024

Everyone meet Maggie! She is a pretty serious case. Maggie's owners sought our assistance because Maggie has repeatedly attacked multiple dogs and has even killed another dog in the household.

The biggest problem is that this behavior doesn't happen all the time (or even most of the time) or with every interaction. The dogs can be getting along and everything is fine for days or weeks...until it isn't. That being the case, it is difficult to set up and replicate certain situations. Our main goals are: help establish some basic, but strict, rules and structure, equip the family with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to properly recognize, address, and deal with the situation before it gets out of hand (indicators of what to look for, how to stop it, etc.), and teach them what to do should a worst-case scenario happen again.

04/09/2024

Happy birthday, Twix!!!
Twix turns 9 today and has been with us since he was 11 months old!

04/05/2024

Checking in!

11/21/2023

Happy birthday, Poncho!

09/22/2023

Poncho the Magnificent

09/15/2023

Twix loves making his toys squeak their last squeak.

08/29/2023

Dogs are primarily surrendered and euthanized for behavioral issues. Not because they couldn't be taught to DO a behavior, but because they couldn't be STOPPED from doing a behavior.

Effectively stopping behavior saves more lives than anything else, and should be skill set of every owner and trainer.

If you would like to learn this skill set, we can help.

08/24/2023

07/14/2023

Trainers can show you the way, help you, and even get you started, but ultimately it is up to you to stop your dog's inappropriate behavior. Failure to do so lies solely on your shoulders.

07/10/2023

One of the first pieces of "advice" I constantly see thrown around the dog community whenever someone has a behavioral issue with their dog, someone immediately thinks that exercise will solve the problem. Exercise alone will not stop behavioral issues. A tired dog is not a good dog. By simply exercising your dog, you are not training it to be well-behaved, you are simply turning into a poorly-behaved athlete, one that will soon be able to outperform you to the point of never being able to tire it out. A one-mile run might exhaust your dog this week, but next week you will need to increase the distance to get the same level of exhaustion. Are you going to take your dog for a run every time it exhibits a behavioral issue? No. Doing so would be ridiculous. I am not against exercise at all. By all means, exercise your dog. Exercise and physical exertion is necessary for a healthy life, for both you and your dog. But if your dog is having behavioral issues, exercise will not solve them. It may help in the overall decrease and modification of those behaviors, but it is not the sole solution. Training, is the sole solution. Properly sharing effective rewards and punishments is the solution.

07/09/2023

New facility update!

Still some work to be done, but the training room is coming along quite well!

07/02/2023

Me to my dog: "We have company. Don't be dramatic."

My dog:

06/14/2023

Solar-charging the chaos monster.

06/09/2023

This dog is something else 🤣

06/08/2023

Poncho got some new reading material by
He isn't too sure about this whole "being well-behaved" thing, but he is trying.

06/06/2023

Morning cuddles with Poncho after breakfast.

05/31/2023

Twix, chilling by the pool.

05/25/2023

Pedicure day!
Twix looks on as Poncho gets his nails done.
(No, Poncho's mouth isn't tied shut. He is wearing a form of head halter that helps calm him down.)

05/20/2023

Update! Where have we been?

(Felt like Gollum after being in the crawlspace for so long lol)

04/09/2023

Happy birthday, Twix!
Twix turned 8 today and has been with us for just over 7 years. I do not know where I would be without him.

03/08/2023

Luna, peacefully relaxing on "place" during training.

02/27/2023

Everyone, welcome Luna!
She and her owners are going through our Advanced Training Program!
Not only will they be learning everything on-leash, but will then progress to off-leash reliability. The program will also address some basic behaviors that Luna is exhibiting (pulling on leash, wanting to chase animals, etc.) and being able to properly exist with the cats in the home.

11/24/2022

Twix, the goodest boy.

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Videos

Checking in!

Me to my dog: "We have company. Don't be dramatic." My dog:

Update! Where have we been? (Felt like Gollum after being in the crawlspace for so long lol)

Poncho with his birthday present (the tunnel).

Just some Poncho shenanigans

Episode 99: Enforcing Standards of Behavior

Episode 97

Tuesday Training Tips Episode 97: "Why the Clicker?" Why do I use and recommend the clicker as a marker? Because the tone is the same every time. Words can have different tones based on who is saying them, their emotions, accents, etc. Different people say the same words differently. A clicker can be used by anyone and will always sound the same regardless of who is using it.

Episode 96

Tuesday Training Tips Episode 96 "You, or Something Else?" Your dog is going to experience the consequences of its behavior. Better they learn those things from you, in a controlled situation, rather than something else that you have no control over. And here is the kicker: your dog will not learn the lesson on its own. It will not put together that counter-surfing and eating everything is what caused it to get sick and need surgery. It will not associate rushing out the front door and into the street, with getting hit by the car. It is up to YOU to teach your dog what is and is not appropriate behavior.

Episode 95

Tuesday Training Tips Episode 95: The Human Side of Training Your dog will only be as good as you are. There is a lot of work that must be done on the personal and individual level in order to succeed with your dog. As owners, we need to work on improving oursselves (whether it is timing, leash handling, consistency, structure, dedication, or any other skill) if we want to truly unlock how amazing their dog can be. We, and our dogs, can all become more than we currently are. Find out what is possible. To put a spin on one of Jordan Peterson's Rules: Decide what kind of relationship you want with your dog, what kind of owner you want to be, what kind of dog you want to have, and aim single-mindedly at that.

Conestee Trip 2

Yesterday, Poncho and I took a short trip to Conestee Nature Preserve. Besides being out and getting some exercise, we mainly focused on proper walking etiquette and attentiveness to the handler.

Episode 94: "Housebreaking"

Tuesday Training Tips Episode 94: "Housebreaking" This episode is all about housebreaking. While these tips apply mostly toward puppies, they can also be used for adult dogs that are not housebroken. Here are the tips: - Have a plan/schedule set up in advance. This will give you a template to start with and adjust along the way. - When to take the puppy outside: first thing when you wake up, immediately after eating/drinking, immediately after play, right before and after naps, and it should be the last thing you do before going to bed. The puppy will also need to go out throughout the day/night between the events listed above. -When your dog is outside and going to the bathroom, wait for them to finish, then immediately mark and reward. - Accidents ARE going to happen. Accept it and have cleaners on hand to deal with them. We recommend using cleaners that break down the enzymes so the location no longer smells of urine. - Do not expect immediate results. Housebreaking takes time and consistency. It will not happen over night.

How to Teach: "Place"

This video is all about how to teach your dog the "Place" command. Here it is, step-by-step: - Keep a short leash with your dog next to you - Approach "place" - Stop halfway up the place location - The moment all four paws are on place, mark the behavior and reward

Bouncy shadow

According to his shadow, Poncho bounces when he walks.

How to Teach: Sit (using luring)

How to Teach: Sit (using luring) In this video, we go over the process for teaching a dog of any age how to sit using luring. The process: Step 1: use food/treats to lure the dog into position Step 2: mark the behavior (we are using a clicker as the marker, and marking the moment the dog's butt hits the ground) Step 3: Reward This is the same process for teaching your dog to DO anything: (behavior exhibited -> mark the behavior the moment it happens -> reward) We do not use commands when we are starting to teach behaviors. We want the dog to exhibit the behavior we want FIRST. We incorporate commands later on after the dog gets used to exhibiting a behavior.

Episode 92

Tuesday Training Tips Episode 92: "Free-shaping vs Luring" Free-shaping and Luring are two of the most common forms of teaching dogs the behaviors we want them to do. Free-shaping: simply put, is waiting for a dog to exhibit a behavior (such as touching a target), then marking and rewarding that behavior Luring: using a reward to guide the dog into the position/behavior we want (such as "sit"), then marking and rewarding the behavior I personally only use free-shaping for behaviors I can control (such as target training, where I can control the behavior by removing the target object) and not for behaviors that the dog can exhibit at any time and place (such as "sit").