We are appreciative to everyone who shared our post for our Victory Visits! 🙌🏻
We have a winner for a free 15 minute Victory Visit 🥁🥁🥁
Lindsay Walt
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered! 😁
Recall at its finest 👌
This is a difficult behavior to teach, but typically due to human error. Watch out for these traps!
🪤 Saying the command too many times
🪤 Letting your dog off-leash before they’re ready
🪤 Punishing your dog for coming back
🪤 Not reinforcing your dog for returning to you
Does your dog struggle with recall? 🤔
Our next Patio Pup Class is coming up at the end of this month 🤗
August 20, August 27, and September 3, join us at Scenic Brew from 6-7pm!
You’ll receive one coffee ☕️ and one pastry 🥐 each visit in addition to all of the amazing training advice 😉
Each session, we will introduce an important aspect of Patio Pup training such as loose leash walking, leave it, settling, and more.
Interested in signing up? 😁
One of our core values is continuing education 🧑🏫
This means we are constantly reading books, attending conferences, and listening to webinars 💪🏻📚
One of our most recent training additions includes a new pattern game. Our clients know pattern games well, as they provide routine and consistency for both owners and dogs.
🎥This video provides a quick example of a game called “Flip the Script”. This is a great game for dogs who are too excitable with people and like to jump.
Stella made huge progress in just about 20 minutes, as shown below! Help us give her a round of applause!
We have another Hiking and Recall class this Friday! 🥳
With the smoke setting in later in the day, we will be hosting this class at 10am instead.
Come join us to practice your dog’s recall and additional behaviors that will build your confidence when your dog is off-leash 😊
Class will be August 2nd from 10-11:30am and costs $55.
Small animals can be so difficult not to chase… at least that’s what Remi says!
🐓Chickens were an excellent opportunity for him to practice his focus skills and stay with us instead of chasing them.
We’d say Remi demonstrated this well 😎
Big or small, every dog can learn to have manners on a leash 🐾
We work with clients to provide the dog the outlets they need which in turn help them walk better 😁
All this to say, who is ready for a Loose Leash Walking Group Class!? 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏻♂️
Join our trainer Audrey on Monday July 8th at 6pm to learn the skills you need for loose leash walking 🚶
Interested in signing up? Drop a comment below! ⬇️
What’s better than one golden? 🤓
👉🏻 TWO! Especially when they both stay when told 😁
The “stay” command is extremely important to ensure your dog’s safety, build impulse control, and more.
If you’d like your dog to offer this behavior more consistently, reach out to us today 😇
National Take Your Dog to Work Day! 🥳
Bringing your dog to work can -
🐕 Reduce stress
🐕 Increase morale
🐕 Improve communication
🐕 Better the work-life balance
We work with lots of workplace dogs in the community to ensure they are responsive to commands and welcoming to patients/clients/guests.
Does your dog get to go to work with you? 👏🏻
We like to train in difficult environments to make daily life a bit easier 🙂😇
🐐 Our new property hosts many new animals which can provide difficult distractions!
Frankie, who is here for a 2 week board and train, has a very intense prey drive 🐿️
After several days of training a new command and working to improve his self-control, Frankie was able to stay put while the goats walked nearby 🎉
Bark 4 Joy Dog Training uses the Joyful Learning Method! 💕
This is our fancy term for reward-based training, meaning we reward positive behaviors and train alternative behaviors rather than punish them.
Our programs are matched to your needs to provide a thorough and effective training schedule 😌
We’d love to help match you to a program, so schedule a free discovery call today to learn more about our programs!!
Training a dog to be well-behaved in a store can be tough, but those in our Patio Skills Group Class have gained the necessary skills to accomplish this task! 😁
The students covered topics such as leave it, loose leash walking, place, under, polite greetings, and waiting in line 😎
Congratulations to our Patio Pups 🐶
Ever wonder what a service dog should look like when walking next to a cart?
Here’s a great example! 😁 We even got to demonstrate how Rip can correct himself if he gets too far ahead.
Rip is learning to slow down and walk with his handler rather than ahead, and this is extremely difficult when it comes to a cart.
What other questions do you have about service dogs? 🤔
Even our little dogs deserve training 🥰
Come join our Tiny Tots class on Thursday May 16th at 4pm! Designed specially for small breeds, this class will allow you to learn behaviors specifically pertaining to them.
🐾We would love to fill this class - only 3 spots left! $40 per dog.
Sign up below ⬇️ Don’t have time to bring your pup to this class? Let us know, and we can arrange for a trainer to take your pup!
https://portal.busypaws.app/customers/bark-4-joy-dog-training-llc?booking_id=652093
Have you heard of our new service 👀
Stay and Play for a Day 🥳
This unique service offers dogs the opportunity to come play with other dogs, experience ranch life, and provides training for basic manners during their time with us!
Our Stay and Play is only offered Mondays and Fridays, and we are offering special deals for this service. 🤝
Comment below to let us know what your dog could learn during a day of Stay and Play!
Don’t forget that the Best of Montana contest is accepting nominations every day!
We’ve also been nominated for Best Boarding 🥰
Our boarding dogs have access to a lot of space to run and be free! They get play time with the other dogs and get to hang out with the livestock 😁👍🏻
💣🔥Please cast your nomination every day to help us be in the top 5 for best dog trainer and best dog boarding! 😇
#montana #montanadogtrainer #dogtrainer #dog #doggo #dogslife
We love 💕 seeing the progress our board and trains make!
Rusty has been working on his distance send to place, and he is kicking butt! 🤩
Would you like your dog to have a strong place command? 🤔
Betty 🥰
This sweet Corgi is 10 months old. She is in our Rowdy to Respectful Puppy Program, and she is doing awesome!
🤓So far, Betty has been working on recall, leave it, sit, down, and loose leash walking.
We also introduced “crate” today, and within just a few times, Betty had it down! 👍🏻
Would you like your dog to go to their crate on command? Comment below ⬇️
