FluentDog Training

01/09/2024

Another day, another doodle…

😂😂😂😆

01/08/2024

Huge congratulations to Baloo and Kent for earning the Canine Good Citizen award yesterday! They’ve put in so much work on Baloo’s fear and reactivity. We already knew Baloo was a good boy but now it’s official.

01/01/2024

12/28/2023

12/28/2023

Seeing what games she comes up with on the “playground”

12/28/2023

Just playing with Never, seeing what games she invents on the playground

12/26/2023

Could Diana and Jasper possibly be cuter???

12/26/2023

I love the pics of your dogs over the holidays!! Keep them coming!

12/25/2023

Glad tidings 🎄

12/24/2023

How to be popular at Chez LaFleur: 1) have pizza 2) be pizza

12/20/2023

The little troll cracks me up

12/19/2023

It is very common for dogs to become more dog selective as they get older. Just like adult humans don’t get along with all other adult humans.

There is nothing natural about large numbers of unfamiliar dogs partaking in high-intensity activity in a dog park, and this shouldn’t be the benchmark for a social dog. If your dog is not their best in such an environment, you are not doing anything wrong. 👏👏 There is nothing wrong with your dog. 👏👏 Your dog is normal. 👏👏

12/18/2023

LOL could she possibly be more awkward

12/18/2023

Imagine being able to give your dog this much freedom! Izzie, Always and Never trained and played on the trail today before it rained

12/08/2023

Just some fun with Calvin, teaching him to orbit around me backwards. He loves to learn!!!

12/03/2023

Good info in here. TLDR: don’t panic, just be sure your dog has the recommended vaccines for its age

Reports of an "outbreak" of some as yet unidentified canine respiratory illness are scaring dog owners. But veterinarians and researchers aren't panicking.

12/03/2023

Calvin shows off his holiday look styled by .co

12/03/2023

And Never loves finding new things to bite

Xypher loves making friends!

12/02/2023

Reason #537 to teach your dog to wait at doorways…posing with the Christmas decor

11/12/2023

I can’t get over how amazing this video is that my friend Becca made! She owns What’s Pups, a luxury dog bandana and bowdana shop whatspups.com

Check out the vlog of her visiting us for some pre-puppy owner training! I LOVE when people are proactive like this!!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzjAlEROByl/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

11/10/2023

Tools don’t train dogs, technique trains dogs!

11/09/2023

And the reason why this is good advice? A high drive working dog WILL do what it is bred to do whether that fits with your life or not. Huskies will howl, herders will herd, guarding breeds will guard etc. So don’t invite that in your life if you don’t want it!

11/07/2023

Just had this conversation today…harnesses are MADE FOR PULLING! A “no pull” front clip harness uses just as much or more compulsion than a training collar, while being less effective. It is not the tool I would use for leash walking.

11/05/2023

Mr. Magoo!!! No dogs in the sauna!!!

11/03/2023

Hmmm new toy for Never after she stops teething 👹

11/02/2023

I always like learning about history of breeds. It tells you about how people used to live and work together with their animals.

BULLENBEISSER, BOY AND CART

Bullenbeisser are the progenitors of the modern Pit Bulls, Boxers, American Bulldogs, and a number of other breeds.

These dogs are properly thought of as a type, as there was a lot of variance.

Bullenbeisser were originally used as drover dogs for semi-wild pigs and cattle, and then found favor pulling small carts used for meat, milk, and bread sales.

One type of Bullenbeisser came from the town of Rottweil in southwest Germany, and was known as the Rottweiler Metzgerhund or Rottweil butchers' dog. Today, a much changed (and not improved) version can be found in the Kennel Club, as the Rottweiler.

10/30/2023

Happy Howloween from Titan. He is in costume as a scary guard dog but actually he is just a tiny baby.

10/29/2023

That’s a cute dog! Petey loves to work

10/28/2023

Most people have no idea there is a way to fact check a breeder’s health test results! Trust, but verify

10/26/2023

Lily is learning how to be calm around other dogs…so far so good!