Oak Ridge
Sadie’s mom said that when she had to take Sadie to the vet, that she would have to carry her in and she would immediately hide under the chair. Look at her now. I’m so happy for her. She will have a wonderful life now. She goes home tomorrow
Atwood’s
Sadie made her way through Atwood’s! She did such a fantastic job
Sadie
Sadie is learning to be confident!
Sadie
Sadie’s first day out in the world. We went to Lake Frederick where it’s quiet so she can relax and experience the new sights and sounds
Sadie
Sadie is coming along. The best thing you can do for fearful dogs is take them on calm walks
Sadie
Sadie is learning that her place cot is a safe spot where she can go to be calm even when she’s nervous. She’s doing so much better today than yesterday.
Sadie
Sadie coming out of her shell and playing with Jinx and Chance!
Learning to hang out in the house and with the other dogs. She’s not hiding as much and learning how to chill in a busy home
Sadie
Sadie learning to sit and wait for her food. Her mom said that she’s never gotten Sadie to sit! This is day one. Leash communication is the way to go
Sadie
Sadie is here to gain confidence and then work on manners. Poor little gal is so insecure that she hides even at home. We will start with teaching her how to sit calmly
Apollo
Apollo on his first big boy walk. Watch how he uses the calm sit when he gets nervous about a passing car. Training is all a process that comes together as they go further into the training program
Apollo
A couple of training videos for those training at home. Meet Apollo! He’s learning the leash pressure/calm sit in this lesson. This is the foundation of teaching impulse control and calmness. I’m teaching him to sit calmly without a command (such as “sit”) so that this becomes his natural behavior. I don’t want him to wait for a command to use a calm sit for self management. The next video shows how this works in real life