Lakota Creek Kennels

10/19/2024

Echo’s first duck hunt
(FC AFC Rex X HRCH Rox MH)

10/13/2024

First adventures outside and mama had to make sure they were staying full

10/05/2024

Pretty good post why Positive only training, well… isnt very positive

Putting a dog down and condemning them to death because you refuse to use any method that isn't "positive only" isn't very positive...

Sedating a dog into a zombie because you don't like other training tools isn't very positive...

Restricting a dog to a confined life without the chance to thrive isn't very positive...

Telling someone to put down their 8 month old working line dog for having lots of energy and acting like an 8-month-old working dog isn't very positive...

Guilting a young family that lives in an apartment into adopting a large dog with behavior issues isn't very positive...

Telling an older lady their dog would be better off dead then using a prong collar that helps her walk and control her dog isn't very positive....

Bashing other trainers because they don't train dogs using only one method isn't very positive...

Having an owner put a 5 month old puppy on 400mg of trazadone isn't very positive...

Harming dogs because of your own ego isn't very positive...

All of the things I just listed are REAL things that owners have dealt with by "certified positive only trainers and behaviorists."

Anyone can be certified online for $50. It means nothing.

Dogs and their humans deserve real trainers who care and emphasize for both ends of the leash. Trainers who will tailor training to each dog in front of them. Don't be fooled by the "positive" sounding approach. That's just fancy marketing from people who care more about their ego and lining their pockets rather than helping the dog community.

I've chosen to speak out on this because I care and hate seeing dogs harmed. The positive only cult is doing more harm than good to dogs. Dogs and owners that are already having a difficult time. Enough is enough.

09/30/2024

Mid-Iowa Ducks Unlimited

09/28/2024

The puppies spending some time exploring nature 🍂

09/23/2024

Meadow surprised us last night with 9 healthy puppies!
She ended up having 6 girls and 3 boys

09/23/2024

First Gold School completed

I’m truly impressed with knowledge and experiences of both Heather and Eloise. The depth of instruction was outstanding, especially the neuroscience aspects of behavior modification

09/01/2024

Echo picking up her first senior pass at the Vikingland Midweek Hunt Test

08/15/2024

Excited to announce this breeding!

SRSACC SRSAC HRCH Spring River’s Wildfire QA2
X
Lakota Creek Caprocks Meadow CGCU CGCA

Pregnancy confirmed through ultrasound
Expected September 26 birthday

Taking deposits now

https://www.huntinglabpedigree.com/puppy.asp?id=60709

08/12/2024

Wilma, Norman, and Harper with their new titles

Norman spent the summer with us and also earned his Canine Good Citizen as well

07/12/2024

Olive and Raven working on ‘place’

06/29/2024

Teddy’s birthday cake! 🎂🎉🥳

He got the first slice and then had to share with his brother

06/27/2024

It’s 10,000 repetitions in new environments and contexts that lead to reliable behaviors.

Two to four weeks of training isn’t going to magically make your dog perfect. It can definitely put you on the right track, but you need to put in the effort every day to hold your dog accountable to their actions.

Ten minutes a day of training is better than an hour on the weekend.

06/21/2024

did a pretty awesome job with creating our new logo!

06/12/2024

Two pallets came in today. All 5 varieties are in stock!