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11/10/2026

Reactive Dog Workshop | Sunday, December 20 | 12:00-2:00 pm

If walks feel like a battle with barking, lunging, or a dog who can’t settle, this workshop is for you.

In two hours, you’ll learn why your dog reacts and what to do about it. Then you’ll work your own dog with my direct coaching. Every team gets one-on-one time with me, so you leave with a plan you’ve practiced.

What we’ll cover:
🐾 Why dogs react
🐾 Handler skills you can practice at home
🐾 Slip leash introduction
🐾 Individual coaching turns for each team

📍 ELMM Hall
💰 Working spots: $125 (only 4 available)
💰 Family audit spots: $60 (watch from the sidelines)

A basket muzzle is required for dogs with a bite history. Dogs rest on a place cot next to you or in a crate between turns, and I provide the equipment.

Reserve your spot here: https://trainwithbirchandsage.as.me/?appointmentType=100358958

Questions? Message me or call 802-380-8450.

11/09/2026

We’ve got Inukshuk Marine 26/16 in stock.
$75/bag

Shoot a message if you’d like a bag or two

11/07/2026

Charlie spent two weeks with us focusing on impulse control, Place, and Recall.

Since returning home, she’s consistently shown high levels of restraint, leash manners, and amazing recall even away from active play with her doggie siblings.

Building up a dogs impulse control is such a huge part of training. It’s so great to watch it affect every part of a dogs life.

As always, we are so grateful for the trust families put in us to work with their furry family member.

11/06/2026

📣 A N N O U N C E M E N T 📣

We’re opening Saturday hours for facility lessons throughout the colder months!

📍 Wi******er, NH

As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, it’s easy for our routines with our dogs to change. Walks get shorter, outings become less frequent, and sometimes our dogs just don’t get the same opportunities to get out and work.

Winter doesn’t have to mean putting training on the back burner.

Saturday facility lessons are a great opportunity to get out, work together, build skills, address behavioral challenges, and keep making progress even when the weather isn’t cooperating.

Give your dog something to look forward to, and give yourself a reason to keep investing in the relationship you’re building.

Schedule a Consult to get started ⬇️

https://trainwithbirchandsage.as.me/?appointmentType=category:Consultation

11/06/2026

Obedience isn’t how we fix behavior. Clarity is.

A dog can know every obedience command and still struggle with reactivity, anxiety, impulse control, or everyday life.

Teaching a dog what to do is only part of the picture. We also need to help them understand what is expected of them, how to navigate their environment, and how to make better decisions.

Obedience gives us communication. Clarity gives the dog understanding.

That’s where meaningful behavior change begins.

Training Beyond Obedience.

11/03/2026

Meet Tazzie.

Tazzie has a Champion title, but everyday life at home is a different challenge. Visitors entering the house trigger constant barking, she’s highly sensitive to pressure, and most of the time she has little interest in being touched, spoken to, or even looked at.

Her anxious energy doesn’t stop with her, either. The other two Italian Greyhounds feed off that energy. One, who is otherwise outgoing and social, becomes nervous and hesitant. The third wouldn’t even come out.

That’s why our work isn’t just about stopping the barking.

We’ve been building on Tazzie’s natural sense of smell to help develop confidence, guiding her through things she finds uncomfortable, and working on impulse control.

We’ve also been taking away some of the decisions she feels responsible for making.

Through tethering and structure, we’re giving Tazzie the opportunity to observe her environment rather than feel the need to control it. She doesn’t need to monitor every movement, respond to every sound, or manage everyone who walks through the door.

Often times, anxious dogs don’t need more freedom. They need clearer boundaries, fewer decisions, and someone else taking responsibility for the environment.

And just as importantly, the other dogs need the opportunity to exist in their home without constantly responding to her state of mind.

Four lessons in, the difference is palpable. Tazzie is beginning to settle, observe, and make different choices. The other dogs are more comfortable, too.

That final picture says a lot. Two dogs who were previously affected by the tension in their own home, now comfortably curled up together on the couch.

We’re not just changing one dog’s behavior. We’re changing the environment and the dynamics of an entire household.

That’s behavior work beyond obedience.

10/29/2026

Using rewards in training is one thing but using so many treats in a session that your dog vomits is wild.

A few of my recent clients have told me working with previous trainers involved an entire bag of treats or being told to keep feeding the dog when it didn’t make sense.

Using food in training has a place but using it to that extreme is wild…and unhealthy. And clearly wasn’t effective because these people are now working with me.

10/28/2026

The face you make when the trainer tells your mom she’s been accidentally rewarding your bad decisions.

10/27/2026

Well…we knew Farley was a silly mix, but didn’t expect it to be THIS silly 🫣😳

10/26/2026

Farley was days from being put down for biting. Nobody had ever clearly shown him what was okay and what wasn't.

When he came into our Rehab & Rehome program, he tried to bite me more than once at his evaluation. He was forward, pushy, and had no idea where the lines were. Dogs fill in that gap on their own, and what they come up with usually gets them in trouble.

So we gave him clear answers. We changed his diet, and he's now at a healthy weight. We showed him what's allowed and what isn't in a way he could understand, and we stayed consistent. He’s been with us for 3 weeks and he's a sweet dog who loves outings, loves meeting people, and communicates appropriately with humans. He also loves tracking down underground critters, so he’s good at hanging at home or going on outdoor adventures.

Farley is still working on other dogs, especially larger males, and he'll do best as the only dog in the home but has potential to be accepting of larger, calm females. His DNA results are pending and I'll share them when they come in.

He's continuing his program with us while he waits for his forever home. If you're experienced, consistent, and willing to keep communicating with him the way we have, message me or apply through our website.

Dogs can change quickly once someone speaks their language. He just needed someone to start.

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Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 7pm

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+18023808450

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https://birchandsagetraining.com/

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