Dog Logic Training and Behavior

12/28/2021

14 week old Beaux learning “down” at Marktplatz in Fredericksburg. Doing so good even with all the distractions! Good boy, Beaux 🥰🐾

12/14/2021

Puppy fever anyone? 😍 so excited to work with these cuties

12 week old mixed breed pups, sister and brother named Hope and Beaux 💕

12/02/2021

Training is hard work isn’t it, Bingo? 🤣

We just wrapped up his last training session today and I’m definitely gonna miss working with this handsome good boy!

(Bingo, 10 month old golden retriever)

09/14/2021

Had a lovely session at Marktplatz with this amazing duo. Worked on recall and engagement in a new distracting environment and they both rocked it! So proud of these two 😊🐕🖤

(Jennifer with her almost-1 year old german shepherd, Daisy)

01/27/2021

Sooo handsome 😍
Spock, 2 year old Cane Corso

01/27/2021

Loved working with this big handsome boy today! Spock is a 2 year old Cane Corso and today we worked on his heel and introducing an auto-sit. 🐶💡

08/28/2020

Always keep your sessions fun and positive! 🐶💡

08/20/2020

Teaching my German Shepherd puppy, Jigsaw, how to pivot into heel.

08/13/2020

Had a fun puppy playday/training session with my german shepherd pup Jigsaw and Asia and Joseph’s corgi pup, Ozzy Pawsbourne! Puppy fever anyone? 😍🖤

07/15/2020

A good trainer will always tell you to work with your dog ‘under-threshold’, but what does this really mean? It simply means to not place the dog into a situation where they feel the need to react; a dog that’s not reacting is ‘under-threshold’; a dog that is reacting is over their threshold and therefore stressed, and, as a consequence, unable to learn or listen effectively. 👍

There are two main points to thresholds that are really important (and a third one when dealing with ‘live’ stimulus):

🐾Your dogs… how close can your dog get to a stimulus before feeling the need to react?

🐾Yours… how close can you get to a stimulus before you get worried about what your dog may do?

🐾The stimulus… in the example of a dog reactive dog, if the other dog is a young puppy off the lead, then your dog’s threshold may be significantly greater, as the other dog may rush over to say “hello”.

We are able to tell if our dogs are on the limit of their threshold by observing their body language and vocalisation.

Each situation is unique, so please be aware that your dog WILL react differently, in different situations/on different days/indifferent weather conditions/environments/with different people etc. so make sure you adjust your training accordingly, so it’s fair on them…

07/05/2020

06/21/2020

Dogs only pull as long as pulling keeps working for them! 🐶💡

06/16/2020

The 4th of July is right around the corner! Prepare your dogs and puppies now while you have time.
🐶🎇🇺🇸

06/11/2020

Want more offleash freedom for your dog? I can help!

06/09/2020

You can also do this with young puppies to prevent the fear from developing in the first place 🐶💡

06/08/2020

For those with a pandemic puppy, here’s an easy way to socialize at home 🙂

05/01/2020