Hartley's Hounds Dog Training provides obedience, behavior and puppy training, as well as virtual coaching consultations.
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We offer free evaluations to help you learn more about how we can help you and your dog. Micronesian Muttz Dog Training started in 2013 by Jon and Ruthie Hartley. Jon earned a BA in Sales and Marketing from the University of Providence in 2003. He began dog training professionally for Sit Means Sit-Houston in 2011. His wife, Ruthie graduated from the University of Houston with a BA in Education in
2007. She began her dog training profession as a volunteer for Sit Means Sit-Houston in 2012. Micronesian Muttz is a member of The International Association of Canine Professionals, AKC CGC Evaluators, Pet First Aid & CPR Certified and holds a Guam business license. They continue their dog training education by attending dog training workshops in the U.S. mainland, participate in dog training and behavior webinars, actively partake in private forums for professional dog trainers, and take time to read and discuss dog psychology and training literature. Jon and Ruthie live in Guam with their three year old daughter and four dogs, Halyn, Texas, Brodi and Aiya.
We've been going for walks early in the morning since it's getting hotter every day. The dogs definitely appreciate the nicer weather. They're getting older, so we've been going on shorter walks. Took advantage of today's overcast weather and had a mid-day walk. 🐾💙🐾
Meet Ruby! I've been working with her and her owners for the last two months. We're working on puppy behaviors, learning manners, proper environment exposure and covering proper leash communication. Ruby and I had a great time last week during her Day Train. She's rocking it! 🤙🏼💛🐾 Proud of Ruby and her owners!
Meet Mac, 4 year old lab mix. We had our third lesson last week and training is coming along well.
Here's what we're working on:
- walking nicely on a leash 🙌
- owners are learning how to implement temporary management protocols to control aroused behaviors in the house
- learning door manners
- place command was introduced to teach boundaries
We're looking forward to seeing him again! 🐾🙌🐾
Having a difficult time getting your dog to improve an obedience position or behavioral struggle? Make sure you're following the Three D's of dog training! Break it down for your dog and watch them grow! 🐾🌟🐾
Meet Oreo! I've been working with him and his owner to help with some reactivity towards a family member if they attempt to enter their bedroom, leash reactivity on walks, confidence building, and general obedience.
We had our third lesson earlier this week and I'm happy to see so much improvement. His owner guides him with so much more confidence and intention. Oreo has improved with his behaviors at home (especially with the family member) and is learning how to walk nicely for his owner.
There are still some areas to work on, but I'm proud of the improvement in both Oreo and his owner.
I love how his owner acknowledges the importance of working on herself first in order to be a better dog owner. Something that even professional dog owners practice.
Nice job, Oreo and Mom! 💙🐾
If your dog is struggling staying calm during walks, make sure you're setting up opportunities (outside of walks) for them to practice calm behaviors.
Here are some areas to practice calm behavior. Try them out and let me know what you think. 🤙🏼🐾💚
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Need help with dog training? Schedule a FREE In-Person evaluation today! Let's meet and discuss your dog's struggles and training goals. Learn how to coach your dog to become a more confident, obedient, and calmer (but fun) dog!
🌟 Teachers (active or retired) and first responders receive 10% off initial training session.
🌟 Registration is required. Email me at [email protected] to schedule your evaluation today.
🌟 Check out my training programs at www.hartleyshounds.com.
🌟 This is an evaluation to discuss your dog's behavioral concerns and training goals. I do not provide specific behavioral advice in my free evaluations. However, I will recommend one of my training programs.
Happy National Dog Day! 🐾🐾
Need help with your dog training? Reach out and let's chat! 💚🐾
Here are some simple training tips that can help us be successful with dog training.
Say hello to this cute 14 week old boy, Beorn. We had our second lesson yesterday.
Here's what we covered:
🌟 The importance of building resilience through confidence- building exercises and safe environmental exposures.
🌟 Recommendations on how to add structure and management in the house to help Beorn understand that there are rules and expectations, even as a puppy.
🌟 Introduction to the Place Command - Beorn is a smart and a motivated puppy. We want to introduce a way/place (along with the crate) to settle and decompress.
He rocked yesterday's lesson! 🙌💙
Puppies!!! ♥️🐕
Meet Marrone! We had his initial training session last week. Here's what we covered and what we'll be working on:
🐕Build clear leash communication to help with nice walks
🐕Impulse control (he likes to jump and pees from excitement)
🐕Manners at thresholds
🐕 Confidence-building and proper socialization to prevent leash reactivity from escalating
🐕Recall
He's motivated and ready to learn! We're looking forward to helping Marrone and his owners.
Guam, you are in our thoughts and prayers! 💙 To all our past clients/friends on the island, we hope you, your family and pets are safe! ♥️
Does your dog need some mental stimulation? "Toss out" your dog's food bowl and try something different. I personally love using sniff mats and puzzles for our dogs' meals.
Our dogs always seem more biologically fulfilled and mentally satisfied when we skip the food bowl.
Keep your activity short and simple! Your dog should still enjoy their meal! 💚🐕
Prong collars are a great way to build clarity in your leash communication...when used properly.
Here are a few prong collar keypoints to help you with your training. They may sound simple, but too often we see dog owners using these great tools incorrectly.
If you're unsure of what training tool to use with your dog, reach out and let's chat.
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I'm excited to share one of my new services. I'm now offering Enrichment Home Visits.
If you're looking for ways to stimulate your dog both mentally and physically, check out my website to learn more about my Enrichment Home Visits.
My enrichment activities will give your dog the opportunity to exercise both their mental and physical state, while they learn to problem-solve and gain self-confidence.
I'll bring my training equipment to you and work with your dog in the comfort of your own yard. Owners can hang out and watch or they can continue with their daily work/chores and leave the activities to me.
My enrichment activities are great for those dogs who may need more than just a walk or those who lack confidence. Owners also have the option to pair their Enrichment Home Visit with a dog walk. Check out my website for more details.
I offer free evaluations to learn more about my services.
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Every dog has favorite activities they enjoy doing with their humans.
It's our job as their owners to figure out what activities our dogs enjoy and learn how to use them to build a stronger relationship.
Challenge yourself this weekend and find ways on how you can use your dog's favorite activity to build a stronger bond.
Here are some examples:
🐾 If your dog loves off leash walks, join them in the area they're sniffing. Show them you're interested in what their nose found.
🐾 If your dog enjoys belly rubs, try to figure out what specific areas they enjoy most. Maybe they like scratching around their ears more than belly rubs. Brodi loves massages around his ears.
🐾 If your dog loves to play tug, learn what toy they enjoy playing with most and use that one for more challenging environments.
Hope this helps! Go have fun!
Hanging out at this morning with Brodi. If you're in the Wilmington area and have been thinking about skydiving, make sure to check out our friends at Skydive Coastal Carolinas in Southport! 🪂🐾🪂
Had a nice walk with Texas this morning. Here's a glimpse at what his walk looked like:
➡️ Practice nice manners at thresholds (house door, into and out of the suv)
➡️ Gave him a few minutes to get busy before our walk
➡️ Structure walk 25 minutes (My structure walk for Texas = no sniffing, no markin, or excessive scanning. I don't ask for a strict heel from him. I just need a nice loose leash. He does great on walks.
➡️ Wrapped up with constructive play (tug), normally 10-15 minutes.
We're home now. He's taking a nice nap. 🐾💛🐾
I'm excited to announce the launch of my website! 🎉 Go check it out and let me know what you think. Don't forget to share it with any friends or family that may be needing help with dog training. Link in my bio! 🐾🤙
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Hey, guys!! Happy 2023! 🎉 It's been a while! I've been taking a break from social media since November and it's been really nice! I'm excited about opening up registration for 2023 very soon! I'll be offering virtual and in-person sessions. I'm looking forward to working with some cool new dogs! 🐾 🐾 I'd also like to thank for capturing some sweet shots of me and my gang! 💚
Brodi! 💕 From Guam 🌴 to Leland, North Carolina. Share a photo of your boonie in the comments and tell us where they're strolling now. 🐕🐾
Meet Tipsy! We met with her and her owners for a coaching consultation earlier this week. She's a good and cute puppy, but even good dogs need training and structure. We discussed how and why to use the crate and went over the training marker "yes". She loves to play tug, so we wrapped up our session with a quick session of structure play and demonstrated how to use the "yes" marker. High five to the dog owners who were open minded, asking questions.and ready to incorporate the crate. 🐾🙌
Don't forget I am offering my in-person and virtual coaching sessions at a great deal from now through October. In addition, 100% proceeds go towards supplies for school classrooms in our community.
Check out my pinned posts for more details.
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Had a phenomenal time learning from Larry Krohn this past weekend in Jacksonville, NC. It was definitely a weekend full of great take aways!
We've been following Larry Krohn's training for a while now, so we were stoked when we saw he was coming to NC. A quick 80 minute drive to Jacksonville versus a 20-24 hour flight was pretty cool!
It's always great to meet other dog trainers with the same goals - to continue improving our skills and knowledge to help dogs and their owners live their best lives together, including our own dogs!
We also got to meet Vinnie from .🤙 Both phenomenal trainers!!!
Stoked about our new Hartley's Hounds shirts! 😎💕
Hafa Adai, GUAM! 🤙🌴 We're excited to continue offering our virtual coaching sessions all the way from NC!
During September and October, we are donating all Guam proceeds to Oliver's vet bills and Boonie Flight Project. If you don't know Oliver's story, please make sure to check out .
If you are training your dog on your own, working with another trainer and need a second opinion, or not sure where exactly to begin, let's set up a session and get you started in the right direction.
Contact us to schedule your 90-minute virtual dog training session. For more details, please email us at [email protected].
If you would like to donate directly to Boonie Flight Project, click on the link below.
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We took a short break from our walk to get a quick training session in with the guys. Take advantage of the environment and find a way to use it in your training. 💚🐾🤙🏼
Let me introduce you to the HARTLEY'S HOUNDS Crew! 🐾🙂💚 Running a business requires you to wear many hats. I'm grateful for the love and support that I receive from my husband, daughter, and past/current clients. Sending lots of love to everyone who is working on their own business! We got this! 💚
The beauty of e-collar training is the COMMUNICATION that it allows between me and my dogs, regardless of our distance. 🐕 If our mischievous dog (Brodi) instincts kick in, I have the access to safely guide him back to us using the language of the e-collar, IF needed. 🐾 The e-collar can be a great training tool when used and trained PROPERLY. 🙌 Have questions about off-leash reliability? Reach out and let's chat. I offer free evaluations and virtual consults. www.hartleyshounds.com
Have a sniff mat and need a new way to challenge your dog? Place the mat inside a cardboard box, any imbalanced object, tunnel, kiddy pool, or any area that is challenging for your dog and let your dog start sniffing. Choose an object that will allow your dog to win. Have fun! 🐾🤙
Yesterday was a beautiful day for a quick outdoor arm workout and some "place" work for Texas. 💚 What did our afternoon trip look like? ☀️ 15 min. loose leash walk, with lots of sniffing ☀️ 15 min. arm workout & place work for Texas ☀️ 8 min swing n fling ball game
Halyn's confidence has gone down significantly since we've moved back stateside. She's 11 years old, but still still young and so full of energy, so I'm making sure to continue working on filling in those gaps where fear is sliding in and helping her as much as she needs. Today, I'm using an A frame and K9FITbone for some confidence building exercises. A dog is never too young or too old to work on their confidence, just like humans. 💚🐾 Brodi just "placed" himself in hopes that he would get rewarded...He did! 😀 www.hartleyshounds.com
Stoked about our new Hartley's Hounds shirts! 😎💕
A huge amount of love to all those moms (and dads) who are being awesome parents to both their human and pup kids, especially those with challenging pups! 🐾🤸🏽♀️🐾 We understand it's not always a smooth ride, but learn to celebrate the small wins and enjoy the process of raising both kids and dogs together. It's a fun adventure! You got this! 🐾🤙🐾💚
Don't forget to jump on those real-life training opportunities! 💕🤙🐕
Proud of this girl right here! She's always eagered to be involved in our dogs' training. The dogs are also doing better taking directions from her. High five M, Brodi, Texas and Hayln. 🤙🤸🏽♀️🐕🐕🐕
We're very proud of sweet Maisie and her owner! Maisie struggles with some of insecurities, but her owner has been putting in the work and things are falling into place nicely! Maisie is so much more confident and wonderfully curious about new experiences, not just at home but out in public! Awesome job, Maisie and Bonnie! 🌴🐕🤙
We had a nice mid-week pack walk around Agana. 🤙Thank you to those who were able to join us! 🐕🐕🐕🐕 Our next confidence group class will be Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Keep an eye out for details.
Very proud of our client and her two dogs! One of her goals was to be able to walk both dogs together, and here they are! The walk is not perfect, but progress is going well! Nice job, Linda, Yen and Yang! 🤙🌴🐕🐕
We had a great pack walk today! Thank you to those who were able to make it out. We had an amazing view too! 🤙🐕
We had a great session with Schatzi, 6 month old GSD. We worked on some counter-conditioning (to help shape new "emotions" with new experiences), covered steps to advance the place command (to help build impulse control) and introduced the feeding box (to help build focus and resilience). Schatzi and her owner did a great job with today's lesson.
Teaching Mocha (4 month old German Shepherd) how to have an "off" switch. We love teaching our clients how to play (with a purpose) with their puppies, but it's also very important that our puppies know how to simply hang within a boundary. For this, we teach the place command. With Mocha, this skill will be incredibly helpful when we need her to give grandma personal space and a break.
Teaching Mocha (4 month old German Shepherd puppy) how to settle after playtime. Her owner is learning what to say, handling skills, what not to say, how and when to reward and how to release in this short clip. Nice job, Mocha! 🐕🤙
Brodi, our Boonie dog, will often get over looked when we walk our three the dogs together. Our German Shepherd and Dutch Shepherd usually get all the attention But, Boonie dogs have some nice skills! It's up to us, the humans, to ignite their curiosity and motivation to help them reach the best version of themselves! 🐕🤙🐕
Halyn will be 10 years old next month! Today, marks 8 years since she moved to Guam! 💗🐕🇬🇺
Last puppy session with this gorgeous girl! Today, we worked on restrained recalls, luring into the heel position and discussed how to prevent jumping on guests.
