Dogpoint, Lewes, DE (2026)

12/31/2025

Happy New Year!

Thank you to all my clients, connections, and followers.

You've truly made a positive impact on my 2025.

This year I've:

Learnt a lot of lessons from people
Learnt a lot of lessons from dogs
Experienced up's and down's
Trained in 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇹🇹 🇬🇧

I've grateful for every one of you.

And I'm especially thankful for my community on here!

You know yourselves 😁

Here's to the new year 🥂

I look forward to training with you in 2026!

P.S. Force is currently snoozing next to me 😴

12/30/2025

🚨 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 24 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 🚨

If you’ve been meaning to fix your dog’s behavior…
this is your sign.

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Perfect if you’re a busy professional and you’re done dealing with your dog's:

👉 leash pulling
👉 jumping up
👉 reactivity / aggression toward dogs or people
👉 separation anxiety

Start the new year with a dog you can actually enjoy living with…

and save money doing it.

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12/29/2025

DOGS NEED BEAUTY SLEEP
(and here's why)

Just like us...

They need to recharge.
They need time to heal.
They need to mentally switch off.
They need to sign out of a hectic world.

And what happens if they don't get their precious beauty sleep?

Just like us...

📝 They get cranky
📝 They become irritable
📝 They develop a short fuse
📝 They start becoming anxious

So as owners, we need to ensure that they get a sufficient amount of sleep.

That means:

❌ Not playing with them 24/7
❌ Not giving them constant attention
❌ Not giving them constant affection
❌ Not letting them burn themselves out

It's our responsibility to ensure they get what they need.

So audit your dog's sleeping pattern,

and ensure they're getting at least:

12-14 hours a day for adults
16-20 hours a day for puppies

P.S. This is my boy Force, snoring like a big man that worked all day 😂

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/27/2025

ATTENTION ALL PUPPY OWNERS

This is how you start training

Not by teaching full blown obedience.

But by imprinting your puppy with basic rules.

Why?

Because their brain is barely developed,

so they won't understand complex commands.

Look how I taught my puppy:

👉 How to sit and wait for his food

👉 That he cannot growl at me when I'm around his food.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵?

It teaches them to:

✅ Have impulse control

✅ And that they cannot resource guard their food

Two basic sets of desired behaviors and understandings.

Nothing complex.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲?

📝 A dog that sits and waits for something they want

📝 A dog that doesn't growl at their owner over food

📝 A dog that now understands rules.

📝 Prevents future behavioral problems.

And watch how simple it is.

It took me less than 5 minutes a day.

So before you get overwhelmed with how to train your puppy...

Focus on the very basics first.

P.S. This video is from 2021 when my Rottweiler, Force, was a puppy.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/25/2025

Millions just got Christmas puppies.

And they could really use instructions. 🐾

If someone you know just got one,

they probably have no idea what to do next

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀.

So here's my Limited-time Christmas deal:

20% off my 1-month training package

$400 → $320 with code CHS20

Book → Select → Recurring 4 times → CHS20

Don’t wait and let them panic-search for a trainer in two weeks.

Book it now and save them the headache.

Direct booking link:

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My contact form link:

https://www.dogpoint.pet/contactus

For the contact form, put “CHS20” in the subject.

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No Drive... No Joy

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from Force and I 🎄

to you and your family!

Thank you to everyone that means the world to me on here.

All my clients, connections, and followers.

I appreciate each and everyone of you!

Every single:

Like
Comment
Private Message

Thanks for your love and support!

P.S. I would love to see your Christmas doggie photos

-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/25/2025

Do not share cookies with your dog

(keep them for yourselves 😆)

Joke aside folks...

Be extremely careful about the cookies, cake, and general Christmas food that you share with your dog.

They're only supposed to get treats that are safe to eat.

But let's be realistic here, I know after they stare at you relentlessly...

You may give in 😔

JUST MAKE SURE that whatever you give them is safe for them to consume.

Here's a list of food to avoid no matter how much your dog begs you:

🍫 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 / 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗮 / 𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼

→ cookies, brownies, chocolate milk

🧁 𝗫𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹 (“𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳-𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦” 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳)

→ cookies, candy, gum, some peanut butters

🍇 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 / 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 / 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 / 𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀

→ fruitcake, mince pies, pudding, panettone

🧄 𝗢𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗰 / 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 / 𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

→ stuffing, gravy, seasoning mixes

🥜 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀

→ cookies, mixed nuts

🍷 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹

→ eggnog, rum cake, brandy sauce, spilled drinks

☕ 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲

→ coffee/espresso desserts, tiramisu, mocha stuff

🍞 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵

→ proofing rolls/bread/cinnamon-roll dough

🌰 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗴 (𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮)

→ eggnog, spiced cookies, holiday spice blends

⚠️ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: This is not veterinary medical advice as I am not medically qualified veterinary doctor.

Please consult your vet

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No Drive... No Joy

12/22/2025

Spot the difference 😆

(if you can)

This photo was taken during an engagement session that my son Michael had with Elena.

You can see the pure drive in those crazy eyes!

Any of you also got a dog with a crazy stare?

12/22/2025

You can be a busy professional and a good dog owner.

But you can’t be “busy” and “winging it”.

After training over 3,000 dogs,

I can confidently say that behavioral problems don’t start as “serious”.

They start as small things you ignore because you were busy.

Then the dog fills the leadership gap.

Dogs love predictability and structure.

Humans love pretending the dog will “grow out of it”.

They won’t.

Here’s the simple playbook I teach busy clients who don’t have time to 'wing it'

Do ✅:

• Mentally and physically stimulate them
• Set and enforce rules and boundaries
• reinforce desirable behaviors
• Spend quality time with them
• Give them structure and routine
• Ensure they get enough sleep
• Obedience Train your dog
• Crate Train your dog
• Fulfill their needs.
• Socialize them
• Be consistent

Don’t ❌:

• go to dog parks
• Skip crate training
• Reward them at the wrong time
• Correct them at the wrong time
• Make excuses for their behavior
• Socialize them wrong way.
• Give them unhealthy 24/7 attention
• Wait for small behavioral issues to grow
• be inconsistent with their training and your leadership.

If you only remember one thing:

Consistency is the key ingredient for being a successful dog owner.

Your dog doesn’t need your entire day.

They need you to be clear and consistent in your communication and leadership.

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No Drive... No Joy

12/22/2025

Baths are great for bonding.

(Record Scratch)

We're talking about dogs here 🤨

But yes — bath time is one of the fastest “trust builders” you can use.

Because it’s controlled handling.

And handling is where most behavior problems start.

Every dog has body parts that feel like a no-go zone.

Paws, Rear flank, Belly, and Ears.

If those areas only get touched when something “bad” happens…

Your dog learns to resist.

A good bath does the opposite.

You touch the sensitive bits.
Nothing scary follows.

They behave well and get rewarded
(A treat or toy)

That’s how you build cooperation.

The best time to start is puppyhood.
Not because puppies love baths.

Because puppies learn positive behaviors and associations the fastest.

And “humans touching my paws is normal” is a very useful positive association.

For rescues, older, or under-socialized dogs, you can still fix this.

It just takes more repetitions and patience.

Slow progress is still progress.

Some confident, protective breeds can be especially opinionated about being handled.

They see you touching them in sensitive areas as an act of dominance.

And they have a higher tendency to have issues with this because their owners slack off on it when they were young.

If you build a calm bath routine early, you earn trust where they usually say “no”.

It’s about teaching them:

𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀.

Which pays off at the vet, the groomer, and every time you need to check something quickly.

Bath time is an excellent opportunity to train and bond with your dog.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/19/2025

Is your dog bored during training?
(READ CAPTION BELOW)

They're bored because they dread it.

Your dog asks themselves...

"What's in it for me?"

Sure... you have treats or toy rewards.

But your energy and presence is mediocre at best.

What you should you is hype them up.

Before the session, briefly play with them.

- Make your body language animated
- Elevate the pitch of your voice.
- Get them super excited.

This makes them excited for what's next.

Repeat this consistently before each session...

And your dog learns that training means have fun.

And they way in on that fun!

Repost ♻️ to help dog owners that are struggling with their dog's training!

P.S. This is Sultan the frenchie, who is usually as lazy as possible.

12/17/2025

You’re struggling with your dog’s long down

(But you can fix it in 30 days)

Here’s why your dog doesn’t stay down when you give them the command.

- You’re inconsistent
- You skip important steps
- You don’t reward them correctly
- You don’t reward them correctly
- You haven’t established rules and boundaries

This is what you need to do:

- lure them with a food or a toy into the down
- Reward them just for the act of going down.
- Then slowly increase the duration.
- Repeat and build.

1 min > 5 min > 10 min > 20 > 30…. etc.

What also helps is teaching them to associate your “down command” with mentally switching off.

AND YOU CANNOT MAKE EXECPTIONS.

If they break the down, start over.

Don’t reward any half a**ed effort.

Successful dog owners follow these steps,

And get a dog that stays down.

Repost ♻️ to help down owners that are struggling with their dog’s long down.

P. S. this pic is of Sultan during his long down.

Ofc he’s displeased because he is being forced to have patience 😂

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