One of the things we are working on with Lucky while he’s here is how to be neutral around other dogs, particularly males. He also needs to be very comfortable in a muzzle, so we are practicing him wearing it in different settings. Since it’s extremely cold outside today, the boys are spending time on their places just hanging out while we cook (Chili! 🥣), clean, and work on taxes. #dogtraining #crbrsk9 #bully #placecommand #chillvibes
Serena
This is Serena. She’s got an interesting history. She’s finally learning all the pet things. This is not, by any means, a “perfect” example of a training session, but this is progress for her. And that’s all that matters.
Mr. B went with me to Home Depot last night to pick out some plants and check out a few things. He is working on his socialization around unknown humans, loud noises, and all the distracting things. We worked on some more confidence building and he did great! #dogtraining #gsd #germanshepherd #behaviormodification #confidencebuilding #crbrsk9
Happy 1st Friday of Fall 2024. 🍁
If your dog walks tend to go like this 👇🏻, give us a call!
At Cerberus K9 Services, our mission is to help you improve communication with your dog and build confidence in your ability to handle any situation together as a team.
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We offer:
🏨 Board & Train
🏠 Private Lessons
🏫 Day Training & More!
All of our training programs include teaching you and your dog the following:
✅Walk Nicely on Leash
✅ Sit And Down
✅ Come when called
✅ Go to Place
✅ Door Manners
✅ Crate Training & Manners
✅ Appropriate Socialization
Our training programs are also designed to address mild to serious behavioral problems including, but not limited to:
Dog-to-dog aggression
Human aggression
Resource/food guarding
Separation anxiety
Excessive barking
Mouthing
Nipping
Counter surfing
Jumping up
Leash reactivity
Dogs fighting in the home, and
Extreme fear-based behaviors.
All of our client pups who have completed a training program are eligible for boarding, doggie daycare, group classes, and more!
Let’s talk about how we can help you! #dogtraining #dogwalk #looseleashwalking #happyfriday #happyfall #crbrsk9
Bailey has been introduced to Skye and Harley may have some competition for her bestie status! Skye, Abigail, and Ranger are helpful with socializing dogs, and the playtime is a great way for pups to decompress between training sessions.
#dogtraining #playtime #dogsocialization #puppysocialization #crbrsk9
We are at a point where Mr. B has learned he can turn off the emotions when some of his triggers are presented. We will continue working on additional triggers over the next couple of weeks.
Now it’s time to start building additional motivators for him that we can use when we take him out into public places. Today we started adding play into the picture and checking for areas in his original obedience training (through another trainer) that might need additional work.
What we found is something we see frequently in dogs that were trained using ecollar before obedience foundation work was really on solid footing. He’s stim dependent and does not give us the desired behavior without it. He also requires the use of much higher stim levels than we typically need to use when trained differently. It’s problematic for a number of reasons we will talk about at a later date. We will be redoing his foundation work to address the issue.
His “out” or “drop/leave it” is also stim dependent. We will be teaching him a new way to give us the “out” in which his reward is the next engagement with us and the desired item.
We also found that Mr. B, who is a higher drive working breed, has learned that when he’s in prey drive, he gets his reward (including all the adrenaline, dopamine, etc.) away from his handler (primarily via long distance high intensity fetch). Fetch can be great for exercise, but unless he is also taught that handler engagement is the highest value reward, this can be problematic because the reward can be seen as the chase of the ball away from the handler instead of the reward being the continued engagement with the handler. This becomes a more serious issue in dogs that have developed reactivity to environmental triggers. We are teaching him that play brings him closer “in” to a relationship with his handler instead of “out” to go get his reward elsewhere.
We will be introducing some more of his triggers around the dopamine bo
Today we had an Onboard Session with Toby and his family. He’s got some overreactive behavior outside and he doesn’t like when new people visit his house. We are going to be helping him learn a new way of interacting with the world through private lessons. He wasn’t sure what to make of things when I arrived, but he definitely lit up when we went outside to play. He’s food motivated , and I also showed his owners some new ways to use both his food and his favorite toys as rewards to increase their engagement!
#dogtraining #reactivity #reactivitytraining #dobermanmix #crbrsk9
Happy Friday! Ozzy is out with Skye playing ladies man this evening. ❤️#dogtraining #playtime #pitbullmix #coonhoundmix #amstaff #crbrsk9 #crbrsk9_skye
Clients: Did you get our 8/17 Newsletter? If not, please message us directly ASAP so we can verify that we have the correct contact information in our new system. There are a lot of new events in the works, and you won’t want to miss out! #dogtraining #news #newsletter #fallevents #grouplessons #packwalks #moretocome #crbrsk9
We spent some time with Kona for a follow up lesson this evening. She’s still working through some issues with fear of unknown humans, and today she didn’t hesitate to come get her snuggles when I arrived. Lots of progress happening for her, and we will continue to work with her and her family to get her to a better place mentally. #dogtraining #behaviormodification #fearfuldog #sweetgirl #aussie #privatelessons #crbrsk9
Happy National Dog Day from these two ragamuffins 😍#nationaldogday #bullybreeds #pitbull #amstaff #bully #crbrsk9 #crbrsk9_skye #crbrsk9_kodiak
Not all things in dog training are black and white. Because all dogs (and families) are not the same, different approaches work better for different dogs, and the best trainers remain flexible in the methods they use to best train the particular dog in front of them.
That being said, one of the few things tending to be more clear cut, (some would even call it black and white) is that almost all dogs and their humans benefit from structure and boundaries.
When dogs come to us for training, one of the things they learn is our routine. Routines build expectations, and how we use those moments of interaction (or non-interaction) contributes to every dogs’ success or failure at other moments. Timing and consistency is key to teaching our pups the things we want them to learn and to avoid inadvertently teaching those things we would prefer they not learn. Clear expectations are a vital part of building a strong relationship with any dog.
Our kennel room opens at 7:00am each morning and drop offs begin at 7:30am. Morning coffee time while everyone gets to potty, stretch their legs, and play each day is a part of our routine that everyone enjoys!
#dogtraining #structure #routines #boundaries #consistency #expectations #relationshipbuilding #crbrsk9
Practical, Dependable & Balanced Dog Training and Behavior Modification - Pet Dogs. North Texas.
