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📣 REMINDER 📣 We are taking a break from training as we wait for the arrival of our newest pack member! Hannah will be resuming training beginning January 2024. If any current or new clients would like to be added to the waitlist for the new year please email us at [email protected]. Thanks to our pack for all the support!
Lick. Laugh. Lather. 😆🧼👅
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Safe to say DJ Lance Rock enjoyed his bubble bath!
Little G didn’t get the memo that we only work with dogs and not bunnies 😂🤷♀️
Welcome to our Day Train Camp Little G! We’re thrilled to have this super fun girl with us to help her work on her socialization skills as she continues to grow up. Stay tuned for more Little G!
A few health and safety reminders for a happy holiday for both you and your dog 🦃🐕
We’re hiring! If you or anyone you know are interested in joining our team please DM us or email [email protected]
Positions available are Assistant Trainer, Kennel Attendant, & Administrative Coordinator. Swipe through for more info and please share 💛
I love watching older, balanced dogs teach puppies and Ash is a great teacher. I think puppy Quinoa here agrees 🥰
Hi Pack Potential fam! Just a quick post to say we’re on vacation! We’ll be on the east coast spending time with family for a couple of weeks so will be pretty absent from IG and slower to respond to emails and texts while away. We’ll get back to everyone when we return but until then we’ll be soaking up all the east coast family magic, relaxing, and recharging. We’ll see y’all soon 💛✨
Houston, we have (double sheppy ear) lift off 🚀🐰
Grey & Nelson 💛 practicing their threshold work. Set the tone for your walk by asking for calm and making sure you’re relevant before the walk.
Two years without you, little wing. Miss your magical self all the time. Happy you and Li are together again 💛✨
B A L A N C E D
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: being in a state of balance : having different parts or elements properly or effectively arranged, proportioned, regulated, considered, etc.
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The word balanced has become a weighty, overly complicated term in the dog training space and yet, by definition it’s anything but. When people hear “balanced training,” many immediately equate that to punishment or bonkers or heavy corrections. So why do we think about a balanced method this way? Why don’t we think of balanced as proportionate, considerate, harmonious — the things that actually define balanced?
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If I had to describe our training style, I would compare it to walking on a balance beam. Sometimes leaning more to the right, sometimes a bit to the left but striving to maintain our sense of balance, and how and where we take our next step with each dog.
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We see each dog for who they are and what they need, approaching each interaction and training session in this balanced way. This does not mean we never correct a dog. What this means is that we first teach a dog what is expected of them, providing clear and consistent direction and identifying any lack of clarity before implementing an appropriate correction. All to assist the dog in moving towards their own sense of balance.
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That is balanced training. Training with compassion, cooperation, and a proportionate amount of direction vs correction. Balanced training shouldn’t be something that scares people, it should be something that empowers them and their dogs, something that creates stability — a balanced, happy pack.
Meet, Leyla! Leyla is a 3-4 year old shepherd mix rescued from Downey shelter in Los Angeles. This sweet girl is a total goofball with a great medium energy and was even used as the playgroup helper at the shelter! Leyla is great with dogs, people, kids, and walks beautifully on a leash. She is good in her crate, loves to be loved, and is looking for that perfect home that she so deserves. Leyla loves to romp in the yard but is equally happy to snuggle down and relax — with plenty of mental and physical exercise of course! If you’re interested in fostering or adopting Leyla please reach out to us for an application at [email protected]
🐶 Can’t foster or adopt? Please share this post!
🐶 Donations can be made to our 501(c)(3) organization via Venmo
🐶 Thank you for supporting our rescues!
We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all our amazing clients. Thank you for putting in the work, thank you for being dedicated, thank you for not giving up on your dogs when things get tough. While this work can be incredibly physically and emotionally exhausting—especially working in rescue and seeing how many dogs are failed by humans day in and day out—you all, our amazing pack, make it all worth it. Working with you and your dogs is so unbelievably rewarding and we feel extremely lucky to get to do what we do. We are so grateful to all of you. Thank you for showing up for your dogs, keep it up 💛
Wish you were here, Li. Miss your energy everyday. Even a lifetime with you wouldn’t have been enough time. Happy gotcha day, angel.
Happy from this nuggets
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Our goofy, sheppy boy, Liam, is officially looking for his forever family! Liam is your quintessential shepherd - he loves his people and loves to have a job! This boy thrives with equal amounts of physical exercise and mental fulfillment, knows his basic commands, is super dog social and polite in play, crate trained, and a superstar on a leash. Plus, he’s a total dreamboat! 😍
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Liam is UTD on vaccines, neutered, and microchipped. His adoption will include a handoff training session with us to help set him up for success in his new home.
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If you’re interested in adopting Liam please email [email protected] or send us a DM with any questions.
Please share to help this boy find the home he deserves. 💛
📢 We’re hiring! 📢
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We are looking for an individual interested in or knowledgeable about dog behavior and training. The responsibilities of this position will include but are not limited to:
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On-site handling and assisting with training
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Kennel maintenance
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Dog transport
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Occasional overnight care, and more.
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This is a independently CONTRACTED position and is open to those located in the Los Angeles area (preferably San Fernando Valley). One weekend day is preferred but weekly schedule may be flexible.
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Our ideal candidate will be someone trustworthy with dog handling experience, calm and confident energy, and a willingness to learn and grow within a small business.
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To apply, please send your resume or any questions to [email protected]. Please DO NOT 🚫 send applications via DM. They will not be considered. Please share!
Our little sun pig had to have emergency eye surgery today. Poor bubba woke up hardly able to open his eye and turned out his cornea was perforated and his cherry eyes have become problematic, causing him a lot of irritation and pain. He’s staying at the hospital tonight but we should have our little squish home tomorrow, looking like a bit of a pirate. Send him some good vibes and pibble pats please 💛
Pedro 🥺 this sweet ole man is looking for a home to call his own. He is about 8 years young and needs someone who understands shepherds and herding dogs. He loves to work and is a fantastic helper dog, he’s very social! He has some separation anxiety that we’re working through but he has an incredible ability to self-regulate and redirect a lot of his anxiety onto something more appropriate. We think he would thrive in a more rural environment that is more natural to his breed. Anyone looking for a ranch buddy?! Please share Pedro and help find this sweet man his forever home. He deserves it ❤️
Couldn’t do this without the best partner ❤️
Cooper has been hanging out with us for the last week while his parents enjoyed a vacation! Very proud of how far this boy and his fam have come 🥺❤️
Penny is here for boarding! We absolutely adore this big gal! She’s a St. Bernard X Poodle mix 😂 and is just the best.
Meet, Cookie!
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Cookie was recently rescued by . She’s a high energy girl and is staying with us for a bit to learn foundational skills to help set her up for success in her future furever home. This girl thrives on structure, direction, and clear leadership. And she is one smart cookie. Apply to adopt her today!
It’s official, we’re a 6-pack 🐶🐶🐶🐶 We have welcomed Malcolm into our fam and are absolutely thrilled about it. There are many puppies that come through these doors but there was just something about this kiddo that we adored. The decision was easy and organic, and he is fitting into our pack like a dream. Excited to share his journey with our Pack Potential fam. Thank you for rescuing all four pups of our amazing pack 💛
ZUKO!
This cute kid had his first day train with us this week! Zuko is a nervous dog when taken out of his home environment so he is spending time with us to work on building his confidence and getting him properly socialized to the world. He’ll be doing our Board & Train program in December so stay tuned for more on this sweet boy!
Queen Li isn’t feeling well again. Send some loving and good vibes to our girl if you can 💛
Yesterday was incredible. Always so humbled to learn from and be around such amazing company and passion. Forever learning, growing, and bettering myself for every dog and their human. Thank you
Happy Halloween from the Goodest of Good Boys and some very questionable pumpkins 🎃 🍁
Meet, Rex!
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Rex is a very under-socialized boy with pretty severe dog and people reactivity. Here we are working on dialing in Rex’s pack drive and giving him a simple job — to follow. This is one of his hardest spots outside (a lot of work was done before we moved here) and he is doing great. You’ll see his tail is still up and alert but he has a nice open mouth and pretty neutral ears. This result wasn’t immediate and it took about 45 min of reps doing this exercise. He even clocks the dog across the street and continues to follow!His mom is working on relaxing into the walk with little tension on the leash and providing Rex with the confident leadership he needs. Can’t wait to keep working with this dedicated fam!
Very proud of these two! Claire + Tiger & I have been working together for a couple of months now and Tiger has one dedicated mama that is really putting in the work 💛 We helping Tiger by fostering a calm state of mind, building his confidence, and guiding him into making better, more pleasant decisions — ie relaxing on place instead of reacting to the dogs barking. Towards the end of this session Tiger was closer to the barking dog and fully relaxed with his head down on place — his choice. This is Behavior > Obedience.
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i have learned so much by going thru training with Tiger! Hannah ( ) is the best!! here we are practicing “place”~such in important concept for dogs that I never knew about. Tiger is safe when he’s in place, it allows him to calm down…during this session we were practicing place out in the front of the house where there were triggers and distractions. You can see him slowly settle…once his body was relaxed, the hips kinda rolled to the side, he was fully settled. Tiger has come a long way with his attachment to me and his anxiety! We still have work to do, but he’s really getting it!! Thanks to training!! 🐅💪🏼
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Meet, Rex! 🐶 Rex is a very under-socialized boy with pretty severe dog and people reactivity. Here we are working on dialing in Rex’s pack drive and giving him a simple job — to follow. This is one of his hardest spots outside (a lot of work was done before we moved here) and he is doing great. You’ll see his tail is still up and alert but he has a nice open mouth and pretty neutral ears. This result wasn’t immediate and it took about 45 min of reps doing this exercise. He even clocks the dog across the street and continues to follow!His mom is working on relaxing into the walk with little tension on the leash and providing Rex with the confident leadership he needs. Can’t wait to keep working with this dedicated fam!
Very proud of these two! Claire + Tiger & I have been working together for a couple of months now and Tiger has one dedicated mama that is really putting in the work 💛 We helping Tiger by fostering a calm state of mind, building his confidence, and guiding him into making better, more pleasant decisions — ie relaxing on place instead of reacting to the dogs barking. Towards the end of this session Tiger was closer to the barking dog and fully relaxed with his head down on place — his choice. This is Behavior > Obedience. • Repost from @claire_maree64 • i have learned so much by going thru training with Tiger! Hannah (@packpotential_ ) is the best!! here we are practicing “place”~such in important concept for dogs that I never knew about. Tiger is safe when he’s in place, it allows him to calm down…during this session we were practicing place out in the front of the house where there were triggers and distractions. You can see him slowly settle…once his body was relaxed, the hips kinda rolled to the side, he was fully settled. Tiger has come a long way with his attachment to me and his anxiety! We still have work to do, but he’s really getting it!! Thanks to @packpotential_ training!! 🐅💪🏼
Mornings with these three + @janeworkingdogs are the absolute best ❤️
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