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Are you tolerating too much from your dog?Take a listen to find out and what you csn do about it. #dogtraining #dogsoftiktok #dogtrainer #losangeles #puppytraining #puppy #doglover #doglife #lifestyle #losangelesdogtrainer #ladogs #dogadvice #dogtrainingtips

On leash dog greetings? Should you or not? I explain why this can create problems depending on how your dog’s energy state is and how it can impact how the introduction will go. And what to do instead.The best thing for introducing your dog to another dog is simply movement and decompressing your dog to a calmer mind space before allowing them to sniff and interact.Take a listen 👂 to find out what I suggest is the best approach to making introductions positive, fun, and preventing reactive behaviors or scuffles. Have questions? Comment below 👇 Need help with your dog? Visit our website link 🔗 in our Bio above ⬆️ #doggreetings #dogintroductions #dogtrainingtips #leashwalking #dogparks #movement #doglife #dogtrainer #dogtrainingadvice #dogmom #puppy #doglover

What do we #dogtrainers mean by lifestyle approach training? Why is it more important than just obedience commands? Take a listen 👂 to find out some examples of what I mean how you can implement these into your dog’s 🐕 daily life. Some of the biggest ones are:•No rushing out of crate •No rushing out front 🚪(set boundaries and work on door thresholds)•No running all over the house (teach calm behaviors)•No barking out windows or at the fence line •Utilize the crate/kennel when you’re home to prevent separation anxiety and allow your dog to relax away from you•Set boundaries for the kitchen or a room in your home•Don’t allow your dog on furniture(can be a privilege for good continued behavior and no seeing resources guarding in any way)•No sleeping with you on your bed(earned privilege like above)•Don’t give your dog too much freedom to roam your house right away(use a leash for redirection guidance and watch your dog/puppy) These are some examples to not allow or what you can do instead as you work with your dog to set rules and boundaries while enforcing them so your dog have clear expectations in your home with your direction and guidance. Make your dog’s daily life more predictable by building up good habits for them to follow by to seeing better behaviors from your dog. I hope this helps! Need more help with your dog? Visit our 🔗 link in our Bio above. Give us a 📨 DM message, call ☎️, or email 📧 us! Happy Training! 🐶 #dogtrainertips #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingvideo #dogtrainingadvice #puppy #losangeles #losangelesdogtrainer #sfv #ladogtrainer #ladogs #socaldogtrainer #lifestyle #dogmom #dailydog #gooddog #obediencetraining

Does your dog run out the front door 🚪 when it’s open?If yes, then setting more clear boundaries is key to your dog understanding the rules of the house. I’m working this pup through being able to be loose in the house calmly while understanding when the door needs to be open for a few minutes, he cannot just run or follow me out the door. This is great for when you have to bring groceries in, grabbing the mail, taking things to your car, ect. Setting a invisible line that he cannot pass when he is roaming free or putting him in a Down command that comes with an implied stay until he’s free to roam again. Impulse control and calm mind for the win! 👏🏻Need help setting more boundaries with your dog? Message Us or visit our website 🔗 link in our Bio ⬆️#dogtraining #boundaries #dogtrainer #losangeles #losangelesdogtrainer #dog #puppy #pitbull #doglover #dogmom #viralvideos #dogreels #ladog #sfv #socaldogs #dogtraining101 #puppytraining

Teaching your dog to walk on leash shouldn’t take weeks or months long. They’re many approaches and training collars/leashes you can use to create a better walk with your dog. In this video, we go from flat buckle collar where Drac is pulling me and leading the way to prong collar.He can pull much stronger, too, especially when he’s overstimulated seeing other dogs or prey animals. Although it’s just out of excitement, he’s pretty dog friendly, but that’s no excuse to drag me towards them. With the change of tool to prong collar, this is where the magic begins. And no, the prong collar is no magic trick 🪄. It’s how you use it to make the walk effective with its directional guidance. How do we begin? We use leash work by teaching the dog what pressure & release means which is to follow me going all directions to the point where they naturally start to go into follower mode with you without as much leash guidance. Then you know you are the right track to creating the best walk with your dog. Once we have this down, now we can begin to shape the walk with a more connected dog.Keeping your leash short but loose will help to have good control and an easy way to guide your dog back into heel/loose leash position by your side when working on the walk with your dog.Adding in auto stops and directional changes can test them to see how well they are with following your lead. This is just a little video of Drac going from pulling to walking nicely by my side. Being only his 3rd walk so far with distractions of dogs and those pesky squirrels 🐿️, he’s doing a great job. I also decided to test him on loose leash walking as well. He did amazing! Not too bad for this once strong pulling beast! 😊🐕Need help with your walk with your dog? Click our link in our Bio to check out our website and our Training Programs.Contact Us by message on here, email, phone call, or contact form on our website link in our Bio. #dogwalking #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips

Are you giving into your dog’s attention seeking? Do you follow through with commands you gave your dog or do you give in and allow them to break anyway?

Why the Place Command? The biggest reason is to have your dog learn it’s okay to be away from you at a distance in one area and not attached to your hip, following you around all day in your home which can create separation anxiety in your dog. Especially when you need to leave your home to prevent your dog from developing constant barking, whining, or destructive behaviors when away from you or they’re out of your sight.This helps your dog learn to have some relaxation time and independence from you while they’re in one spot(dog bed, cot, rug) as you go about your day. You’ll help your dog build up good impulse control, a calmer mindset, and for your them to wait for your direction and permission to be released from the command. Place command isn’t just about creating separation from you throughout parts of your day, it’s also a great way for your dog to remain calm and control their urges when out in public to not get over stimulated to be too excited or go into reactive tendencies(barking, lunging, growling, chasing) when around distractions of people, other dogs, moving objects, small animals, and so on passing by. Remember, a calmer mindset is key for your dog so they can display appropriate, good manners in your home and out in different environments in the real world full of crazy distractions. Help your dog by giving them the gift of calmness and relaxation with Place Command.Need help with this? We got you! Message us 📧 or visit our website link 👩‍💻 in our Bio above 👆to get in touch with us! We’re here to help you and your dog create the best life for the both of you. 😊 #dogtraining #puppytraining #boardandtrain #daytraining #dog #dogtrainer #losangelesdogtrainer #ladogtrainer #puppy #calmdog #placecommand #gooddog #socaldogs #cockerspanielpuppy #relaxation #dogmom #doglover #puppytrainingtips

Here are the 4 reasons why you should Crate Train your dog. Take a listen 👂⬆️ 1. Potty Training & Routine This helps teaching your puppy to go on a routinely schedule when you take them outside and using the crate to not allow too much free roaming time to prevent accidents in your home. In between, you can do fun stuff like play, training sessions, walks, ect. 2. Calm & Safe space This allows your dog or puppy to relax comfortably in the crate like a den like space for them. Your puppy especially should be sleeping majority of the day so give them time to rest when you cannot fully supervise them out in the house. Of course, keep an eye on them in the crate, too! 3. Independence from youThis helps to prevent attachment and separation anxiety issues or behaviors from your puppy or dog. Giving them time to be in the crate away from you and not follow you around the house all day will help your dog learn to relax and not worry about you or what’s going on during parts of the day when you’re home. This will allow your doc to remain calm when you do have to crate your dog when you leave your home for periods of time. Your puppy/dog won’t build up anxiety or have freak out moments when out of your sight or away from you. 4. Helpful for may other situationsThis means when you teach your dog to be calm and comfortable in the crate for periods of time, your dog be less stressed when you go on vacation trips while having to leave them behind in boarding kennel or at someone’s house, or when you take your dog to the vet or groomers. Or maybe you want to take a trip and include your dog with you. Having them safely ride in the car by using the crate will prevent your dog from becoming over anxious, over stimulated, and not be bouncing around the car. Your dog can remain calm in the car by laying down in the crate and making it a better experience for both you and your dog. I hope this helps! Happy Training! 🐶 Need help with your puppy? Not sure where to s

Yeah With Pepper(#deafdog), I was working him on Recall drills from cot to cot. This is to help him not just recall but follow me to guide him to Place or where I want him to go or do next. I started off with leash guidance to help shape Pepper to come towards me, follow me, and then guided him to the cot.Next was to test him without leash guidance only using body movement, hand signals, and Ecollar taps.Pepper did a great job! We’re also working on him not being too antsy during recall drills by picking the leash up that at first would temp him to come off cot before I wanted him to. Also breaking up the pattern to not do recall reps one after another and mix it up by walking to other cot and then walking away or to middle area between each cot before going back to other to recall him helped him to stay more relaxed/still until I motioned to him to come to me and follow mode. Once we worked it all out, Pepper had more clarity in what I wanted from him. 👍🏻 #dogtraining #recalltraining #obediencetraining #obedience #offleash #deafdogsrock #deafdogtraining #ecollar #ecollartraining #trainyourdog #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingthatworks #gooddog #lovebyleading #losangeles #ladogtrainer #losangelesdogtrainer #socaldogs #sfv #dogmom #dAilydog #dogreels

Why is Crate Training your dog a good thing? 🐕Here are the 4 reasons why it’s a good idea to teach you puppy or dog on how to relax in a crate or kennel. I hope this helps! Reach out by messaging us if you need more help.Visit: letsgok9training.com for more information on our training programs from private one on one packages, board and train programs from puppy, off leash, and behavior modification.Enjoy! Happy Training! 🐶#dogtraining #cratetraining #puppytraining #calmmind #relaxation #calmdog #dog #puppylife #separationanxiety #boundaries #peaceofmind #dogreels #dogtrainingtips #puppytrainingtips #cratetraining101 #mondaymotivation #may #dogmom #dailydog #gooddog #obediencetraining #pitbull #germanshepherd #doodlesofcalifornia #socaldogtraining #losangeles #virtualtraining #dogtrainer #petdog

In this video I talk about why I’m using the Tone button for recalling dogs and how to change the button settings on the remote Ecollar.Typically throughout the years I’ve always used the Stim S button on Ecollars for Recall/Come command and it’s worked nicely being able to go up or down in levels used as a reminder base system or calling dogs off distractions. However the “T” Tone button has becoming more of an interest from seeing many other Ecollar trainers using this method for recall and off leash purposes with the beeping sound when your dog may be too far to hear your verbal command but also not having to dial up on stim button unless it’s an emergency situation.I found dogs respond nicely to the beep sound once it’s paired with the verbal Come command and makes it a quick and easy way for dog owner to communicate to their dogs. It’s like a tap on the shoulder reminder to tell your dog to come to you if further away.I’m recalling liking adding this use of Tone for recall training in my programs. I find it’s become very affective and making recalls much shaper during the training process. :)Interested in our Ecollar training programs? Message Us or visit: www.letsgok9training.com for more information. #dogtraining #dogreels #dogvideos #puppytraining #ecollartraining #ecollar #offleash #adventuredog #boardandtrain #daytraining #privatedogtraining #losangeles #ladogtrainer #sanfernandovalley #encino #tarzana #shermanoaks #woodlandhills #simivalley #boxerdog #pitbulls #labradoodle #dogsdoingthings #petdogtraining

How does your dog walk with your dog look? 🐕Do they walk with you? Pulling on the leash?Lead the the way? In this quick but cute video I show you how your walk can go from a disconnected dog who either pulls or leads the way to having a more focused dog who walks nicely at your pace by your side. Allows for more connection between human and dog. And by using training tools that work to help you guide and direct your dog along the way. With that being said…it’s also important to address the small moments before heading out for the walk. This looks like:•Not allowing your dog to rush out crate. They should wait calmly until you give permission to exit. •Your dog waiting at door 🚪 or gate thresholds to follow you out the door. •Not allowing your dog to stay in an over arousal state. This leads to a dog’s mind being over distracted and hard time for them to focus on the task at hand and can lead to reactivity of lunging/barking to come out during the walk. So once you tackle these moments with your dog and they’re in a good mental space, you’re ready to head out for your walk with your dog. :)...Need help? Not sure where to start? We got you! Message Us or head over to our website to learn more about our programs. Web: www.letsgok9training.com

Today I took Remi the #germanshepherd out to the park for a training session to see how far he’s come along with his training during his 3 week Board & Train program.He’s been doing very well by staying tuned in with me, having great listening skills, and responding nicely by being in a calm manner when it comes to other dogs, people, bikes, and so on. Before he would want to become reactive by barking and lunging towards them when out on walks and in public and now he remains calm and ignores them. Very proud of Remi’s progress and how he’s come along during his training program which is nearing the end. I cannot wait for his owners to come and be able to relay the information on how to best communicate to him and provide them the tools the will make the process going smoothly with what they want from him in a way he understands.#dogtraining #ecollartraining #offleash #adventuredog #reactivedog #leashtraining #park #socaldogs #losangeles #losangelesdogtrainer #ladogtrainer #dogreels #pitbull #goldenretriever #puppytraining #boardandtrain #fun #leadership #relationshipgoals #dogrescue #gooddog #sfv #privatedogtraining #dogpark

How you hold the leash with your dog will help when walking them. Now this isn’t the only way to hold a leash for walking your dog, but I find it to be safest, secure, and allowing for better control.When you keep your leash short but slack at the end, you prevent your dog from:•pulling, zig zagging, dragging you along •marking every tree or bush, sniffing the ground •lunging towards other dogs, squirrels, people, or moving objects Instead you get with a short leash: •your dog walking by your side •more connection from your dog•helps you to quickly control situations that may pop up with ease •makes walks more safe •prevents you or your dog getting injured •allowing you to help direct or guide •correct unwanted behaviors quickly •makes the walk more enjoyable •allows you to give your dog permission to go potty or have a break time than your dog dragging you towards tree •and much more! What sounds better? Being dragged around during your walk with your dog?Or does a walk where your arm is more relaxed, your dog is walking by your side all nice and calm, and they’re looking up to you with good focus and a big smile sound more intriguing? If you want a nice peaceful walk with your dog, first you need to get respect in your home, then take the steps to teaching your dog a good structured heel, followed by keeping your leash short and slack for ultimate control which will allow for more enjoyable walk with your dog. I know it may look fancy how I’m holding the leash, but once you do, you’ll find it’s quite comfortable and improving your walk with your dog in no time! :) Happy Training! 🐶Need help? Message Us! We would love to help you out! :)

Why use Prong Collars?Prong collars a great tool for directional use to keep your dog in align with you by going at your pace by your side. It allows you to have better control of your dog so you can enjoy your walks with your dog without them constantly pulling or dragging you along the way. Contrary to one’s belief, keeping the prong collar up high on the dogs neck will not cause any discomfort or hurt their wind pipe/respiratory airway system. When applying pressure to your dogs neck, you’ll do in a light way with backwards motion to give them direction to move back to be by your side and release the pressure as soon as they do so. When you’re walking your dog, you’ll keep the leash short but have a slack in it (think J shape at end of leash\where collar starts) without having tension on the prong collar until you need to guide them pressure and release method in the training or reminder phase to stay with you. The prong collar can also be used as a corrective device to prevent your dog from displaying full reactivity of lunging, barking, growling towards triggers like other dogs, people, objects that causes them to be insecure or to be in defensive mode to react towards. By giving them a small pop sideways motion from left to right(think of small flick of your wrist motion), you’ll look for your dog’s body language (ears perked up, chest moving forward, hackles on neck, scanning, ect.)that’s revving them up to want to become reactive and stopping the cycle before it completely happens in that moment. This way your dog understands they don’t need to become reactive/defensive and you show them you have full control of the situation by giving your dog space to lessen the pressure when the distraction is near or coming towards your dog and keeping them focused only on you while you continue to keep moving during your walk. Let them know they don’t need to worry about it. You’ll dog will feel more at ease when they know you got their back by advo

How can I get my dog to be calm? Teach the Place Command! 😴 This will help them work on calming their minds down, having self control, boundaries, and independence from you all in one little simple to teach command. 😌 Good thing is, you can have your dog do Place Command: anytime, during any situation, or anywhere- you decide!😊Follow these steps to teach Calm on command for your dog below:1. Leash up your dog2. Walk dog to cot/bed3. Say, “Place” marker word as dog steps onto cot 4. Praise with, “Good”. Reward with food/treats during training reps then fade food out.5. Repeat 2-4 steps but add a “Down” command if dog doesn’t automatically go into a Down. 6. Test your dog by walking around cot then few feet away. 7. Correct any breaking of command by saying, “No”. Then guide dog back on to Place cot/bed again. 8. If dog stays on Place while you walk away for a min or two, Praise and reward.9. Gradually build up duration time up from 5,15,20,30 minutes up to an hour or longer. Do this each time you want your dog to do Place. Now you have a much more peaceful home instead of your dog displaying behaviors such as: barking out window, running wild in the house, chewing on furniture, and so on! Example how to use Place:•Opps! Messy floor, that’s life! Looks like it’s time for me to sweep/vacuum while Rambo chills on Place. Happy Training! 🐶 Need more help? DM, Email, or Call.Check out: letsgok9training.com for more information on our programs. 🐕#calm #placecommand #obediencetraining #doglover #dogs #frenchbulldog #pitbull #doodlesofinstagram #dogmom #dogtraining #leashtraining #gooddog #relaxation #tuesdayvibes #peaceofmind #fun #puppygram #cutedogs #dogbehavior #ladogtrainer #losangeles #socal #sfv #dogreels #dogrescue #contentcreator #howto #dogtrainingadvice #protiptuesday

Does your dog pull on leash? Zig zag all around? Mark everything? Become too excited or reactive towards people or dogs on the walk? If the answer to any of these is YES, the good news is….you can turn your walk into a more enjoyable experience. How so?By setting good rules and boundaries down in your home first to get your pup in a good mental space and reducing entitlement, bratty stuff before even heading out for the walk. These small moments will add up if you don’t address them and it doesn’t require much time for your dog to learn to listen and respect you once you implement them in your daily routine with your dog.The next thing is using training tools to help better communicate what you want from your dog and to help you create a good structured heel with them. Be open to using tools you may have not tried if the current ones are not making a difference over time. If you’re using a harness or head halter but your dog is a pulling machine or you’re still seeing reactivity with your dog- try using a prong collar or ecollar as effective tools that can help create the desired walk with your dog by your side and tackle to stop your dog from barking, lunging, or growling when people or dogs pass by. If you’re just dealing with pulling, maybe a slip lead or martingale will work. However if you don’t change what isn’t working, you won’t see the possibilities you can have with your dog. This doesn’t mean you have to always use those tools for your dog’s life, but there also isn’t anything wrong with that either! Don’t worry about what other dog owners use, it’s what will help your dog in that moment and what works for your individual dog. Happy Training! 🐶If you need help, DM us! Or visit us at: Letsgok9training.com for more information. :)

Q: How can you include your dog but create independence from them in your home? A: Teach them Place Command to help your dog learn to relax in one spot until they’re allowed to be released off. This will help your dog to learn impulse control, waiting for directions, and building up duration at the same time. By having your dog learn to be independent from you will help prevent behaviors like separation anxiety, clinging to you, as well as keeping them out of the way but where they can still be in same area as you. You can incorporate Place in many ways in your daily routine when you are cooking, cleaning, exercising, working at your desk, having guests come over, gardening, out in yard, kids playing, eating dinner, and so on. So many possibilities! 🙂 Also once you feel that your dog is solid on place in the home while building up duration and adding in distractions- try including your dog with you by testing them on place or in a down/stay in public settings such as coffee shops, restaurants, parks, kids sport games, ect. Place is one of the best training tools you can teach your dog to calm the mind down, create independence from you, and having them learn self control no matter what’s going on around them. 👍🏻 *This was Lucca’s first time doing place while I moved around the house . Not bad! Overtime doing this more and more with him, he will learn to relax more by putting his head down on cot for majority of the time. Today was a good test to see if he could stay still while observing me from a distance. Good job, Lucca! 👏🏻

How To: Place Command

Here’s how to teach your dog Place Command which will help your dog understand boundaries, impulse control, and relaxing the mind down. Step 1: Walk your dog to middle of cot for them to step onto it. Then sat, “let’s go” and repeat back and forth going both directions. (Not videoed, will help dog to go onto cot). Step 2: Walk your dog to middle of cot and say marker word, “Place” at same time. Once your dog steps onto cot, praise them with, “Good” and you may use food/treats in beginning. Add a Sit for you dog during these reps. Step 3: Walk your dog to cot and say, “Place” while you continue to walk past cot at same time. This is a good test to see if they step onto cot and won’t follow you off. If they do, say, “No” and have them go back onto cot in. Step 4: Walk your dog to place cot/bed and add in a Down command by either using your hand to guide them into a down from their nose to straight down to cot/bed or step on leash adding some downward pressure until they down and release. You may praise them if they go into a down command and wait a few seconds or a minute. Step 5: When your dog is in a sit or down on place, walk around cot holding leash to test if they will stay. Then drop leash to step away from cot. If they don’t break command, try walking away farther or around area you’re in to see if your dog can control their impulses to not break. If they don’t break and stay, praise them. Step 6: Once your dog understands the boundary setting of Place Command and can stay in a down position without popping up or breaking- try building up duration time with 10, 20, 30, 1 hour or more. If your dog does break command during learning phase or duration time, tell your dog, “No” and use leash to guide your dog back onto Place. Place Command can be used for when you’re cleaning, exercising, office work, cooking, dinner time, having guests come over. It helps to have your dog included but creating independence fr