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Offering on & off leash obedience training and manners for the family dog!
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11/09/2024

Introducing the new pups to each other!

11/05/2024

Welcome Olive the 6 month old mixed breed puppy to training! We trained her family’s older dog a few years ago so naturally when they added Olive, it was a no brainer to get her on the same page with listening and off leash reliability. She has typical puppy issues; she jumps, she’s easily overexcited, she pulls on the leash, she does some demand whining/screetching when she wants something and she sometimes pushes her older housemates buttons. Her owners have tried to teach her some commands and use “no” to disagree with unwanted behaviors with mixed results so they’re really looking forward to the reliability that will come with ecollar training. Her housemate will be joining for some tandem work towards the end of her program, stay tuned!

11/05/2024

Welcome Kodak a 7 month old Goldendoodle puppy to training! He’s here to address common puppy stuff; he jumps, he pulls on the leash, he knows some commands but doesn’t listen reliably and he has a hard time settling down when greeting people. Along with teaching him manners, we’ll be building a strong foundation of obedience that will set him up for a lifetime of success and inclusion with his family!

11/05/2024

Welcome Josie the 8 month old Boykin spaniel to training! This girl is friendly but wildddddd 😜. She means well but her abundance of energy makes her difficult to live with; she pulls insanely hard on the leash (she pulled her owner down and caused her to break her ankle), she’s constantly distracted and focusing on everything but her humans, forget following commands, she jumps up on people and the inside of the doors/windows and basically has no chill.

Her family wants to be able to take her places, have her interact with the grandkids safely and be just able to enjoy her! Over the next few weeks she’ll be learning how to listen to and follow commands reliably so that her family can guide her to behave appropriately in any situation. Training is going to completely change their lives with this little firecracker 🧨. Stay tuned!

11/04/2024

Welcome Callie an 8 month old Golden Retriever to training! She’s the second Golden we’ve trained for her family but they said she’s the complete opposite of their other outgoing guy. When they got her she was already 5 months old and they said from the beginning she’s seemed very timid and anxious. They haven’t been able to walk her much because she freezes up, plants her feet or lays down and refuses to move. She has to be carried to the car and once inside she drools heavily. She had to be carried into the vet for her check up and was nervous but compliant for handling.

I’m SOOOOO glad she’s coming to us right away (her family signed her up immediately 👏 ❤️). All dogs- but especially anxious dogs- THRIVE on structure and clarity and that’s exactly what training will provide for her! She’s a young girl just figuring out her family, the world and how she’s supposed to fit into it all; this will be just the boost her confidence needs to help her blossom into a well behaved and happy family companion! Stay tuned!

11/04/2024

Welcome Lucy the 8 month old Golden puppy to training! She’s here to learn some manners and to gain a reliable foundation of obedience her owners can apply to enjoy life with her more safely and easily. Here are some of the things they’re struggling with:

•leash walking - she bites the leash, has chewed through numerous ones, jumps all over the person walking her, pulls or lays down and refuses to move •inside the house she has to be on a leash otherwise she’s getting into things, jumping on people and has a hard time settling down
•she’s been off leash on their large property but doesn’t always come back promptly when called and likes to find yucky things to eat
•her owners have young grandkids and though they love her and she loves them, her energy can be “too much”

She’s very sweet and her owners absolutely love her, we’re excited to give them a way to communicate exactly what they like and don’t like to her. Clarity is the key to good behavior, stay tuned!

11/04/2024

Welcome Rocco the 1 year old Frenchie (2nd one we’ve trained for his family!) to training! He will be here for 4 weeks to gain a reliable foundation of obedience on and off leash, work on confidence building, address some issues with separation/crate anxiety and to pattern appropriate house breaking habits. His housemate Lili will be joining us for his 4th week so we can address some minor issues with sibling rivalry and so the duo can practice listening and following commands in tandem! Stay tuned!

10/20/2024

Having a great weekend with perfect weather and a great group of dogs!

10/12/2024

Weekend socials are in full swing!

10/11/2024

Welcome Copper the 1 year old Vizsla to training! Her family has had her since she was a puppy and said overall she’s a great dog. She knows a few commands but they’re excited for the reliability and off leash peace of mind that will come with ecollar training. She recently has been growing into some separation anxiety so coming to training now is great- we’ll be able to get a handle on that before it escalates! We’ll also be working on building her confidence overall which will help her mature into a well rounded, family companion!

10/11/2024

Welcome (back) Moose the Golden! He boarded with us last weekend and today his official program starts - boy his family is ready and I can see why! He’s WILD 😜: jumping, pulling to the point of choking himself, eating things he shouldn’t have and constantly moving. His family’s biggest goal is for him to learn to regulate his energy better overall so they can live with him and enjoy him more easily. We’ll be teaching him how to settle on cue and how to follow human direction so that they can allow him to be silly and energetic when appropriate but also calm him down when needed. Stay tuned, he’s going to be amazing! 🤩

10/10/2024

Welcome Coco & Candi the 10 month old Goldendoodle sisters to training! These two are sweet but wild 😜; they jump, they pull, they bark at everything and they’re destructive in the house. They’ve been through another board and train program already 🙃 so they know lots of commands! The issue is their owners don’t have a way to disagree with the unwanted behaviors or a way to hold them accountable for following the commands they do know. Ecollar training will change all of that! I’m SO excited to get these girls under control and on the right track so that their owners can enjoy them without worrying about getting hurt! Stay tuned!

10/09/2024

🐾Spidey the mini Schnauzer graduated yesterday after spending 3 weeks training with us! This feisty little guy had some habits that needed addressing- barking at everything, pulling on the leash, chasing and nipping at the kids ankles and less than reliable listening. After teaching him the language of the ecollar, we transferred it all over to his owners who now have an effective way to disagree with the things they don’t like AND cue between alternative behaviors! The smile on his owner’s face while taking him for a walk in heel for the first time says it all! Have a blast guys! 🐾

10/09/2024

🐾Tigris the mixed breed graduated today! This quirky lady made lots of progress in 3 weeks with her overall listening skills and ability to take direction. Her family can use her new training to provide her with structure around the house which will help continue to pattern her outdoor potty habits (she wasn’t reliably housebroken before) and to keep better tabs on her on the farm! 🐾

10/09/2024

🐾Goose the Borderdoodle graduated after 4 weeks of behavior modification with us! And WOW what an amazing turnaround from the over reactive, insecure and anxious guy that he started as. Now he has the skills to go for a lovely, relaxed walk in heel without constantly scanning and exploding. He understands how to listen to and take direction from his owners and they can guide him to make better choices. The future is looking much brighter for this guy and his family! 🐾

10/09/2024

🐾Rip the Catahoula/GSD/Malinois mix graduated! This high energy guy came to us knowing lots of commands but struggled to focus or pay attention without food or while outside; this meant his owner couldn’t put his skills to practical use. We spent 4 weeks teaching and proofing a set of obedience commands that his owners can use to hold him accountable and gave them a clear way to disagree with any unwanted behaviors. We also taught him how to settle/be calm on cue which is SO helpful with high drive working types like him. It all came together so nicely for his owners at graduation and I’m so excited for them and their new possibilities! 🐾

10/07/2024

🐾Sweet Maya graduated after 3 weeks with us! Her owners did a fantastic job teaching her the basics but were having a hard time getting her to listen around distractions and with some persistent unwanted behaviors. After Ecollar conditioning with us, they now have a way to communicate to and hold her accountable off leash, at a distance and around distractions. They also have an effective way to say “no” which will be a game changer for stopping some of her less than desirable habits (eating 💩🫣😅). We’ll miss you Miss Maya! 🐾

10/07/2024

🐾 Sam the Golden Retriever graduated today after being reunited with his owners and housemate (one of our graduates) Ziggy! This handsome dude came SO far over the past few weeks learning how to listen and take human direction and gained a TON of confidence along the way! Now that both dogs are on the same page, home life will more peaceful and so many adventures are possible! Be good boys! 🐾

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Videos

Josie the Boykin continued on her new and improved walk in heel and practiced some down stays along the way for the first time outside of the yard, good girl!

Continuing ecollar down with Olive! When they start defaulting into the down when you leave them in a stay you know they’re on the right track ❤️

Chipping away at the down stay with Lucy! She thinks laying down and then holding still is incredibly boring 😂 but she’s coming to terms with the fact that it’s not up for debate when we ask!

Working more on Callie’s down stay and her ability to listen/follow directions in general! She’s one who wants to run away or shut down if she’s unsure so slowly pushing her out of her comfort zone and asking her to work under pressure is SO important for building her confidence.

Kodak the doodle’s learning to listen and follow human direction without needing a food bribe! Can you believe he’s only 7 months old?!?!

Rocco the Frenchie is working on his heel command: learning to walk nicely beside my left leg without pulling, zig zagging or putting on the brakes.

Rocco the Frenchie’s owner tells us about why he’s here for training! His housemate Lily’s name comes up a few times as their household dynamic has changed since Rocco joined; don’t worry she’ll be joining us for his last week so we can get them listening and working together in tandem! *I’m behind getting this video posted, he’s actually 1/4 weeks into his time with us and is coming along nicely- I’m happy to report he’s accident free so far! Spending a month in our highly structured training environment will be a nice reset so we can send him home with a month straight of patterning appropriate potty habits which will help him transition back home to the scene of his 🚽 crimes more smoothly.

Lucy the Golden puppy is 1 week into her training program with us today! Let’s look back at drop off day last week to see where she started!

Sweet Callie the Golden Retriever puppy is 1 week into her training program today - take a look back at drop off day to see some of the issues her owners were struggling with and why they decided to bring her to training! She’s come so far already, 2 more weeks to go!

Josie the Boykin is working on her heel command! Along with being a much nicer way to walk her without the insane pulling, being able to take her for structured walks in heel are a hugely valuable exercise in leadership! Learning to focus on her person instead of constantly being a million mph doing her own thing is fantastic mental stimulation for her and will help improve her behavior in lots of other areas. Good work Josie!

Olive and I worked on her heel command today! She wasn’t so sure about this new way of walking and tried quite a few options in protest but eventually settled on following nicely. She’s coming along!

Kodak the Goldendoodle and I are out for a walk working on his heel command! Heel cues him to walk nicely at and following my left leg without pulling, zigzagging or overexcitement.