Field trip with Waffles this evening! Waffles has grow tremendously with gaining self independence and not utilizing his handler as a comfort source and learning to deal with impulse control and distractions and loud noises. When Waffles first arrived we had to work through some pretty serious separation anxiety. Of course, there is only so much we can accomplish within a couple weeks vs the years these behaviors have been developed and reinforced so it will be crucial for owners to learn how to continue to help him transition once he graduates. Waffles is a total love bug but it's also important to set boundaries to be cautious on what we are allowing to shape. For Waffles, he must be invited for affectation and we cannot feed into him requesting and demanding attention to make sure we are not inviting those insecurities back. We had a great week of field trips and will continue until graduation on Sunday! 🤗
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Only 5 more weeks until 🎅🏼 comes!!!🎄 Are you ready!? 🫣😬 Only 1 week until 🦃 Thanksgiving?!
Let's be real, nobody likes to visit family and the dog is jumping on the kids or grandparents, begging for food, counter surfing, getting into trash, barking because it's over stimulated from all the changes and excitement. Maybe is to much for another family members dog and there's tension because there's lack of understanding boundaries. Whatever it may be we want to help to ensure you're able to enjoy the holidays with your pups too! 🐶 We've heard it all over the past 10 years and understand the frustration and stress that can come with the holiday seasons. Let us help you! 🤗
Give the gift of a well trained pup to your family and friends this holiday season!
🎁 We offer gift cards for stocking stuffers! Gift cards can be used for training packages and boarding. 🎁
Maybe you'd like to get some training in before the holidays prior to guest's arrival? Maybe you plan to travel and need to plan a staycation for your best friend?
Whichever it is we can help! Spacing is limited so be sure to book early!
🎁 As a early gift to our followers, any new clients who sign up in the month of November (the first 15 only) will receive a special discount offer on our 2 or 3 week Adult Board and Train Programs. (No aggression) This offer will be limited to the first 15 who sign up! 🎄
🌟☃️Please visit our website at www.mdlk9academy.com and fill out our consultation form and include "Holiday Special" to receive our discount offers! Only the first 15 will receive these discounts so don't wait! ☃️🌟
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Chaos was had today 😳 😅 Phoenix's bigger sister Alula has arrived for training so both got to have much playtime and we're very happy to be reunited! Alula is much like Phoenix was when she arrived last week and needs a little bit of confidence building but is a super sweet and lovable girl and a tad more shy than Phoenix but is a quick learner and loves to please! I love to do the slow motion videos there are so much fun! They are tired after running around like crazies lol. Enjoy! 🤗🥰🐶🐶
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Clover is a 5 year old Coonhound that is here for our 3 week adult board and train. She is a huge puller on the leash, barker and owners have had a difficult time walking her with any distractions because she pulls so hard and goes crazy barking because she wants to say hello to other dogs on walks and they're a little embarrassed over her antics so they'd like her to walk better and be more focused on handler and not go crazy with the pulling and barking as well as to stop countersurfing. Don't worry, Clover, in 3 weeks, mom and dad are going to be in disbelief on how amazing you can be! Stay tuned!
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Out here on a field trip with Shay enjoying this beautiful weather and our girls have joined the volunteer trash clean up to help preserve and keep our state parks clean and safe for the animals and humans. They make us so proud! We always practice "no trace" when we go hiking or camping.
Charlie showing off his shaped loose leash heel with pace variation and then working into an advanced send away to place then into a down on place with duration and distance created. Charlie loves to work and we have been having so much fun together! 🤗 Hope you enjoy our little video!
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Carl just got dropped off for his 3 week board and train. Carl is a 1yr old pit mix. Owners had signed him up with another company and when they went to drop off the trainer was quick to come around the vehicle and he jumped up and bit the trainer. Then then refused to accept him into their program leaving Carl's Owners to search for help.
They reached out to us a couple months ago and we discussed muzzle conditioning to prevent any future incidents and behaviors. This also allows owners to safely take him out and ease stress which can feed onto the dog. It's crucial for handlers to be relaxed and in control while also being fair and being a good advocate for the dog to teach them what behaviors are acceptable and not acceptable. Carl is going to require a lot of structure and consistency after training still and I will be teaching them how to manage Carl and his behaviors to help his build confidence and relax. He is a very uptight and nervous boy as you can see at immediate dropoff. He can seem "protective" but it is actually fear and he resource guards mom.
It's important to understand how to properly manage behaviors as well as teaching owners how to handle their dog and situations in public places, guest coming into the home etc. Dogs with behavioral issues is never a quick fix. It is 100% up to owners to follow through with instructions that we provide them with. We sometimes get clients that clearly understand or "act like" understand then never actually do what we instructed. As trainers, we cannot go home with owners so when we accept certain cases we set an immediate standard and how the process works and that there will be continued homework for some time after the dog completes training (given age, how long behaviors have been going on and amount of incidents and severity).
As a trainer that specializes in behavioral issues I (Sarah) pour my heart and soul into these dogs. So when I get a client I've gone above and beyond for and they want to not d
Ziva showing off her perfected loose leash heel with pace variation. 👏🏼🥳 Absolutely LOVE this dog! She is so smart and eager to please!
Though she is hairless and beautiful she does require lotion daily to ensure her skin doesn't get dried out. She absolutely loves when it's pampering time and loves her booty rubbed. She is the absolute cutest!
We are taking full advantage of today's beautiful weather to train! We lost a few big trees to include blocking our private drive the other day. So thankful for these warmer days! 🙌🏽 🥳
Get out there and train today!!
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