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Brenda Aloff is a dog behavior specialist certified by IAABC and NADOI specializing in problem behavior and performance dogs. Go to www.brendaaloff.com
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Author of several books Brenda also offers online classes and webinars. Brenda Aloff is a dog behavior specialist bringing 25+ years professional experience and certified by IAABC and NADOI specializing in problem behavior and performance dogs. Author of several books Brenda also offers online classes in her Virtual Dog Training Academy. A large part of her practice consists of dogs that have been

referred to her when other training techniques have failed. She works with owners on re-socialization of fearful and aggressive dogs as well as teaching puppy socialization, competition obedience, conformation, tracking, back-packing, musical freestyle, and agility classes at Heaven On Arf Behavior and Training Center in Midland, Michigan. Brenda is a member of The Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, Trainer’s Forum and several other breed and training organizations. and travels all over the world giving talks on canine aggression and learning theory. She is the author of several well reviewed books and DVDs. In addition to her clinics and personal training lessons, Brenda offers a unique opportunity to learn about her methods in her online Virtual Dog Training Academy. Website: http://www.brendaaloff.com

11/14/2023

Conformation class for tonight (Nov 14) is canceled.

11/10/2023

10/26/2023

Drop in Conformation classes taught by Sarah Bertouille!
Dates: Tuesday Oct 31, Nov 7, Nov 14, and Nov 21.
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $25
Location: 1711 Karat Rd, Midland, MI.

10/10/2023

I’m going to be in Columbus Ohio soon! Working spots available. Contact Joyce Charron for more information (contact info on one of the images.

10/07/2023

Horses.

09/11/2023

Thrilled to announce a new 6 week session of Conformation Handling classes beginning on Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30pm taught by Sarah Bertouille.
Cost for the 6 weeks is $120. Class
Size is limited.
Email me asap at [email protected]
To secure your spot.

09/11/2023

We have a last minute working spot opening for the Get Connected II/III seminar beginning Thursday and going through a Sunday!
Please email me at [email protected] to claim this! Take this as a sign you need to be at this clinic.

07/10/2023

Conformation handling class in Midland Michigan. A couple of openings left!

Update: only 3 spots left in this class after announcing 24 hours ago!!!
Time for summer conformation handling classes with Sarah!
8 regular spots available and 2 drop in spots available each week.
6 weeks of classes beginning Tuesday, July 18 (skipping the week of August 1).
Cost: $120. (Drop in cost is $25 per drop in and Only two drop in spots available per week)
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Heaven on Arf, LLC 1711 Karat Rd, Midland, MI
Email me to secure your spot! [email protected].

Just got a working spot opening for this weekends Get Connected clinic. Email me at support@brendaaloff.com to snag it!

07/10/2023

Just got a working spot opening for this weekends Get Connected clinic. Email me at [email protected] to snag it!

06/29/2023

This clinic is fast approaching! Still room to squeeze a couple of auditors in!

Update: only 3 spots left in this class after announcing 24 hours ago!!!Time for summer conformation handling classes wi...

06/27/2023

Here is the flyer for Get Connected II/III clinic! Only 6 working spots available. Email me at support@brendaaloff.com t...

03/30/2023

Here is the flyer for Get Connected II/III clinic! Only 6 working spots available. Email me at [email protected] to reserve your spot!

Here is the flyer for the Get Connected I clinic! Only 6 working spots available. Email me at support@brendaaloff.com to...

03/30/2023

Here is the flyer for the Get Connected I clinic!
Only 6 working spots available. Email me at [email protected] to reserve your spot.

03/30/2023

Here is the flyer for the Engaged Puppy clinic! This clinic is for puppies and young dogs under 24 months.
Only 6 working spots available.
Email me at [email protected]

03/29/2023

Does your dog feel like a toy on a string just being pulled along? Learn what I do to help promote a working partnership with my dog. Brenda Aloff's April 2023 'Get Connected' Dog Training Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/brendaaloff.com/spring-2023-newsletter

03/29/2023

For those of you interested in my newsletter, which, admittedly I publish not so often, in spite of best intentions...One is going to be sent out on the 29 of March.
Enjoy!

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Brenda Aloff teaches dog handlers effective dog training techniques that apply to search and rescue, obedience, agility, service dogs and therapy dogs, canine freestyle and schutzhund. She has consulted with humane societies, animal shelters and rescue groups. Brenda Aloff is the author of highly-ra...

03/29/2023

I know you find doing husbandry behaviors with your dog to be sometimes difficult and even alarming! Nail clipping, grooming, toweling feet etc can be a chore. However, it is absolutely necessary we teach this to our dogs.

Not just for our convenience but for the safety and mental well-being of the dog.

I thought you might enjoy this video of me doing some horse husbandry, just to make you feel lucky about doing dog husbandry. : )

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01/17/2023

Heads up to Virtual Academy students. Coaching call is tomorrow! You’ll have an email invite in the morning with all your login information.
Have FOMO because you aren’t going to hear the coaching call? Enroll in the Engaged dog course and you will be included in the coaching call AND the members only Facebook group!

11/06/2022

Amazing clinic this weekend! Understanding Scent was so in depth we all came away with a reverence for what the dog “sees” when using its nose. Dogs and humans all left exhuasted and with a lot of things to work on and think about.

A last minute spot just became available this morning. Email me at poodleobedience@hotmail.com to claim it as yours!

11/02/2022

A last minute spot just became available this morning. Email me at [email protected] to claim it as yours!

10/26/2022

Because of how well trained they are!!!

Last minute working spot just opened for the Scent clinic! Email me at poodleobedience@hotmail.com to claim it!

10/09/2022

Last minute working spot just opened for the Scent clinic! Email me at [email protected] to claim it!

09/28/2022

Look at this! A flyer for the upcoming Understanding Scent clinic! Only 6 working spots available.

09/12/2022

Here is an interview Brenda did last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N7MVMEujE0

Do Dogs have their own language? How do they process and communicate information? In this interview, Brenda Aloff explains the different means by which our d...

09/04/2022

Having a great Get Connected I clinic!

08/12/2022

Just leave the pizza on the porch!!!!

08/04/2022

There is no length Aloff won’t go to help your dog. This dog is working on holding its stand stay in obedience under a variety of stressors.

08/02/2022

Day two of the August Immersion clinic. Working through distractions! Great job everyone!

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Videos

It is important to train our puppies. Training should be deliberate and thoughtful. Planning is key. There is nothing like having a detailed protocol to aid your training. Me training Lola in 2017 to demonstrate this idea. Don't forget to share the joy!

Me Riding Desiderio

Much more ineptly than my Teacher, This is Me.Riding. My. Very. Own. Lusitano! It has been quite the journey! My own students love to watch video of my Teacher coaching me. I think they really enjoy watching because they feel like they get a little bit of their own back! ; ) LOL This is my first ride since last September. I planned to go visit and ride every single month, but the best laid plans of mice and men and all that. I got pretty ill, starting last October. By December I was so weak I couldn't carry a laundry basket up the stairs. But thanks to good diagnositics and dedicated Drs, I am much better now. I am still so physically weak it is alarming, but just laid some stone retaining wall this last weekend so am working at getting fit again. Between being ill and the lousy weather, I did not get all the coaching I planned on before bringing Desi home. We shall, however, soldier on and Bettina will continue to help me with him. He is smooth and powerful and .... dreamy. I have much to learn! But have a lovely dancing partner.

Poodles As Power Accessories My friend, Tim, had a suggestion about my last post, in which I used a poodle as a place to perch my glasses. Tim, an innovative thinker took this one step further! The video will open whole new worlds up for your dog training. Keep learning. Stay curious. Have an open mind!

One of my students in the Engaged Dog class sent me this video. It should make you adults think about working harder! ; ) This is Avery Roscher, training her dog Travis. She is working Back Aways. Her mother, Jenn, told me that Avery observed Jenn doing Back Aways and then put them to work in her own training program! Note Avery's crisp delivery as she moves forward, her clear body language and her decisive manner.

Post 3 of 3. See the other two posts below . This is Nancy and Norman working together . It makes my heart sing to watch their team developing so beautifully because of Nancy's awareness and concentration .It takes a lot of body awareness to do this work well . I want you to notice how slowly we are moving with Norman. Often when we move too quickly it just pings reflexes in the dog. There is also a mental aspect to it. think about how you feel when someone is explaining something to you and they're moving more quickly than you can comprehend it. things begin to move too quickly for the dog, too. and this can cause problems that look to be disobedience, but are, in fact being caused by our body movements.

Post two of three . Norman learning how to walk nicely. As it turned out my silly wheelie cart was a great help. He was so curious about it he was going slowly which made it easy for me to create reinforceAble moments.

Yoga with Poodles

Yoga with poodles

Little Lola worked her first tracks tonight. It took two tracks to convince her we were not working "leave it". She thought It was a trick. We did 5 short ( 7-10ft) tracks. She totally had the hang of it on the third track.

Having trouble with straight and quick halts? I borrowed this from my dressage work. When we need the horse to engage the hind legs and "sit" in the halt in a more collected way, my teacher taught me to use ground poles (its called cavelletti in the horse world). When one of my students was having trouble with prompt, straight sits while practicing for Rally, I brought in my dressage knowledge as an experiment to see if it would work for Andrea & Zardoz. It did! I show it in slow motion. You can see how it improves the awareness of where Zardoz is placing her feet! It is hard work for the dog to concentrate on YOU and keep really good track of their feet, too.

Agility Tip

Agility and Handling. Like the chicken and the egg, intertwined. ; )I love this particular set up, as it gives the handler practice identifying and handling from one area over a sequence. Repeating the sequence several times is, to me, something people don't do enough of. Repetitions of the same sequence are valuable because the handler can develop confidence and begin to feel a "flow" to the handling.

Lola Thief!

Lola Thief! This was in May, but I thought you might enjoy a quick look at our progress in training. I am happy to say, six months later, we seem to be past this a bit. As you watch the video I want you to notice that my husband is sitting ON THE SOFA while I am occupied in my office, "watching the puppy." With help like this, it is not difficult to have training like this happen in front of your very eyes.... Hope it gives you a giggle, and hope for your own situations, because if you have puppies, I bet you are running into the same exact circumstances... I have never had such a paper shredder...my goodness, for weeks all our toilet paper rolls had holes in them, because after a while it seemed to expensive to just keep throwing roll after roll of toilet paper away...My puritan thriftiness rebelled. So we just cautioned guests to "watch your fingers with the toilet paper..." as we saw them disappear into the bathroom. The puzzled look when they went in, was replaced by a knowing look when they emerged, potty-ed and "wiped" such as it was. ; ) LOL