Fetch Please Dog Training

02/12/2025

I was just discussing this with a client who has small children in the house. When it comes to households with pets and children, it is a top priority at Fetch Please to make sure everyone learns how to read dog body language

10/02/2024

Bird in the training room with a bird dog? Guess we're diving HEAVILY into distraction today...Layla and her handler did an AWESOME job applying reasonable impulse control expectations with high levels of reinforcement for this very difficult task.

How do you train a bird dog to stay put instead of chase a bird? There are 5 major components we had to consider here:

1. Distraction - how distracting is the bird? Is it flying or being still?
2. Distance - how close is the bird to the dog, and how close is the handler?
3. Duration - how long can we reasonably expect the dog to show us impulse control, and how long can the dog go between reinforcements?
4. Do we actually have a reinforcement that competes with this dog's innate desire to capture and retrieve this particular distraction?
5. Management and safety - we would not have attempted this without the proper tools in place to interrupt if Layla tried to get the bird. The leash clipped into the front harness, and Layla's handler having a strong leash lock in place made for an easy and safe interruption if needed.

In this case, Layla could be expected to hold a sit-stay on the cot for about 15-30 seconds, depending on distance and distraction, with lots of treats for maintaining position within those 15-30 seconds. After a reasonable duration, she was rewarded with the next best thing to retrieving the bird, and that was chasing after a HIGH value treat in the opposite direction. Layla already had a strong sit-stay behavior before we incorporated this level of distraction.

P.S: The bird is safe and currently flying around the training room while Lori tries to coax it out before the next client arrives 😅

04/22/2024

We just wrapped up the March-April round of group classes! Interested in taking your training to the next level? Contact Fetch Please Dog Training today for our May group class schedule.

03/28/2024

Want to see your dog trainer do something other than train dogs for a good cause?
Lori's band, Days of Honey, will be performing at the Moses Lake Taproom from 7p-9p on March 30th to help raise money for the Non-Profit Rescue Page of Lost and Found Pets of Grant County, Wa. Join us for some drinks and help support a local pet rescue!

02/29/2024

Last chance to sign up for this round of classes! Orientation is March 1st at 4:30p at the Fetch Please Training Facility. Let us know ASAP if you'd like to sign up for any of the offered classes.

Puppy Class: Friday's at 4:30p ($275)
Adolescent/Adult Class: Friday's at 6p/Saturday's at 8:30a ($300)

Our next round of Group Classes is set to begin March 1st!

STAR Puppy: This is open to all puppies under 6 months. It will run Friday afternoons at 4:30p. Only 2 slots left!

Beginner Adolescent/Adult: This is open to pre/existing Fetch Please clients who's dogs are over 6 months and not showing signs of reactivity or aggression. If you have not trained with us before, we can schedule a behavior consultation to determine if group classes are right for you. 5 slots left!

Advanced Adolescent/Adult: This is readily open to pre/existing Fetch Please clients who's dogs are over 6 months and not showing signs of reactivity or aggression. If you have not trained with us before, we can schedule a behavior consultation to determine if group classes are right for you. 1 slot left!

Interested in joining or have questions? Email info@fetchpleasedogtraining with the subject line "Group Classes".

02/22/2024

Our next round of Group Classes is set to begin March 1st!

STAR Puppy: This is open to all puppies under 6 months. It will run Friday afternoons at 4:30p. Only 2 slots left!

Beginner Adolescent/Adult: This is open to pre/existing Fetch Please clients who's dogs are over 6 months and not showing signs of reactivity or aggression. If you have not trained with us before, we can schedule a behavior consultation to determine if group classes are right for you. 5 slots left!

Advanced Adolescent/Adult: This is readily open to pre/existing Fetch Please clients who's dogs are over 6 months and not showing signs of reactivity or aggression. If you have not trained with us before, we can schedule a behavior consultation to determine if group classes are right for you. 1 slot left!

Interested in joining or have questions? Email info@fetchpleasedogtraining with the subject line "Group Classes".

01/02/2024

Are you a current or pre-existing client of Fetch Please? We've opened up a CGC preparation group class for you!
Classes will run Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. The first class for all group class participants is THIS FRIDAY at 5:30p and is a humans only orientation.
Let us know asap if you'd like to sign up by emailing [email protected]!

12/29/2023

Slots are filling quickly! Email [email protected] to reserve your spot!

12/25/2023

Lori's 4-legged family members, Pepper, Cassie, Ueli, and Benny, send warm holiday greetings to all our wonderful clients, friends, and followers!