Happy Pups

04/29/2024

While Campion’s Dad spent 2 weeks in Europe… Campion had his own vacation here with us! Campion will be a year old in May and my goodness he is the best boy! Handsome, smart and oh so fluffy! I’m so impressed at what a good boy he truly is!

04/24/2024

I adore Dr Tom! He helped my Buddy dog so much with his arthritis. If you have a pup that is having mobility issues and your vet just keeps prescribing pain meds or even surgery… check out Prime Pet! Dr Tom is amazing!!

03/25/2024

Scuba!! She is the best girl!!

03/24/2024

l had such a great time pet sitting these littles! Anytime I sat on the sofa… they all came and piled in my lap! Each personality is so different but they’re all so sweet! I LOVE MY JOB!

03/11/2024

03/05/2024

Izzy! The tornado we had in December sent a tree through her Dad's roof! She came to us quite traumatized from the event! While her house was being repaired... Izzy was able to get the help she needed. We helped her overcome her fear of wind and storms, build her overall confidence, taught her to love the car, and so much more. 2 months flew by... I am so proud of her!! ❤❤

02/29/2024

When your dog feels better... they act better. Fill up your dog's emotional cup!!

02/28/2024

I love walking with these two! ❤

02/26/2024

Izzy had a good time at the preserve. She was able to just enjoy being a dog. These trips were paramount in helping her learn to love the car! She had on a 20 foot leash, but chose to stick with us! 😍 My husband, of course, brings his machete to the woods in case he has to protect us girls!

02/25/2024

I love using this protocol! It helps the dog establish a pattern of WHAT to do! Once you master the timing and technique, it will help your dog stay calm and THINK in a situation. The only prerequisite is that your dog knows their marker!
(Link in the comments of me doing this with a puppy to teach appropriate greetings!)

02/24/2024

Look who is all grown up... Pino! She has the BEST people and she is the sweetest girl. Those ears ❤❤

02/23/2024

Scuba has found the most efficient way to go down steps. I love when this sweet girl gets to stay with us!

02/23/2024

I Highly recommend The Do No Harm training manual by Linda Michaels. Do No Harm Dog Training facebook group is also a wonderful resource!!

When you know better... you can do better!!

02/21/2024

Teacher friends.... look at this! I love this!

Our Humane Education Program, sponsored by Luke & Adrianne Anderson, Realtors - The Anderson Team, encourages cognitive, affective, and behavioral growth through personal development of critical thinking, problem solving, perspective-taking, and empathy as it relates to people, animals, the planet, and the intersections among them. We would love the opportunity to work with your class or civic group!!

Call Rose at 843-249-4948 for more information.

02/20/2024

Well thanks Izzy!! Poor Lizard. Dogs sure can be super gross. I am pleased that we are making some progress with her resource guarding! She feels safe enough to bring me a stinky dead lizard... How kind of her!

12/26/2023

Merry Christmas from Mochi!

11/25/2023

Let's talk about one of your dog's basic needs: WATER.

So many times I go into people's homes to consult... they have a tiny little water bowl for a big giant dog (sometimes multiple dogs). I watch the human fill up the bowl several times during our consult. I'm sure when I'm not watching... the water bowl goes unfilled. Sometimes I fill it because the dog is clearly thirsty and the humans don't notice.

There should be one bowl per dog and one extra. 3 dogs=4 bowls. 1 dog=2 bowls. No one likes being thirsty. Water should never be withheld due to potty training (it makes it worse) and the bowl should be large enough the human doesn't have to keep filling!

09/17/2023

Happy Pups will be closed from September 18-September 23.
If you're interested in training, please fill out the training application on our website and apps will be processed in order received on Sept 24. If you're an existing client and need me, feel free to email or call my cell.

I'm so proud of all of the Happy Pups! Our training season is off to a great start with some amazing new clients! I am so impressed with people's hard work and dedication to their pups! Have a great week!

08/24/2023

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Here are some simple ways to incorporate training into your daily routine.

Training a few minutes a few times a day is one of the best ways to get results.

What are some ways you incorporate working with your pup into your day?

08/08/2023

I don't know who had more fun these past 4 days... me or them. 😍 Daphne and Frasier are quite an adorable pair and definitely some of the best pups I know... but that's no surprise because their people are AWESOME!

08/02/2023

My goodness.. my two favorite breeds.. I just love puppy classes! Maynard is the GSD and Campion is the english cream retriever. Training before 20 weeks makes the whole adolescent period that much easier!! Don't wait... start now!!

07/31/2023

I'm very excited to announce I am officially a CATCH mentor! It is one of my favorite things to do... training a trainer! Yay! Let's hope my first mentee is ready for me and my level of dog craziness! 🥰🤗

07/06/2023

When it is this hot outside... the best thing to do is walk around and chase bubbles in the pool 🥰 I love these little cutie pups!

07/03/2023

A very simple solution to many issues is to prevent them doing that behaviour again and again..... and show your dog an alternative behaviour.
If you don't teach them an alternative behaviour.....temptation may be just too much, especially if they have been "rewarded" by the unwanted behaviour.

Food is a big reward for a dog.
Take counter/bench surfing, grabbing that food on the bench is rewarding..... but there are many other types of rewards.
We may not even recognise that the unwanted behaviour your dog is showing has been rewarded....simply because you cannot see any food involved......
Food does not need to be present for your dog to be rewarded.

If your dog struggles with recall around other dogs and they wander off to investigate those dogs far away.....then they play....they have been rewarded and that action is likely to be repeated.

Preventing those moments being repeated is VERY important.

Why wouldn't they do that behaviour again ?
It worked for them....they ran away, played with a dog, it was fun....so chances are it will happen again.

Prevent those behaviours being reinforced again.
Manage situations carefully so they cannot be repeated and rewarded.

If you want a different behaviour, train an alternative behaviour.....sometimes it really is as simple as that.

06/30/2023

I am loving having Kodak back and his sister Claire for the first time. Claire weighs in at 198 pounds and she is 198 pounds of sweetness! She is such a good big sister and she has lots of square footage for pets! Claire is one of those dogs that just makes the world a better place ❤

06/01/2023

Ziti and I had a blast on our private trails yesterday!