Baby Groot swims!
Scarlett and Cider were able to get Baby Groot into the dock diving pool for a swim. Baby Groot normally stays away from swimming but the rest of my pack was able to teach him to go in. He is Baby Groot 😉
This is the pool at our Nazareth location A Furry Tail Come True Too, Nazareth
Bruce loose leash walk session
Bruce session
This was a big deal to have Masen walk Bruce. He had struggled with issues like that before. Both did a fantastic job. I give some pointers on how the walk should flow.
Masen on hand position on the walk.
Masen on the hand position on the walk. Where the leash is held can change a lot.
Frankie Live Session
Come command auto sit, Let's Go, Touch command, proofing with distractions
Frankie live video #ecollar #aftdogtraining and dog talk
Feeding exercises
Feeding exercise with Varys.
Let's Go and Come command w/ Auto Sit.
Don't miss out on the biggest treat if their day. Every moment can be a teachable moment. This is just one exercise of many to help train your household dog.
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If you are interested in having your dog properly trained then please go to www.AFTdogTRAINING.com
#lehighvalleypa #dogs #DogTraining
Severe Leash Reactivity.
Nearly all of our Board and Train dogs come to us for leash reactivity, among other training and behavior modification needs.
Many owners that come to us tell us that they have tried seeking help at positive training facilities, and unfortunately, the behavior became worse.
Darla has severe Leash Reactivity on the sight of a dog. The household pet harness she had worn had contributed to the behavior.
Within the 3 sessions we have had already, we have seen a drastically happier and better behaved dog.
How? #science backed #balancedtraining paired with the safest, most modern, and least aversive #DogTraining tool: #Ecollar
Helping resolve the leash reactivity begins with these exercises and changes in the structure of the
owner/dog relationship and leadership. Stay tuned.
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If you are interested in having your dog properly trained, then please go to www.AFTdogTRAINING.com and complete the inquiry form.
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Chip "Touch" command
Chip is here for our AFT Private Sessions Program. Prior to coming to AFT, Chip was lacking confidence and was pretty rough on the leash. His owners are dedicated, and at this point, are great dog trainers themselves. Chip has done a complete turnaround. We have shown Chip's owners how to use the safest, most modern, and least aversive #dogtraining tools such as #Ecollar and #ProngCollar
In this segment, Chip watched 1 of my 7 adopted dogs, Scarlett, perform a Touch command. Within minutes, Chip learned this new command that will help him build the confidence and trust he needs.
We also worked on 200ft distance Ecollar Place, Down, Here aka Come w/ Auto Sit, and Break Commands. This is all due to our science backed #balancedtraining methods and safest dog training tools paired with owner dedication.
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If you are interested in having your dog properly trained then please go to www.AFTdogTRAINING.com and complete the inquiry form.
#cockerspaniel #lehighvalleypa #aftdogtraining
Otis stare down with Apple
Otis vs Apple. Who wins?
Otis is here for our AFT Board and Train Program. This is a short snippet of his social with my pack. He learned how to properly socialize, as my dogs play a massive role in our training programs.
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If you are interested in having your dog properly trained then please go to www.AFTdogTRAINING.com and complete the inquiry form.
Macy Update
Macy Update.
Macy is working on a Touch command for the first time in this session. Look how Macy is engaged with her owner and motivated to work. We are a little over halfway through with this AFT Private Sessions Program. Prior to coming to us Macy was positive trained and she wore a pet household harness. Both contributed to fears, anxiety, stress, frustrations, and horrible leash manners. The constant negative reinforcement and positive punishment from the very aversive pet household harness caused her to make poor decisions. Macy's owners were recommended to come to us for help and the transformation has been amazing, which is the typical result, but it never gets old. It's such an amazing feeling to do what we do and see happier dogs and happier families. We want you to have similar relationships with your dog that we have with our own dogs, and that's happening with Macy.
As many of you know already, we like to have the entire family household involved with raising and training the dog. As you may know already, I love working with children. I have 3 children and our staff can relate as well as @camille_aft_headtrainer
has a child too and she loves when we have our AFT Kids Camp and your kids can come and learn about dogs, puppies, and actually train our own dogs. It's a real fun event and usually sells out immediately, with money raised typically being donated to a shelter or rescue. Anyway, with Macy, he is doing amazing training her and being more involved in her life. The transformation from his dog handling skills alone from the 1st session to now makes me so happy. I also coach Little League, lots of fun, and the key is patience and clear communication. He picked that up and applied it all into the training. Everyone in the household knows how to use the safest and least aversive dog training tools: #Ecollar and #Prong and Laura tells us every session how impressed she is on how much happier Macy is & responsive to the dog training commands. In this vid
Zoey Update
Zoey Update
#puppy #dogtraining
#aftdogtraining #ecollar #prong
Ari AFT Private Sessions
Ari Update
Ari is beginning her AFT Private Sessions Program. She has some fear and anxiety issues that we feel confident to help her overcome. We see a super smart dog and a dedicated family. Stay tuned.
#dogs #DogTraining #aftdogtraining #lehighvalley #lehighvalleypa
Dogs learning from Dogs
***Dog owners***
When selecting a dog trainer, especially if you are looking for Obedience and/or you are having behavior issues, it is CRUCIAL for that dog trainer to bring their own dog(s) out. If your dog is behaving poorly towards the trainers dog, that trainer should still be able to bring out their confident trained dog. If they can't bring out their own dog, then how are they supposed to help you? Also ask the trainer if they ever adopted a dog like yours or owned anything other than an EZPZ Aussie. We hear stories, almost daily, where trainers claiming "Force free" exists and works, but the force free trainer cannot have their own dog around leash reactive dogs.
The trainer's dog should be a role model for your dog to feel calm around. As in this case, Raven came into our program on a Harness, which helped contribute to her stress and anxiety and fear. I brought out 3 of my 7 adopted dogs to help in this exercise. My dogs are trained NOT to approach your dog and my dogs are the friendliness pack. All on #ecollar and #Prong and all adopted.
Raven watches as my dog Scarlett goes up and off the A-Frame. Raven never was able to bring herself to go up it. Raven seeing Scarlett do it, then Raven did it. Dogs learning and becoming more confident and comfortable by dog to dog communication. That is a crucial component of our science backed Balanced Dog Training style, and which plays a major role in how successful our programs are.
Raven Update
Confidence building exercises
Axel Update ...from learning nothing at force free.... to learning LOTS with balanced training
Axel Update.
His owner shares with us this emotional journey. Just a few weeks ago, Axel was doing NONE of this. He hardly would respond to his name. He would pull on the leash in every direction. He lacked confidence and his owners were at their wit's end. He was a graduate of #forcefreetraining , #fearfreetraining #cpdtka , type of dog training.
Thankfully, his owners were committed to him. He was young but was just taught propaganda based #cookietraining
What Axel and his family actually needed was something called ... DOG TRAINING and safer tools such as an #ecollar or #prongcollar
We are midway through our Private Sessions Program, and check out Axel.
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If you are interested in having your dog properly trained then please go to www.AFTdogTRAINING.com and complete the inquiry form
#dogs #dogtraining #balancedtraining #aftdogtraining #ecollar #lehighvalleypa
Riley #deafdog #ecollartraining
Riley Update.
She is a super cute #minpin #minpinstagram
Riley is also a deaf dog ( #deafdogsrock )
We are making major progress since we began #Science backed #balanceddogtraining paired with safer and way less aversive tools such as #Ecollar
Riley came into our program on a Pet Household harness, which caused her a lot of stress and anxiety and frustration. She would pull in every direction, and in odd movements that many #veterinarians state on why the pet household harness can be dangerous.
Now, Riley is learning how to properly walk on leash. She has a way for her owners to communicate with her up to 1/3 of a mile. Riley and her family are committed to advancing and it shows. Riley is doing Place, Come, Sit, and Down commands from over 10 ft away and Riley is checking in with her owners, for the release hand signal. We love training #deafdogs
I serve on various board animals shelters and committees along with multiple rescue behavior committees in multiple states. When deaf dogs are relinquished in our area, we are typically the first to know, in order to volunteer to help the dog. One time, we had a deaf dog, who was adopted by a deaf person. We worked with the translator showing the owner how to use the safest and least aversive #dogtraining tool: the #ecollar It was an emotional moment for all involved. With that said, every session we see Riley improve, it's an emotional moment. We specialize in training deaf dogs. Riley is a sweet dog and stay tuned for her progress!
#dogs #dogtraining #aftdogtraining @camille_aft_headtrainer #lehighvalleypa
Off Leash Heel
Axel Update
#ecollartraining off leash Heel Command
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#ExposeTheDogTrainingStudies #SaveTheDogs #labrador #aftdogtraining #lehighvalleypa #dogtraining
Axel Ecollar Session
Axel introduction to Ecollar Session. Most times with fearful dogs, we find this to be the best method. We have well documented this with #beforeandafter documentation, reviews, and video evidence. This is our proven approach to #behaviorModification
Scientifically, guiding the dog with a controlled slight amount of negative reinforcement (slight leash pressure) paired with negative punishment (removal of treat or owner etc) and positive reinforcement. The leash pressure will be non existent. The positive dog training caused a ton of behavior issues, pulling on harness, stress, frustration = fear. Never taught what leash pressure actually means. All dog trainers use all 4 quandrants and that's not even up for debate. A leash attached to a dog is either scientifically negative reinforcement or positive punishment. We strive to use little to no Leash tension, and if needed only use negative reinforcement. We all have seen out of control dogs on a pet household Harness, running to end of the leash, and the dog gets popped (positive punishment) then many times stops for a second and goes back. Frustration, stress, fear. All from pulling out of control on a pet household harness. The dog is ALWAYS learning something when attached by leash and any tension. I see many +R trainers not even realizing that fact and that's truly scary. That's how Axel ended up. 😞
This should not be the norm, but more often than not, we are getting dogs in with severe issues, on a Harness, and cookie force free trained.
No worries though. We are helping Axel with #science backed #balanceddogtraining
Axel never had the confidence to do something like seen in this photo with my #dog Scarlett. This was our introduction to the safest, least aversive, and most modern #DogTraining tool: Ecollar
And as expected nearly 100% of the time, our scientific approach pans out to be what we always see and well documented: a drastically happier and smarter dog.
Stay tuned as we provide more science
Max Graduated (Part 3)
Max Graduated today. (Post 3)
THE #ForceFreeDogTraining says their "science" says all the dogs are shutdown in this video and hate everyone.
Easily debunked.
Again, and remember there are zero point zero videos of ANY anti #ecollar or #Prong Collar "studies". HOWEVER, we have thousands of videos debunking their written words and agenda.
#DOGS are OUR priority where the scientists and researchers do not have dogs as their priority.
(See what scientists did here, WARNING it's disgusting:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16542069/faucis-nih-admits-to-cutting-puppies-vocal-cords/ or Google "Beagles Bot fly" big pay day for researchers)
Anyway, with Max here, +R only methods failed him (typical), his owner came to us. We are so darn proud of her and Max. Truly proud. She came in as a stressed and frustrated dog owner. She clearly loved Max so much, like we all love our dogs. But was at her wit's end with his severe behaviors. Not getting along with other dogs. Not behaving well on leash. Completely not listening to her whatsoever. After only 6 sessions, she has a well balanced dog that listens and looks to her for guidance, especially when difficult decisions come upon him. Prior to our program, Max would turn her off and act on his fears. He was so rambunctious and out of control,, that when he approached other dogs, he wouldn't even listen to other dog on dog communication, leading to some bad fights. We are confident to a bright future as he has done a complete 180 and that would NOT be possible without his owner following our advice. Our Head #dogtrainer @camille_aft_headtrainer really worked hard on this case as well.
👏 👏 👏 to Camille!
I get emotional when we see this type of stuff every day, but Max was in need of soooo much help, and hearing from his owner today, how he has become the best dog we knew Max had in him. It's not over. Not at all. His owner is so pleased with the results, she wants to continue his success. Advancing his skills. So stay t
