Four Paws Down

Daycare Dayz….😭❤️#fourpawzdown #australianshepherd #pitbullsofinstagram #doggiedaycare #dogtraining #frenchbulldog #poodle

I love to see the moment when a puppy comes out of their shell. This little shy girl played her little heart out today. 🥰 #puppies #puppyplay #chocolatelab #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram

Riblet is our Daycare toy hoarder. I’m not even kidding….she has 6 toys over there and 20 minutes after this video she was still watching Gracie who stole one of her toys. Gracie accidentally dropped it and Riblet immediately ran and stole it back! 😭❤️#fourpawsdown #doggiedaycare #bulldogsofinstagram #pitbulls

This is what Gracie does every time I’m giving Legend attention. 🤣 She is so selfish 😭 #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbulls

I couldn’t figure out how this blanket got out of the kennel and onto a cot across the room. Then I saw this…..😭❤️❤️❤️ #goldendoodlesofinstagram #goldendoodle #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram #doggiedaycare

You’re talking too much. I don’t do a lot of talking during the training process. “Sit Fluffy. Sit Fluffy…Fluffy I said SIT!” That’s generally what I see and hear with people and their dogs. If you’ve got to ask 5 times….your dog doesn’t understand what you’re asking him/her to do, or somewhere down the line you’ve inadvertently taught them that they have an option as to whether they follow through with a command or not. I like to teach hand signals in conjunction with an action (command) before naming it. By the time I name a command, the dogs are already consistently responding to the hand signal and fully understand the action that I’m asking them to perform. #stoptalking #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram #dogtraining #pitbulls

These pups are going to sleep good tonight. They spent most of the day with me at a client’s house with her dog. The park is around the corner from my client so we went there for awhile. I’m back at my clients house and they are already asleep. 😭 #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbulls #dogtraining

Our game that we play…..❤️🐾 #fourpawsdown #poodle #poodlesofinstagram #doggiedaycare #coco #cocobean

So I’m sitting here crocheting and I suddenly realize it’s too quiet. I look up and I don’t see Captain, Siggie or Pike. I stand up and this is what I see. They were laying down until I stood up and picked my phone up. They all went in the same kennel and layed down. 😭😭🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️ #fourpawsdown #pitbullsofinstagram #poodlesofinstagram #puppies

I talk about the “Place” command a lot. About how important it is and its many uses. Well the “Wait” command is another command that I use just as much. Not just with my own dogs, but with my daycare and boarder pups as well. The “Wait” command is not a positional command; which means the dogs don’t have to be in a sit or down position. Although many dogs will sit by default…which is fine. Nor is it a command used for duration like the “stay” command. I use Wait a lot when letting dogs outside. I don’t do chaos and 6 dogs rushing the door and knocking me over would be chaos. 🤣 #fourpawsdown #dogtraining #doggiedaycare #pitbulls #pitbullsofinstagram #frenchbulldog #bulldog #doodles

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Y’all….I am in love with this little teddy bear! He is so adorable! 🥰 His name is “Dude” and he’s 8. Today is his first day of daycare. We’re just doing 2 hours today so that he’s not overwhelmed. I also had all of the dogs sit nicely and give him the space and opportunity to explore without pressure. He is doing great! Makes me miss my little dogs. ❤️ #fourpawsdown #doggiedaycare #pitbulls #pitbullsofinstagram #yorkies #yorkiesofinstagram #poodlesofinstagram #doodles #doodlesofinstagram