The PupperZone

02/10/2025

There is nothing better than when a pupper graduates. Except when we have multiple graduates in one day!!

Check out Millie! This beautiful girl nailed everything. The most beautiful things is how amazing she is with her baby sister. These dogs really are the nanny dogs.

I love the pitties. She looks like me Olive but gray 😀

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02/10/2025

Tank graduated today with full honors. This little boy is going to grow up to be a very big boy so it was very important that he learned his basic manners and obedience and loose leash walking. He did absolutely fantastic in just five lessons. We even told him to protect cue. Though this little boy isn't scaring anyone right now 😄

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02/08/2025

Meet our new student Mammet. She is on her second lesson and she has already gotten everything down. This while having a 2 week break due to getting spayed.

I'm not sure. So you think she looks a little happy?

02/03/2025

I got to work with Jake again. He's about 9 months old and definitely acting like a teenager. We're working on his walking, staying close, and improving his recall. This is in preparation for when the family goes on vacation in the early spring. They'll be in the wilderness and need him to walk off leash and know they can get him back. Plus, he's getting much stronger so we need to ensure they can control him when on leash.

02/03/2025

First day of demo. Handy Manny and his crew don't mess around. They got there at 6:00 a.m. with two dumpsters and got to work immediately. I got there at 8:00 a.m. and they already had one of the dumpsters halfway full.

You're going to see the progress all the way until opening

02/02/2025

Congratulations to Bodhi. He came to me with reactivity to people and dogs. For the humans, Bodhi really didn't like unfamiliar people coming into his home. We put in a plan for him and his family that included going to his mat when people were at the door, staying to let people come in the home and sit down. If he wanted to come say hi the human world ask him to say hi.

For the reactivity to dogs we worked on desensitizing and changing his reaction by pairing high value treats with good behavior.

Today we went to the park and Bodhi surprised Mom and Dad when he was able to go into the dog park and made a friend to play chase. Then we were walking and work stand on the grass while dogs walks just a few feet away. He did soooo well. I am so proud.

Though the journey is continuing with his behavior modification, Bodhi has come such a long way in just 5 sessions. I remember the first day where he lunged through the door and attacked me (totally my fault for not asking for him to be on a leash). At the end of the 4th session, he ended by bringing me his favorite toy to play with him. I literally had tears in my eyes 🥹. That was one of the most rewarding days of my career. Today he had a beautiful reaction to seeing me.

I look forward to continuing the journey with Bodhi and his family

01/30/2025

HERE IS THE HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT:

I'm unbelievably proud to announce that I will be opening the very first The PupperZone training and behavior modification facility in Lyndhurst NJ.

The plan is to open in March/April. There is a lot of demo and build out that needs to happen. I'm going to be posting progress all the way.

I'm going to also be hiring FT, PT and contractors. If your are a trainer that uses positive reinforcement and are in northern NJ, hit me up. If you want to learn, you are also welcome to apply. There will be opportunities for advancement, certifications, bonuses and more.

I know this is just the beginning. This journey has been long but this is just the first step.

THANK YOU to all the puppers and dog moms and dads that have helped make this happen. Be on the lookout for the grand opening invitation

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01/29/2025

Big news coming soon!!!

01/28/2025

I loved working with Addie and her family. Such a sweet girl that has reactivity to other dogs, people, and bikes.

We made great progress on the reactions to people and bikes. The gentle leader also provides her family the necessary control should she have an outburst.

For the dogs, the good news is that there was no aggression behind the lunging and barking at the dogs. All she wants to do is say hi to the other dogs. Today she even got to play in a dog park. She has a great time.

Of course we want to teach her that those intense reactions will not get her any closer to meeting those dogs. So we put in a plan to reward her for not reacting (moving toward the other dog and receiving treats). When she did lunge, the treats went away and she was moved backwards until she stopped barking and lunging.

It's still a work in progress and her family is continuing practicing. We'll continue to follow-up on Addie's progress and provide support.

Does your pupper need to learn better behavior? Give us a shot to set up a free consultation.

01/25/2025

At The PupperZone we love to celebrate with our puppers. Though it is tomorrow, I stopped in to give Poseidon his birthday cookies and present. We're going to teach him to use the buttons to communicate with his mom. This is going to be fun.

Thank you to for the great birthday treats. Poseidon went crazy for them.

01/23/2025

Congratulations to Roscoe! What an amazing pupper. I have such love for these big mixed breeds. They get such a bad rap and they are the sweetest babies. This "little" guy was adopted and needed to learn his manners and obedience. He nailed EVERYTHING in just 4 sessions. By the last session today we were just doing some wrap-up work.

He still has some reactivity towards dogs but we're going to revisit that more in the spring when the weather is nicer.

Do you have a pupper that needs to learn their manners and obedience? If so, give me a shout to set up a free consultation.

01/21/2025

I love working with these two. Big sister Nellie (black Aussiedoodle) and little sister Remy (gray bernedoodle). We worked on loose leash walking but Remy just wanted to play in the snow so we came back inside to do some practice on staying. They are doing excellent!

01/14/2025

Meet Hennessy. This lab mix big boy was having some trouble on walks when he saw other dogs. His parents were also concerned his strength may be too much to handle.

We got Hennessy on a gentle leader and taught him loose leash walking and not to be reactive to other dogs.. Turns out he just wanted to play with them. On the graduation day we went to the local dog park and he has a grand ol' time

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01/12/2025

Congratulations to Maggie! She learned all of her basics in just 5 sessions. The mom and dad wanted to go straight into more training. We worked more on outdoors with lose leash walking, recall, and staying close while off leash (in an enclosed area). We're going to continue working together to perfect the loose leash walking (she's in her teenage months so she is still eager to sniff around while walking)

01/10/2025

Meet our new student. This is Shadow. Today was his second lesson and he is killing it. He's just a bit over 4 months old. He was a little challenged by "stay" because he was super excited. So, we skipped it for today and worked on heel, left side, and front & center. He nailed each of them and still has time to learn play dead for fun.

I love the smile 😊

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01/07/2025

Homer is our first graduate in 2025! This gentle giant learned all his basics and more in just 5 lessons.

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01/06/2025

RIP Karen Pryor, a pioneer in clicker training and positive reinforcement.

I'm addition she also "gave confidence to hundreds of thousands of breast-feeding women, developed techniques for teaching people with autism, and changed how surgeons learn their skills which in turn creates less stressful and more error-free operation rooms. The common thread through all of her work is how she effectively reduces gratuitous violence and creates a culture that is productive, yet filled with kindness."

She was a truly amazing person. Her legacy will line on through her academy, her students and the hundreds of thousands of dogs and other animals that have been lucky enough to have been right using her techniques

About Karen Pryor Karen Pryor, publicity photo for Oceanic Institute, about 1968. Karen Pryor had many interests. She was an observer of the smallest detail (as a child she studied butterfly anatomy) but what made her life’s work exceptional was that she also saw the big picture. It would have bee...

01/03/2025

Check out our latest graduate. This is Princess. She learned her manners and obedience training in just 5 seasons. She really didn't like the graduation hat and bandana even though we tried for 15 minutes getting it on.

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