Rogers Dog Professionals

01/09/2025

We are excited to be partnering with Friendship Animal Protective League to offer group classes to our community! Feel free to reach out with any questions!

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Friendship APL has teamed up with Rogers Dog Professionals to provide dog training classes for the community. The Life Skills Class will strengthen the bond between you and your pet, while teaching them the skills they need to navigate our world.

"At Rogers Dog Professionals, our training style is heavily focused in positive reinforcement and relationship-based training methods. And positive reinforcement & relationship-based training is so much more than just giving your dog treats & love! It’s an intentional decision to ensure that we have our dog’s trust & making proactive choices to set our dogs up to succeed in a world unnatural to them. It’s consciously deciding to approach our relationship & how we tackle challenges with patience & understanding."

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The first 6-week session will begin on Sunday Febuary 2nd at 5:30pm. The classes will be held at our shelter at 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, OH. Please use the link to sign up above. You must sign up and fill out the form and then Joe will reach out to you! The cost for the 6-week session is $300, making each class $50. If you have any questions email [email protected]!

01/08/2025

Our new website is now live! 🐾

Visit the site to learn more about us & our services, to book, & to contact us! Link below & in our bio! ⬇️

https://rogersdogpros.com

12/28/2024

Now that all the people in your life have gifts, give yourself & your dog the gift of a healthy, happy relationship! 🐾

Our board & train packages include customized training tailored completely to you & your dog’s needs while providing them a safe & peaceful environment. We provide regular updates & pictures of your dog’s progress, making sure you have peace of mind while your dog is away.

Whether you’re traveling & would like your dog to work on skills while you’re away or you just want your dog to receive daily one-on-one training from an experienced trainer, our board & train packages are a perfect fit. Contact us for more information today, or browse our packages on our booking link below, & in our bio! ⬇️

https://pocketsuite.io/book/joseph-rogers

Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assesed

Professional dog trainer & animal welfare advocate focused in positive reinforcement and relationship-based training.

12/12/2024

At Rogers Dog Professionals, our training style is heavily focused in positive reinforcement and relationship-based training methods. And positive reinforcement & relationship-based training is so much more than just giving your dog treats & love! It’s an intentional decision to ensure that we have our dog’s trust & making proactive choices to set our dogs up to succeed in a world unnatural to them. It’s consciously deciding to approach our relationship & how we tackle challenges with patience & understanding.

First, we do our best to evaluate the individual needs of the dog & ensure those needs are being met. The welfare of our pets comes second only to safety. If we build meaningful relationships with our pets & provide them with the physical, mental, emotional, & social enrichment they need, we significantly reduce problem behaviors to begin with.

Our goal is to help our dogs learn to solve problems in positive ways. This type of training helps them build positive expectations when encountering novel people, things, or experiences. It creates positive associations with learning & training, & motivates the dogs to do more because they like it.

We focus our training on teaching dogs what we want, not what we don’t want. We set them up to succeed & then reinforce the behavior when they do them. When we encounter behaviors that are unsafe or unwanted, we manage them to ensure safety & then take steps to understand the function of the behavior & the circumstances that are eliciting the behavior. We work to teach them new ways of solving their problem while building new associations.

This type of training does require time & intention, but the benefits last a lifetime. 🐾

12/10/2024

Effective, practical, & compassionate dog training 🐾

Our training style integrates aspects of positive reinforcement, relationship-building, enrichment, & management to ensure we meet the needs of you and your dog.

Contact us for a free consultation to see how we can can help! 🐕

https://pocketsuite.io/book/joseph-rogers

12/09/2024

Are you thinking about adopting a shelter dog? With my experience working in shelters & bringing my own shelter dogs home, I know how overwhelming it can feel! If you start the process by being intentional on who you choose, you can save yourself a lot of headache. Here are 5 tips for choosing a dog that’s right for you & your lifestyle ⬇️

1. Write down what you are looking for in a dog! Decide on your dealbreakers & what you would like to be able to do with them. Consider the following:
- do you live somewhere with breed or size restrictions?
- do you have time/want to house-train a puppy?
- do you want a dog that can go hiking or running, or do
you prefer a dog that will cuddle on the couch? (or both!)
- have you considered a senior dog?
- what behaviors are safe to manage/train in your home?

2. Bring a friend! Amongst the flurry of furry butts & squishy faces, it can be easy to pick the first dog we see! Having a friend to keep you grounded can be very helpful, & can also make the experience more fun & relaxing.

3. Talk to the shelter staff & volunteers. It can take days, weeks, or even months for dogs to feel comfortable enough to show their true colors. Adopters usually only have a couple hours to interact with dogs, so you don’t always get the full picture of who the dogs are. Thankfully, there are people at the shelter who the dogs have had time to warm up to, & they are usually very eager to talk to you about them!

4. Don’t rush yourself. Just because you walk into a shelter, doesn’t mean you have to leave with a dog that day. The reality is, shelters have many new dogs coming in on a regular basis & while from one perspective it may seem like a sad state of affairs, it also offers communities a wide variety of options. Taking care of an animal is a big commitment, so it’s best to take the time you need to find the best fit.

5. Have fun! Many people fear that shelters are dark, sad places where they will be faced with desperate animals. That’s rarely the case! The shelter is one of my favorite places to be, & getting to hang out with a bunch of dogs is always a fun time. 🐾

12/04/2024

Rescued & afraid?

Living with a fearful dog can be embarrassing, confusing, & defeating. Having lived with & worked with many fearful dogs, we know how true that can be. Fearful behavior can also lead to, or exist with, reactive or defensively aggressive behavior.

We can help you & your dog live in peace with trust & excitement for your time together. ☯️

Contact us today for a free consultation & free information on management. 🐾

05/15/2024

Dogs learn - even when we don’t want them to! 🐾

Thankfully, dogs can learn quickly through practice & repetition. Unfortunately, that is also true when they practice behaviors we don’t like, like barking out the window, digging holes, or peeing in the house.

In conjunction with training &/or behavior modification, management can dramatically affect the success of any behavior or training plan. Dogs often simply don’t know that we expect them to act a certain way. If we are not going to be present to guide them in a specific situation, then we should work to prevent that situation from happening. For example, if we are going to be gone for the day, crating a dog instead of letting them have access to bark at the front window will prevent them from practicing that behavior when we are not around. Setting our dogs up for success is key! ✨

04/29/2024

Enjoying this sunny Monday 🌞
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