Zero BS Training Center LLC

11/30/2024

Look at these two teams!

Margaret and Camilla finally go out of the senior division and moving on to Masters❤️❤️❤️

Tami & Arlo are on 🔥 4/4 and working their way towards there CH! They had some wicked fast runs getting Q’s towards their REMX title.

Y’all make me so proud!
It makes me so happy to hear and read the smiles on your faces along with having so much fun with your dogs in a sport that is very closet to my heart.❤️

Pam & Clover are next weekend up in TN (with a bunch of my favorite, more like family to me, people)

11/16/2024

Out with the OLD and in with the NEW!!! Fresh straw has been delivered, the floor has been clean and disinfected. Rats are all moved to their new location and settled in.

Barn Hunt lessons will begin as soon as I get back from my holiday transport run. I’ll post dates after Thanksgiving keep your eyes on the page.❤️

11/11/2024

Well it’s that time of year….. Barn Hunt season…..

To started it off Vickie Baker and Zoey where the first to achieve there RATCH (barn hunt Championship) on Oct 19,2024!

Then Pamela Ambuhl and Clover came in right behind them this weekend with achieving their RATCH today…..

Then Tami Wood with Arlo finished there RATM (Master Title) and their first Q towards their RATCH.

Now don’t be fooled…. 😂😂😂😂 it wasn’t a walk in the park for any of them but each learned from rookie mistakes and how to channel their inner frustrations. But this is what makes them amazing top notch handlers in there sports.

I am on cloud 9 that I have had the pleasure of working with and training with them and can not wait to see what the future holds.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS you all make me so proud and I’m thankful for your friendships❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

11/01/2024

Something that needed to be done for a long time! Thank you Baby Jesus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 life will be so much easier not to service the pool and pump with out loosing so much water and making a big mess.

Next is getting a new pool pump, changing the sand in the filer and getting the pool back to crystal clear blue.

10/27/2024

We have a visitor at the farm for a week!!!

Ms. Luna the MAS (Miniature American Shepherd) is here to hang out while the Fam goes to Disney World.

We will be proofing some skills that her and her Mom have been working really hard with for the last month.

Let the fun begin❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Isn’t she just drop dead gorgeous?😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰

10/26/2024

THIS!!!!

If you take the time to read this, read it again and then again and maybe 10 more times. Save it somewhere so you can read it again once a month until you understand it.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

•Pet your dog, all the time
•Talk to your dog, all the time
•Allow your dog to follow you, all the time
•Allow your dog to be on your lap or laying on your feet, all the time
•Pet, soothe, comfort your dog when it whines or barks for attention...or is simply anxious
•Allow your dog to demand affection/interactions
•Be emotionally dependent on your dog to the point that unhealthy dependency and interactions are no longer noticed
•Allow your dog to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants—aka, provide no structure, rules, or accountability
•Foster an environment of chaos, stress, and anxiety
•Refuse to train and pattern calmness
•Refuse to crate train your dog
•Refuse to correct your dog when inappropriate behavior occurs
•Refuse to train your dog how to be independent/alone by using a “Place” command, “Downstay, and/or “away” time in the crate
•Let your dog out of the crate when it whines or barks
•Avoid training or anything that makes your dog temporarily uncomfortable or unhappy—in other words, cater to your dog’s every desire/need, designing your life around your dog, rather than having your dog fit into yours
•And many, many more...

Basically, baby, soothe, allow, enable, disable, lean on, omit teaching necessary life skills, prioritize what feels good for you rather than what does good for your dog, and through this master plan of leadership-free chaos, and systematic cultivation of creating a toxic dependency between dog and human...you’ll ensure that when you leave, your dog will be a true emotional mess, because you haven’t prepared them to be calm, obedient, strong, resilient, robust, independent, and alone.

10/09/2024

Here is a friendly reminder and what makes me the happiest trainer.

Training is not just the dog it’s the handler and working with the human aspect.

As a trainer we can not take for granted that the human we are working with knows the basics. The basics to us are not always the basic to others.❤️

You only get out, what you put in!

Thank you to all of my clients for putting in all that time needed with your dogs. IT SHOWS!!!!

Y’all make me so Proud❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

10/01/2024

Is anyone interested in FETCH class tomorrow night? If not enough people are interested I’ll cancel so I can continue to work on the down trees and fencing until dark.

Please let me know if you want to come for class tomorrow night 6pm.

09/29/2024

I am unfortunately going to have to cancel FETCH class tomorrow 9/29 I have trees down and horses locked up I need to get everything back in order before I have to leave back out of town. I’m so sorry, I also know there are a bunch of you that might be dealing with the same issues along with no power.

Please everyone be safe, if there is something I can do to help out just let me know.

09/24/2024

We are 1 week away from the start of the FETCH Class.

Remember: Bring your dogs favorite tennis ball (or equivalent), retrieving bumper, or handler choice toy (e.g. KONG Wubba)
Flat buckle collar
Leash
And treats

I’m excited to work with everyone and get you ready for the trial coming up in GA.

What is akc FETCH?
https://www.akc.org/fetch/

If pre signing up for all 6 classes cost is $120
Drop-in’s $25 per class

Dates for classes:
Sept 30th 6pm
Oct 1th 6pm
Oct 9th 6pm
Oct 10th 6pm
Oct 14th 6pm
Oct 15th 6pm

Please let me know if you are attending.

09/22/2024

BIG Congratulations to Pam and Clover going 4/4 at Barm Hunt in TN and now just one more Q away from her RATCH❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

09/15/2024

I have 1 board and Train opening for the month of Oct. if you have been waiting or needing the service contact me sooner rather then later.❤️

09/13/2024

This 💯, I feel like a broken record saying this all the time. Coddling up behavior will not fix or help them deal with it. Acknowledging an issue and letting them work through it will get you much fuller.❤️

How do you feel about exposing your dog to stress?

This young Weimaraner started a board and train recently. During the drop off, I informed his owner, he'd be living under some different rules at my house than what he'd been used to for the past few months of his life.

He would be subjected to some "healthy stress.”

Among other things, he would be sleeping in a crate at night, learning to walk nicely on a leash, and participate in proprioceptive exercises to build body awareness.

Essentially, he would be learning some problem solving skills and because of it, develop greater resilience.

The first day here he found himself stuck on the opposite side of a pole than the side I was on.

Can you guess what I did?

I did nothing. I stood there, not moving, not applying more pressure to the leash, not coochie-cooing him...I just waited.

It took him about 90 seconds of wiggling, and whining to figure out what to do to get himself free.

Once he did, he was darn proud of himself, prancing about for a few seconds and then we moved on and enjoyed a short game of fetch.

The stress was short lived. He learned how to relieve it and was proud of himself as he discovered his power to problem solve.

We do our dogs no favor by immediately bailing them out of every little problem or struggle they encounter.

So often I hear, "My dog doesn't like the crate,” or "My dog doesn't like to be brushed,” or "My dog won't potty while on leash.”

As a woman who has raised two (now grown) children, I could not have imagined saying to my kids dentist..."well, they don't like having their teeth brushed so we just gave up." 🤣

I have news for you, there are very few dogs that immediately enjoy their crate, or being brushed and bathed, or being restrained on a leash.

It's our job to teach them to tolerate the realities of life in the human world.

For most things the teaching recipe is simple:

A bit of skill, applied over time, mixed by a healthy dose of patient persistence.

If you don't have the skill, the time or the patience, you can pay people like me to do the foundation work for you. It is like having the dentist clean the kids teeth...but if you don't maintain what the professional did, it's not going to become good habits that serve for a lifetime.

The main thing to understand is that stress and learning will be part of life. There is no avoiding it. It is how we learn to work through it that makes the difference.

By taking time to teach your dog how to tolerate some stress and learn to problem solve, you set them up for increased confidence, improved manners and an overall healthier mindset.

09/12/2024

Years ago before AKC started their tick dog titles……. I trained with Kyra Sundance at her Do More With Your dog Seminar and became a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI). Mostly because in Disc and doing freestyle it is basically teach the dog to do interactive tricks with you, while playing frisbee. This grew in to doing “Stupid Pet Tricks” along with it helped me build a bond with my dogs.

So here is your chance to learn some fun tricks with your dog.

Beginning Trick Dog Classes………

I will show and explain how the process works. How to build on top of tricks to get the bigger hard tricks accomplished. I am also able to test you for your AKC trick dog titles on the last day of class. (There will be an addition charge of $25 for the testing and paperwork)

What you will need:

Positive attitude
High value treats
Patience

Cost $175 (prepaid at the beginning of the class)
Drop-Ins ($40)
Time: 7-8pm
Location: At the facility in the barn so weather should not be an issue.

Dates:
Tuesday Oct 1st
Tuesday Oct 8th
Tuesday Oct 15th
Monday Oct 28th
Tuesday Nov 5th

Let me know if you’re interested in class so I can add you to the list.

09/11/2024

UPDATE: I posted this class a week or so ago. Doesn’t seem to be much interest in the class at the moment.

If you are interested please let me know. If not enough people I will use these dates for a Trick Dog Class beginner and can do your trick dog novice eval for the AKC Title.

https://www.facebook.com/100083383746861/posts/496721073117347/?

09/01/2024

I’m putting together a “Puppy Foundation & Socialization” class in Oct. if you have a puppy 3 months to 6 months this is the class for you. The class will be an hour long full of fun play and learning.❤️

This will be in a enclosed area, no barriers. Bring high value treats or toy, buckle collar, leash, and a chair along with a positive upbeat attitude.

Pay close attention to the dates please due to other classes and show schedules that I am handling clients dog at I’m having to shuffle things around.

Pre-registration $125
Drop In’s $35

Start time:6pm
Starting date:
Oct 2nd
Oct 8th
Oct 16
Oct 28th
Nov 5th

I will have homework for the long week off.

08/30/2024

Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping Rhea Jacobus with her new Mal Puppy Azha with proper puppy socialization. She did so good, ofcouse I used G.O.A.T. first because she’s the bestiest girl EVER! Then I brought Duck out, the girls are the same age and about the same height.

Needless to say FUN was had by all❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

08/28/2024

It’s about that time!!!!!!!!

FETCH class is about to begin!

There is a trial coming up Oct 18, 2024 Savannah River Upland Poodle Club in Tignall, GA. There will be two judges and two trials so Titles can be achieved.

I am a FETCH judge and will start the Classes with Novice level. if anyone is interested in working on intermediate, I will set that course towards the end of class.

Let’s get some good lessons, build that drive with solid sit stays, so that you can walk in and get those titles.

What is akc FETCH?
https://www.akc.org/fetch/

If pre signing up for all 6 classes cost is $120
Drop-in’s $25 per class

Dates for classes:
Sept 30th 6pm
Oct 1th 6pm
Oct 9th 6pm
Oct 10th 6pm
Oct 14th 6pm
Oct 15th 6pm