The Intuitive Dog

01/27/2024

Petal Puff showing off her impeccable door manners!!

I have spots open starting at the beginning of February for 3 or 6 week puppy programs. Nothing like a well trained dog to start 2024 off right! 🎉

01/19/2024

Little Miss Lylith made her way home to Nevada yesterday after a 6 week program! She will be missed but I am so excited for her future with her family! She’s doing to be the greatest little adventure buddy and has the sweetest heart!

01/16/2024

12/22/2023

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12/18/2023

Merry Christmas from Petal Puff!

12/15/2023

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12/05/2023

Waiting patiently for their chews 🥰

11/19/2023

Little Deebo passing The Final Wait Test before going home tomorrow afternoon. He has been so fun to work with! 🤩

11/04/2023

Have you ever heard the phrase “Small Dog Syndrome”?⠀

Often, people use it to refer to smaller breed dogs who display behaviours like barking, biting, growling, snapping, lunging, etc. People will say that that’s just how small dogs are or that small dogs are just trying to make up for their size.⠀
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The problem with this thinking is:⠀
😩 We don’t get to the root of why the behaviour is happening.⠀
😩 We end up not doing much to change and to help our small dogs out with their worries and fears.⠀
😩 We blame the behaviour on our small dogs and use punishment to stop their behaviour, stressing them out further.
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The truth is that small dogs aren’t simply more “aggressive” than dogs of other sizes. It’s the fact that when they show subtle signs of fear, stress, and anxiety, they often get ignored and therefore need to use more obvious signals like growling, barking, snapping, etc. to get their point across and get something scary to stop.⠀
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For example, a small dog may be regularly petted over the head by various people when they don’t want to be, and the dog may have started off with stress signals such as tucking their tail and licking their lips. But as that goes unheard, they now have resort to air snapping to stop people from coming over to pet them.⠀

It is so important to listen to our dogs and see their behaviour for what it is, rather than apply labels such as “small dog syndrome” which do not help us with understanding our dogs better and helping change how they feel as well as their behaviours.⠀
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Small dogs deserve to be heard just as much as bigger dogs. Their little “no”s and signs of discomfort need to be respected and taken seriously, rather than be laughed at by us. While cute and little, they are sentient beings who have feelings and the right to communicate them. 💜⠀
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Need help with your little dog’s barky, lungey behaviour? Book a call with me in the link in bio. 💌


ID: In a small hand-drawn style box on the top with text that says “It’s not small dog syndrome”. Underneath that is a larger hand-drawn style box with text that says “It’s small dogs regularly have their signals of discomfort and fear dismissed so they have to escalate to biting/lunging/growling to communicate”. Next to this text is an image of a brown chihuahua looking scared with a hand over the top of its head.

11/02/2023

Little Deebo got here on Sunday for a 3 week board and train. He is such a fast, motivated learner with the cutest face 🥹 Welcome, Deebo! So proud of you already!

09/27/2023

After taking some time off over the last year, I’m getting back into it!! 25 percent off 3 week board and trains starting in October!

Offering board and trains and private lessons.

Puppy Board and Trains will focus on:
✅ Potty Training
✅Crate Training
✅ Stopping and preventing problem behaviors (biting, jumping, chewing)
✅ Extensive socialization
✅ Loose leash walking on a flat collar
✅ Relationship Building
✅ Impulse Control
✅ Foundations for basic obedience

All programs will include a follow up lesson as well as ongoing support from me to ensure your puppy continues to stay successful at home! Programs can be customized to add for your specific goals as well! Updates, photos, and videos will be sent over the course of your puppy’s stay.

Please feel free to message me for more information!

Complimentary evaluation is required for all dogs over 6 months of age.

10/11/2022

This is so good - from Trick Woofs

08/03/2022

I have two spots open for puppy board and trains in August and one open for the first half of September!

Puppy Board and Trains will focus on:
✅ Potty Training
✅Crate Training
✅ Stopping and preventing problem behaviors (biting, jumping, chewing)
✅ Extensive socialization
✅ Loose leash walking on a flat collar
✅ Relationship Building
✅ Impulse Control
✅ Foundations for basic obedience

All programs will include a follow up lesson as well as ongoing support from me to ensure your puppy continues to stay successful at home! Programs can be customized to add for your specific goals as well!

Please feel free to message me for more information!

07/20/2022

Mood

07/02/2022

Let your dog explore the world through their nose as often as possible. 🐶



Discover more about the importance of letting your dog sniff in today’s blog post: https://bit.ly/3njRIE5

04/29/2022

This absolutely this. I recommend at least a year difference between puppies. Littermate Syndrome can happen even with pups close in age from different litters. I take great care to make sure my training puppies do not become dependent on each other, and two puppies at once is something that’s best left to professionals!

04/29/2022