Lakeview Canine

06/30/2024

Josie rocked her Board and Train! The main thing Josie struggles with is over-excitement. And it definitely took some time to teach her brain how to settle, and better choices of things to do with all her boxer energy! Now we're working on lessons at home, to apply it all there too.

06/19/2024

Marco had such a good time during his stay! He is such a lover! When your dog stays here, they are truly treated like my own. Which means not only sleeping in the bed, but using my pillow, too 😆

05/24/2024

Marco is THE MOST cuddly dog ever! And his favorite thing is snuggling up somewhere soft, and wherever the people are ❤️🐶🐾

05/05/2024

I missed posting on the actual day, but May 2nd was Nyx's 4th birthday! Enjoy some adorable throwback puppy pictures of the bitey princess herself. ❤️

04/24/2024

Looking back on the memories with my heart and soul dog, Kimber. These are from her last hike, before she passed in 2021. She is the dog that started my journey in dog training ❤️

04/20/2024

Little miss Josie has started her Board and Train program! We're working on helping her learn to relax and some general manners. We had some relaxation time by the lake the other day.
Everyone who has been here, has seen the beautiful lake in front of the house. And it makes for some great training and downtime opportunities! 🐕🥰

02/28/2024

Here's Teddy! He finished his Board and Train program, and made huge progress! We focused heavily on many problem behaviors Teddy was struggling with.
A unique fact about Teddy, is that he has the personality of a Jack Russel Terrier, in a cute little teddy bear body. Don't let his looks fool you! He wants to hunt with the big dogs, track bunnies, and happily wanted to take longer walks in the sub zero temps and snow! Not even shivering! I wish I had pictures of him playing in the snow, but my fingers had to stay bundled up in the -20°F days we had while he was here. 🥶
His family has worked SO hard with him, and we were all (myself included) taken off-guard by his tenacity and prey drive specifically. So after teaching the family how to fulfill his needs better, form a better relationship, as well as teaching him rules and boundaries of life with humans, Teddy is now MUCH happier and calmer at home! 🐕❤️🐾

11/25/2023

Cletus came back to stay with us while his family travelled! It got a little chilly for a little guy, so he got a makeshift sweater! *pro-tip: size 2T toddler shirts will fit a miniature dachshund 😂

10/30/2023

The amount of appreciation and love I have for every single one of you, and your dogs, is insurmountable! ❤️❤️🐶

Happy Monday!! ❤

08/13/2023

This is River! We've been doing lessons, and her family had been working really hard with her. After a few lessons, it was obvious to me that she would learn better with super short (think, under 5 minutes) repetitions and learning, spread out through a whole day. Rather than an hour+ lessons that we've been doing. So I asked her family if she could spend the day with me at my house, where I could teach her in the way that she learned best. We made SO much progress in that day, AND she enjoyed training so much more!
In general, all dogs learn best with shorter sessions, practiced throughout the day. But some dogs are a more extreme example of this, and that's just how their brain works! It's so important as a trainer, to be able to recognize this, and other "off standard" ways of learning in dogs. If you try to apply one single way of teaching dogs (and humans), you're guaranteed one thing: to succeed in some, and fail many.
I'm so glad River's family trusted me to have her come spend the day, AND they've put in so much work with her to build a better relationship. 🐕❤️

07/05/2023

Check out this handsome boy! Cletus just finished his Board and Train, and had such a good time! He's such a sweet, silly dog. And did so well learning more and working on some manners.

03/26/2023

Look at this handsome boy! Kuzco really isn't a fan of people he doesn't know, and is willing to bite if someone is making him uncomfortable. But he is an absolute sweetheart with the people he trusts. We did sessions of simply building his trust with me, and showing him that not all humans are going to ignore his communication and make him uncomfortable. It's a very slow, delicate process. But he now absolutely loves me, and has another positive experience of forming a relationship with someone new under his belt!
It's so heartwarming to see him go from having to be muzzled when I was there, to giving me kisses and leaning on me to get affection.

02/13/2023

We'll be there! Come check out this super fun event with your dog! Check out your local canine small businesses, and support a local rescue too!

10/26/2022

Check out our pumpkins and mums from Sugar Grove Growers, Eagle Fork Pumpkins & Gifts and super cute treats from Treats Unleashed!

10/18/2022

Another return client! Oakley recently joined her family, who had brought their other dog, Chloe, to Lakeview Canine awhile back!
Oakley is a VERY rambunctious dog. And was having a really hard time controlling herself around her little human siblings.
So we worked A LOT on building a calmer state of mind, teaching better choices to make when kids are around, and teaching some all-around better manners.

09/26/2022

Milo just finished up his Board and Train! He is brother to Otis, who came for training over a year ago! Milo just needed help learning some basic manners and obedience cues. Another very important factor specific to "doodles", is really high maintance grooming. So we worked on exposing him to clipper sounds and holding still for thorough brushing. This will make grooming appointments and at home brushing much less stressful on him, and his owners!
He will soon be joining his human mom at work!

07/30/2022

Django just finished his Board and Train! His family wanted him to have basic obedience cues, learn to stay still longer than a millisecond 😁, along with addressing some issues chasing cattle at home.
Now that he has the training knowledge, next step is lessons at home to address the cow-chasing, and teaching the family everything!

06/01/2022

Zeke got to go to Sugar Grove Growers, for his Enrichment Day!