K-949: Training for Humans with Dogs

K-949: Training for Humans with Dogs Love is a 4-legged word. 🐾
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• Ethical
• Effective
• Empathetic
• Educational
• Empowering
• Evidence-Based
• Emotionally-Centered
+Reinforcement.

And memes. • K-949 helps you achieve balance & a harmonious relationship between you and your canine companion using positive, progressive reinforcement.
• K-949 utilizes only force-free, reward-based methods.
• K-949 specializes in teaching you to understand and communicate with your dog via body language
• K-949 specializes in canine mental enrichment, nose and scent games, trick training, click

er training, and puppy preparedness, and offers basic obedience through modification of problematic behaviors, for both puppies & adults.
• K-949 has particular affection for fearful, anxious dogs, and helps to resolve their stress, fears, anxiety, and phobias. Additionally: Happy dogs = Happy owners.
• K-949 believes that dogs aren't giving you a hard time; they're having a hard time. We help to address behavior issues with the best outcome for both dog and owner/guardian.
• K-949 offers private lessons, both in-home and on-site, for Randolph County, North Carolina and surrounding areas.
• K-949 offers remote, virtual, online training. Perfect for basic training, puppy consultations both before and after acquiring the new addition, separation anxiety, all the way through severe fear/anxiety/stress-related disorders for dogs of all ages, anywhere on the globe. Particularly good for dogs who need help dealing with fear, anxiety, aggression and stress.
• K-949 wil be offering group classes again shortly, as we recently moved from CA, to FL, to final destination: NC!
• K-949 founder Shannon Thier regularly attends educational seminars, workshops and webinars, accesses the most up-to-date books, studies, websites & DVDs on training and behavior, and networks with a plethora of other trainers and behavior consultants to stay abreast of the most modern, progressive training methods.

01/14/2025
01/14/2025

Not sure there would be many dog trainers that would disagree with this list.
The longer a behaviour is practiced, the sooner it becomes a habit and that is for both unwanted and wanted behaviours.
Please don't delay.
They very, very rarely "grow out" of unwanted behaviours and if left they can certainly escalate.
In saying that, when they DO show us the behaviour we want, it NEEDS rewarded.

Dog training handouts available through abcdogsnz.com

01/14/2025

Does your dog have a stressful experience when left alone? Here's some insightful info regarding separation related behaviors/disorders from acclaimed veterinary behaviorist Dr. Lisa Radosta.

While the pet care industry is enormous, the fear-free, consent-centered progressive reinforcement trainers are part of ...
01/14/2025

While the pet care industry is enormous, the fear-free, consent-centered progressive reinforcement trainers are part of a compassionate community of benevolent souls.

I generally have a rule against posting crowdsourcing on this page, however this relentless beast of a firestorm in L.A. has directly impacted one of our industry's most vocal advocates by completely decimating her home and every piece of her life of 44 years.

Many of you know , charitable dog trainer, public persona, and diehard proponent for the empathetic and ethical safekeeping of dogs.

I'm pretty sure I've only posted one GoFundMe on this page in the past decade, but I'm making an exception to my rule to share Laura's . If you want to donate to help this champion for moralistic dog training rebuild her life - quite literally - from the ground up, any little bit will do.

Even just sharing this post may put it in front of someone who knows or cares for Laura's plight, and can provide something she needs (short and long term essentials specified in the link), amid this devastating tragedy.

From Laura:

"Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read this, and reach out over the last 48 hours. I will survive… I will recover. And it really helps knowing I am not alone. Whether you can support with a contribution or simply sharing this link, I am beyond grateful. The overwhelming love I have felt gives me strength to carry on. ❤️‍ Words cannot express how grateful we are for your generosity, as we begin the excruciating process of trying to rethink our everyday life and future. Please hug your family and animals tonight… Appreciate sleeping in your own bed, cooking a meal, taking a bath… All of the simple things I am grieving."
~ Laura & Delilah Nativo

Hello friends, I’m struggling to find the right words to encapsul… Laura Nativo needs your support for Help Laura & Delilah Start Over After PalisadesFire

01/11/2025

"Google" might actually be a pretty neat name for a dog.... an Orwellian, authoritative, omniscient dog, but a cute name...
01/10/2025

"Google" might actually be a pretty neat name for a dog.... an Orwellian, authoritative, omniscient dog, but a cute name nonetheless. I've heard my share of thousands of dog names over the years, but never a Google.

I *do* have a shirt with the Google logo in its bright red-yellow-blue-green colors, but instead it says "Doodle". 😂

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~ BODY LANGUAGE QUIZ! ~ Trigger warning: Dog bite Time for another body language observation quiz! What body language indicators does this dog present which are clear signals that s/he might bite? Try to refrain from blame on behalf of the handler and the girl, but do feel free to observe and mention their own body language that they exhibit in this interaction as well. I've seen this posted on other pages where they blame this dog's genetics and training. I've seen people call this dog a "bad" dog. When a dog does not welcome an interaction, they'll communicate that in a way they know how -- often, with teeth. Maybe the dog had never done this before; for every dog that's ever bitten anybody, there was a first time. Maybe first and last, but before it happened, their handlers were usually given ample warnings. Unless the dog had been punished in the past for giving pre-bite signals, there will be usually several indicators that a dog is about to bite. This might be the result of trigger stacking - a dog being pushed over their distress threshold more than one time leading to a build-up and burst of cortisol and adrenalin, or it might be a response to pain, say, an ear infection, when this girl's hands get near the dog's ears. It could be the result of a negative conditioned emotional response, or it could be a learned behavior. The reason why - for the sake of this post - is irrelevant; simply list what behaviors or body language signs you see here that indicate that a bite is about to happen.

Pongo Brings Me Toilet Paper
Pongo Brings Me Toilet Paper

What happens when you're in the #bathroom, and discover that you are at the end of the #tp roll, and have no more #toiletpaper ...but you have a #dog? RIP Pongo (9.11.01-7.22.18) ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ #pongo #dogtricks #trickdog #servicedog #fetch #retreive #huskiesofinstagram #huskymixesofinstagram #dalmatiansofinstagram #DalmatianHusky #HuskyDalmatian #Dalmatianmixesofinstagram #positivereinforcement #dogtraining #dogtrainer #positivereinforcementdogtraining #CPDT #CTDI #ProfessionalTrickTraining #VirtualConsults #TrainYourDogToDoAnything #K949TrainingForHumansWithDogs #K949TRAINING #K949

Pongo had the best Personality!
Pongo had the best Personality!

My favorite video of Pongo ever. She LOVED bell peppers!

Maeby demonstrating a down from 100' away. Making my earlier video into a reel. I promise to get the hang of making more creative reels to hopefully wow y'all @followerswith more demonstrative videos soon! #k949training #doglover #dogtraining #dogtrainer #PositiveReinforcement #positivereinforcementtraining #forcefreedogtraining #forcefreetraining #forcefree #fearfree #certifiedprofessionaldogtrainer #k949trainingforhumanswithdogs #clickertraining #behavior #behaviour #dogbehavior #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #down #cue #namaste #pitbull #pitbullmix #PitbullsofFB #professionaldogtrainer #professionaldogtraining #CPDT #Maeby #distancetraining #Caninebehavior #behaviorconsultant #DogBehaviorModification #training #brindle #brindlepitbull #pittie #pittielove #pitbullsofinstagram #forcefreedogtrainer #forcefreetrainer #forcefreeprofessional #NCdogtrainer #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaDogTrainer #RandolphCounty #Greensboro #Asheboro

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Down ("Namaste") from 100 feet away. Maeby is my lovely dogter, and my bestest friend. Have I mentioned how much I love this little brindle s-Pit-fire?

Body Language Pop Quiz! Time to test our observation skills again. This is wonderful communication. How do we know? Your turn! List your observations of both the Sibe (Titus) and PitBull mix (Maeby). What do you see throughout this interaction? Look at and list the body language signals that you observe between these two dogs. Remember to focus on posture, stance, position, ears, eyes, coat, mouths, tails, vocalizations, calming signals, and displacement signals. Even though one dog doesn't want to engage (extra credit! Tell me how we know this), why is this still very appropriate, respectful communication? #Observation #ObservationSkills #DogPark #testyourself #AppropriatePlay #BodyLanguage #dogtraining #dogtrainer #positivereinforcement #communicationskills #K949Training #ObservationsNotInterpretation #dogplay #dogsplaying #fearfree #PerfectFit #Hollywood #WhatDoYouSee #PopQuiz @followers

Time to make some more reels! Here's a fun party trick that's really easy to teach. It's also pretty adorbs when there are two pups instead of one. #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementdogtrainer #dogtricks #trickdogs #trickdog #fearfree #Pongo #Tonka #funnydogs #littermates #SoCal #CostaMesa #california #CaliforniaDogTrainer #NCdogtrainer #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaDogTrainer #forcefreedogtraining #forcefree #forcefreedogtrainer #rewardbasedtraining #HuskyDalmatian #dalmatian #husky #BangBang #playdead #dogtraining #certifiedprofessionaldogtrainer #CPDT #domorewithyourdog #CTDI #CertifiedTrickDogInstructor #KyraSundance #dogtrainer #funtricks #ReelFun #ForReel

I treat my dog like the amazingly unique, deeply intelligent, biddable, "loyal" life form that she is. ['Loyal' is a human construct; really, I am the just the gatekeeper for her access to all the things she wants and needs in life at any given time, and I respect that she's an opportunist.] I appreciate how emotionally and socially complex she is, and I treat her like an equal individual traveling through life with me for a generation. At any given moment in time, whatever it is that I am doing, it's something that's going to make her life the most peaceful it can possibly be while we're here together. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Video of Pitbull mix Maeby learning to open a custom mailbox, place a ball inside, then close the mailbox. Lots of face kisses (not appeasement-- it's a learned behavior) follow up her performance (her favorite thing is to try to stick her tongue in my nostril).

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