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Dog training isn’t needed because dogs are “bad” or broken.It’s needed because the world we ask them to live in is nothi...
12/13/2025

Dog training isn’t needed because dogs are “bad” or broken.

It’s needed because the world we ask them to live in is nothing like the one they evolved for.

Leashes, sidewalks, crowded spaces, constant stimulation, busy humans, limited outlets. None of that is natural for a dog, yet we expect them to handle it calmly and politely without being shown how.

Training isn’t about control or obedience for the sake of it. It’s communication. It’s clarity. It’s teaching dogs how to succeed in a modern human world.

When dogs know what’s expected, stress goes down. Confidence goes up. And life gets better for everyone involved.

Training isn’t outdated.
It’s more important than ever.

Let’s do better by our dogs.

12/08/2025

Tethering is one of the most valuable things we can add into our reactive dog’s routine.

Simply leash your dog and tie them back to a piece of furniture or door handle- anything that’s sturdy in your house- and wait for calm. (Supervised only)

Reactivity is your dog having some sort of explosion due to a barrier— that barrier could be the leash, the fence, the front door or anything that holds your dog back.

We can prime our dogs for handling this frustration in a controlled, low-distraction environment.

At first your dog will fuss. They’ll pace and bark and whine. But we will simply wait for calm each time before rewarding or releasing them. Over time, they’ll fuss less and less and eventually go strait to calm.

Reactivity training starts in the house. Most reactive dogs I meet are never crated or tethered in the house. They’re free to do what they want when they want, so the only time they’re restrained is on a walk (leading to frustration).

Practice this restraint in the house first where habits start and gradually increase distractions.

12/03/2025

I’ve had 3 conversations in the past 2 days with owners of reactive dogs…

Here’s what they all have in common:

1. They aren’t crating or tethering their dog in the home

2. They tighten up on the leash and have their dog sit or rush past the trigger while their dog stares and barks

3. They don’t have clear communication- no markers & no understanding of leash pressure

This isn’t a coincidence, it’s a recipe for reactivity.

11/20/2025

“Break” is our release word telling our dogs “you’re free from the command, do your thing”- this is a no reward release (remember “yes” is release to reward on me).

It allows us to designate the time and place we want our dogs to sniff on the walk so all the time in between we can hold them accountable to heel.

Now, I’m not going to tell you that your dog should never sniff on the walk- let them sniff!

Just make sure you mark it.

Without this clarity, our dogs decide when to stop, sniff, and do their thing and sometimes our dogs don’t make the best decisions- like when they decide to drag us over to other dogs…

11/19/2025

I once had a client pull a dog that was put on the euthanasia list for aggression and put it in the back seat of her car with her kids…

The truth is, we don’t know the dogs we adopt from the shelter and we need to assume they’re aggressive- to dogs and people.

Take the time to get to know the dog first- always have a slip lead on them just in case, don’t allow them to interact with your kids or other dogs, and definitely don’t immediately take them out in public.

If your goal is to keep dogs out of shelters then you need to be setting them up for success from day 1.

11/17/2025

Sometimes the boring training sessions are the most valuable 💛

We just wrapped up week 2 of Bella’s 3 week board & train. We’ve worked on her leash pulling, reactivity, and jumping. She’s already a well mannered lady and we’ve still got a week to go!

Bella frequently goes to baseball games with her family so I’m doing lots of rewarding in her downs so she can learn to hang out and chill no matter what’s going on around her.

11/12/2025

Before we can ask our dog to stay in a down we’ve got to make sure these things:

1. Your dog KNOWS the command

2. Your dog KNOWS what our “good” marker means

Once we’ve got those two things, we can tell our dogs down > good > pay.

Good = stay there, I’ll come to you and reward so saying “stay” is unnecessary.

11/11/2025

Reward position matters ✨

Want your dog to walk in heel?

Stay in a down?

Stay on place?

Where your dog gets rewarded dictates where they’ll hang out.

A lot of dogs struggle to stay in these positions because we’re (without knowing) rewarding them for coming out of position, instead of in.

For example…

You put your dog in a down, you walk down your driveway and you call them back to you “Good job Buddy! That was such a good stay!”.

But the next time you do this…

You walk away and Buddy runs to you excitedly before you get a chance to call him. “Look mom I did what you wanted!”

What happened?

The reward happened OUT of the down, not in.

Instead we can walk down the driveway say “Good job Buddy!”, walk back towards the dog, and drop some food between his paws.

This teaches what we want- I walk away, you stay, I come back to you and you get rewarded.

Most dogs need help staying in position which means most of our rewarding needs to happen there.

Pay your dog for hanging out in heel, staying in a down, or any behavior we want duration in.

11/10/2025

On my last post with Bella you saw us working this game- it starts inside, with no dogs and once we’ve got some clarity we can start introducing dogs to the picture.

The name of the game? Pay attention to me. When you’re focused on me you’re less likely to pop off on dogs and in the beginning we HAVE to get reps being around other dogs with no reaction.

Eventually, there will be less management from me and Bella will choose to make good decisions on her own. It’s not an overnight process, but with consistency she’ll get to the point where she can walk down the street without any big explosions.

11/07/2025

This is what my first session looks like conditioning our marker word “yes”.

This will be super valuable in helping Bella work through her reactivity, shaping new behaviors, and Ecollar conditioning.

I want the dog to come shooting back to me when they hear that yes. My “get it” is used to not only get her away from me, but to build up some motivation to get the food.

P.s. I don’t know what’s wrong with my audio 😬

11/04/2025

This is a drill I have all of my owners practice to solidify their understanding of our words and to get a hang of their timing.

A few notes:

Say your word first, then move.

If your dog breaks after you mark a position with good, say “no” and use your leash to guide them back in position.

Lastly, record yourself. By watching back your session it will show you what you need to work on.

Good dog training is all about clarity & consistency- that starts with you.

11/02/2025

Like a lot dogs, Winston benefits from structure, clear communication, and proper socialization.

When we teach our dogs to look to us for guidance it allows them to do what they do best- just be a dog.

Without, they feel like it’s their job to manage everyone around them- and this can create a lot of anxiety.

Imagine going on vacation with a friend and they’re in charge of managing everything- your schedule, the restaurants you go to, the excursions- leaving you to just relax and enjoy your vacay. That’s what training can be for our dogs. A nice little vacay (except we’re just going to the coffee shop).

Don’t you think they deserve that?

I sure do.

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