Paw Creek Training

06/13/2024

IMPORTANT PSA!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
NOW! To whomever needs to hear (read 😜) this!!! You nor your dog are perfect! And that's OK! You are going to make mistakes and struggle. Your dog is going to make mistakes and struggle. But that's ok!! It's normal because you are a living, sentient being and so is your dog. No human comes into this world knowing how to act in society, you learn that over time. And if you are anything like this Gen X'er, you have made a ton of mistakes, but you learn and grow from them. Guess what, it's the same thing for your dog. 💕 You have to teach the animals in your life how to live in "society". They don't just automatically know how to do it. Learning isn't always easy, so don't compare you & your dogs relationship to anyone else's. Give yourself & dog a break. It's ok to mess up, it's ok to need help. Everything in this world that is important takes work. Relationships take work.
So please stop beating yourself up for mistakes that you or your dog has made. Some days are just bad days. Move on drink a glass of wine or eat a gummy 😜 and try again tomorrow.

If you don't think every trainer that has ever trained hasn't struggled with a dog(s) you are very very wrong. But it's ok, cause we learn and grow from every interaction. 💪

🐾Photos cause these girls need a home.🐾

06/13/2024

I have a client that needs help.
If you don't board your pitty with me, 😜 who do you board with?

06/11/2024

Bear working Place & Down

06/11/2024

Paz with AZ Husky Rescue working Down & Place.

I don't teach the word stay to the dog. If I say Down or Sit it means hold it until I tell you what's next. It does not mean do it and immediately pop up out of it. So here you see Paz break the Down command and I say NO and step on the leash again. That way he knows to go back into the command I said last. If he breaks the Down he doesn't have to sit again, just go back into the Down. So no matter what he does, I say no and immediately step on the leash to cue him back into the down. Once he is back in the Down, praise. Even though the dog made a mistake, we praise the dog once they fix it.

06/10/2024

Meet Teddy. Teddy is here because he is biting his family and others. So far what we are seeing is just bratty behavior. He wants to do things his way and if he can't he uses his mouth to try and fix it. We are going to start at the basics, build leadership and trust to teach him better ways than using his mouth.

Here is a little before walk, him wanting to do his own thing. And his first prong walk.

06/08/2024

This is Bear and he is here to learn basic skills and how not to pull his mom down the street!

He has 2 prong collars on because the one closest to his body is the one he had, the higher one is the one he needs. A proper fitting prong is important as it should sit right up behind their ears. And the prong size/ gauge does matter. He is a little dull to the prong so we have to fix that as well.
His mom made the mistake that the majority of people make. They buy a prong collar, put it on and expect the dog not to pull. The tool doesn't do the training FOR you, it is a tool to be used IN training. 😉

06/08/2024

This lil pocket pitty is Hazel with Paws 4 A Cause Arizona and will be available for adoption soon. She is here to learn basic skills and work on her resource guarding with other dogs.

Here is her before video and first prong walk.

06/08/2024

This handsome boy is Mr. Paz with AZ Husky Rescue , available for adoption soon!
He is so smart & so full of energy he has a hard time settling. He got into some fights with the other dogs at his fosters so we need to work on his socialization skills as well.
Here is his before video and first prong walk. He wants to turn out and face me in his sit so you will see me make sure I put him in between something or use the sit/down box.

06/05/2024

Hey all!!! We are looking for Blankets. Not towels, blankets.
So if you or anyone you know has any to donate, we would appreciate it.
Help rescue pups sleep.

05/31/2024

Lobo & Osa's first hike together.
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Lobo & Osa's first Ecollar work.

05/29/2024

Osa & Lobos first hike.
Lobo & Osa 10 days into training.

Both are working on confidence building and trust.
Lobo is a insecure & fearful boy who always let's Osa take charge. So he has to learn to trust the humans, look to us for leadership.
Osa is insecure but not fearful. She has had be the protector for humans and Lobo, which is where her reactivity comes from. We are teaching her its not her job and that we will take care of her and Lobo. She can relax and trust that the humans will advocate for her and Lobos needs.

05/20/2024

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05/18/2024

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05/17/2024

05/17/2024

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05/17/2024

Meet Lobo & Osa! These 2 are a handful. 🤣 Trying to walk them together is a mess, Lobo wants to mouth your hand and Osa wants to take charge of everything. Their mom & dad are expecting their first 2 legged baby, so we need to get them on track and fast!

First video is their before. Next videos are their first prong collar lesson and starting to learn default sit.

04/21/2024

Lucy chillin in place before her take home lesson this evening.
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04/21/2024

Zeke came back and spent the week boarding with us! He is such a good boy.

Once you have trained with us you can board your pup for just $40 a day. Boarding pups get walked and worked daily at no extra charge.

04/19/2024

Rio working Place after playing outside with some friends!

04/10/2024

Lucy is such a good girl!

Working commands with her.

Remember default sit is a command even though you don't say sit. The dog should stop and sit every time you stop. It shouldn't move unless you give another command like let's go or down.

04/10/2024

This is Rio! He is here to learn proper leash skills and better manners.

04/10/2024

This beautiful girl is Lucy! She is here to learn better leash skills and over all manners. She is a young GSD so she has a ton of energy that she is learning how to control and expend through work and not just high energy play.

Most people think that inorder to tire out a dog you need to throw the ball or run the dog's energy out. That is excited, high energy play which is great to do, but you are missing a whole lot of mental work that the dog needs. Along with structure and leadership. Teaching your dog how to walk properly on leash, work commands and to hold commands with distractions is the best way to teach your HIGH energy pup/dog how to listen and respect you as a leader. You ar building a relationship with your dog and need to start at the foundation. Not with the roof. 😉
By doing the mental work it eliminates a lot of those bad pup/dog habits like, nipping/play bitting, jumping, digging, pulling on the leash and even reactivity.

04/07/2024

Kirby learning to hold, Place and Down.

I don't teach the words stay or wait to the dog, it''s redundant. If I tell a dog to sit, down, or Place it means to do that command and hold it till I tell them what to do next. It doesn't mean, do the command and immediately pop up out of it. So in the video you will hear me say NO when he breaks and use the leash to put him back into the command without repeating the command.
My NO doesn't just mean stop what you are doing. It also means go back to what you are supposed to be doing. 😉

04/04/2024

Buckeye update! Well, slowly but surely he is getting better and more trusting.

First video is showing I can get a leash on him but he is still scared and flies to the back of the kennel.

2nd video I am working with him with high value reward. Using chicken to lure him to put his head through the leash.

3rd video I am working on desensitizing him to the leash. On and off and reward.

Buckeye is looking for a foster or adopter who wants to keep working with him. Contact AZ Husky Rescue if interested!

04/02/2024

Remember these 2 yayhoos?!!! That's right, Taylor and Carrie are back. Returned after being adopted for 3 months cause the kids had allergies.

So they are back with us and available for adoption through, Paws 4 A Cause Arizona .

These 2 girls are dog, cat & people friendly. They do NOT need to go together but they would both like to be with a multiple dog family. Taylor is deaf so she thrives with help from another dog. They will probably be the same size as their Mama Reba is which is 50lbs. Great medium size pups. Taylor loves to snuggle and Carie is a ball of energy!

03/29/2024

Meet Kirby! This giant boy4 yr old rottie/shepard is here to learn how to have better manners! Haha! He is a little dull to the prong cause he had it from past training, but I will fix that and also teach him the ecollar!

03/27/2024

This fearful boy is Buckeye with AZ Husky Rescue! He was in a foster home doing well as long as you didn't try and put a leash on him, he would growl and snap. One person in the home was able to gain trust and get the harness on him. So now he is here with is to learn how to cope and love the leash!
The first 2 videos are day 1, just going slow and getting a slip lead on him. Then getting him used to pressure, asking him to take one step at a time by adding light leash pressure. As soon as he takes a step, pressure is released. Super important! Most humans want to dog to just walk off and continue the leash pressure. Asking for one step at a time allows the dog to realize that the pressure will stop with every step they take. As you can see he doesn't want to go outside on leash so it takes a couple of tries. But patience and persistent pays off and he eventually starts to walk outside.
Keep an eye out for Buck's progress!

02/25/2024

Meet Blue (small) & Maple (puppy). Last year their family got Maple as a young puppy for their daughter and Blue their 6 yr old dog was not happy about it. Blue attacked Maple a couple times, so they re-homed Blue to a friend of the family. That ended up not working out, so I received a call to help these to dogs get along.

When you bring home a new puppy and you have an older dog, not all dogs are going to get along right away. You have to advocate for both dogs. If the older dog isn't used to puppy energy, it may react like Blue did. It's your job to help protect both dogs, an older one that doesn't want to play and a puppy who wants to play and be obnoxious all the time.

So I am going to get these 2 working together and coexisting. Hopefully then after a period of time they will be come friends.

02/21/2024

Bohdi & Roxy working Ecollar

02/16/2024

Lucy goes home Sunday! She has done so great! Here is her working commands "off leash".
I let go of the leash at the end. 😉