Southern Approach, Canine Coach

10/04/2024

When you simply want to p*e in peace but have to monitor the puppy. They do this crap. 😂

09/28/2024

The kiddos have has a blast today! Max the , Vice the & Jaxson the !!!
River play, wrestling, and more!
& we cleaned up the river poo…💩💩
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09/24/2024

Our friend for the next few days!

09/24/2024

Got some large kennels for indoors! Got them coated in a rust prevention paint & gonna secure them into the concrete! It’ll have a roof on each one as well!! 5x6! 🤩

09/12/2024

I just noticed my goofy ass face 😆😆

09/12/2024

Congratulations to Apex for earning his CGC & Vice for being such a good boy that he got his Star Puppy!
Star Puppy classes, testing for trick titles, CGC, CGCA, CGCU & more coming soon! 🤩
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09/10/2024

Last few weeks have been filled with fun, adventure, training, new friends, & LOTS of Doggos!

09/05/2024

Trainers, want to know why the dog that does so well with you falls apart with its owner? Owners, want to know why your dog does so well with your trainer but falls apart with you?

Most folks (owners and trainers) assume it’s simply a skills gap issue. And while skills can definitely be a part of the issue, when we see dogs become something completely unhinged with their owners, that’s not a skills gap issue, it’s an association issue. Put simply, it’s what your presence predicts to the dog that creates this wild, crazy, often “out of their tree” behavior.

Think about how your dog acts as you’re pulling up to the dog park, or as you’re preparing their food, or about to go for a walk or car ride, or when guests arrive, or…? Whatever it might be that makes your dog totally nuts. That’s the arousal/excitement that’s generated via the association with the lead up sequence that predicts the desired/exciting event.

Now imagine if there was one person who, all in one, predicted, or was the gateway to all that stuff, and more. What kind of crazy would that elicit?

Here’s the thing. It’s not that you can’t be the predictor of all things good and still have a well behaved dog—you absolutely can, and should! The problems only arise when your association to your dog is ONLY the excitement/arousal inducing stuff and it contains none of the balancing elements of firm discipline, valuable consequences, and an essence of sufficient respect and deference of which you’ve honestly earned by way of being a believable authority figure when it counts.

If you want to have a well behaved dog, and/or stop unwanted behavior issues, your presence HAS to predict both the desired and the undesired, the pleasant and the unpleasant—in equal intensity and in equal availability… as appropriate and as needed. This is how you create a healthy association, and this is how you get what your dog trainer gets… or, how you avoid needing a dog trainer altogether.

Unfortunately, very few people understand this, and even fewer will want to.

09/04/2024

My DOT account! Has all my pages, info, payment options & more!

08/30/2024

Photo drop from the last few weeks!
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08/30/2024

Hey there. I run Southern Approach Canine Coach and just moved from CO to Fredericktown PA. We offer all sorts of training, boarding, walks, private lessons, house sitting and more. Between the two of us we have 8+ years of working with dogs. We have titled dogs in bite sports and have taken dogs to National Competitions.
Reactivity, aggression, basic and advanced obedience, AKC testing, classes soon; and more!
Pricing does vary on type of training but we offer an evaluation prior and go from there. We build a plan together. Every session is recorded and uploaded to a private link. You’ll have access indefinitely to those recording and information.
We often go hiking, to restaurant patios, to rivers and lakes, to other classes and most boarding dogs will participate in ALL of those activities with us. I was a special needs nanny for almost 10 yearars prior to working with dogs. Patience is my best friend haha.

https://www.facebook.com/SouthernACCoach?mibextid=LQQJ4d

A caring ~Approach~ to dog training! Aggressive, reactive, basic & advanced obedience & AKC. 🫶🏻

08/30/2024

I love my little idiots 😝❤️😂

08/29/2024

With Black Forest Dog Resort – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! Makes me so happy. I’ll never stop supporting you all! 🥹✨

08/22/2024

They’re very big of catching your emotions, feelings, and truly can change how you look at dogs.
Are they for everyone? I mean if everyone knew how to train, woke, and live with a dog that needs hours of mental/physical stimulation daily. If you cannot offer that, don’t even look at them..

The smart, confident, and versatile Belgian Malinois is a world-class worker who forges an unbreakable bond with their human partner.

Why do you love the breed?