Saige's Way Dog Training LLC

10/08/2024

REAL dogs wear matching Winnie the Pooh collars 😏

08/31/2024

Javelin!! Happy 3rd Birthday!! I feel so lucky to have this boy. He’s the sweetest malinois I know. He’s got impressive speed that gives me multiple heart attacks. He’s so clear headed and smart. Sweet heart of gold with the right kind of edge. I bet I’ll be searching for another like him for the rest of my life. Saige and Angel love him more than I ever could’ve imagined they would. He’s brought so much life to all 3 of us. No ragrets on this addition. Love you buddy ❤️

07/14/2024

There’s something special about hanging out with a senior dog. They’re wise. They tend to be more wise than we realize. They recognize all the words I never actively taught them. They have so much understanding of the world that you genuinely feel like you’re hanging out with your friend vs walking your child. This man right here, 10 years of life experience, he’s been the one to surprise me the most. He’s shown me that he knows more than I think he does time and time again. I’d hand him the keys and let him drive if I could. I will always be the one to care for and protect my dogs vs thinking they should protect me but there truly comes a time when it feels like we’re equally taking care of each other, a real team. He plays his part and I play mine. Love you Angel boy ❤️

05/14/2024

05/10/2024

Courage is fear of a different sort. You can use your fear to defeat your fear, you just have to be afraid of the right things. The stoics talked about this a lot. It’s beneath human dignity to be afraid of things they shouldn’t be afraid of. It is a unique human failing to not be afraid of things that they should be. Most people are not afraid of the right things. -Orion Taraban

04/08/2024

We ready 😎

03/23/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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01/31/2024

“All of a sudden my dog attacked my other dog”. The first thing I find myself asking that person is how old are they and what is the s*x of each dog. There are countless dogs I’ve known that were great with other dogs before the age of one or two and then they begin to change. The change typically starts happening around 1.5-2.5 years old. That’s when they’re reaching maturity; coming into who they are. Many of the “all of a sudden aggression” calls that I get from people tend to be two dogs of the same s*x and/or the aggressor is reaching maturity. We’re continually getting to know our dogs. Now it is also very common that signs go unnoticed at a young age but sometimes maturity really can just creep up on ya. It’s important to recognize that at a young age, your dog may be awesome with most dogs and by the time they reach maturity, they may become very dog selective. Every dog is dog selective regardless but the levels of selectiveness vary. Dog selective simply means that your dog doesn’t love every single dog, dogs have good matches and dogs have bad matches. If you’re getting a second dog, choose a dog of the opposite s*x. It’s natural for same s*x to butt heads. Yes, it works out fine sometimes but why chance it? Let’s also talk about a dog who is nervous of people. At a young age, they may not use their teeth to get people away but with maturity that could change. Dogs gain confidence with age. A nervous dog who’s gone unheard for too long may end up speaking with their teeth once they gain enough confidence to do it. What I mean by gone unheard is, biting can be prevented if you have a keen eye on how your dog feels about being touched. The dog that’s gone unheard is the dog who has been pushed past their limit too many times until they finally need to stand up for themselves. I would say this happens with children a lot. Dogs don’t tend to enjoy children as much as many people think. They just tolerate them and some can only tolerate them for so long. Do you have a story relating to this run on topic that I just blabbered about? I and I’m sure others would find value in hearing it :)

01/19/2024

Saige judges me for some of my bright ideas but she says that getting a malinois and moving to PA were two of my best ideas yet.

12/08/2023

Saige wanted to let everyone know that she thinks Lake Erie is pretty darn cool and that the water doesn’t even taste like nasty salt. Best beach ever.