Hounding Around Dog Adventure Day Camp

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Hounding Around Dog Adventure Day Camp

We are a dog adventure day camp that gives back to innovative and impactful animal rescue organizations.

With the goal to wear out even the most active of dogs, our off leash day hikes provide exercise and social interaction for your pup.

11/03/2024

Pack is getting bigger in May 2025 - but this time it’s a human baby and not a fur baby

11/02/2024

A special Saturday romp ✨

10/31/2024

Spooky, scary, HALLOWEEEEEN 🎃👻

Halloween is here! It’s a fun time for us, but all the costumes, sounds, and decorations can be a bit spooky for our pups. Here are some tips to keep your dog calm and happy today:

1️⃣ Costume Comfort: If you dress your dog up, make sure their costume is comfy, breathable, and free of tight or dangling parts. Let them wear it in small sessions beforehand so they get used to it. Don’t force your pup to wear something that makes them uncomfortable!

2️⃣ Trick-or-Treat Ready: With doorbells ringing all night, give your dog a quiet space to relax. Try a calming chew or their favorite toy to keep them occupied.

3️⃣ Treat Safety: Keep candy out of paw’s reach, especially chocolate and sugar-free treats, which can be toxic to dogs. Have dog-friendly treats on hand for some fun, safe snacking. 🦴

A calm Halloween is a happy one for your pup. 🎃

10/22/2024

Was a little sad the fog lifted and it wasn’t as sp👀ky as it could’ve been 👻

10/18/2024

Good girl with great store etiquette in

Being inside of a store is already a level of socialization some dogs struggle with, but being inside a store filled with taxidermies and bones all over can be a challenge. Piper really leans into her sense of scent, but is respectful when it comes to putting her mouth on anything. Even in the pet store, she will sniff treats at her level but won’t put any in her mouth.

We can work on that if any of those are a skill you’re looking for your dog to have!

10/17/2024

Ever feel like your dog’s totally over your training sessions?! 🙋‍♀️

We all have our off days, and our dogs are no exception. Just like us, they can be tired, grumpy, or simply need a break.

If they’re not feeling it, try using play or a walk to get them engaged before you start training. If that doesn’t seem to help, it’s okay to pick your session back up later. Training should be fun and engaging for both of you, and if one of you isn’t into it, it’s okay to skip a session.

10/13/2024

Reminded of how much we love agility courses. Might be time to build and purchase some equipment.

If we offered agility - who would be interested in some classes?

10/02/2024

Today is another group socialization walk!

Join us at Red Sunset Park in Gresham at 4pm for our twice monthly Wag-N-Walk! It is free to join and it is a great opportunity to work on neutrality around a group of dogs. Reactive dogs are welcome, or even just humans looking for some tips on how to bring their dog into a walk like this.

Sound like something you’d like to do but can’t attend? We have another walk Saturday October 19 at Pat Pfiefer Park at 10am.

10/01/2024

What an absolute honor to be a part of such a special day!

Lola was one of the first pups to join my pack when I started Hounding Around. Since then, I’ve become friends with her humans and I am so grateful. Wonderful dogs come from wonderful people, and I feel so privileged to be a part of such an intimate experience for couples as their dog handler 🥰

09/30/2024

Happiest of birthdays to my adventure loving, squirrel hunting, hates sitting in the back seat, soul dog. Hounding Around came to life so I could spend more time exploring with her, and what a world that has opened me up to.

09/28/2024

Yesterday’s fall hike was filled with pumpkin spice pup cups 🍂

09/26/2024

Had two visitors show up to the ranch yesterday and gave us a bit to work on 😮‍💨

As with any training, you need to level up to improve. The dogs are great with me, particularly when we are in familiar places. But introduce a new place or a new distraction, and things can feel like we went back to square one.

The dogs responded well to me when two separate cars pulled in, but when they realized some pretty great people were here, some of them had a hard time coming to join the pack when they’d rather see other friends.

We love having new opportunities and challenges, especially when we are in safe and controlled environments. Prepare for all of the things, friends!

09/23/2024

09/05/2024

Swipe for special surprise

09/03/2024

Camped on a river with day trips to the ocean - some of Piper’s favorite things 🥰

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Portland, OR

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+15035630351

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https://www.houndingaroundpdx.com/

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Looking for that loose leash walking where you can hold your coffee AND two dog leashes with your pinky on the same hand? I got you 😏😏 Reach out for individual, personalized training where I come to you! I’ll show you how to nail the loose leash walking so you can effortlessly walk your pups without losing a drop of coffee (or your patience!)

Neutrality around other animals comes from socializing your dog and teaching them how to regulate their emotions! You are training your dogs to behave a certain way in a certain situation - here, it’s around farm animals. Few Tips: 🐾 Have control of your dog - on leash is best 🐾 Gradually increase exposure. Start far away and for short bursts of time. 🐾 Keep your dog relaxed - if they are too energetic around the animals and you can’t redirect them, they’re past their threshold. 🐾 Gradually increase duration of exposure and decrease distance from animals as your dog becomes less excited/interested by it Remember! - 🐾 Learning isn’t linear! You could have some great days training followed by one that seems as though no progress has been made. That’s natural! 🐾 Some dogs may have a really difficult time with this. That means you have other skills to work on before you’re introducing new creatures 🐾 Make sure you’re keeping yourself, your dog, and any other animals SAFE. Be respectful of the life around you.

Working on neutrality can definitely feel complicated! These pups all knew those animals were there. If the livestock were closer to the fence line, we definitely would have had a harder time. Same if the livestock were more active. Take your wins and your practice when you can! Every small step is still a step forward.

On their way to eat STEAKS and donate over $1,500 to @streetdoghero 🥹 Murphie’s human said he would buy the whole pack steaks and donate $250 to Street Dog Hero if we reach 10k followers by June 30. We did it in THREE DAYS. A massive thank you to each of you that liked, shared, commented and followed! And a special thank you to Murphie, Micco, Arya, Riker, Reilly, Radley, Denali, Akina, Diesel, Kita, Murphy, Bailey, Frank & Piper’s humans for all donating to this lil’ effort. Instagram, ya’ll are a wild and wonderful place. Keep lifting up the accounts you love and embrace. KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR STEAK VIDEOS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE COMING! But please know, they’ll be slow to cook, as I am headed to the East Coast for two weeks - but as soon as I am back, the whole pack will get STEAKS 🥩

Keep nature wild and don’t be an asshole. I always leave each adventure with trash (in addition to all of my dogs’ poops!). The pack and I are so fortunate to have so many trails and locations to spend our time, but trash has certainly had an impact on that. The worst injury any of our camp pups had ever received was courtesy of someone’s broken glass. I will always pick up trash we find, but we never return to somewhere beyond bits of litter. Too much trash ends up being more dangerous to clean up than it’s worth 😵‍💫