Sit Happens ME

05/16/2025

Odin practicing his basic commands in a high distracting area!

04/08/2025

Alta showing off her amazing impulse control!

03/31/2025

Odin rocking his impulse control!

03/28/2025

Odin working on his heel position and loose leash walking. He is already starting with his autosits when I stop. Way to man!

03/26/2025

03/25/2025

Odin is doing very well with his implied stays, especially being outside in the cool air.

03/19/2025

Sir Odin here has been working on his implied stays and place skills!

03/12/2025

Goose is new to this trying to learn ‘place’

03/12/2025

Welcome Goose! Our new 3mo old black lab puppy learning “place”! Such a silly Goose. ❤️

11/10/2024

Who can’t love that face!

06/16/2024

Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?

The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.

I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.

"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"

"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."

"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."

"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."

In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***

05/25/2024

Toby has his thinking face on!