All-In-One Canine Training

12/07/2021

All-In-One Canine Training is concluding our team-based trainer partnership. Although we, Bill and Maleah, achieved some amazing results with their innovative approach, the geographical challenges of two trainers working in tandem in all aspects of the program throughout the Puget Sound area was untenable. We will continue to cooperate and work together to ensure our clients receive the best training and education available to meet their goals. Bill will continue evaluations, consultations, private lessons and the Board and Train Program at his facility in Poulsbo while Maleah will be utilizing a mobile platform to conduct Evaluations, Consultations, Private Lesson and a Day Training program on the West side of the Puget Sound in and around Snohomish County. We wish to thank all our clients for entrusting us in helping them achieve a better relationship with their beloved dogs. We will continue to strive to enhance the human-canine bond and continue our passion for training and behavior modification moving forward.

Maleah is now the proud owner of Playful Balance Dog Training LLC
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email: [email protected] cell #: +1 (425) 419-8967

Bill can be contacted at:
Email: [email protected] cell #: +1 (425) 879-7683

Thank you all for your understanding and support as we continue doing what we love best!!

Maleah and Bill

Hello! I am Maleah, owner of PBDT. I am a balanced trainer serving Snohomish and King County, Wa.

11/25/2021

Puff’s housemate Koda came to us for some work on independence as he was totally dependent on Puff’s direction in life. He came a long way in 2 weeks and is integrated back into the home with Puff now.

11/14/2021

Yet again I’m late to posting a recent board and train dog. Dax was with us for two weeks to learn some basic manners and help with his fearfulness. I so wish we had a video of when he first got to our place as he was very unsure. Dax is a cane corso/ kelpie mix and is very true to both the breeds natures.
In a simple situation of a delivery vehicle pulling into the driveway, we watched Dax constantly processing and calculating what to do. From wanting to guard and protect the yard (corso) to trying to flee from pressure of the unknown situation (kelpie). Dax had quite an even split in tendencies between his two breeds and that’s actually quite uncommon to have! He was a fun and unique dog to work with. See some of his work below!

11/04/2021

And this is a big reason why we greet everyone in the driveway versus at the front door🤣

Our dogs know “quiet” and we teach training dogs the command as well, however breed, especially natural protective, tendencies are in 3 of the 5 personal dogs here. And teaching a training dog to be quiet is incredibly difficult when they have 3 other dogs telling them “no go ahead and join in! This is our house!!”

10/26/2021

Hiro is a shiba inu - a primitive spitz breed. They tend to be very non-biddable meaning they don’t care for human companionship and leadership. This makes our job of using relationship based techniques very difficult.

On top of that, Hiro is barely 18 months old and was already biting (and drawing blood) over things he decides to pick up and possess. And so his 2 week training turned into 3 weeks.

Most dogs that come to us begin bonding with us within 24-72 hours. Hiro took 12 days.

While we provided him with a new way of living, the new “rules” can’t be pushed fast as he would perceive this as unfair and never want to work with us.

We spent day after day working the same foundations over and over until we started to see him opening up and then really began our work on providing tools the owners can use to keep everyone in the household safe.

10/26/2021

Here is Rosie! She is a 5 month old golden retriever puppy. Her owners implemented some great management for her so she isn’t learning bad behaviors and we took her to advance her training further.

With retriever puppies we teach a concept called “trade”. We see many retrievers with possession aggression and this often stems from how they were interacted with as puppies. Exploring with their mouths, they are always picking things up so we make it much more rewarding and fun for the dog to bring items to us.

See Rosie’s progress below!👇

10/26/2021

I am beyond late in posting this but hey better late then never! This is Charley the doodle who went home last week. His owners are incredibly committed to his success and studied their paperwork and notes religiously while Charley was with us. He came in for possession (and biting others) over his female owner as well as some odd behaviors. He would go off at things like the vacuum, fly zapper, cocktail shaker among other things. Originally being easily redirected, as he progressed in formal training, he was not in other areas which led us to believe he had something off in his brain. His triggers are still there in his mind (so he continued lunging and barking) even if they physically aren’t there anymore. We put in an incredible amount of work to help his owners manage these odd tendencies as well as teaching everyone a new way to communicate. Here’s some of his progress!!

10/25/2021

Puff is such a fun, energetic little dog!

10/22/2021

Some education of helping puppies teeth develop properly. Giving bones and chews at this time is also very important to help any wiggly teeth work their way out.

10/21/2021

These two are rocking their second lesson!!

10/19/2021

This is a video from the latest agility trial I competed in with my border collie, Angus. He loves agility but even more he loves working with me as one fluid team.

This is what we want for all of our clients.

The activities you do with your canine companions can be whatever you choose. It could be going for a walk or a hike, teaching tricks or obedience, competing in a sport, etc.

The bond we can have with our canines is so special and why we train the way we do. Yes we teach obedience but we focus more on the interactions you are having with your dog and how to modify them to be consistent, balanced, fair, rewarding, loving, and in the end healthy.

10/16/2021

Welcome (Cream) Puff to the 4 week board and train! He is officially our first small dog at 6.5 pounds. Bill says Puff is a small dog and Nixon a small .5 🤣

10/09/2021

Does your dog settle?

Not everyone thinks about what a dog settling means. In a household like ours it is hard not to think about it. In total, we have 5 very high drive, high powered dogs (4 are in this video).

Not all breeds naturally settle.
Not all individual dogs naturally settle.

With enough repetition practicing the act of settling, even a one year old dog can learn to settle on their own.

10/07/2021

“Genes matter. Breed matters.”

10/02/2021

Yesterday Pahzi, an 11 month old goldendoodle went home. She came to us counter surfing, ripping the owners couches apart when left alone, jumping baby gates and not coming when called especially around other dogs. She is a very eager to please girl but needed some management to prevent her practicing the bad habits while not under direct supervision. She is now kennel trained and happy to do things when asked… but not without the persistent and consistent work from the owners as well. See her progress below!

10/02/2021

Do you ever just watch your dog(s) problem solve?

10/01/2021

I like to give owners an easy way to tell a good weight for most dogs.

Put your hand out, palm facing down and make a fist. If you run your finger across your knuckles where your phalanges meet your metacarpals, you should feel each individual knuckle very distinctly. This is too skinny and underfed.

Now make your hand flat, palm facing up and stretch your fingers so the highest part of your palm are the mounds where gymnasts often get calluses. Run your finger across these mounds. You may feel a slight dip between each mound but ultimately it may be hard to feel the mounds. This is overweight.

Now flip your hand back over so your palm faces the ground and keep your hand flat and relaxed. Run your fingers over the same knuckles as before. There should be distinct knuckles (ribs on your dog) felt but not extremely pronounced and not hard to find. This is what I feel for on my dogs.

While every dog has a different body we want to aim for feeling ribs with a thin layer of fat and skin covering them. This keeps your dog at an active, healthy weight and will keep them living longer and happier!

09/30/2021

09/27/2021

Such an important concept!!

To summarize:

- allowing your dog to greet every dog they see can result in long-term behavioral issues

- you don’t know if the dogs are carrying any diseases or viruses

- you don’t know what your dog is taking away from this interaction (could be inappropriate ways of interacting, an over the top greeting which frightens your dog, an aggressive dog that could result in a fight)

INSTEAD encourage neutrality by

- redirecting your dogs focus back to you, making yourself more valuable

- teaching your dog that going out in public is a chance to engage with you which will be fun and rewarding

AND

- give other dogs (and yours) space regardless of what issues they may or may not have

Do you run up to and hug or jump on every person you see on the street? Of course not. Similarly, it's important to teach our dogs not to try to engage wit

09/26/2021

09/23/2021

Personal assistant, Kelly, falling asleep on the job yet again🤣

09/23/2021

It is really easy to get in the habit of wanting the perfect situation to train in and of course that is sometimes justified. I won’t teach new behaviors in an environment like this. It echos, it is noisy, it is windy. It is a huge distraction.

However, a motto Bill and I go by is “5 minutes of perfect practice is better than 30 minutes with many mistakes.” Dogs have to make mistakes to learn, but it is even more important to let the dog practice being right. Before advancing them further, let them be proud of themselves for accomplishing something many times over. Let them build confidence in themselves and their abilities. Enjoy the moments training your dog and celebrate the little successes.

09/22/2021

Using your energy to control your dogs energy is a great tool for training. However, faster movement and energy is also something that can set dogs off. How many of you can walk your dog nicely until they see a rabbit, bird or another dog? Whether it be reactive/aggressiveness on leash or simply excitement, it is an important step in getting your dog to focus and be calm in more distracting environments. We work the dogs to be able to handle the high excitement when in a command like a “down” or “right here” as well as on a tie out with us out of the equation. Below you can see how not only are most of the dogs controlling themselves with the high excitement but also the dogs doing the recall are learning how to ignore other dogs whatever they may be doing. Many people we work with have issues of their dog lunging on leash at various things. Though there are also the dogs that are fearful or nervous on leash especially if they have been attacked by another dog. This exercise helps with both of these issues. We also walk the dogs around the others which helps strengthen the bond between you and your dog that you have their back. Their job is only what you tell them, the rest you will take care of as that is your job as the leader.

09/12/2021

A calm dog is a good dog.

Our newest board and train, Pahzi, learning how to settle and observe the world independently.

Please note that many of the dogs may have their heads down as they have settled into the tie out. They are in no way tortured or abused into being calm. They come to this on their own and we wait them out until they settle. We also allow them to learn from watching each other. By watching dogs that know how to settle away from the human, this puts the new dogs more at ease realizing there is nothing wrong and they can be fine on their own.

The settling pictured below shows us that they have relaxed into their environment which is exactly how we want them to be. Why would you wish for your dog to need to be hyper in order to function? Being calm teaches them most importantly that the world is not out to get them but also that they can learn to be bored. If you leave your dog home alone for any amount of time, you aren’t there to entertain them, nor should they need treats hidden everywhere to keep them from destroying the house.

09/12/2021

Clients! This is such an important message and the basics of understanding how dogs operate.

We can all agree that we love dogs. We can even say we love to spoil our dogs. But when we spoil them to the point of never setting boundaries, we run into problems. Most dogs any trainer will work with are dogs that have gotten to a point the owner has become fed up with. Whether it’s that your dog won’t be quiet or that your dog is biting other people, we all have certain behaviors we won’t tolerate and/or that are dangerous.

Some people don’t mind barking while others can’t stand it. Whatever your breaking point, this is why you called a trainer. Bill and I work extremely hard to find ways for each and every client to be comfortable in the mechanisms of training that go into the training of the dogs. We continue to learn new ways of teaching and modifying behaviors because what we absolutely don’t want is to present tons of our knowledge only for there to be no follow through on the training.

WE WANT TO HELP YOU.

Though as this video explains, dogs require a certain amount of leadership and boundaries. Every dog is different in what they require but the fact remains that dogs need boundaries and loving them out of biting just won’t work.

To have true success when training or rehabilitating our dogs, we must be willing to let go of what WE want out of the relationship and focus on what our dog...

09/10/2021

When it comes to training, advocating for your dog is very important!

In the past two months I’ve had a child try hugging 3 separate dogs I was training while the mother watched and did nothing to stop it. This same child ran up on one of the dogs to pet it. Luckily this dog tolerates a lot because he got his tail pulled too as the child was told repeatedly this dog was training and needed space.

Almost every time Bill and I are out training, someone tries to approach with an out of control dog to “say hi”. More often than not, these people seem offended rather than glad we are training dogs to be appropriate in public.

Advocating for your dog is getting harder and harder but increasingly important. We are our dogs body guards and we have failed them if we put them in uncomfortable or unnatural situations to figure out themselves.

09/08/2021

Nixon is an 11 year old Boston Terrier who came to us with an interesting problem. With a newborn baby recently brought into the home, he started hyper fixating on the baby with an incredible amount of anxiety. He could not focus on anything but getting to the baby. He ended up living with a close relative before coming to us as he was just too intense to live with. His whole world had become the baby and nothing else mattered to him.

With an older dog, the repetition is an especially essential part to training and on top of that Nixon is a terrier and not as eager to please right off the bat. We put our biggest focus on the commands most useful in the home to allow his family to welcome him back home. These were off, bed, sit, and leave it as well as the foundations of good, no, his name, let’s go and wait. He has come a long way in only two weeks and we are so, so happy he was able to return home to his family last night.

09/08/2021

As many of you know we’ve had Annie for a little over a month. She came to us because of a cancerous tumor for hospice care. Monday morning it was with heavy hearts that we realized it was her time. Her tumor had ruptured and begun heavily bleeding through her nose throughout the day, causing her gums to pale and we didn’t want her suffering any more.
So this is for Annie; a sweet, smart, and s***ky girl who never quite grasped what body coordination was.

09/01/2021

A little video of Izzy’s progress after staying with us for 3 weeks. Today she went home.

09/01/2021

In our board and trains, we teach “wait” as a threshold command. Usually it means stop moving forward but here it means stop backing up!🤣

08/27/2021

Happy national dog day everyone!

08/25/2021

Yesterday we said goodbye to Jet after a month of training and today we welcome Nixon, a Boston Terrier.

08/20/2021

One of the best ways to teach a dog independent thinking is taking yourself out of the equation! Seems simple… but why is this important? Almost every trainer works on engagement and focus so why would you do the opposite? Obedience is an amazing tool to be used in so many situations but what happens when you leave for work or an errand? You are no longer in constant communication with your dog and they must navigate their world alone.

A leash keeps your dog from doing things like digging in the yard, eating poisonous plants and other habits that are destructive or can endanger them. However, if your dog panics without you around, they could choke or tie themselves up. Here at All-In-One Canine, we love supervised tie outs especially for adolescent and adult dogs (with young puppies, it is still safer to be there as a source of security as they learn to navigate more independently). Every one of these dogs has an idea of what it means to be left without their human to comfort them, so we show them that in addition to being in their own bubble, they can control the tightness of the leash as well as handle odd noises. Things like an air compressor, lawn mower, circular saw, etc. are all things many dogs aren’t accustomed to hearing. Teaching them how to handle these loud noises in a comfortable place with you nearby to intervene if necessary will translate to more common yet frightening environments, like cities, that are out of your control should it become too overwhelming to your dog.

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08/08/2021

What better way to spend a Saturday morning than at a farmers market with your dog(s)! And don’t forget that “switch” command that comes in extra handy if you need a bit more space between your dog and a certain distraction.

08/07/2021

What fun things do you do when out and about with your dogs? Weird objects and textures make for great practice!

08/05/2021

Meet Jet, a welsh springer spaniel that has been with us for just over 2 weeks now! He didn’t have the best socialization as a young puppy so this gave his new owner, Sophia some trouble getting him to trust strangers and not be scared of the world around him. He is an up and coming show dog learning the foundations of what makes the ring so great! He has come such a long way in the short amount of time we’ve had him and will continue advancing in the coming weeks. As you can see, he was very skittish in the beginning but quickly warmed up and soon found his confidence on the happy legs (the wooden platform). As a reminder to anyone considering All-In-One Canine for board and train, we specialize in quite a variety of areas. We teach basic obedience, competition obedience, competition rally, agility foundations, conformation, tricks and more! While we don’t take on severe aggression cases, this allows us to work our program the way we like best and that is your dog becoming part of the crew while they are here. They hang out with us throughout the day while also getting structured play and training sessions. Stay tuned for more videos!

08/04/2021

The whole point of training is not to make your dog be different than what they are. The point is not to make them behave. It’s not about what you say, what tools and rewards you use. Those only matter so much. After all, at the end of the day those are just temporary.

The whole point of training is to create a language you both understand. To come to an agreement between the two of you on what and when things are happening. To come to a common ground.

It takes time to create the language. To find the middle ground. Enjoy the process. This is you getting to know your dog for who they are and finding appreciation for their true nature. And this is you showing them who you are.

Relationships like this take effort but when you find that place where you both know each other inside and out... that’s magical.

08/03/2021

We are extremely happy to welcome this sweet girl in to our home to live our her days. Kerian (also known as Annie) is a 6 year old Malinois with a tumor that the vet estimates about 4-6 months left to live. She is enjoying the yard here and her raised bed suckling on her favorite toy. She is your typical high drive Belgian that thinks her way is the best way but given our experience, we took her in to give her the best QOL for as long as she needs. Thank you Olympic Peninsula Humane Society for reaching out to us. She truly is a magnificent girl with lots of s***k and love to give.