Get your dog ready for the adventures ahead! Stand Proud Dog Training provides dog training for the whole family! "Helping dogs and empowering owners."
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Check out our website for more details www.standproudtraining.com Our goal is to help more dogs get out in the real world and truly become a part of their family's lives; whether that be at home, the park, a cafe, adventures in the mountains, or anywhere else! We want to create clear communication, understanding, and predictability between dogs and owners. We strive to help owners feel confident w
ith their dogs, no matter the situation. From overly excited pups to nervous, fearful, or even aggressive dogs, we help build trust and confidence in their owner's leadership. Our aim is to help create calm, happy, and reliable members of the family. No matter what you are struggling with, there is hope, and we can help!
06/21/2024
I lost my bestfriend today, and with you a piece of me has gone too. Simba… as I sit here in the car sobbing after dropping you off for the final time I can’t even come up with the words to describe the impact you had on me and the 100s of dogs and family’s you helped me train. You were with me through high school, you moved state to state with me, you were there for my marriage, you were the first one to meet my each of my children, and your a significant reason that standproud dog training is what it is today. You were always my why buddy. I promise to honor you and what you did for me and your family. Today marks the beginning of a legacy started by the best boy I know.
Untill we meet again at the pearly gates
I love you doob.
06/16/2024
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there including our leader Brandon! Hope you all have a wonderful day!
06/01/2024
We are trying to find furever homes for 3 dogs right now so please help us spread the word:
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Pip: Completed a board-and-train program with us this year and is a sweet dog just very high energy and needs a family who has time to keep her busy. She is a 1.5 year old spayed Schnoodle who is dog, people and kid friendly! She is house trained, crate trained, and has the foundation for good basic obedience. She comes with continued training here at Stand Proud as well!
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Shiloh: Still trying to find Shiloh the Rottweiler the right home. She is currently with us at Stand Proud but has been since December and she REALLY needs to get out of a kennel environment. She is very sweet with the people she trusts but nervous of men at first. She does not have a bite history but is a little unpredictable and needs a home with little activity and lots of consistency and structure. She MIGHT be okay with another dog but we'd need to do some meet-and-greets to be sure it's safe. She also comes with continued training and is spayed and up to date on vaccines.
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Layla: 4 year old spayed female 50 lb, German shepherd. She was adopted by her current owner without knowing any history on her and a couple days after taking her home, they quickly realized she was highly anxious, especially around other animals, and had limited training. Stand Proud has been training with her for a couple years to strengthen her skills and limit anxiety, but unfortunately with a highly anxious dog also comes unpredictability. Layla knows all the basic commands, has a decent heel while walking, and is very good at going to her place. She’s potty trained, crate trained (although still whines a little when left alone), and has even gotten to a point where she plays with and loves the other small dog in the home. She’s a very cuddly girl with her designated people and loves playing fetch. We believe Layla is such a great dog in many aspects but still has lots of training to do that will require a new owner who can devote a lot of time and patience to/with her as she is still reactive around other dogs in uncontrolled environments. She will come with continued training from Stand Proud.
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05/27/2024
One day does not seem like enough to thank all those who've sacrificed so much. 🤍 In tribute to the many, in honor of all, we offer our gratitude. 🙏🏻 🇺🇸
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05/13/2024
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT KAREN PRYOR,
THE QUEEN OF CLICKER TRAINING
Karen Pryor, the author of “Don’t Shoot the Dog,” and the queen of clicker training, kept her own much-loved Border Terrier behind an Invisible Fence with a powerfully aversive electronic collar that delivered several thousand volts if the dog tried to cross a buried wire.
Did punishment make her dog aggressive?
It did not.
Did punishment make her dog fearful?
It did not.
Did punishment ruin her relationship with the dog?
It did not.
And did punishment work to keep her dog in the yard?
Yep. Like new money.
Did Ms. Pryor need to know WHY her dog wanted to leave the yard?
Nope. She just needed to provide persuasive and consistent punishment when it did — and an electonic fence collar did that, and does that.
And so we get to the bottom line: Punishment and only punishment will stop a powerfully self-rewarding unwanted behavior.
A tug on a web collar is punishment, same as a tap on an e-collar.
If you do not know what punishment means — or how to apply it in the context of dog training — then you need to go read up on that.
Punishment is not torture, nor is it ongoing, nor does it create a massive amount of psychological damage to the dog, nor does it always need to be powerful. Electric and electronic fences do not torture the dog or the cow — they provided perfectly timed negative consequences and the “no go” lesson is quickly learned.
You do not need to know WHY the dog is doing the unwanted behavior.
The Invisible Fence does not care if the dog is chasing a deer or a squirrel.
It does not matter if the dog is interested in the bitch in heat seven yards over, or if they hear a yowling cat on the neighbor's porch.
The Invisible Fence does not care if the dog is bored or excited, curious or enraged.
The Invisible Fence does not care because correcting unwanted self-rewarding behavior is not about psychology; it's about sending a clear, consistent, and insistent NO signal. And, in a well trained dog, that signal can be fairly subtle and slight.
If you are talking to a dog trainer that does not understand this one basic thing, go elsewhere, because it's a simple and provable fact that you cannot keep a dog inside a small yard with cookies alone.
Karen Pryor knew.
What did Karen Pryor NOT know?
Believe it or not, she did not know how to walk her Border Terrier off-leash in the woods.
Cookies and a clicker, it seems, were no match for the prey drive of a 15-pound working terrier.
🌸 Happy Mother's Day to all the human and dog moms out there! 🌸
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05/11/2024
05/11/2024
So well put ☺️ I’ve had this conversation with almost every single one of you at one point or another.
You give the gift of leading—through rules, structure, and accountability—so your dog can gain the gift of a bigger, richer, happier life.
It’s not taking away the good stuff, it’s opening the door to actually having it.
05/07/2024
Help us find a new home for Jackson! He did a board-and-train with us about a year ago and his current owner has done an amazing job implementing everything at home but due to some very unfortunate and unexpected life circumstances, she is unable to keep him. The new home he goes to will have access to a few private lessons and tons of group classes and pack walks if interested. However, due to his age and health issues, he'd also be fine with just a comfortable couch to sleep on and lots of lovings to close the final chapter of his life.
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" Jackson is an 8 year old yorkie who is in need of a very special home with a special person who can spend a lot of time with him. Jackson is mostly blind which makes him anxious and he needs constant reminders to go to the bathroom where you want him to go. At night he sleeps in a crate. He does like to be curled up on the couch with his person. He likes walks outside. He is a one dog only household as he does not like other dogs."
05/02/2024
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04/28/2024
Anyone need a gas water heater? Good working condition have 2.
04/24/2024
So I (Brandon) went on a road trip recently and I wanted to share a very special encounter at a gas station I had with you all.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my entire life. 😂😂
04/22/2024
Still looking for a furever home for this beautiful girl, Shilo! She is 3 years old and spayed. Ideally a home with no other animals and a calm environment. She does much better with females but will warm up to males with time. Please help us spread the word 💙
04/18/2024
One of the very best things an owner can get out of high quality training is a clear insight as to what their dogs are truly capable of.
Great trainers can leverage the right tools, training, and mindset to find answers that many owners would otherwise not find on their own. And even though it’s only a piece of the solution—knowing what is and isn’t possible—is an awfully important piece.
Once an owner sees what is possible, then it is up to them (with the guidance of their trainer) to become the equal of their goals and challenges with their dog. This almost always includes immense amounts of mental, emotional, and physical effort. Skills have to be learned, new ways of thinking and acting have to be developed, and lifestyle needs to be adjusted.
Of course this is a tall order. In the same way that most everyone would love to be in great shape, be financially abundant, and have great relationships with friends and family… these accomplishment all require great effort, great sacrifice, and longterm discipline and commitment.
And because we all know how us humans are wired—instant gratification with longterm costs almost always beat out delayed gratification with longterm benefits—we find most humans know precisely what’s needed, but find that cost simply too high to pay.
So when we proclaim how much we desire to transform our dogs and their behavior, it’s best, if we want to avoid appearing foolish and hypocritical, that we first examine how much of ourselves and our behavior that we’re truly willing to transform.
Said another way, don’t complain about the results you didn’t get from the actions you didn’t take. The results are waiting for you, but only come when you’ve become their equal. ❤️
04/18/2024
To quote one of my favorite kennels “there’s often an inverse relationship between the volume of letters a trainer puts after their name and their ability to train in the real world
Not to say there aren't Certified Trainers doing great work, just make sure you're Vetting your trainer properly because a bad trainer can ruin a good dog and that's a lot harder to come back from.
04/08/2024
03/31/2024
Happy Easter from our family to yours! 🤍 🐾 Have a wonderful day! 🐾
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03/28/2024
“Can you love your dog too much?”
We have to be super careful how we frame/define our ideas/beliefs/questions. Words and definitions can get awfully murky awfully fast and we can find ourselves struggling to find answers simply because we haven’t framed/defined the question/problem clearly and honestly.
The question above makes the mistake of confusing/conflating the feeling of “love” with actions that could possibly create problems between humans and dogs. But love, and the amount of it you feel or share, has nothing to do with how well behaved, or not, your dog is. Love is simply something we feel towards someone or something—it has nothing to do with how well we take care of that someone or something.
Until…
That is, until we begin to use “love” as a more comfortable/palatable substitute for spoiling, coddling, babying, allowing poor behavior, not being the heavy when needed, avoiding firm consequences, and only sharing what feels good to us. Once we arrive here—at the point where ”love” very much on purpose means something altogether different from what it actually means—this is where we run into trouble.
If we’re being honest, we all know that substituting a better sounding and better feeling word into the equation (rather than using the word(s) which are truly applicable) is done very much on purpose. It’s done so we can feel virtuous and comfortable even as we selfishly undermine those who are entrusted to our care and judgement… because it feels good and fulfills us.
Our innate desire to nurture and care are incredibly powerful, and if these powerful desires aren’t carefully (and consciously) monitored, assessed, and applied, they can quickly derail our best intentions and damage that which we love so dearly.
Once again, love has nothing to do with how you raise/live with your dog, it is only the feeling we have towards them. What we do with that feeling, and whether we share a true, healthy, selfless love—or whether we share a false, dysfunctional, selfish love is something to be honestly and courageously grappled with.
Said simply—healthy love is all about sharing what best serves that which we love, not that which we see in the mirror.
PS, thanks to Laurie for opening up this much needed conversation. 🙏
03/27/2024
The dog training world is just as susceptible to goofy/nonsensical/damaging fads as is any other industry. As I approach my 20th year in the industry I have witnessed countless nonsense that has exploded on the scene, become all the rage, and has taken many a serious (or opportunistic, or naive) trainer for quite the ride… and of course, it’s taken their clients with them.
There are many fads/trends currently vying for nonsensical supremacy. The one which seems to have the most momentum (likely because it appeals directly to/preys on the emotions of owners hoping to better fulfill their dog’s lives) is typically referred to as “enrichment.” (What a perfectly chosen title—what monster wouldn’t want their dog as enriched as possible?) The juicy premise revolves around the idea that regular life is simply not stimulating/challenging enough for our dogs, and so they are experiencing more anxiety, more unease, and more struggle—because they’re starving for more… enrichment.
Of course, to accept this we have to believe 2 things: 1/ that ever-increasing amounts of mental stimulation/challenge via games/puzzles/activities is actually beneficial for our dogs well-being. (Because we all know that constant mental stimulation/challenge/activities equal more balanced and healthy dogs.) And 2/ that simply engaging in normal, practical, regular life training/play/structured inclusion in our lives—with plenty of calm, activity-free downtime—equals a desert of non-enrichment.
Hogwash—to both. (I’ve always wanted to say that.)
Helping your dog live a fulfilling, healthy, “enriched” life is as easy as simply doing regular life together—the right way. Dogs aren’t in need of some fancy and disconnected-from-regular-life “enrichment” program, which keeps them amped up, turned on, and anxious—they simply need regular life to be the fulfilling, healthy, and “enriching” thing it very easily can and should be. But instead of focusing on doing regular life the right and healthy way (read: conscious, effort-filled, and challenging for us), we look to novel shortcuts and emotionally-pleasing fads to make our distaste for the boring, repetitious, and effort-intense work… more enriching.
So the real question: Is the enrichment for you or is it for your dog?
🍀 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from us to you! We hope your day is full of luck and shines bright like gold. 🍀
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03/09/2024
03/06/2024
Sweet Layla is looking for a new home. She is a great dog and has been training with us for a couple years now💙💙 "Layla is a 4 year old, 50 lb, German shepherd that I adopted about 2 years ago but unfortunately I need to find her a new home. I adopted her without knowing any history on her and a couple days after taking her home, we quickly realized she was highly anxious especially around other animals, and had limited training. Stand Proud has been an excellent resource for her in helping to strengthen her skills but unfortunately with a highly anxious dog also comes unpredictability. Layla knows all the basic commands, has a decent heel while walking, and is very good at going to her place. She’s potty trained, crate trained (although still whines a little when left alone), and has even gotten to a point where she plays with and loves our other small dog. She’s a very cuddly girl with her designated people and loves playing fetch. We believe Layla is such a great dog in many aspects but still has lots of training to do that will require a new owner who can devote a lot of time and patience to/with her as she is still reactive around other dogs in uncontrolled environments. We’ve been practicing interactions in controlled environments and have seen lots of improvements but she needs someone willing to go the extra mile whose tank isn’t already low to begin with. I have so much more I could share and would be willing to chat with anyone who is genuinely interested in giving this girl her forever home." Help us spread the word!
03/05/2024
Adorable ears club 😍
03/01/2024
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When clients approach me expressing dissatisfaction with previous trainers’ inability to meet their goals, I often find it necessary to address a fundamental issue in the training industry.
Many trainers prioritize methods that align with their own comfort and beliefs, focusing on strengthening the human-to-human relationship rather than prioritizing what’s best for the dog and holding owners accountable for their pet’s behavior.
In truth, if clients don’t experience a degree of discomfort or frustration during training sessions, it’s likely that their trainer isn’t addressing the core issues effectively.
A trainer’s role isn’t just to placate clients or deliver a sales pitch for continued training sessions. It’s about confronting uncomfortable truths about how owners inadvertently reinforce undesirable behaviors in their dogs and guiding them towards meaningful change.
If a client feels offended or uncomfortable with the feedback and guidance I provide, it’s a clear indication that I may not be the right trainer for them.
Effective training involves honesty, accountability, and a commitment to addressing the root causes of behavioral issues.
Walking away from a trainer who challenges them to confront these realities is ultimately counterproductive to achieving their goals.
My priority is always to provide clients with the truth they need to hear, even if it’s uncomfortable, because it’s the path to genuine progress and a balanced relationship with their dog.
02/28/2024
Meet Shiloh! This adorable 3 year old, spayed rottie is looking for the right forever home! She completed a board-and-train with us and her new parents will get 5 one-on-one private lessons, 15 group classes and lifetime access to our pack walks! She does have a colored past but the right owner could really tap into her potential and help her overcome her quirks. She does warm up to women much faster but has gotten very comfortable with the male trainers in our shop as well. She did coexist okay with another dog in her previous home but she would probably be better off as an only dog (we would be willing to do a meet and greet to test). She has never actually bitten anyone that we're aware of but she does resource guard and as will most rotties, she can be a little unpredictable. That being said, she did great in training and we believe the right handler could overcome that. Please help us spread the word and reach out if you're interested in her! 💕
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Nala working on her basic engagement with a small amount of distraction!
Just a short clip but I Love working these pups only a few days into it and these boys are dragging long lines and already mastering distance m and duration. Now we start to layer on distractions and add some corrections to help box in nice clean commands!
So proud of Mr. Beaux doing so much better with impulse control and focus in public spaces
Guess who’s going to start filming his training sessions? 👋
Just a brief clip of one of our severe behavior mods panda showing off her new found confidence. This dog has been adopted and returned multiple times to the Nevada Humane Society due to inaccurate behavior assessments. Panda shuts down in very high stress environments (the shelter) and doesn’t display her typical resources guarding tendencies and high degree of reactivity. This allowed her to skirt the behavior evaluations at the shelter and be placed in inappropriate homes. These behaviors only become apparent when the dog has attached to a resource and she feels moderately comfortable in the environment. This would also show its face in the form of very uncomfortable body language displays, tucked tail, wall eyes, shaking etc. followed by severe reactivity that couldn’t be quelled.
This is panda working with me today with about 30 other dogs in the building and people walking around our training area off camera. Dogs like her are why I love doing what I do. Nothing makes my heart fuller than watching her flow like she does in this clip.
Even at Boot Camp🏕️ the dogs have down time to make friends. Shone 🖤🤍 and Boomer🖤🖤 have been next to each other off and on during their training 🦮to learn neutrality😐 to other dogs and to greet appropriately👋🏼 Check out this video🎥 #renodogs #boardandtrain #doggybootcamp #doggyfriends #neutrality #hello #renodogtraining
Welcome Cowboy! 🤠 Cowboy was scheduled to be euthanized and now gets to live his best life with some basic obedience training with us! Check out his story and follow us on TikTok for more updates!
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We strive to open up the world for dogs while also putting major emphasis on their owners success, this is why our statement is "helping dogs and empowering their owners". So many times we have found folks who feel helpless, like there is nothing that can be done to help their dog. They feel that they have tried everything with little to no success, this can be issues ranging from pulling on leash all the way to bites on people or dogs.
The reason we can relate so well to owners in these situations is because I was in your shoes! I also felt helpless when I couldn’t take my German Shepherd anywhere for fear that he would bark and lunge at every person or dog he saw. I was in the same situation of being pulled all over the place and having the Golden Retriever that would jump on everyone and not give two hoots when I tried to call him back. I also know what it’s like to have the nipping Aussie who was fearful of everything, including the car and leashes.
Through these experiences and reflecting on myself along the way, I learned the ways to communicate with my dogs and stop these behaviors while growing our relationship and our access to the outside world. Every dog is different and while it takes some adaptation and realistic expectations, it can be done. After trial and error, learning and experience, we can finally enjoy our walks, off leash hikes, and each others company without all the stress.
Our goal is to have more dogs out in the real world while truly being a part of their families lives; whether that be at home, the park, a cafe, or on the trails. We want to help owners feel empowered no matter the situation while creating clear communication, trust, and understanding between them and their dogs. Whether their dog is overly excited, fearful, or aggressive. We want them to be able to trust in their owners’ leadership to be calm, happy members of the family.
No matter your situation, there is hope, and we can help!
