Maximum Obedience

05/02/2023

05/02/2023

04/13/2023

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01/15/2023

12/12/2022

I cannot emphasize more about the love that goes into a breeder that really does want the best for their puppies and the homes that they go to!

Whether you rescue or buy from a breeder, make sure it is from someone responsible and ethical! There is no such thing as a bad dog!

A labor of love that NEVER truly ends ❤️

12/12/2022

They're the foundation of everything we do!

12/01/2022

Everybody please keep a look out for these lost kids. Their family miss them very much.

Bipha and I will be out looking for them tomorrow. There are also two search parties out tomorrow.

CALL IN ANY SIGHTINGS IMMEDIATELY.

10/26/2022

It's always a good day when Freeda visits!
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08/16/2022

We're taking care of this sweet girl while her family is away for a couple of days. Tilli is always well loved here!

08/13/2022

Very well said!

Dogs live in a world they don’t understand. Humans assigning human narratives to dog behavior is unfair, unrealistic and unsafe.
Shift your perspective, stop the projection of your reality onto an animal that has their own motives and intentions.
That’s the first step to learning how to communicate with them.
They are opportunistic apex predators.
100% non verbal communicators
and master energetic manipulator of their environment for maximum betterment of their situation in life.

06/23/2022

A couple of days ago, we had to let Teddy go, and the MO pack has become just that little bit smaller.

Cuddle those pups of yours just that little bit tighter today!

04/11/2022

04/01/2022

Our boarding programs will be closed for the time being, whilst some processes are being finalized.
Thank you for your patience!

03/26/2022

BEWARE
Xylitol is now being marketed as "Birch Sugar" and "Wood Sugar".

This highly toxic ingredient is commonly found in sugar-free candy, desserts, and spreads (such as peanut butter). You can also encounter it in supplements, medications, and oral care substances.

Xylitol poisoning is fatal and symptoms can begin in as little as 20 minutes!

Symptoms include:

• Vomiting
• Decreased energy
• Weakness and lethargy
• Difficulty walking or standing
• Shaking or seizures
• Coma
• Liver failure
• Bleeding issues

Stay aware and keep your four-legged friends safe!

03/26/2022

03/18/2022

3 month old Stormi is here with us for puppy raising and is ready for breakfast!

02/26/2022

We're opening up with a lot more availability after the next few weeks! We look forward to seeing you and your pups very soon - just in time for spring!

12/03/2021

During a BRUTAL study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.

On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes.

But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.

In this second try - how long do you think they lasted? 🤔

Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...

How long do you think?

Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?

No!

60 hours! 😳

That's not an error. 🤷🏼‍♀️

That's right! 60 hours of swimming.

The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.

I will leave you with this thought:

If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?

*Remember what you’re capable of. Remember why you’re here.

Keep swimming.

07/11/2021

Kenai is back to stay again for a little bit! He's an angel this time around!

02/25/2021

Amazing work from Rick at Master's Pride - we recommend all of our clients to go to him. Amazing craftsmanship and invaluable customer service!

02/18/2021

In the field of dog training and canine behavior in general, we talk a lot about consent and convincing dogs to do the things that we want them to do. Maybe it’s luring or shaping or even capturing a behavior, but these methods all require some level of incentive to train and exist with us.

But in this bid to focus so much upon consent and commitment to work with us – maybe even for us – we fall prey to one of the most essential stimuli and experiences that all creatures must deal with at some point. That experience is stress. Not all stress is good, as not all stress is bad. It is simply a part of life that we must deal with and accept into our lives. Naturally, we don’t want to inflict stress on those that we love, least of all our beloved pets! But in this determination to protect them, we are doing them more harm than help. We have removed the stress so much so that when faced up with a stressful situation, our pets have lost the ability to keep calm and problem-solve their way through these issues.

Flooding is a kind of stress that stems from therapy. Its origins bear roots in the theory proposed by Thomas Stampfl and his work with combatting the extreme phobias that his patients would suffer from. The thinking behind his theory is that by subjecting patients to a prolonged period of exposure to these phobias, that the initial fear would begin to diminish. The same can be said of dogs. Flooding can be used to teach a dog that stress is an essential part of life and prevent it from transitioning stress into fear.

As it is with all things, we cannot use this method as a catch-all for training our dogs, but it can prove useful for several venues in our dogs’ foundational learning. This means that for dogs, flooding is not always connected to fear. Sometimes, flooding is connected to an unpleasant experience, perhaps even something the dog does not have a true aversion to, but just something that he does not want to do. For example, bathing your dog is something that needs to be done regularly to keep them healthy and in good standing with their hygiene. This is not scary for the dog, neither is it something that your dog is likely to ask for. Nonetheless, it is something that must be done. By bathing the dog regularly, we are teaching him that he can’t just run away from something unpleasant (stress) and that he has to manage himself whilst the event is ongoing. At the same time, he learns to normalize the experience and what was once perhaps a young puppy screaming and thrashing in protest, you now have an adult dog who will be fine to stand as you bathe him and not look upon you (or the bathtub) with resentment. At this point, you have desensitized your dog to this experience and this will serve to help you throughout the dog’s lifetime.

In conclusion, consent is a vital tactic to implement with our dogs, and it should make up for most of our dogs’ learning. But sometimes, working from a different angle can be a temporary solution for permanent results.

02/16/2021

We are now an authorized E-Collar Technologies dealer!
Feel free to contact us with any inquiries!

02/11/2021

02/03/2021

Meet Kenai! He'd like you to know that we now offer puppy-raising in the form of board-and-trains - and he's having a blast!