Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive

02/03/2022

Bentley - 10 month old Shih Tsu

Bentley has a 14 year old Yorkie sister who is less than interested in play, and whose body just can’t handle Bentley’s jumping and attempts to play. Their mom contacted me for an evaluation and it went fantastic!

Just one 60 minute eval and mom has the knowledge needed to communicate her expectations to Bentley, including redirecting him to burn his energy in a more appropriate way!

We also worked on “sit” and “down”, and Bentley went down after just 1.5 minutes! Such a smart little pup! I look forward to checking in and hearing how well he is doing!

10/27/2021

What a busy season it has been for pet care! I am excited to accounts that I am now accepting new clients🤩🐕

I specialize in fear, reactivity, aggression, and anxiety. But of course I am very experienced in puppy training and basic obedience!

I believe in positive reinforcement, routine, and structure base training. I tailor each session to the client and their pets specific needs and goals💪

I do tend to book up quickly, and always prioritize current clients over new clients to be sure they always receive the support and consistency each pet parent and pet needs and deserves!

The best way to reach me is by text at 585-770-7220, but a voicemail will do the trick if preferred!

I can’t wait to meet you and your furry companions soon!

05/25/2021

It has been a busy year for dog training! 🐶So busy that I have found very little time to keep up with posting my clients. 🐾

Here are some of my clients from over the past year:🤩

03/01/2021

Day 4 of Blue’s Board and Train! He’s doing fantastic!

Today we are focusing on loose leash walking through a noisy, unfamiliar Tractor Supply. Blue is nervous excited with anything unfamiliar to him. He did amazing!🤩🐾

Check it out!

02/26/2021

Today is Day 1 of Blue’s Board and Train! 🐾

Blue is here to learn confidence, socialization, recall, and to tighten up on his response time to commands! He is a young, smart, goofy guy who is going to thrive quickly through his stay🐶🤩

Blue and I will be sharing his journey over the next few days!

02/23/2021

Rocky showing off his loose leash walking
- Lesson 3 with the Head Halter (Halti)!

Contact me today for all of your K9 training needs! 585-770-7220

01/04/2021

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Whether you are in need of dog walks 🦮for your pup, drop in visits for your kitty🐱, or pet sits while you are away🐾, Rochester Dog Walkers is the only in home pet care provider we trust! 🤝

Tell them Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive sent you, and they will add a $20 credit on your account💰! All you have to do is complete your first service.

Even better, we will offer $20 off your first training session as well!! 💵

**This offer is only available if you sign up and complete your first service in the month of January 2021**

Hurry up and head over to www.rochesterdogwalkers.com today!

Will you be going back to work this year after working from home throughout the pandemic? Worried about how your dog will adjust to this change?🤔

🐶 Rochester Dog Walkers can help!

Never used a dog walker before, and not sure how to get started?🤔 Signing up and using our services is super easy and convenient!!😀
🐾 Step 1 - Visit www.rochesterdogwalkers.com and click the green "New Client" button. Fill out and submit the form
🐾 Step 2 - We will contact you to schedule your new client meeting
🐾 Step 3 - Begin requesting services (all done online through our portal!)
🐾 Step 4 - We will be there when you need us, ready to spoil your pup with love, attention and companionship 🥰

08/22/2020

🛑 I would like everyone to meet Roman!🐕‍🦺👋🥰🐾

Roman is a young pup that I have been working with for just over a month now, and I can not express enough how proud I am of him and his parents, Taylor and AJ👏💪 Roman is fear reactive and not only did he have 0 trust in other people, he also did not know yet, that he could trust his humans to keep him safe (despite their love and passion for him and his success).

7/14/20 The first time I met Roman, he greeted me at the fence of his home with teeth baring, hackles up, growling, barking, snapping, spitting and could hardly be redirected by his parents. After entering the yard, standing in the same position (about 10’ from his parents), he repetitively lunged at me and punched with his muzzle (had he not been muzzled, he would very clearly have bitten). He was so fearful 😧 he went into attack mode instantly. Roman was a heavy puller and extremely reactive on leash. He would lunge if he came within 15/20 feet of another person or dog.

8/15/20 Roman made a HUGE break through👏🎉🤩After letting me walk him away from his dad, following all of my direction and commands on his walk, sitting in front of his biggest trigger (two dogs right by his side in a fenced yard - barking and jumping at the fence) without any reaction, ANY REACTION!, I was able to remove his muzzle for the first time, give him pets for the first time, and enter his home for the first time!!!

8/21/20 Roman is a rockstar🤩🙌👌🏼 Today Roman not only let me handle him without trying to “protect” his humans, I was also able to pet him while next to his humans, in his own yard, without his muzzle!!! As his parents walked him out of the yard, I was standing right where I was the first time we met, and he had no reaction to me and focused completely on his handler and commands!!! WOW!!! He also had NO react AT ALL to a dog on a lead about 7/8’ away, three little kids in their driveway 7/8 feet away or any of the cars passing by!!! This is incredible!🎉👏🎊🐾

Roman has completed only 4 hours of training over the last month and is already much more confident, much less reactive, and overall much happier and content with his wonderful sister, Prim, and incredible humans❤️ I am so excited and thankful to be a part of this families journey🤗🤩 Stay tuned for more progress updates for Roman, Taylor and AJ!

06/24/2020

There is no better way to start a Wednesday morning than a mani pedi with this majestic land seal, Trooper!

06/20/2020

Kona graduated from his 5 day Board and Train today🎖Kona is intelligent, loyal, driven, sweet, goofy and eager to please! He learned so much during his time with Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive 🐾 and his mom and dad were immediately pleased with the difference🐕

Kona learned how to self sooth, burn energy with a “job”, run on the treadmill, “come”, “side”, meeting new people and dogs in a respectful way and most importantly always keeping a piece of his attention on his family 💭

Show off how smart you really are buddy and I will see you Sunday for our close out session🥰🐕

06/17/2020

Kona’s Board + Train - 2/5

Kona would like to show off his treadmill skills from day two of his board and train 🐕! Kona is a 6 month old, 60lb GSD/Husky/Aussie/Pit Mix who is extremely intelligent and so much fun to teach! Kona has a lot of energy (as you can imagine!) and was struggling to find an outlet that could help burn his energy.

Yesterday, in under a minute, Kona learned how to walk on a treadmill and was so proud of himself! On day two he is using the treadmill without a leash and has figured out the joy of “running”; something we struggled to accomplish even next to a bicycle 🚲

Kona now knows “sit”, “down”, “wait”, “okay”, “leave it”, and his newest command, “side”.

Today Kona learned how to walk in the perfect heel by learning the command “side”. On today’s walk we passed 2 dogs 🐶 🐶 , a runner 🏃 , a person walking 🚶‍♀️ , a barking dog in a fenced in yard 🐩 (5’ away), a bunch of birds 🐦 , squirrels 🐿 , and cars 🚙 and he was by my left side with a completely slack leash the entire time! To say Kona did an excellent job the last couple of days is an understatement! 🏆👏🎉

Stay tuned for Kona’s progress throughout the rest of his stay with Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive! 🐕🐾🐶

06/03/2020

05/29/2020

Hi everyone, it’s Luke here 🐶! I wanted to check in and tell everyone I had another awesome training session with my good pal B! I got to show her my progress with “sit”, “down” and “wait” 🖐, and told her that I rang the bell 🔔 to let my hoomans know I had to go potty for the first time! I’m very proud of my progress so far and was really excited to learn a few new tricks today. I learned “leave it” 🛑, “look” 👀 and that I really enjoy getting my nails cut because I get extra love 💚and treats! Wow it was a great day! I LOVE using my nose to find those tasty treats and really like showing off how smart I am. This training stuff is PAWSOME🐾

05/28/2020

Introducing Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive’s pack members from top left to bottom right:

Wrexi - 3.5 year old Staffordshire Terrier
Chance - 9 year old Pitbull Terrier
Oliver - 5 year old Chihuahua/Terrier Mix
Harper - 5 year old Fruggle

These four love to play with one another, learn new tricks, cuddle, and are a balanced and happy pack!

Show them some love!❤️🐾🐕👏

05/28/2020

Today I had a wonderful training session with my new pal Newton and his wonderful mom Judy! We met last week for his nail trim and they decided they would benefit from a few training sessions🐾 Newton was so excited to get to work today and was 100% focused! 👀 He was quick to learn a new game “find it”, and to learn how to “down” in just 8 minutes!!! His drive and concentration is admirable👏💪 I am thrilled to play a role in this families happiness and love watching them grown together❤️

Judy says to me “Newton always has slept on the bed, but at the bottom of the bed. Ever since you came last week he has slept next to me on the bed, every night!” 🐕❤️😌🥰😍 🐾 This was one of the most wonderful things I have ever heard! That is one thankful and happy pup!

05/24/2020

We finished our T-Shirts this afternoon! Huge shout out to Sam Sheridan! She is incredible, great customer service and has a sense of urgency! Let me know your thoughts on these shirts!

05/23/2020

Has your pet been missing out on their regular nail trims due to Covid-19? Does your pet have anxiety during their nail trims and you wish they would have a better experience? Would you prefer your pet to be in the comfort of their own home for their nail trims? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Call/Text 585-770-7220 today to set up an appointment!! With over 20 years of experience, you know your pet is in the best hands when choosing Sit-Wait-Stay Pawsitive!

Here are some of my incredible fur clients🐶🐾

05/16/2020

Today’s session with Oreo was nothing short of impressive! This girl was on the prowl on her walks two weeks ago when we introduced Structured Walks. Oreo walked all the way down and around the corner with Zero tension on the leash, AND everytime Kayleigh stopped, Oreo sat with little to no coaxing/guidance! This is a huge step for them both and I couldn’t be more proud! Oreo is sitting on command, is now confident and content in her muzzle, focusing more on her mom than on the world around her, has an incredible bond with her human, walking with no tention, sitting when the walker stops and LOVES her training sessions!

Today we introduced “send away to place” followed by “immediate recall”. To be a good trainer, you need to understand that focus is everything. Oreo was tired out from showing off how great she is doing with her walks and all that she has learned, so we let her take a break while Kayleigh and I went over the steps to learning “send away to place”.

I love this girl, am so proud of her and her mom, and am so excited to watch them both continue to grow and learn together!

05/13/2020

This evening I had an incredibly productive training session with one of the most adorable Beagle’s I’ve ever met, Luke! Today was session two for Luke and I have to say, I am so proud of Lenna, Tim and Luke for how well they are doing with Luke’s training! We are working on basic commands such as sit, down, wait, and stay to help strengthen their bond. We are also working on basic obedience such as respecting the door when exiting/entering, walking with a lose leash and his recall. After week one Luke is sitting on command, everytime, doing much better on the leash, and has been improving his recall!

Today we added down, sit and wait, and down and wait. Luke showed off his listening skills and is a great example of how intelligent Beagle’s are! Stay tuned to follow Lenna, Tim and Luke’s journey! Soon we will be adding in scent work to fulfill Luke’s working drive!

05/09/2020

This is a good read. Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Some dogs love to be touched and ask for it all the time, others prefer not to be and ask for physical contact once in a blue moon. Do you know which of these define your own dog?

05/08/2020

I had such a wonderful time working with Heather, Shane and their handsome French Bulldog/Pug Mix, Thor! All three did incredible over the last two days and are GREAT students! Thor showed off his true potential during our sessions and proved how smart he really is. We practiced sit, down, the first steps of loose leash walking, bite inhibition and crate training! Wow! I’m so excited to watch these three grow together and offer support along the way!

04/16/2020

Had a wonderful session with this beautiful Akita, Oreo and her mom, Kayleigh! Oreo is learning how to properly interact with strangers, how to be comfortable and confident in her basket muzzle, new exercises that will stimulate her in a controlled environment, and new ways to enhance the bond she has with her human!

Oreo’s mom is learning how to identify changes in her body language to control her behaviors, the importance of a working breed working for their food, and how to maintain Oreo’s calm, submissive, content state of mind!

Both Oreo and her mom did incredible during our session and I look forward to watching them both grow! Oreo was sound asleep within minutes after our session was complete! A tired pup is a happy pup!

04/08/2020

Learning “Touch” and doing fantastic!

04/08/2020

Showing off their “Down” on command

04/08/2020

Showing off their “Sit” on command