Puppies in Sunday’s Puppy Foundations 1 class did a great job practicing giving attention to their owners.
They did a great job learning to focus on their people even with the excitement of being in class with other puppies they haven’t met. Well done everyone!
Snow zoomies! ❄️
Hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the snow as much as Winfrey does 😆
Someone is quite pleased about the additional snow 😆
Anyone else’s pups celebrate the extra fluffy stuff? Share in the comments!
Zuzu recommends starting your week by rolling in the snow on your daily walk!!!
Even better- stop and roll 10-15 times. She says it offers great health benefits. 😉😆
Miss Flurry did a great job yesterday building confidence with the moving skateboard in SmartDog Games class yesterday!
Love that wagging tail and happy face 🤩 Go Flurry!
A mid-week moment of love from Guzik and Winfrey ❤️ We love having such sweet snuggly pets!!!
Feel free to share your snuggly pet pictures below ☺️
It’s cold cold cold this week!
Which makes it harder to provide our pups with the activity we both need 😩
Here are some ideas for indoor activity to entertain yours pups with to prevent too much pent up energy:
-Treat or toy scavenger hunt: hide a handful of treats- or a toy your dog is playing with- in one room. Then release your dog to use their nose to find their prizes! The first couple of tries they might need a little help.
-Trick training: teach your pup something new and fun! Some examples: spin, bow, jump over your leg, or back up (as Henri demonstrates in this video). You can find trick ideas and descriptions on the AKC website on their Trick Dog page.
-Food enrichment toys: Use some of your dog’s food to prepare some food enrichment toys so they can entertain themselves by working for their food! Classic Kong toys, puzzle toys, snuffle mats or a DIY treat dispensing box are all great options!
How do you keep your dog busy and entertained when the weather is harsh? Share your ideas below!
Trainers’ dogs want training too! Here’s a snippet of what it might look like to train two dogs at once 😅
Winfrey and Henri here are at different stages of their training journeys. Here Winfrey (8 years old) is working on heeling on my right side, while young Henri (just 1 year) is working on waiting his turn calmly in the crate.
He’s learning that calmness = treats and getting to come out of the crate
To help Henri get here, he first got to run, play and train before I asked for him to settle in the crate. This, and keeping the training session short with breaks helped him succeed.
Waiting your turn is hard for a young guy like him- well done Henri! And thanks to Winfrey for being her patient angel self and helping Henri with this.
Pups like day training student June are great at reminding us humans that it’s important to take breaks when working!
Love watching how silly she is- hard not to smile and laugh 😆
Family Dog Foundations 2 students did a lovely job in class yesterday!
Here they are learning “stay” on their “place”! All four pups did such a lovely job holding their stays until released 🤩 well done everyone!
We all need some sweetness right now. Here’s Winfrey and our cat Guzik being sweet last night- Guzik has decided he loves Winfrey (yes Winfrey stays asleep this entire time lol) ❤️
Share your sweet animals in the comments below 🐾
Hannah Clifford, she/her, KPA Certified Training Partner offering dog training services in So. Maine.
