🎉🐾 Roxy's Training Journey Update! 🐾🎉
Roxy just wrapped up some foundational training with us, and she’s ready to take on the world! 🌎✨
She aced both our 6-session one-on-one puppy program and our training walks program—which helped her amazing paw-rents learn the ropes of living with a puppy (without pulling their hair out 😅) while we coached Roxy on all the essentials. The result? Roxy learned faster, her parents were less frustrated, and everybody’s happy! 🙌
Now we’re diving into the FUN stuff! 🎉 Next up: paddleboarding with mom 🏄♀️ and enjoying those dreamy low-tide days of play 🐶🌊. But... I’ve got a little secret. 🤫 While Roxy’s having the time of her life, I’m quietly working on making her newly learned tricks reliable in the real world—distractions and all.
Don’t tell her though... wink, wink! 😉
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Here’s why we do what we do! 🌟
One of our amazing clients just shared a heartwarming win with us: she sent a picture of Willa, calmly sitting like a pro at a shoe store! 🥿👠 The store owner invited her in because Willa’s manners were that impressive. Talk about a perfect testament to all their hard work!
We couldn’t be prouder of Willa and her mom for their dedication and progress. You’re both rockstars! ✨
The 🛸 mother ship 🛸 has dispatched an alien spy disguised as the cutest little pup you've ever seen. Julio might be transmitting Earth's secrets back to his extraterrestrial overlords, and he might even have us under some sort of alien enchantment.
He began our Puppy Program yesterday, where he'll spend the next six sessions mastering all the essential skills to become the finest earthly puppy imaginable.
His parents will:
✔️ Have a puppy well on their way to being potty trained; who enjoys spending time in his crate and knows your household rules.
✔️ You will know how to properly manage your puppy to set him up for success so you enjoy living with your puppy.
✔️ Gain relief from puppy nipping, chewing, and jumping.
✔️ Understand the true meaning of socialization, the importance of enrichment, and confidence building.
✔️ A toolbox of skills to create and maintain a happy and healthy relationship with your dog. gain relief from his puppy
Do you have an alien spy disguised as a canine companion?
If so, join us today! We have many options for puppy owners:
👽 puppy class
👽 private 1-on-1 training
👽 puppy playdates
Learn more at: www.stpetedogworks.com
We’re so proud of Harrie and her wonderful parents Darrel & Brenda!
Harrie’s life started out quite small, being born in a kennel. Darrel and Brenda rescued her from Barking Out Loud Rescue, Inc and recognized they were going to need some professional guidance to help Harrie gain confidence and live a happy, active life.
Now look at this girl - she’s climbing mountain tops, meeting new friends, and going places:)
Tidbit Tuesday: Disengage: Foundations
Teaching your dog to disengage from whatever stimuli they are looking at in the environment, and then making the choice to look at you without a prompt, is one of the most important behaviors to teach your dog. Not only is it a basic engagement skill that makes your walks together much more enjoyable, it is also extremely useful for fearful or reactive dogs.
By first teaching this behavior just hanging out and being still, it is also a great way to help them learn to just be calm. Being outdoors shouldn’t always mean constant motion and activity. They can also learn to just BE in any environment, like on a picnic, or taking them to a concert, or hanging out while you read while getting some fresh air.
So spend a few minutes each day just BEING with your pup as you work on teaching them that paying attention to you has great payouts.
Need help getting your dog to notice you, be able to relax when out and about in the world, or care you're on the other end of the leash?
We CAN help!
Email us today to see what options might work the best - [email protected]
Happy Friday! Today I’ve decided to share a very personal video and here’s the reason why:
Yes, "The Cobblers Children Have No Shoes.”
I’ve been so busy managing the kids schedules, maintaining a household, trying to be the best mom and wife I can be, improving self-care, and trying to grow a successful business that there simply hasn’t been any available time left to devote to my own dogs.
Because of that, I started noticing a decline in behavior. Structure has been lax at best, daily exercise & enrichment needs aren’t being met, and social exposure have been non-existent.
Arley was becoming a pain in the ARSE! Incessantly whining, increased alert barking, harassing the cat, and developing mild reactive behaviors. HIs overall manners and life skills were decreasing.
So I decided it was time to follow my own advice. The advice I give to clients all day long.
My friend and fellow trainer, Debbie offered to take Arley a few days a week to do various things with him. I set my pride aside and gladly welcomed the offer. My parting words were “I hope he doesn’t embarrass you.”
She sent me this video, because she knew I needed to see it to believe it. Let’s just say we were both pleasantly surprised at how well he did.
Here’s some key take aways:
1. THIS IS SOCIALIZATION! This particular nuisance of socializing your dog is often over looked - but dogs must learn how to watch the world go on around them and be okay with it. You will often see words like NEUTRALITY or EXPOSURE and this should absolutely be a part of your socialization plan.
Arley does not interact with any other dog at anytime. The goal is for him to simply watch and listen to the other dogs while remaining calm.
2. Arley did as well as he did because of Debbie. She has good handling skills and most importantly SHE SET HIM UP FOR SUCCESS. She did this by:
• First making sure he had some physical exercise before taking him into this environment.
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Yesterday’s afternoon kabooms were INSANE! ⛈ ⛈ ⛈
Where I enjoy watching a crazy thunderstorm roll through, it can be very unsettling for our dogs. 🐶 🐶 🐶
One of the most important things you can do is provide a safe place for your dog to go to until the storm passes.
This may be a a covered crate, a bedroom closet, under a bed, or in a room with curtains drawn. It may also help to play some relaxing music to help reduce the sound of the rumbling thunder. Providing a long lasting chew may also distract and provide an outlet for chewing and licking for self-soothing.
Yesterday, the spots decided my lap was their safe place. ✔️✔️✔️
Where’s your dog’s safe place?
Congratulations to our recent Puppy Manners Graduates who are also AKC S.T.A.R. Puppies:)
We are so proud of the owners and all the hard work they've put in to help their puppies become the BEST they can be.
Looking forward to the start of our next puppy class starting on Monday, 8/26 at 6pm.
We still HAVE SPOTS available - so please pass on to any puppy owners you know:)
Congratulations to our recent Puppy Manners graduates who also all earned their A.K.C. STAR Puppy recognition! 🥇 🎓 🐶
Our puppy classes are so much FUN 🤩 Not only do the puppies and their owners get a solid training foundation, but we also include weekly puppy play opportunities.
Our next classes start on:
• Monday, 6/17 at 5:30pm
• Saturday, 6/22 at 10:30am
Go to https://www.stpetedogworks.com/puppy-classes to REGISTER TODAY! Class size limited to 4 puppies ad taught at our studio inside of St PetersBARK Central Ave location.
Don't miss out on the FUN!
Join us for our upcoming Puppy Manners (AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy) classes starting soon:
→ Wednesday, 4/24 at 5:30pm
→ Saturday, 5/4 at 10:30am
📍 Classes taught at: 3001 Central Ave
Learn more: stpetedogworks.com