Four Legged Scholars LLC Dog Training, Salt Lake City & Ogden

10/29/2024

Cyndi Istre had a question about separation anxiety, and I wanted to personally address it to help her out.

She says:

"We have a 11mo old Cavapoochon.

Our neighbor has shared that when we leave the house he barks a lot, so much so he had to bring it to our attention.

We know his breed mix has separation anxiety. How can we work on this with him?"

Cyndi here is my answer. I hope this helps others dogs that have separation anxiety as well.😀

10/19/2024

Michelle has a question about her 6 year old Husky / American Eskimo Mix. Her dog reacts to other dogs on the leash and doesn't come well when called.

Check out this live to learn how to help your dog get a good recall and become more calm on the leash around other dogs.

10/01/2024

Good morning. I am still looking for a virtual assistant to help me with my business. I have tried 6 different people and that didn't work out. Now I am more clear than ever on who would be a good fit.

What I want the VA to do:

Create posts on Metricool that will help with social media for spreading the word about positive dog training and what offer for the public.

Schedule clients when I state the date and time. They must schedule the people in the correct time zone, on the correct day and do so within a few hours to prevent double booking. I use acuity scheduling.

Use the Service Agreement that I have and fill it out properly for private dog training clients. Send reminders to have these agreements signed and make sure they are signed by a deadline. I use Xodo Sign which was EverSign.

What the VA needs to be good at:

Has excellent organization and listening skills. They can listen to auditory messages from me, take notes from my statements and implement the instructions accurately. You must good at note taking so you can easily apply what I am asking to be done. I want someone who can immediately hear what I am saying and implement it quickly and accurately.

I am mobile and in my car alot so most of my messages will be left in a auditory fashion rather than written instructions.

You are a go getter and determined. You can get things without reminders. So you are self motivated and you set deadlines to complete tasks in a timely manner.

You communicate in a kind and loving manner. You can ask questions when you are confused. You choose to respond in ways that create collaboration and teamwork between us.

You must be good at technology. I will not be training people how to do the technology end.

I am looking for someone that will free up my time and be very efficient.

If you are interested in the position send me an e-mail at [email protected] and tell me why you would like this position and why you think you would be good at it.

You will be given an assignment to create a social media post to see if you can actually implement this task. If we decide to work together we will do a trial period to see if we are a good fit.

You will be an independent contractor so I am not hiring you as an employee.

You, the VA, will decide how much you will charge. I am not going to answer questions about pricing. It isn't my job to determine what you want to charge me. I just want to find someone that can actually do the job.

09/22/2024

Cirque du Soleil ah soo excited!

08/23/2024

Thank you Cowboy Food and Drink. Now what to do with this fat hat? hahhahha😆

08/15/2024

My lunch break is beautiful. Where are you eating lunch today?

Also I would love to help you with your dog and create a Facebook Live just for you ❤️

Post a dog training question or a struggle with your dog in the comments below, and I will do a Facebook Live to help you and your dog.

08/06/2024

Hello everyone. Karen had some questions that I will be answering here about potty training and chewing.

Hope this helps you Karen.

Also we are now offering group help in person and online! You can receive support with basic obedience and more advanced help with nice leash walking.

Type "yes" below if you are interested in the "group" courses.

08/02/2024

07/03/2024

Question from Too Trance and My Answer is in the Live.

Hey y'all. My puppy has been pretty mouthy for a while, but last night he got ahold of my skin and it left a little mark.

He wasn't being aggressive towards me when it happened, I'm pretty sure it was more of an accident, but I have to do something to stop the behavior before he ends up biting my kid! (Or anyone).

I did put him in the crate for a few minutes after so he could calm down, and he seemed okay when I let him out.

I've never had a puppy before and he's so high energy! I know I need to basically try to wear him out, but what else can I do?

06/20/2024

Katherine, had some questions and I created a live to answer them.

Thank you for reaching out to us and I apologize for posting your answers so late! The answer are here now and I hope they help you with:

Excitement around other dogs
Come
Pica (eating socks)
Fear / Nervousness

06/07/2024

What a great time with my daughter yesterday.

We went to a networking event. And a magician came up to us.

He was, absolutely amazing and if you love magic, you definitely need to check him out:

Richard McClendon. And you can reach him at 216-496-3625.

Do you notice when a dog trainer comes to your house that your dog just magically listens to the trainer?

And do you wonder how I own that same magic in my energy and body so that my dog will listen to me?

If you've wondered that and you're sick of your dog listening to other dog trainers or other people in your life and you want feel empowered and get your dog to listen to you, I am totally your gal.

And I'll tell you, the first step in creating your a dog to listen to you is slowing down and receiving.

What do I mean by receiving? I mean literally slowing down enough so that you can hear what your dog is communicating to you through his or her energy and body language.

Then, you communicate back to them through love and connection.

It becomes this synchronistic relationship of energy between the two of you.

There's a reciprocity going on. You're sharing what you want your dog to do, and your dog is sharing to you what he or she desires.

I invite you to start by slowing down just a little bit in your life, go a little bit slower and take in the moment.

Listen to your dog and then comment below and let me know what you discover. I'm really, really, really excited. To hear from you.

What will you say in the comments below? What do you want to share about listening and being present?

05/17/2024

Do you have a puppy that is growling or barking at people?

Let's get your puppy socialized to prevent behavioral problems.

05/15/2024

This is to answer Patty Ann's question about car anxiety.

Patty Ann Says:

Diego is my 5 month old Golden/lab mix. He is a wonderful happy boy!

I attended your class ine Bainbridge May 7th...the information I received through this class has set us on a path of success for loose leash walking!

My frustration right now is Diego fear of getting in the car and at 58 pounds he's a handful.

I've been trying to get him in and just drive around to ease his fear and then hopefully have him jump in by himself so that we can go for walks at a local state park as I did with my much loved 13 year old Tank who passed 2 years ago. Help! Thank you!

05/14/2024

Wrapping it up to create long term success with Separation Anxiety

I decided to do one more video. I wanted to give you guys some tools to help you make forward progress.

Change takes time. Use these tools to help you create long lasting with your dog that has separation anxiety.

05/14/2024

Danielle had a question on how to keep her dogs attention on leash walks.

Her dog is tugging on the leash instead of paying attention to her.

This video will answer her question...

Hope it helps Danielle and looking forward to our session on Saturday!

05/11/2024

We had a question from Jeanne.

HELP! I have a 5 year old un neutered dog and he has been marking/peeing around the house......is there a way to correct this ? Would getting him neutered correct this? Belly bands? Thank you!!!

This live answers your question.