Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs

06/20/2024

Rattlesnake vaccine is in question yet again.

Watch for Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs! This training is recommended by veterinarians specializing in rattlesnake bites -most of them have never recommended the vaccine.
The next class in the bay area is 7/27 and 28 in Gilroy/ San Martin. Learn more at www.homeschooledhounds.com or the FB page linked above.
This is a fantastic resource! The FAQs cover pretty much everything from how to talk to your vet about treating your dog's bite to what to do if you're hiking and YOU are bitten. It also covers the vaccine and avoidance training for dogs.
https://www.nationalsnakebitesupport.org/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337165/
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/.../veterinary...
https://www.livingwithsnakes.org/dogs/

Free Case Review

06/20/2024

Rattlesnake vaccine is in question yet again.

Watch for Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs! This training is recommended by veterinarians specializing in rattlesnake bites -most of them have never recommended the vaccine.
The next class in the bay area is 7/27 and 28 in Gilroy/ San Martin. Learn more at www.homeschooledhounds.com or the FB page linked above.
This is a fantastic resource! The FAQs cover pretty much everything from how to talk to your vet about treating your dog's bite to what to do if you're hiking and YOU are bitten. It also covers the vaccine and avoidance training for dogs.
https://www.nationalsnakebitesupport.org/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337165/
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/.../veterinary...
https://www.livingwithsnakes.org/dogs/

The south end of Basking Ridge is getting some much needed fire abatement. Is your home prepared for fire season?
Let’s create defensible spaces on our properties such as keeping weeds to a minimum, not collecting items outdoors, using fire-resilient landscaping. Plastics, dried plants, even car tires kept outdoors are an extreme fire hazard. Let’s do our part to keep our beautiful neighborhood safe.

06/20/2024

Watch for Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs! This training is recommended by veterinarians specializing in rattlesnake bites -most of them have never recommended the vaccine.
The next class in the bay area is 7/27 and 28 in Gilroy/ San Martin. Learn more at www.homeschooledhounds.com or the FB page linked above.
This is a fantastic resource! The FAQs cover pretty much everything from how to talk to your vet about treating your dog's bite to what to do if you're hiking and YOU are bitten. It also covers the vaccine and avoidance training for dogs.
https://www.nationalsnakebitesupport.org/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337165/
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/.../veterinary...
https://www.livingwithsnakes.org/dogs/

Free Case Review

05/07/2024

We've opened a few new Saturday times! People have been contacting me because apparently they're thinking their moms won't appreciate spending time with dogs and rattlesnakes on Mother's Day! 🤔😳😅
Check here -
Www.homeschooledhounds.com/rattlesnake-avoidance

04/21/2023

RATTLESNAKE AVOIDANCE TRAINING FOR DOGS
The weekend of April 29th and 30th in San Martin/Gilroy, CA

Sign up and more info here
https://DogPsych-schedule.as.me/Dogsdontknow

Do you hike with your dog? Go to the lake? Picnic? Go play ball in a park? Go camping? Hunting? Heck, do you live somewhere near a creek or any kind of open space?

Video of the process here
https://youtu.be/nm-yUy30mfc

It takes about 30 minutes to teach your dog to avoid rattlesnakes and having to be rushed to the ER.

Grab your spot now! Bring your friends and their dogs!

https://DogPsych-schedule.as.me/Dogsdontknow

Have YOU seen any yet this year? Have pictures or stories? Post them in the comments!

04/15/2023

Sign up for your spot now! Scroll for lots more details and videos. This year's ('23) training is the weekend of April 29th and 30th

Schedule your appointment online Dog Psych 101 (Home Schooled Hounds)

03/07/2023

San Francisco Bay area, South Bay!

Don't forget to sign up for one of the April 29th and 30th times.

One 30 minute appointment is all it takes to teach your dog that Rattlesnakes BITE!

You can even get up to three dogs in at the same time.

Enroll all of yours or have all of your dog park friends or your neighbors come in consecutive time slots so you can all provide emotional support (or comic relief!) for each other.

Schedule your appointment online Dog Psych 101 (Home Schooled Hounds)

02/24/2023

They're baaaack! SnakeWorx will be back in San Martin, CA for the 5th year!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Keep your dog safe!

Times are now available for the April 29, 30th training in San Martin, CA.

Each 30 minute session has room for 3 dogs, so if you have more than 1 dog, register each in the same session.

You can easily reschedule or cancel using links in your confirmation email.

Payment is due at the training.

Please SHARE this with friends, family and all of the dog and neighborhood groups you can think of!

After every training I get emails and phone calls telling me about how a dog DIDN'T get bitten or kept their owner from being bitten because now they understood that rattlesnakes BITE.

Reserve your time here:
https://DogPsych-schedule.as.me/Dogsdontknow

https://youtu.be/nm-yUy30mfc

A short introduction to training your pets on avoiding rattle snakes by the good people by SnakeWorx. Visit our website at www.snakeworx.com for more inform...

03/31/2022

Dogs don't know that rattlesnakes can kill them! They're often attracted to the movement, sound and smell of them which is why so many are bitten in the face.

Teach your dog to AVOID THEM!

Reserve your spot in a 30 minute session - each session can accommodate up to 4 dogs so even with multiple dogs you can get them all trained at once.

Please take a minute to watch this video

https://youtu.be/nm-yUy30mfc

Read more details and sign up here

https://dogpsych-schedule.as.me/Dogsdontknow

We're set for Saturday April 9th

Here's the sign up link with more information. We have a new location in Morgan Hill, CA this time with VERY easy access from Hwy 101 and plenty of parking.

https://dogpsych-schedule.as.me/Dogsdontknow

Schedule your appointment online Dog Psych 101 (Home Schooled Hounds)

06/11/2021

UPCOMING TRAINING JUNE 11/22 https://fb.me/e/3cDP50wXj

And with the heat wave (over 110° next week!!!) coming next week, the dryness will be forcing them into all kinds of places.

Plan on being here for 30 minutes. Each dog averages 7 minutes from start to having passed their final exam.

I think there are still a few openings left on Saturday but there are for sure some Sunday afternoon.

SnakeWorx travels the state all year training law enforcement, search and rescue, hunting and pet dogs to avoid rattlesnakes. I try to get them twice a year for our community and this year I got them 3 times!

There's a great video of the process in the link

Www.homeschooledhounds.com/rattlesnake-avoidance

05/19/2021

Just got this email re. SnakeWorx and the training they they did here at my place.
How nice of her to think of us in such a stressful time.
(made me tear up!)
Another training coming up in June -
It was full so they've added a second trainer and more spots. There are limited spots for multiple dogs so if you can't find one let me know and I'll do my best to get you in.

Hi there,

I just signed up our pup Riley for June 13 training. I will be out of town so my husband is hoping to get her there.

I just wanted to email and say thank you so much for hosting this... I’m typing this as I’m sitting in the parking lot of the emergency vet waiting to bring Riley home in perfect health because this training worked. She was standing almost on top of a baby rattlesnake hidden under a rubber mat and she reacted fast and got the hell away when she heard the rattle, just like the training taught her. We brought her in to make sure she didn’t get bit, and she didn’t. The vet said the training is likely what saved her.

So again thank you, and thank you to the Snakeworx people.. it’s a literal life saver!!!

Kristen Flippo
Coyote Canyon Ranch

Schedule your appointment online Home Schooled Hounds

04/29/2021

The other reason I choose SnakeWorx to put on the trainings in San Martin. ❤️❤️❤️

Anthony working with a very nervous dog that has never gone with a stranger before. Training went very well.

04/29/2021

04/28/2021

Wow! Such an amazing response from dog lovers all over the bay area!

The May appointments are almost full (4 left last I checked) so we added another clinic June 12th and 13th!

It'll take about 10 minutes in a 30 minute slot to teach your dogs to stay away from rattlesnakes. SnakeWorx brings their expert trainer and snake handler plus their LIVE, MUZZLED rattlesnakes to San Martin for the clinic.

You can see the video of their process here https://youtu.be/nm-yUy30mfc

As I'm talking with folks about this weekend I'm hearing lots of stories of close calls and sightings, stay safe out there! It's likely to be a rough year with them.

Sign up here www.HSHCalendar.as.me/Dogsdontknow

Or learn more here
www.homeschooledhounds.com/rattlesnake-avoidance

04/15/2021

See it? Sooo, this was in someone's chicken coop the other day... By the time Mike Phillips the wildlife removal guy got there it had moved to the garage!

Your dog doesn't know what they are! And probably wouldn't even see it unless it moves - and think about how dogs decide what something is 😱 where they put their face. Yikes!

Here's how the training works

https://youtu.be/nm-yUy30mfc

04/15/2021

Sign up here https://HSHCalendar.as.me/Dogsdontknow

Schedule your appointment online Home Schooled Hounds

04/11/2021

Don't let your dog get bitten!

May 1st

https://HSHCalendar.as.me/Dogsdontknow

“I’m sorry snake family, this house is taken.”

04/09/2021

Schedule your 30 min spot now! https://HSHCalendar.as.me/Dogsdontknow

A short introduction to training your pets on avoiding rattle snakes by the good people by SnakeWorx. Visit our website at www.snakeworx.com for more inform...

04/09/2021

Don't forget! Snakeworx is back May 1st to teach your dogs to stay away from rattlesnakes - because dogs don't know rattlesnakes are not just lizards without legs!

I choose to work with Snakeworx because they are kind to both dogs and snakes.
They don't "light up" a dog because a) it's unkind, unwise and unnecessary and b) dogs can't learn if they're terrified.

What they DO is make sure any "bite" from the remote collar comes from looking at, sniffing or hearing a rattlesnake and is small enough to let the dog think but big enough to make the dog make the association: snake sight/sound/smell = feet don't fail me now!!

They bring live, muzzled snakes - not snakes in cages (pretty sure your dog won't see THAT on a walk), not snakes with cups on their heads and not snakes that have had their "fangs" torn off. They love their snakes (weird, I know!) and take excellent care of them. They might even introduce you to Jose, the big one, if you have an interest 😊.

If your dog hasn't learned to keep away from rattlesnakes at the end of the lesson the guys take him back through until it makes sense.

It's a 30 minute slot out of your day; remember

08/17/2019

P**p Happens! Don't let it be taking your pup to the emergency vet because he's bitten by a
RATTLESNAKE!

08/17/2019

UPCOMING TRAINING SCHEDULE: Final session of '19!
Openings 8/24/19 in San Martin, CA

This is a great overview of the actual training.

The SNAKEWORX team:
Anthony Harper is an amazing dog handler. Patient, excellent timing, very kind and an outstanding ability to keep dogs calm so they can learn.
Joel Almquist is an equally gifted snake handler and together they get fantastic results and are the team I choose to run snake classes for me.

A short introduction to training your pets on avoiding rattle snakes by the good people by SnakeWorx. Visit our website at www.snakeworx.com for more informa...

08/17/2019