On Command Canine LLC

12/01/2024

Now that a majority of the dogs who were here on Thanksgiving left, I can share the little arts and crafts project I decided to do.
As if the day wasn’t busy enough 😂❤️❤️

11/29/2024

A few of the boarding dogs enjoying their Thanksgiving Day together 🐶
Left to right:
Thea, Billie, Leo, Mocha, and Swiggy

11/26/2024

First day of Adventure Daycare Dogs enjoyed their time out 🐶

11/21/2024

Boarding dog Jackson making a new friend.
Jackson was one of my very first board and trains several years ago. He was extremely fear aggressive with people and dangerous. And luckily for Jackson, his owners are so amazing and dedicated to him and still to this day, he’s a world’s difference from how he was with people when I first met him. He went from extreme fear and rage when seeing new people, to- calm, safe, and able to make human friends.
Here Jackson is making a new friend by playing with someone.
Play is an amazing way to develop a good relationship with a dog and human. A language that both understand. No forcing interaction. No throwing of treats. Just play.
It initially started with just me playing with the ball with (new friend to Jackson) standing next to me, but very quickly moved over to our new friend throwing the ball and playing with him. Here, Jackson had a huge turning moment. Whoa! This person understands this game too. They’re pretty fun!
I only see Jackson once or twice a year for boarding and while he’s not here for training, I couldn’t help but to try this new to him method out for generating an even more positive outlook on people (I’ve since updated and changed how i approach some behavioral issues from how I did back then).
I’m happy to provide Jackson an even more positive outlook on making new friends. We opened a world of new possibilities for him in his brain that day.

11/20/2024

❗️Introducing Adventure Daycare❗️

11/19/2024

✨Meet The Trainer✨
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Hi everyone! It’s been awhile and with so many new likes, I wanted to reintroduce myself.
My name is Shauna and I am the head dog trainer behind On Command Canine.
I’ve been dog training for just about a decade now. I initially went to a dog training school in Ohio where I was certified and have been learning from other professionals around the world, as much as possible. Being a dog trainer should mean you’re forever a student, always learning and always growing.
I have 3 personal dogs who also help out my clients dogs in their training process. My dogs act as distractions and even confidence builders for other training dogs. I have 2 German Shepherds (Keira and Arjun) and a Swedish Vallhund (Tally).
My hobbies on the side of dog training still even include dog activities. I participate heavily in dog agility with Keira & Tally, and PSA (Protection Sports Association) with Keira and Arjun. We also mess around in Fast CAT, barn hunt, conformation and more with all of them. Non-dog related hobbies include kayaking, bouldering and hiking to name a few.
I’m excited to continue providing services to current and new clients alike. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

www.on-commandcanine.com

Thank you all for the support

11/18/2024

My best friend will be here next July for anyone who would like some BEAUTIFUL photos taken of their pups!!

✈️2025 travel requests/books are OPEN🎉 Where do you want to see Powell Creative?

✈️ These are my current requests and plans, I'm super excited to see so many fantastic people & dogs next year! As you see- there are some travels that do not have exact dates. I have a couple of requests that have some flexibility, but we need some more sessions booked for the trip to happen. The more people who book, the less the travel fee is for everyone! My books are also open for event coverage in any of those states while I'm there. If there are certain events you would like coverage for, please let me know ASAP. There are going to be very unique opportunities for session types while I travel, and some of my travel plans are based around bloom times... I have some requests for South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota for mid/late 2025. Please message me with any requests and stay tuned for some upcoming deals!

✈️February- Puppy Love event with Liora's Whole Pet (MD)
✈️ March- Matthew Twitty/K9 Junction seminar (IL)
✈️ April- WA tulip sessions🌷
✈️July- Upstate NY (Finger Lakes/Rochester) and WA for potential lavender sessions
✈️ August- K9 Junction and Oshkosh (IL/WI)

11/18/2024

Board and Train Ruck showing off his door greeting skills.
A dog should be able to act appropriately when visitors enter the house while freely moving about. I used to love utilizing a “place” or “bed” command during this.. and while it can still be nice to temporarily move a dog out of the way while keeping them apart of the picture, the dog should also know how to act when not in the place command as well. I think this is missed a ton in other’s board and train programs and even private lessons. Teaching “place” is easy… teaching appropriate greetings while can be another story- is not only way more useful but also more realistic.
Every day dog owners do not want to have to micromanage their dogs.

09/05/2024

Had a consultation this evening with miss Peaches. Peaches is currently running her owners all around and after just setting just 1 boundary during this consultation, made Peaches not only understand her place in the family more, but so much so that she relaxed and lied down all on her own!
Her owner says she never! Has done this with people over.
So excited to get to work with this girl more.

08/30/2024

Now accepting a limited number of training clients again ❤️
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Boarding dog Kiki enjoying a romp in the yard

08/12/2024

Shoutout to one of the hardest working teams I’ve had in a little while.
I’ve been working with Oakley and her owners for a little while now and the progress they’ve made together have been a night and day difference.
They have been doing private lessons with me, and even outside of all of the lessons, I am getting sent frequent training videos from Oakleys mom at home! She has put in the work and it shows. She is always asking questions and making sure she advocates for her dog.
This is what putting in the work gets you 😁

04/04/2024

Hello everyone!
It’s been awhile since I’ve made a post. A lot of changes have been happening around here and I’m needing to do a lot of updating. Outside of boarding, I had momentarily taken a step back from training to be able to focus on other life matters. I am still not 100% back just yet. I am only taking on a couple of training clients at a time. So I thank those of you who have been patient ❤️
Clients will be receiving an email shortly regarding other updates and new policies.