Exploring K9 Training

06/24/2022

Welcome Frida as an explorer exploring K9 training! Frida is a 4 year old fear and frustration based reactive German Shepherd, she has been through a few trainers who have not helped but made matters worse by trying to punish her reactivity vs help her navigate the emotions and learn actual safety and how to have a calm nervous system. Picking a dog trainer can be scary when so many sound like they are trustworthy and use being what they call a professional, as ammo to persuade dog owner’s into believing their words. There is kind safe methods to help a reactive dog, they are not giving you a hard time but going through one. Frida is the kind of dog who’s becomes afraid of her environment and uses her size and voice to try to keep others away when afraid.

This is her second lesson with us, we managed to calmly work and chill out by a dog park and in the company of my demo dog Flirt, they were a matter of 6 feet away from each other today and Frida was okay, not over threshold, and content and did amazing! This dog before couldn’t be within 12+ feet of others without reacting. With the proper method to help this girl out I see such a bright future for this girl and I’m so thankful her owner trusts me after having her trust broken by other trainers, to help this girl and I admire her dedication and willingness to help Frida out, Frida is lucky to have her owner Lisa! ❤️ I can tell so much Frida just wants to be the good girl her mom wants her to be, she just needs help learning the World is safe again. ❤️

06/09/2022

06/05/2022

Welcome Oliver who officially has became an explorer of Exploring K9 training! Oliver is a 4 month old Chow who is learning how to grow up to be a neutral easy going dog! Our goal with Oliver is to work on not jumping and biting and learning how to want to get in the car and not bite the brush. Oliver has shown to be apprehensive of certain people and things when he’s unsure which is very typical for the breed, my goal is to help Oliver and his owner Lisa learn how to navigate those hard times and how to show Oliver how life is a great time and that we have him safe and protected and that life is exciting.

On our first session we conquered him starting to learn to sit and look at you instead of jumping on you, to not bite the brush when he sees it and how to calmly feel better about getting into the car. He did amazing starting all of this and I’m excited to continue to work with him and his owner as they both are absolutely wonderful! In the beginning Oliver was excited and jumping being wild and by the end of our session he chose to lay down on the patio and relax after all of our work together!

If you are interested in help with your dog rather it’s an adult or puppy because you have a few things you’d like to work on feel free to get in touch with me! I truly do have such a passion helping owner’s and their dogs understand one another and learn effective communication together!

06/02/2022

Yesterday Myles had his second lesson! The goal of this lesson was to get the grandparents and brother on board in the family on what Myles needs to set him up to be the great family dog he will be when he’s older and to explain what normal puppy behavior is and how to work with it so his needs can get met while also our arms and legs don’t turn into toys for him.

Breeds like german shepherds love using their mouth and it’s a very insctinctual thing for them, it’s like them using hands. It’s how they are exploring the World, so we explained how to set this boy up for success when he’s biting us to show him that he can use his mouth, just on other objects then our skin.

We worked on ways to help fulfill this little guy mentally and physically so he can be his best self. I love how much this family enjoys learning the teamwork of working with a dog and how great they are doing at practicing what I recommend, when away! Myles is so intelligent and oversll a great puppy, he has a bright future of being the best family dog.

Are you looking for some help with your pup(s)? I offer private lessons to work on one on one with an owner and their dog(s) to help them learn how to function in life a bit more smoothly and get the chance to learn and understand each other and how to create teamwork to make everyone happy and fulfilled together. Anything from helping puppies have a solid foundation to become a well behaved adult, to helping your rescue dog who is a amazing but struggles with a few things you’d like to work on, to wanting to train your pup to do cool tricks and behaviors, the list goes on, I am glad to help you and your dog(s).

05/29/2022

Our dogs are amazing quirks and all and it’s okay and not shameful for dogs to make mistakes or struggle with issues, we all have our flaws and issues. It’s also okay to reach out for help, to make your life more enjoyable and your dogs! If you have anything you’d like to work on with your pup feel more than free to reach out to start Private lessons! I am not here to judge but here to help you and your dog learn to navigate life together. To learn more feel free to contact me!

05/29/2022

Officially opened back up for private lessons!

Welcome Myles as an explorer apart of exploring canine training! He is an almost 3 month old German Shepherd puppy with a great little family! He is such a good boy but does normal puppy things like mouthing and biting when excited for fun, and not being able to settle when wanted, and not a big fan of putting his harness on to go for walks. He is so sweet and smart though and I can tell from one lesson so far he is an intelligent boy! Our goal for Myles through our private lessons is to learn how to become a nice neutral fun adult dog who can explore with his family whenever they’d like. My job is to teach him how to have fun as a puppy while also not chewing on his people and learning all about impulse control, as well as when he gets his next of shots starting to desensitize and socialize CORRECTLY, so he is a dog who is focused on his people but is fine and glad to say hi to others!

Myles family has started private lessons from me and really loved their first lesson and are excited for their second! They just want to do right by this cute boy and give him the outlets for fun that he deserves while also letting him learn how to have fun existing with them and being a well rounded dog!

In our first lesson I asked how he had been doing, asked them what they’d like to work on and showed them how to shape behaviors they like and build confidence in moments of uncertainty, as well as how to help the biting, redirect chewing on the bed and how to start counter condition his harness so when he sees his harness he’s a happy boy!

05/29/2022