CBowdens Valley Dog School

02/01/2025

Have you seen our stories lately? This sweet girl is Ruby! She joined us at the beginning of the week for her 2 week Board and Training Program and has been learning so much! She is a very nervous puppy so we spent some much needed time to help her decompress and relax in the early days but she’s been showing off some wonderful impulse control for a few days. Keep watch in our stories in the coming days for more of her updates. She’s a sweetheart! ♥️

01/09/2025

Chip arrived a few days ago to start his 3 week Board and Training Program! Isn’t he handsome?!
He will be learning all obedience skills with a focus on manners needed to become a therapy dog. We’ve started intros and he’s already showing off! Stay tuned for more in our stories by following us and his journey!

01/06/2025

This sweet little guy is Guy! Isn’t he the cutest?!
He joined us a few days ago for his 3 week Board and Training Program. He will be working on his reactivity toward everything on walks, excessive jumping, and barking. He’s a smart little pup and is picking up on intros nicely so please keep watch in our stories for his updates!

01/04/2025

This sweet girl is Basil! She just joined us for our 3 week Board and Training program a few days ago. Her family is very nervous about her off leash manners as she has zero recall. She has a tendency to steal food from kids hands and can jump quite a bit. She is also a bit of a handful on a leash.

What we’ve learned since drop off is she is easily motivated and is picking up on her intros very well! We’re so excited to see what this girl can accomplish! Stay tuned!

12/10/2024

Happiest of Birthdays ms Bumbly Boo!
We’re so happy you’re here celebrating your THIRD birthday with us!
🥳🎂🎈🎉

12/03/2024

Axel and Frenchie, 6 month old Blood Hound x Labradoodle mix siblings, arrived yesterday morning to begin their 3 week Board and Training programs.
Check out these cuties and how well they’re doing with their intros already!
Keep up the great work young pups!
Look out for their updates in our stories!

12/03/2024

Meet one of our newest Board and Training Students!
Cartman, 11 month old hound x lab mix, just joined us yesterday to begin his 3 week Board and Training Program.
He’s already on his way into intros and doing great!
Keep watch in our stories for his updates!

11/18/2024

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are looking for another motivated Kennel Technician.

Are you the right fit?

Do you already have experience working around dogs?

Must love Dogs!
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be able to work Weekend’s and Holidays If/when needed.
Must have reliable transportation.
Must be punctual.
Must be able to lift 40-50 plus pounds unassisted and perform daily tasks to maintain a safe and clean environment for our guests.
Must be comfortable with dogs, able to walk, and interact safely with the dogs daily.
Must be willing to learn Basic Obedience training skills to maintain consistency with our Training students.

Duties include
* Exercising dogs (Walks and Plays)
* Feeding meals and administering any meds to the animals in our care
* Upkeep and care of facilities- this includes scrubbing kennels and crates, scooping our yards daily, and maintaining a clean environment in our studio and dog areas.
* Bathing and basic grooming duties of the dogs in our care.

* start at $15.00/hour
* 20-30 hours per week

Send your resume to [email protected]

Please no drop ins, you must hear from me to setup an appointment to discuss the job.
Thank you

11/12/2024

And, meet Ginger, our other 2 week student!
Ginger is a bit more energetic and tends to stay busy at home, this sometimes involves her getting up on the dining table in attempt to find food.
Both of the girls will be learning all obedience commands so their family can easily reinforce better habits so stay tuned for her updates in our stories as well.

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11/12/2024

Meet Bella, one of two German Shepherd puppies that arrived to begin their 2 week Board and Training programs this week.
Bella tends to be the more laid back pup but she still struggles with a lot of the typical puppy stuff so we will be working on all obedience commands. This will help her family as they will be able to reinforce better habits at home once they have a way to communicate with her.
Keep an eye on our stories for their updates!

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11/01/2024

These two 6-7 year old pit bull mixes, Lorelei (Chow x Pit bull) and Hans (German shepherd x Pit bull), joined us for 4 weeks of obedience training and to help work through some serious dog reactivity and aggression. Both dogs are still adjusting to their new environment and getting to know us but they have started into intros, pictures to come this weekend as they improve. Keep an eye out.

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10/25/2024

Our training students Hazel and Book have been putting in reps each day and are starting to look pretty sharp during practice.

Keep up the great work sweet pups!

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10/21/2024

Sweet Rocket, the Cardigan Corgi, went home Friday after his second private transfer session with his family to discuss ways to continue reinforcing his new manners back home and see what all he’s learned. We can’t wait to hear updates. Keep up the great work Rocket and family!

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10/21/2024

Book is a smart 7 month old Aussie puppy who joined us last week for his 3 week Board and Training program. He’s been an absolute joy and has been learning tons.
Keep an eye out for his updates on our stories as he still has 2 weeks to go.

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10/17/2024

Check out this sweet Bich-poo (Bichon-Frise and Poodle)!
Meet Hazel Mae!
She has joined us for a 2 week Board and Training program to work on Basic Obedience skills and establish a routine that will help her family continue with good house breaking protocols.
Little dogs can sometimes be a little more challenging to house break but it is not impossible. She’s already doing so great!
Stay tuned for her updates here and in our stories ❤️

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09/30/2024

Rocket, the cardigan corgi, joined us Friday to start his 3 week Board and Training. He is such a cutie and smart as a whip! Stay tuned for his updates on our stories and pages through the next few weeks!

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09/29/2024

The sweet golden girls, Sunny and Daisy, finished their program last week. They went home after finishing two private lessons with their families to help the transition back home be successful. Both goldens and family did a wonderful job and we can not wait to hear updates as they ease back into their lives at home.

Keep up the great work cuties!

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09/12/2024

Too good not to share. Make sure to read all of it carefully. 🙌

How do you feel about exposing your dog to stress?

This young Weimaraner started a board and train recently. During the drop off, I informed his owner, he'd be living under some different rules at my house than what he'd been used to for the past few months of his life.

He would be subjected to some "healthy stress.”

Among other things, he would be sleeping in a crate at night, learning to walk nicely on a leash, and participate in proprioceptive exercises to build body awareness.

Essentially, he would be learning some problem solving skills and because of it, develop greater resilience.

The first day here he found himself stuck on the opposite side of a pole than the side I was on.

Can you guess what I did?

I did nothing. I stood there, not moving, not applying more pressure to the leash, not coochie-cooing him...I just waited.

It took him about 90 seconds of wiggling, and whining to figure out what to do to get himself free.

Once he did, he was darn proud of himself, prancing about for a few seconds and then we moved on and enjoyed a short game of fetch.

The stress was short lived. He learned how to relieve it and was proud of himself as he discovered his power to problem solve.

We do our dogs no favor by immediately bailing them out of every little problem or struggle they encounter.

So often I hear, "My dog doesn't like the crate,” or "My dog doesn't like to be brushed,” or "My dog won't potty while on leash.”

As a woman who has raised two (now grown) children, I could not have imagined saying to my kids dentist..."well, they don't like having their teeth brushed so we just gave up." 🤣

I have news for you, there are very few dogs that immediately enjoy their crate, or being brushed and bathed, or being restrained on a leash.

It's our job to teach them to tolerate the realities of life in the human world.

For most things the teaching recipe is simple:

A bit of skill, applied over time, mixed by a healthy dose of patient persistence.

If you don't have the skill, the time or the patience, you can pay people like me to do the foundation work for you. It is like having the dentist clean the kids teeth...but if you don't maintain what the professional did, it's not going to become good habits that serve for a lifetime.

The main thing to understand is that stress and learning will be part of life. There is no avoiding it. It is how we learn to work through it that makes the difference.

By taking time to teach your dog how to tolerate some stress and learn to problem solve, you set them up for increased confidence, improved manners and an overall healthier mindset.