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Pawlite Best Friends LLC

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Pawlite Best Friends LLC

Dog training & behavior modification. Puppies, walking, recall, obedience, manners, fear & reactivity
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11/02/2024

Welcome Oona for Structured Boarding! Oona has been loving the big yard and got some introduction and play time with our dogs today 😊

11/01/2024

No tricks for us yesterday, only treats!
Miss Nessie passed her CGCA and CGCU yesterday, one of our steps on the way to starting her with therapy work. Today she rests up after working hard!

10/29/2024

Welcome back Bo for Structured Boarding! He's enjoying his time romping around the yard today 🙂

10/28/2024

Congratulations Putt!

Putt went home to his new family today. He was a foster ferret who came to us courtesy of Sturbridge ACO after he was found wandering the town dump. He was a very sweet boy who got along great with our senior ferret, even though he was a young, much larger boy. After Socks passed we could tell he was lonely, ferrets are social creatures, so we started looking for his forever family. His new family has 3 ferret siblings who he already met, and he was so excited to have friends to play with again. His new parents take excellent care of their ferrets and are excited to add him to their home.

Congratulations big boy Putt!

10/28/2024

Welcome Leo and Boomer to Structured Boarding! They are fitting in great and loving the outdoor space.

Leo was one of our feral foster puppies that we raised, so it is so great to be able to spend time with him!

10/26/2024

Welcome back Tela and Buddy for Structured Boarding!

They are loving hanging around the yard and playing.

10/25/2024

Nessie is being a fantastic travel companion and helper dog while I travel for a seminar. I always enjoy expanding my knowledge of how to work with dogs in different ways and more effectively. Excited to integrate these new skills into my repertoire!

Nessie is thriving practicing her newly learned skills and we are getting closer and closer to testing her for CGC to start her therapy dog journey!

10/23/2024

We had a lot of fun hanging out with Hedwig yesterday! She enjoys time playing with our pups, running on the slat mill and then practicing settling down.

Good girl Hedwig!

10/19/2024

Show Don't Tell-
Working with dogs with big feelings through situations they find difficult. In this example we are practicing confidence around random and loud items with Chewie.

10/18/2024

Visited sweet Miss Maple today for another follow-up from her board and train. She's such a sweet girl and doing so well!

Follow ups are a very important part of the success of board and trains so that we are making sure that you and your pup are communicating properly and that the lessons they learned during their board and train are still being practiced.

If you would like for your pup to learn manners, coming when called or to work on their reactivity or overexcited behavior please reach out and we would be happy to see what training program would work best for you!

10/16/2024

Putt is a young ferret (about 1 year old) who was found wandering town.
We have been fostering him for several months and are now ready to look for a home for this sweet man. He is a big, sweet ferret, loves to play with people, is good with our cats and was great with our elderly female ferret. He does well with p*e pads and is up-to-date on vetting and rabies. We would love for him to have other ferrets to play with

If you are interested in adding Putt to your business of ferrets, please reach out!

10/13/2024

This morning my dogs are enjoying fresh, home raised turkey and organs, bone broth, yogurt, blueberries, local eggs, carrots, pea shoots and supplements.

This morning I am enjoying overnight oats 😂

This isn't what all of their meals look like, but I like for them to enjoy fresh food when possible and do my best to nutritionally balance it out for them. There are a lot of nutrients that dogs need to thrive!

10/12/2024

Service dog, therapy dog, ESA- what's the difference?

Left to right we have
Mali- a task trained service dog. Service dogs have exceptional levels of training and temperaments to handle a variety of stressors, they have public access rights to help their disabled owners. There are a variety of tasks that service dogs can provide to their handler, including- guide work, seizure alert, mobility support, high/low blood sugar alert, migraine alert, allergen alert and more. Note that Emotional Support is not a task. A doctor's note does not qualify a dog for service work, nor does an online certification. Service dogs can get kicked out for misbehaving.

Nessie- therapy dog hopeful. Therapy dogs also have training to help a group of people find comfort. Therapy dogs are allowed in some places pets are not, but only when they are invited. These places include schools, hospitals, and libraries. There are a variety of organizations that train and host therapy dogs.

Taz- Taz will serve as a stand-in for an ESA. ESAs require no specialized training, and have no public access rights, they are only allowed in places other pet dogs are allowed. ESAs do still have some additional housing rights and require a doctor's note for that.

10/08/2024

Thank you The Soggy Dog Spa for the beautiful groom on Nessie!

10/08/2024

Welcome Chewie to Board and Train!
Chewie is a young Newfoundland Mix who is quite fearful of new things- sounds, things moving or unexpectedly appearing. We are looking forward to him learning that new things and people are safe during his time with us.

This is a great instance where dogs tend to learn from watching other dogs, so my confident pack of dogs can help to show this puppy to be less scared.

If you have a dog with an intense fear or reaction to things, it can be genetic, but we also have the best chance of making the most improvement when we get started on training young!

10/07/2024

Busy day with the pups, first to the Sturbridge Farmers Market, then to Pet Rock Festival where we had a fantastic time seeing so many different organizations that are doing amazing work including Tine's Wolf Pack , Central Mass Pet Pantry, Techs for Clefts, Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, Inc. , Paws 4 Blue, Missing Dogs Massachusetts and so many more. Then finished up the night with Mali working during the Old Sturbridge Village Phantoms by Firelight event, which was also great!

10/05/2024

Practicing settling and impulse control (ignoring a chip on the ground) with Nessie. Nessie is young, high energy and new to us so we are putting time into practicing the behaviors that are valuable to us in different environments to set her up for success in our household.

10/04/2024

It is so important to teach your dog to just hang out. It helps with emotional regulation, sleep regulation, and it also makes it easier if you want to take your pup to dog friendly places, as they will relax easier. If your pup needs help to learn when to settle down, please reach out, we would love to help!

Even (especially) if you have high energy dogs or puppies, they should learn how to do nothing so that they can relax appropriately and learn to emotionally ...

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1 Main Street
Sturbridge, MA
01566

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Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

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Remy is dog reactive and reactive to movement and random things going on around him. We have already started training for his reactivity and his people wanted him to stay with us for boarding so his training wouldn't go backwards. He is practicing being neutral in the yard, but also practicing some polite greetings with our dogs so that he can see that not all dogs react back at him. Each time he gets together time and then some time to relax his confidence and behavior improves. You can see he is still a bit unsure but making much better choices than he did in the beginning (barking, lunging, stiffness, etc). Good boy Remy #dogtraining #dogsocialization #politegreetings

Bo being a very good boy recalling. It can take a second for the cue to get from his brain to his feet, but he shows up with intent. We like to practice important life skills with our boarding dogs and Bo has already learned a solid recall in his Board and Train last year. #recall #dogtraining #rottweiler

Chewie came to us an under socialized and very anxious puppy, after seeing him over a few appointments we determined that a board and train would be the best chance to boost his confidence and give him the best quality life with his person. Chewie struggled with things moving in the house, random boxes, trash cans, and noises- from rustling to the microwave ding. We have been working on all of that with him, with the help of our very confident dogs. You can see how far Chewie has come in just a week, very happy to interact and play and not minding the loud cans at all, even playing with them a bit! #dogtraining #socialization #newfoundland #chewbacca #starwars #puppytraining #fearfuldog

When you have several dogs playing we keep a closer eye so that one dog doesn't get ganged up on or overwhelmed. Mali was knocked over, which is fine, but was then pinned down, while she will tolerate it, and offer laying down on her own during play I do not like dogs being pinned, they get an interruption cue, then go back to appropriate play. Chewy was not being malicious, his body language was loose and he's a big boy, but it's good for him to learn when play is too much and I do not want to force my dogs to frequently correct others. Note- you can see Mali shake off after being pinned, you will often notice that after dogs are stressed or excited to calm themselves down. #shakeitoff #dogtraining #puppytraining #dogsatplay

Mali wasn't 100% certain what to make of the moving Halloween decorations at @homedepot so we decided to practice hitting buttons to make it more interactive for her and fun. Teaching your dog that they can control the scary stimulus can be huge for their confidence, and we are pairing that with marker training to increase that impact more!

A whistle recall is often clear for dogs because we are less likely to overuse it than their name. I can also use my Marker word 'yes' to highlight the behavior I want and tell her she's doing the right thing by coming back, I don't need to wait until she gets to me to mark the behavior. #dogtraining

Fidah joined us for the first time at Altruist Brewing Company for their fundraiser to fight breast cancer. We enjoyed some great music from Triple Double.

Kelley is having a lot of fun enjoying free time in the yard. We love letting our boarding dogs enjoy our fenced in acre!

Goose deciding how much he wants to act on his natural instincts 😂

This has made it so easy to put the muzzle on Bo. Before he was great after the muzzle went on, but he would be reluctant to put it on, this quick, easy exercise has helped to make him a more enthusiastic participant and now getting his muzzle on is super easy! I love doing little exercises like this because they have a big impact, but are very easy to add to your day. #dogtraining #rottweiler #muzzleconditioning #markertraining #reactivedogtraining

We are so proud of Cal's progress! Before his board and train he would struggle to see people or dogs from a distance, barking, lunging and becoming very stressed. We worked to build his confidence and his trust, as well as teach him other more appropriate ways to react, and added muzzle training for added safety. Cal has since learned to enjoy and behave on walks, in breweries, in stores, and yesterday at the concert on the common. He is also much more comfortable accepting affection from people and to settle around new people and dogs. We look forward to seeing Cal thriving back at home! #goodboy #dogtraining #reactivedog #muzzletraining