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Nessie teaching Bailey a bit about play! Keeping play light today due to the ice, but it's nice to see Bailey learning more about appropriate play!

Welcome back to structured boarding Remy and Sunny! They are having a lot of fun getting to know each other and Remy is continuing to learn how to play with different dogs, while Sunny is practicing manners during play. Two very good pups! #labpuppy #beaglemix #dogsplaying #puppyplaytime #dogtraining

Taz practicing agility. Sports are a great way to bond with your dog, give them an appropriate outlet and work on communication. We love our agility classes at Agility Rush and Pack of Paws! #agility #dogtraining #rescuedog

Love teaching a potty on cue! You can do a separate cue for #1 and #2 also! #labradorretriever #puppytraining #dogtraining

We have played a ton of fetch games, as well as had many retrieval training sessions near Louise, she has never shown an interest in even carrying a toy around until today. It was so sweet when she grabbed the toy for the first time and brought it to me, so I rewarded it heavily then tossed the toy again to see if she would be inclined to bring it back (where the video begins). Louise apparently wanted to be involved and had been watching Mali. Because I like the behavior I make a big happy deal of it, and then she decides to do it a few more times. Often we are looking for behaviors that our dogs do that we don't like, but if we also point out and reward the behaviors that they offer that we do like we will have dogs looking much more for how to work with us. Louise was feral before we got her, she wanted nothing to do with people, much less training and tricks. Now she loves working, pulling a bike and being a house pet. Please excuse the fluff, I did not yet pick up the results of some play before the video started. #dogtraining #retrieve #feraldog #rescuedog

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!