A dog’s family going out of town can be an unavoidable yet stressful experience for the whole household.
That’s why at Adaptive Dog Training LLC, we curate your dog’s boarding experience to help reduce their stress as much as possible.
🏡 We aim to provide your dog with a “home away from home,” so they can seamlessly move from worrying about where their owners went, to having fun and relaxing in a place that reminds them of home. And maybe making some new friends along the way. 🐶🐾
Throughout my career in animal care, I’ve worked in many settings with stressed and anxious dogs—from shelters to vet clinics to reactivity training. I’ve seen and supported many dogs through those challenging moments.
Over the years, I have developed strategies that help dogs quickly overcome feelings of stress, fear, and anxiety, making their time away from home like their own personal vacation. 🪴
We had a blast this weekend with Megan, Onyx, and Korra! Thanks for staying with us! #adaptivedogtraining
3 year old Cane Corso Lily stayed with us for a board and train recently to work through some reactive behaviors towards other dogs.
Hudson, the resident husky, showed her that other dogs make great play mates!
We are so proud of Lily and all the progress she made during her stay. We cannot wait to see her again! Great job Lily!
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Sometimes you just gotta 🏃🏻♀️💨
Harvey is always down to take a picture 📸 🤩 #selfie #doodle
Breaking in the new training field with Zeus and Eddy ❤️🔥🐶👏🏻
Go Tommy!! That’s a WIN right there! 🐿️🥳
#squirrel #adaptivedogtraining
Reactivity can feel discouraging, anxiety inducing, and embarrassing. If your dog struggles with reactivity, PLEASE reach out. I can coach you through the tough moments and show you how to create good moments with your dog.
You deserve to enjoy spending time with your dog!
I’ve been walking Piper twice a week since April. Piper was a rescue, adopted as an adult.
She went through a training program before I started working with her, but she still struggles with her fear when she sees other dogs.
Piper has a lot of food allergies, so she can’t have treats. She is also too hyper vigilant outside of her house to accept any food or feel relaxed enough to play. The only rewarding interactions I can give her for good behavior are physical and verbal praise, and space to sniff and explore.
My goal for Piper is that one day she will feel so safe away from the house that she can relax enough to stay engaged with me.
Until then, I’ll keep helping her soothe and deescalate when she gets worked up.
Even though I know she probably won’t care about the new toy I got, I bring it anyway for her to try—just in case one day she is able to let go of her fear and play.
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#itsmorethanawalk
#reactivity
I taught Harley who is here for our board and train program to clean up her toys.. because why not 😆
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#americanbully
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Before, during, and after clips of our training session aimed at managing and deescalating leash reactivity to other dogs with Mia and her owner Lisa! So proud of how much improvement we were able to achieve in this one session. Dog training isn’t always pretty or easy but it is necessary and SO rewarding. It means the world to me when I can help humans connect with their dog and help dogs understand their human! I’ve done my job when it’s all smiles, newfound confidence and a feeling of relief at the end of a training session. 😌 Great job Lisa and Mia!#adaptivedogtraining #leashreactivity #germanshepherd
Do we want our dogs to be excellent at everything from obedience and party tricks, to interactions with dogs and new people?
Yes, of course we do!
Do we want our dogs to have a sense of confidence, mental well-being, autonomy and the freedom to choose their own state of mind?
Yes, we absolutely do.
I have found that sometimes the value in a training session is to show the dog how they can choose a relaxed state of mind. We can do this by validating their early stress cues, and giving them time and space to regulate their emotional and physical state before they feel like they have to escalate into reactivity.
By observing when a dog would decide to opt out of a scenario and occasionally letting them do so, we honor their mental health.
We don’t oversaturate their relationship to us with stressful training exercises, which nurtures their bond with us. This says to them, “Hey, I’m looking out for you.”
Sometimes, it is necessary to push them out of their comfort zone when we need to change certain behaviors and help them overcome fears.
However, trust is the foundation for that kind of work. By choosing to hear our dogs out when they say, “No thanks, I think I just wanna chill,” we show them that we won’t always push them to their limits of what feels safe to them.
Is your dog reactive?
Message me and we can work together to learn your dog’s early stress cues, and what you can do to help build their confidence!
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I had to share this. ☺️
It is such an honor to get to share these sweet moments with other people’s pets.
I’ve said it many times before, but I love my job!💗
Feeling very grateful for my community today!
