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Fox Hollow Dog Training Using positive reinforcement to build better communication between humans and dogs
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14/11/2024
Today was chilly! As it gets colder we do a lot of moving between outdoor time and indoor play. Dogs aren’t good judges ...
14/11/2024

Today was chilly! As it gets colder we do a lot of moving between outdoor time and indoor play. Dogs aren’t good judges of when it’s too cold to play. We are working on teaching them to come in for breaks now, so on days it’s too cold to be out long later they will be accustomed to the skill!

Today the wind was BLOWING 🌤️🌬️As usual the dogs didn’t mind! Although I could tell they were excited to come into the b...
12/11/2024

Today the wind was BLOWING 🌤️🌬️
As usual the dogs didn’t mind! Although I could tell they were excited to come into the barn with the heater!

10/11/2024

Money is great, do not get me wrong! But I am also willing to trade for services! Barter and trade is still good in my book.

Ah to be a dog and not understand why Finn is tired after staying up until 2am watching the polls. It was a very low key...
06/11/2024

Ah to be a dog and not understand why Finn is tired after staying up until 2am watching the polls.
It was a very low key day due to exhaustion and depression. The dogs didn’t mind!

Tuesday fun! Cali and Hazel came with Finn to pick up more day school snacks!
05/11/2024

Tuesday fun! Cali and Hazel came with Finn to pick up more day school snacks!

Pain and discomfort can cause behavioral changes in ALL age dogs! Even puppies may have behavioral issues due to pain!
05/11/2024

Pain and discomfort can cause behavioral changes in ALL age dogs! Even puppies may have behavioral issues due to pain!

My little parasocial pal Malus needs surgery. Check out this design at his mom’s fundraiser here:

https://www.bonfire.com/pita/

Malus was recently diagnosed with Tethered Cord Syndrome, which is a painful condition of the caudal spinal cord. Thanks to his family’s advocacy and diligent tracking of his apparently unpredictable and sometimes scary behaviour changes, he is currently medically managed and now has a shot at recovery.

Trust your dog!!!! Get well soon, Malus!

Illustration: a black and white Jack Russell Terrier with an oversized adhesive bandage over his lower back, standing with his butt to the viewer, looking back over his shoulder.

The text says, “Being a pain in the ass, or having a pain in the ass?”

Monday Fun! The pups all loved the new skill this month of “leave it”! We teach it in a fun way, although Piper felt she...
04/11/2024

Monday Fun! The pups all loved the new skill this month of “leave it”! We teach it in a fun way, although Piper felt she needed to protest 😂

Thank you to everyone who voted for me as their Franklin Favorite Dog Trainer! I can’t express how thankful and apprecia...
01/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who voted for me as their Franklin Favorite Dog Trainer!
I can’t express how thankful and appreciative I am of the community of like minded dog guardians that have come together as a result of my little business.
I look forward to giving more to the community in education, events and helping you and your dogs 🥰

There was a disturbance in the force! I wasn’t able to post the daily photos as I normally do! It doesn’t mean I didn’t ...
01/11/2024

There was a disturbance in the force!
I wasn’t able to post the daily photos as I normally do!
It doesn’t mean I didn’t take any!
So here is a monster post in honor of Halloween of our friends this week playing!
A couple of cool things to note:
We got a couch in the barn! So this means that we have another space for pups to hang out while others are playing or having entertainment time. Some pups can (and prefer) to hang out in pairs, others get alone time to snuggle on the couch.
The other thing is we welcomed a new friend this week! Leo the puppy is a good friend of Piper the border collie and had his evaluation this week! He loved meeting new friends and did so well with the routine!

Wednesday friends! Many friends wanted nothing more then to bath in the sun on this very warm day!Ghibli and Remy just w...
24/10/2024

Wednesday friends! Many friends wanted nothing more then to bath in the sun on this very warm day!
Ghibli and Remy just wanted to play 😂

Tuesday friends enjoying the sunshine 🌞
23/10/2024

Tuesday friends enjoying the sunshine 🌞

21/10/2024

Our enrichment this week is carved out mini pumpkin snacks!
The Monday kids LOVED them 🥰

Monday Cuties! It was so warm it felt like spring 🫣
21/10/2024

Monday Cuties! It was so warm it felt like spring 🫣

Join us on November 3rd, 12:30 EST for a webinar in preparation for the upcoming winter holiday parties and gatherings! ...
21/10/2024

Join us on November 3rd, 12:30 EST for a webinar in preparation for the upcoming winter holiday parties and gatherings!
We love having our dogs join us for the holidays but with all the new people, food and exciting decorations sometimes our dogs make poor decisions.
Join us for this webinar to learn management and training skills to set our dogs up for success!
One hour live webinar with Q&A after.
Cost $45

19/10/2024

The creatures are out here enjoying the Haunted House Howloween Adventure! Come say hi and get scared for a good cause

19/10/2024

The apothecary is open for business, come check out all the scares at Happy Tails in Greenfield from 4pm-7pm!

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Our enrichment this week is carved out mini pumpkin snacks! The Monday kids LOVED them 🥰

The apothecary is open for business, come check out all the scares at Happy Tails in Greenfield from 4pm-7pm!

What do you do when mistakes happen?I do nothing 🤷🏻‍♀️There isn’t much TO do in this type of situation. If Hazel kept jumping or mistakes kept happening I would pause and reassess my training plan. Take a step back and ask myself how can I rearrange this set up so that it’s easier to achieve my goal. She only jumped up the one time, so it wasn’t a big deal. Sure, I could “accidentally” reinforce the jumping because she got a freebie right after the behavior, but also any other reaction could have other effects. If I *yelled* at her for this jump I could have scared her and tarnished the training sessions and how she views me. If I lunged for the treat so she didn’t get it I could have also spooked her and tarnished the session. I could have also been seen as an unpredictable or unpleasant human to be around causing stress. Letting her get her freebie and then just starting over was the best route to keep the session fun, keep the way Hazel views me as a safe human, and to keep moving forward in our training. It has taken me time to really understand this in training. Our human response is to react, sometimes we have to just let it play out to get back on track as quickly as possible!

Yes it WAS hard to find a song that wasn’t EXTREMELY sexual for this video, thank you for asking!But anyway I am very excited to start using this tool in training! Lick mat/ target stick combo the Lick & Learn is available on Clean Run! It was developed by Leslie McDevitt and Clean Run and is super adaptable for pattern games and other types of training! In this video I’m using it with Quena to work on up & down. She can lick until she is done, then orients to my face to start the next loop! #DogTraining #DogTrainer #Dogs #CleanRun #ControlUnleashed

Looking to build a recall like this video?! Join our recall class starting on August 4th! More information and links to sign up are on our website www.foxhollowdogtraining.com/groupclasses

Playing Fox’s favorite game, catch me if you can!

Hot days means more time inside. That doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! Use your trash to keep your dogs brain active this heat wave! #dogs #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogenrichment #trashdog #beattheheat

One of my pet peeves is always adjusting the dog leash! Well we slipped the leash through the handle of their harness and magic! No more adjusting the leash!

No the behavior plan did not include teaching KayLee to pull cones out with her mouth. That was just the behavior she wanted to do to focus on something else besides the other dogs in class 😂 #Dogs #DogTraining #DogTrainer #TrainYourDog #ItsFun #DogJokes #TrainerJoke #GoofyGuy #WesterMa #WesternMass #FranklinCounty

When working on your dogs recall, an important skill is for your dog to run TO you and make contact, not past you. Maybe not like Fox, but I do love his enthusiasm when he gets to me! The goal is to be able to grab a dogs collar or harness when you call them to you. If they run right past you or play keep away, your dogs recall skill may not be strong enough to be off leash! That’s okay, there are plenty of fun games you can plan to improve your pups recall to YOU! #Dogs #DogTraining #DogTrainer #OffLeash #RecallTraining #OffLeashDogs

Anna had another fun day at school even if it was raining!

Working on brain game “around”. This isn’t just a fun trick, it can be so useful to move your dog, and also untangle them from objects or yourself when on leash!

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