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Tao of the Hound I am a dog behavior consultant in the Lansing/Jackson area.In home consults and classes are available

The RAT class has been challenging me to be more and more creative in finding hiding places for the ratties. These dogs ...
19/08/2024

The RAT class has been challenging me to be more and more creative in finding hiding places for the ratties. These dogs are rat finding machines. lol

Izzy finished her AKC Rally Novice title today.
09/08/2024

Izzy finished her AKC Rally Novice title today.

Cu/BAT class dogs have made so much progress. I absolutely love working with committed owners.
07/08/2024

Cu/BAT class dogs have made so much progress. I absolutely love working with committed owners.

07/08/2024

The BAT class is turning into a play date.

Finding the rattie.
31/07/2024

Finding the rattie.

24/07/2024

Pattern games working their magic last night at the Control Unleashed/BAT class.

Practicing leash skills for the start of next week's BAT class. Lots of good feedback from the "dogs" and a few laughs t...
20/06/2024

Practicing leash skills for the start of next week's BAT class. Lots of good feedback from the "dogs" and a few laughs too.

Another RAT class is starting on June 26th. You can sign up at www.coolcitydogs.com to join the fun.
12/06/2024

Another RAT class is starting on June 26th. You can sign up at www.coolcitydogs.com to join the fun.

12/06/2024

The Control Unleashed class working on the chair game without barriers last night.

The trip to India that I'm taking in next has openings. If anyone is interested in learning more about free roaming dog ...
23/05/2024

The trip to India that I'm taking in next has openings. If anyone is interested in learning more about free roaming dog or dogs in general this is a great opportunity.
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Welcome Welcome to the booking page for India Dog Field Tours 2025! I am so excited to introduce you to all the dogs here and have a memorable experience together! The agenda for the tours is to have a little bit of tourism and a lot of dog learning! Tour Dates We will be conducting four tours in 20...

The Control Unleashed class graduated this week. The Chair game proved so important in teaching these dogs how to calmly...
28/03/2024

The Control Unleashed class graduated this week. The Chair game proved so important in teaching these dogs how to calmly be in the presence of other dogs so they could be introduced without stress and drama.

Oliver has always been too worried to go in a tunnel. A well placed RAT tube gave him the confidence he needed. Frankie ...
20/02/2024

Oliver has always been too worried to go in a tunnel. A well placed RAT tube gave him the confidence he needed. Frankie loves the tunnel and finding a rat in one was just a happy bonus.

The nose work dogs worked on different challenges last week. So impressed with them.
20/02/2024

The nose work dogs worked on different challenges last week. So impressed with them.

The Cooperative Care class is doing a wonderful job.
20/02/2024

The Cooperative Care class is doing a wonderful job.

A month into the nose work class and the dogs and handlers are doing great.
09/02/2024

A month into the nose work class and the dogs and handlers are doing great.

The RAT class dogs have been working on looking up for the rats.
01/02/2024

The RAT class dogs have been working on looking up for the rats.

06/01/2024
Intro to dog sports class graduated tonight, ending with the RAT . The dogs really enjoyed finding the rats.
30/12/2023

Intro to dog sports class graduated tonight, ending with the RAT . The dogs really enjoyed finding the rats.

Rally and Wine class graduated tonight. These dogs have come a long way this term.
30/12/2023

Rally and Wine class graduated tonight. These dogs have come a long way this term.

The RAT class graduated today.
21/12/2023

The RAT class graduated today.

This term's Control Unleashed dogs are triggered mostly by unknown people. I decided to experiment with scent work to bu...
06/12/2023

This term's Control Unleashed dogs are triggered mostly by unknown people. I decided to experiment with scent work to build confidence and I'm happy enough to add it to the curriculum in future classes.

The nose work dogs are two weeks in and they are doing great.
23/11/2023

The nose work dogs are two weeks in and they are doing great.

Today's RAT class.
23/11/2023

Today's RAT class.

It's really too bad this dog can't relax in public.
17/11/2023

It's really too bad this dog can't relax in public.

More RAT finding fun.
16/11/2023

More RAT finding fun.

Rally and Wine class did fantastic at the higher level signs last night.
11/11/2023

Rally and Wine class did fantastic at the higher level signs last night.

Second week of nose work class and no one is having any trouble finding the birch odor. It's always amazing to me how fa...
11/11/2023

Second week of nose work class and no one is having any trouble finding the birch odor. It's always amazing to me how fast the dogs pick up on what you want them to find.

Do we really need 47 pictures of "Dinner at Pam's"? No but 50+ pictures of dogs finding rats... Absolutely!
07/11/2023

Do we really need 47 pictures of "Dinner at Pam's"? No but 50+ pictures of dogs finding rats... Absolutely!

Friday night's Rally and Wine class. So much fun.
07/11/2023

Friday night's Rally and Wine class. So much fun.

Well crap. Now I have to give the bats some toys.
03/11/2023

Well crap. Now I have to give the bats some toys.

Bet you didn't know bats played with toys. :D The bats at Bat World Sanctuary have five toy baskets filled with different objects they can snag, fly off with, chew on, drop and the fly back to get another one.

They especially love squishy vinyl toys, and even more so when the toys are pink. When we noticed that new pink toys were found on the floor more than all the others, we experimented and buried the pink toys under the others in the toy box. The bats then purposefully dug them out to play with them again. I think we can all agree this is adorable. 🥰🦇

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The BAT class is turning into a play date.

Pattern games working their magic last night at the Control Unleashed/BAT class.

The Control Unleashed class working on the chair game without barriers last night.

On the way back from the Renaissance Festival we stopped at Main Street Rocks in Durand and found this beauty. Looks like there is lightning ⚡ inside. I seriously can not stop playing with it.

The Control Unleashed/Behavioral Advancement Training class is doing amazing. Twelve weeks ago these dogs couldn't be anywhere close to each other.

Izzy's practice session this week we worked on foundational skills and building value in to the mat. Any time she chose to go to the mat and lay down she was given high value treats. Occasionally I would throw a low value treats away from the mat, if she chose to stay we would continue to give the high value treats. When she got up to get the low value treats we would wait for her to return then start feeding the high value treats. No matter how well they are doing it's not a bad idea to go back to basics on occasion.

We didn't have time for everyone to run another time so we ran everyone at the same time. To add another level of chaos everyone ran a dog that was not theirs. None of this was my idea .

At Izzy's practice session this week we also worked on vaccines.

Izzy's practice session this week we worked on allowing Dr. Erin to hold her legs. We are looking for stillness in all her cooperative care procedures. Laying flat is her start signal.

This week's practice session with Izzy we worked on rolling her on her back. She is getting more relaxed with it

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