Crimson Hound Training

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

Not all dogs growl or bite when they’re stressed. In fact, many don’t!

Instead, they give subtle signs like yawning, turning away, licking their lips, or stiffening up - hoping you will step in and help.

These signs matter — and noticing them early keeps everyone safer. 🎯

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12/20/2025

12/20/2025

Celebrating the Season with 31 Dog Days of December
Day 20: Beginner Nosework

This is a wonderful activity for fearful, anxious and reactive dogs. Sniffing calms the dog, while exploring helps them gain confidence. You can even set up courses in the yard to give a bored dog something to do and help anxious and reactive dogs chill out.
- With your dog in another room, place 8-10 boxes of different sizes around the room - upside down, right side up, on side, open, partially closed.
- Hide smelly treats in, on, under and around the boxes.
- Release your dog into the room and ask him to Find It.
- Let your dog spend as much time as he wants sniffing and searching for treats.
- If he is struggling, rather than pointing to the treat, wave your hand over the treat to waft the scent toward your dog.
- Adjust your next course to make it easier or harder depending on your dog's experience.
- Vary the game by mixing in empty boxes and other types of containers.

Whether you have concerns about aggressive behavior, are struggling with puppy issues, need advice on how to help your fearful dog or just want to set your dog or puppy up for success, I am here to help. Contact me today at [email protected] or visit my website at https://www.crimsonhound.com .

12/19/2025

Celebrating the Season with 31 Dog Days of December
Day 19: L.E.G.S.

What is L.E.G.S.?

LEARNING is composed of all of the information the dog has learned and is continuing to learn. Dogs are learning all the time – what works, what doesn’t work, what is safe and what is not, what do simple words and phrases like ‘Go for a walk’, ‘Sit’ and ‘Stay’ mean, some behaviors are rewarded and some are not, etc. Learning is how dogs figure out how to navigate life and anticipate what might happen in new scenarios.

ENVIRONMENT is everything that your dog encounters inside and outside the home – his home, neighborhood and city, the weather, people, animals, sights and sounds that he encounters, etc.

GENETICS is everything in your dog's DNA that makes him a dog, a breed and an individual. The DNA of our dogs has been changed and adapted due to artificial selection by humans for thousands of years and includes the instructions for instinctual behaviors such as herding, pointing, retrieving, guarding, etc.

SELF is everything that makes each dog a unique individual. It is a fluid state and includes his gender, age, reproductive status, heath (illnesses, disabilities, etc.), even his current status – is he cold, tired, hungry, etc.

What is Family Dog Mediation?
Instead of just training and modifying “bad” behaviors, Family Dog Mediators are trained to evaluate your dog’s L.E.G.S. We then utilize this information to help you and your dog build a relationship based on trust and understanding and create solutions that include such things as education, management, and training strategies.

Whether you have concerns about aggressive behavior, are struggling with puppy issues, need advice on how to help your fearful dog or just want to set your dog or puppy up for success, I am here to help. Contact me today at [email protected] or visit my website at https://www.crimsonhound.com .

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

If your pet contracts rabies, they will die. Rabies is almost always fatal in humans as well. Please listen to your veterinarian when you have healthcare questions about your pet - influencers on YouTube are NOT experts, scientists or veterinary professionals.

Surveys show vaccine hesitancy among pet owners in the United States is rising, leaving both animals and people at greater risk for zoonotic diseases. On social media, influencers are warning against a vaccine that uses RNA particle technology to protect against rabies, but veterinarians in the Unit...

12/18/2025

Celebrating the Season with 31 Dog Days of December
Day 18: Fun with Cues

Dogs use our body language, facial expressions and patterns to help them interpret what we are asking them to do. As you are working with your dog on new skills, here are some other fun ways to help your dog solidify and generalize verbal cues and hand signals.
- New Locations. Practice in every room of the house, in the yard, on walks, in the car, etc.
- Distance and Distractions. Start easy; go slow and only add one new thing at a time
- New position. Sit in a chair or on the floor or lay on the couch/bed/floor and give a cue.
- Hide your face and give a cue. Stand with your back to your dog, cover your face with a scarf or your hands, stand behind a curtain, etc.

Remember, set your dog up for success and don't start with the most challenging thing you can think of.

Whether you have concerns about aggressive behavior, are struggling with puppy issues, need advice on how to help your fearful dog or just want to set your dog or puppy up for success, I am here to help. Contact me today at [email protected] or visit my website at https://www.crimsonhound.com .

12/17/2025

Celebrating the Season with 31 Dog Days of December
Day 17: Scatter Feeding

Scatter feeding is simply taking your dog's kibble and scattering it in a large space for your pup to sniff out and eat - your yard, a field, in a room in your home, etc.

WHY?
- Enriching: It satisfies the instinctual need to forage
- Relaxing: Sniffing lowers your dog's heart rate.
- Calming: Great way to lower your dog's arousal.
- Coping: Helps anxious and reactive dogs decompress.
- Mental stimulation: Great way to engage your dog's mind.

Whether you have concerns about aggressive behavior, are struggling with puppy issues, need advice on how to help your fearful dog or just want to set your dog or puppy up for success, I am here to help. Contact me today at [email protected] or visit my website at https://www.crimsonhound.com .