I am heading out for some much needed R-N-R!
To be intentional with my time away, I do not plan on being very active on social media as I reset and enjoy time with the man on our little trip.
If you happen to DM, e-mail, text or call me while I am gone please be patient for I will respond when I am back in the office starting 4/11. IF there is an emergency, please preface it with that and I will get back to you ASAP.
If you want to sign up for a Board & Train, please e-mail me at [email protected] and I will respond when I return.
Thank You all for your understanding!
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Brought the Board & Trains out and about today all over town.
We started at Scheels, went to a coffee shop & then brought the pups up to a park to work on drills and place work.
Simba worked on his fear of different floors. We worked through him walking on this marble slab in the middle of Scheels. It took a bit of repetitive movement & encouragement but he ended up working through it about 80% of the way. Later on we worked on his recall & place in a higher distraction environment.
Finn worked on being calm and quiet at a coffee shop by the marina. He tends to lose patience when he has to just hangout. Then we worked on jumping on strangers, and place work.
Huxley worked on his recall, down, stay and place work as well. He has been working through surrendering & taking directions from humans.
Ranger has been doing extremely well with his reactivity. We had one small bark come out of him today but other than that, he watched all the distractions with ease. We also did some recall and stay drills.
I love seeing the way these dogs progress!
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All of the Board & Trains worked on leash manners today. Each of their lessons came with mini personalized sessions covering things I’ve noticed they needed work on.
For instance, Huxley the Corgi has been relatively food possessive towards me (free feeding can cause this behavior) so in addition to hand feeding all his meals, I did a round of food respect with my high value treats.
Each of these dogs is so different from the other which is keeping it interesting and fresh for me.
As you can see in the video, all the dogs did a ton of bore and confuse on the figure 8. Our sessions didn’t end until they were walking behind me and in a follow state of mind.
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🎄🕎 Happy Holidays Everyone!🎄🕎
Give your dog the gift of a more balanced, fulfilled & happy life!
In honor of the Holidays, I would like to offer discounts on all of my Board & Trains!
My Board & Trains are not just training your dog how to sit and stay. I focus on helping your dog learn how to coexists and navigate this crazy human world through Balanced & Instinctual Training. By giving them new skills, proper communication and real life experiences, they will be ready to take on the world by your side. Although your dog is the one that is physically here for training, YOU also get training too. I help you better understand your dog as well as helping you better communicate with them and become the leader they want and need.
Call, DM or E-Mail me to snag your 2022 spot today!
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Ever heard of a “Kill Shot” when it comes to a dog? Well if you haven’t, you might want to check out this video and read this caption.
Nacho - the pitbull that I have right now has attacked a couple dogs. His most recent incident was in the beginning of this year at a doggy daycare (I will not disclose any other information). I’ve been pretty frustrated because I heard the incident was pretty gnarly, but he had not shown me anything indicating that he had that in him. There were no signs of: frustration, “true aggression” or “fear based aggression” until I saw this today.
A lot of people will see their dog exhibit the “kill shot” and think it’s either funny, normal or cute. In reality, this is a kill tactic. This is a way Canines break other animals necks. When our dogs practice this behavior, we may be seeing it out of frustration, prey drive, heightened state of mind or aggression.
When Nacho‘s brain got extremely heightened, he immediately picked up the closest toy and started to shake it - which in my mind makes me wonder if part of that behavior has carried over towards what happened with other dogs, which it can. I’ve seen it happen with truly aggressive dogs, they shake EVERYTHING to ensure it doesn’t survive, but for him… there might be a correlation between the heightened brain and the attacking behavior.
Heightened Nacho Brain = I have to shake something. 🤷🏼♀️
This behavior can also cause issues with resource guarding, which I have seen in him as well but it’s not to an extreme level.
The point of this video is to educate owners on this particular kill tactic. If you see your dog doing this STOP THEM 🛑🛑🛑
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We love our pack adventures.
Sometimes we get to go in these Adventures more often because the dogs have easier behaviors to rehab, and other times we get groups that don’t get to go. So it’s always a treat for everyone, including us when we get to go.
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There’s no music in my video, why? Because I wanted you to be able to hear me. Can’t hear me other than the sounds of my footsteps? That’s because I didn’t said a single word to her while we were working.
We talk waaayyyy too much to our dogs and it can become a problem. Let me give you this example: It would be like if someone came up to you speaking or yelling a foreign language; confusion & anxiety would kick in. We expect our dogs to know what we’re saying even if we never taught them those things.
When we’re working with dogs, we focus on using THEIR 5 main ways to communicate: Body Language, Energy, Space, Sound & Touch. We guide them in a way they can understand to show them what we want.
This Bore & Confuse method uses NO corrections (even though she is on a pinch collar). It gets the dog…well bored and confused enough to be looking at you like “what the heck are we doin?” and focus on you and your body movements. Check Indy’s constant check ins w. me even when I’m not looking back at her.
I’m calm, confident, quiet, leading & patient with her. This is what she needs. This is what most dogs need.
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Lil behind the scenes of some cleaning, treadmilling, & place work today. These 3 boys highlighted in the video are our newbies that arrived yesterday. This was their first time on the treadmill each!
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I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that starting this Friday I will be out of town for a bit.
If you have an emergency, I will make sure to get back to you as soon as possible. Other than that, all messages and phone calls will be returned when I get back starting September 13th.
Thank You for your patience and understanding 💚
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The smoke has been horrific here in Reno, so instead of setting up the new dope agility course I got for the yard… we made a makeshift one in the house!
Most of the dogs enjoyed the actual agility aspect of it, but the others were truly in it for the treats.
It’s safe to say we had too much fun working with the dogs today. There were definitely some wheezing laughs with tears coming out of our eyes.
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