WiggleButzK9

05/09/2023

Congratulations to Lori, Debbie and handsome red boy Maison, on achieving a training benchmark "AKC Star Puppy"!! Maison (and his humans) will be continuing his education in our advanced manners/CGC class, when the next session of training begins next week!

There are limited spots still available in just a few classes - schedule and info can be found via the WBK9 website!!
https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule-%26-class-info

02/06/2023

Dawn and I are looking forward to seeing everyone next week for classes - in our new training space!!! If you are registered for a class, check your email - directions and instructions coming soon!!

If you have not registered yet but are interested in a class, please reach out with any questions!!!

26/05/2023

Session IV of training will start the week of June 5th!! Registration is now open and we'd love to see you this summer!!

30/04/2023

We’ll get in some outside time on rain breaks today (hopefully), but in the meantime, working some crate games, impulse control and recalls with Buc. Adding in more of his favorite things (his brothers) as distractions!! Good boy!!

04/04/2023

Next training session will start the week of April 17th!! Classes accepting new registrations are:

Monday, Teenager I @ 730 pm
Tuesday, Puppy Foundations @ 530 pm
Tuesday, Puppy II/III @ 630 pm
Tuesday, Teen II/III/CGC @ 730 pm (limited spaces, instructor permission needed to join)
Wednesday, Puppy Foundations @ 1030 am (limited spaces)
Thursday, Teen II/III @ 6 pm (limited spaces)

Links for all classes and information can be found via my website:
https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule

If you need help picking a class, please contact me!

29/03/2023

Some two-toy-tug play with Buc today :)

23/03/2023

23/03/2023

A little peek in to Buc's lunch time training today..

Most of my sessions are fairly casual but have a good bit of content/purpose in them. Short bits of each skill to keep him interested and engaged. 99.9% of the time I train with the food right beside me/with me/accessible - teaches the dogs "where" reinforcement comes from (me) and to ignore the food in the open (impulse control). Additionally, I typically train the puppies (depending on what I want to work on) with a big dog around. This teaches them that working with me is better than engaging the big pups (impulse control) and that when we are working, it's work time, not play time (focus/attention). He's allowed to make choices and when he thinks about pouncing on Ori, it allows me to redirect him - he makes really nice choices and Buc is fully IN when he's working (as I would expect) but it's so fun to see them really be onboard with working/training/interacting.

I'm often asked how everyone is doing with him.. The big guys are always great with new pups but please know things are done in a very structured manner. My guys are huge, Buc is small. They all love playing with and engaging with him, however, one smack of one of those big paws and he can easily get hurt. Buc is positive he's not small, so all play and interaction is managed by me always. He's brilliant and will recall out of play with a big dog and come to me, so that is also a skill that I will maintain and build on as he continues to age up and mature.

Today we just did some fun human cavalettis (Buc walks over my legs to help him learn how to pick up his feet, where his feet are, and how to navigate), some left and right turns/spins - which will be put on cue later, a little bit of "think about going backwards" (back up is taught via a variety of pictures/methods to my young puppies) and then finished with a down and a bit of easy body handling (me messing with his ears and face) to keep him used to being touched and messed with (as this will be happening for the duration of his life).

And in terms of how long do you need to train a young dog? This session lasted less than 3 minutes total, but look at how much was accomplished!! Shorter, more frequent sessions with baby dogs will allow for much more success! Their brains only have but so much ability at this age!!

13/01/2023

Great out and about at Home Depot this afternoon!!

12/01/2023

Due to a current waitlist, I am planning to add another NEW Beginning Fitness class to my teaching schedule. This class will be held in-person, in Goochland, and will start Thursday, February 23rd @ 5 pm. If you would be interested in joining, please let me know!!

15/12/2022

Registration is open for the Early 2023 training session, which starts the first week of January! Full schedule can be found here:
https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule

Day and evening class options available!! Please feel free to message if you have any questions!!

11/09/2022

Congratulations to our students, who recently earned their STAR Puppy or CGC certifications!!

If you are interested in achieving either with your pup, we still have a few spaces in our puppy and CGC classes, which start this week through Goochland Parks and Rec!!

The full schedule can be found here:
https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule

22/08/2022

Local training opportunities for Goochland, Louisa and Fluvanna Counties!

22/08/2022

Registration is open and links are live on the WBK9 site for classes starting in September!!

09/05/2022

The registration links are now live and open! Classes and info can be found here, with the links!!

https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule

Local training opportunities for Goochland, Louisa and Fluvanna Counties!

04/05/2022

The early summer class schedule is now available via the schedules link on the website - registration links will be available soon!!
https://wigglebutzk9.com/schedule

Local training opportunities for Goochland, Louisa and Fluvanna Counties!