Fresh Coast K9, LLC

Fresh Coast K9, LLC Professional Training for Pets and Working Dogs
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This was Hank's speed today...dogs will have good and bad days, just like humans. Not that Hank had a bad day, but he wa...
11/19/2024

This was Hank's speed today...dogs will have good and bad days, just like humans. Not that Hank had a bad day, but he was just on "Hank time". These are the days you have to roll with and get reps when you can. Sure, you can force it, but for what end? Poor reps for the sake of reps? Un-motivated dog who shuts down (or worse)? Get in, get out. No big deal. Depsite the speed, he did great with closer work near the road... for which he's known to run toward..๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Aspen on the other hand was full of the vinegar for parking lot place! While he struggled with some dogs after place, we still made some strides in the forward direction. Changing, or trying to change, deeply ingrained behaviors isn't a quick fix. We are trying to fill the good side and reduce the poor side of his reinforcement bucket. It takes time...

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Full Sending Friday with the Boot Campers!! Both working for the weekend for sure. Aspen had his first real world advent...
11/15/2024

Full Sending Friday with the Boot Campers!! Both working for the weekend for sure. Aspen had his first real world adventure with mixed results, but hey, thats life and dog training. If they were perfect, we'd have a different job!!!

Then the many faces of Hank...he really wants to do well but much in life has him on edge. However, he did great today with some place, recall and mild distractions outside the door, so well done pal!

We measure dogs by who they are today versus yesterday. If we have made forward progress, no matter how small, then we have made an impact for the dog. Not every top competitive sport dog in the world wins a title every day. This isn't about perfection, because they are not perfect!

Now, go enjoy the weekend...

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Bouviers about town...some good distractions for them yesterday, namely squirrels! Learning about "prey" drive, what it ...
11/14/2024

Bouviers about town...some good distractions for them yesterday, namely squirrels! Learning about "prey" drive, what it is, how it works, how to manipulate it, is something only a small percentage of trainers know how to work with. Many use it and don't even know they are, or why it's important in one context or another.

Just realize its there and that you may have to deal with it or a manifestation of something related to it. But once you can manipulate it, it's magnifique`!

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Big day at FCK9 for Aspen, as he got to sniff and check out our buddy Snickies!!!! He was super curious and we knew thin...
11/13/2024

Big day at FCK9 for Aspen, as he got to sniff and check out our buddy Snickies!!!! He was super curious and we knew things would be safe with the crate. Snickers is rather crate stable so it lessened the stress for both of them. Aspen felt comfortable to go back and say hi with low signs of stress and had a seemingly calm deameanor about the whole thing!

Mr. Norman also rounded out his current time with us and has made great strides working on behavior duration and prey chasing. It's hard being husky and shepherd sometimes and we'll miss his "chatter" unti) we see him again!

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New Bootcamper, Hank, would like to say "thank you" to honor all the Veterans today! Hank is with us for a 2 week camp t...
11/11/2024

New Bootcamper, Hank, would like to say "thank you" to honor all the Veterans today!

Hank is with us for a 2 week camp to work on some skills and other things that, if left un-checked, could be hazardous to his health. He took some warming up to on Day 1, but we got him started on a better path to success!

He's our 1st Rottie here at Fresh Coast K9 and we are excited to have him with us!

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Aspen def Full Sent his week and especially his Friday! We even had a surprise visit from a local K9 to help him on his ...
11/08/2024

Aspen def Full Sent his week and especially his Friday! We even had a surprise visit from a local K9 to help him on his journey. Even though he wasn't thrilled by it, he had ZERO recations to the other dog was was able to maintain his composure for place.

Here's the thing, dogs don't NEED to interact with other dogs. That's a human, feel good thing. There's a reason wolves live in individual packs and not one wolf commune (would be cool tho, right?! ๐Ÿบ) Aspen's owner only needs him to be neutral to other dogs and be able to walk down the street or ride in a car and not lose his ever living mind cuz a dog barked 400yds away.

Anyway, some really nice progress for him and a well deserved weekend of rest!

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"Cement shoes" kinda day...Aspen gets stressed, in part, because he doesn't know how to turn off his brain (common with ...
11/07/2024

"Cement shoes" kinda day...Aspen gets stressed, in part, because he doesn't know how to turn off his brain (common with tons of dogs). Thus, the stress builds and if left unchecked it boils over. We saw this early this morning and switched gears to cement shoes, before the training reps deteriorated. His only job? Learn how to calm himself.

We don't ask for any obedience, because that is artificial and comes with stress and micro management. We leave it up to him to see and evaluate stressors, learning how to regulate himself (which we can't do, cuz well, we're not him). The only input we have is silence. He can't get to the things. Inappropriate behavior gets him corrected by his own doing. It took him an hour to finally lay down (hence the chair for us). Once he did, it was 30min of calm for him while the world went by.

The other thing we observed was anxiety behaviors, or trying to seek them out from us. He would pace, then sit (or try to sit) on our foot, or sit and seek out comfort by leaning towards and touching our leg. Every time he tried, we moved him off of us. Why? Because if we provide that comfort, we are feeding the beast of anxiety and insecurity. He becomes dependent upon it/us. It does NOT help him! We'll say it louder for those in the back...DOES NOT HELP!

By making him deal with life (very low stress here mind you) he learns how to do it and in turn, makes him more confident. Confidence builds resilience.

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What do you get when you mix 2 GSDs and a Snickers-doodle together? We don't know either but it was a whole lot of fun t...
10/29/2024

What do you get when you mix 2 GSDs and a Snickers-doodle together? We don't know either but it was a whole lot of fun today!

Tuesday field trip to work on skills in the big wide world and enjoy the unseasonally warm day. A-man and Norman enjoying each other's company and working thru their German Shepherdness, Norman getting comfy around critters, and Snickies (not pictured ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿค”) working on his puppy impulses around, well, everything!

It's so rewarding seeing the progress these dogs are making in the time we have with them. Its not perfect, its forward progress! Perfection is a human expectation that is often unfairly placed upon dogs in today's world of instant results. These are imperfect creatures, capable of imperfect decision making. It's our (trainer AND owner) job to help get the best out of them and TEACH them how to make proper choices.

Remember, WE brought dogs into a human world, not the other way around. WE have to teach them to navigate it! Often times they are just confused by what we think they should know...
..now go give your dog a biscuit!

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The face of a Bouvier is like 800 Octopus legs in a board meeting...how do they see where they are going?! ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ™Took th...
10/28/2024

The face of a Bouvier is like 800 Octopus legs in a board meeting...how do they see where they are going?! ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ™

Took the B. Bros out around town for more practice of things. Saw some other dogs, squirrels and birds. They care less and less each time. Now they are tuckered out! ๐Ÿ‘

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Ending a Full Send Friday with a full dose of Corso!! The Ikester is doing some private work with his owner to help buil...
10/25/2024

Ending a Full Send Friday with a full dose of Corso!! The Ikester is doing some private work with his owner to help build up their relationship and gain some other life skills. This was session #2 and we got some great feedback on behavior and progress happening at home.

Can't wait to clean the drool off our pants after the next session soon! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿถ

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Another day out to new places for the Bouviers!๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ•
10/25/2024

Another day out to new places for the Bouviers!

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Big thank you to the Michigan Association of Hostage Negotiators for the vendor invite to their annual conference! Met s...
10/24/2024

Big thank you to the Michigan Association of Hostage Negotiators for the vendor invite to their annual conference! Met some great people still out there doing great work and even saw some familiar faces from the "old" days.

We were never invovled in this type of work directly. Our role was always elsewhere with the dog on these types of calls. But the dedication these folks have and the skill to talk people down is always impressive. Keep up the good work!

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FCK9 swag spotted in the wilds down under!!๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ—บ ..wide..wide
10/22/2024

FCK9 swag spotted in the wilds down under!!

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When you have a big Bouvier day out, you need a nice afternoon snooze... these two crushed it in the real world. They're...
10/16/2024

When you have a big Bouvier day out, you need a nice afternoon snooze... these two crushed it in the real world. They're starting to grow on us, despite still no clue how they see things..๐Ÿคฃ

Thank for visit and for the impromptu distractions!

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Arek would like to say Thank You to all the dogs and onwers who came to Fido Fest! Another good turn out and dogs with g...
10/12/2024

Arek would like to say Thank You to all the dogs and onwers who came to Fido Fest! Another good turn out and dogs with great costumes!!

It's always nice meeting dog owners looking to improve their knowledge base and seek out all that dog life has to offer. We hope to see some new faces soon and it was great seeing and networking with familiar ones too!



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It's almost time!!!Don't forget to stop by one of the biggest and best pup events around!!! This Saturday, from 1p-4p!St...
10/10/2024

It's almost time!!!

Don't forget to stop by one of the biggest and best pup events around!!! This Saturday, from 1p-4p!

Stop by and say hi to us and all the other great vendors attending Fido Fest '24 (sorry Stephanie, no pointy eared psychos making the truck shake this year๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ).

On that note...If you bring a dog, make sure you get a designated leash ribbon to signal to others the level of comfort your dog has (or doesn't have) and they MUST be on leash.

Hope to see some Fresh Coast faces there too!!!



Workin and playin hard at Working Dog Wednesday!!!Got the bungee out for some leg work...but we think K9 Keno has a pret...
10/09/2024

Workin and playin hard at Working Dog Wednesday!!!

Got the bungee out for some leg work...but we think K9 Keno has a pretty full grip already..๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ’ฅ

Then did some more vehicle work with a dog that missed out last time. SHE rocked it...

Then snuck in something new for Babydawg...we started him on odor work the other day and have built it to this point. There are multiple ways to achieve imprinted odor results and we have done most of the standard "go-to" methods. Food however, is something we haven't dabbled in for odor work, if we are being honest. The quantity of repetitions we have gotten thus far, in short order versus a toy, is actually pretty impressive. The other thing we have noticed is how we can really isolate exact behaviors we want because its a slightly slower means than the excitement that comes with a toy.

Because Babydawg is ours, we have the luxury of doing different techniques with him. Should it somehow go sideways (it won't ๐Ÿ˜‰), no harm, no foul. He has a ball drive and is food motivated, so we have the best of both worlds and options really!

Want to teach your dog nosework/scentwork/detection for work, sport or fun??? Hit us up!! We can dial in what might work best for your dog and have the operational experience to boot!

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Lots of "cement shoes" and a "cement chair" today!!!How long can your dog ACTUALLY stay still? Better yet, can they CHOO...
10/08/2024

Lots of "cement shoes" and a "cement chair" today!!!

How long can your dog ACTUALLY stay still? Better yet, can they CHOOSE to??๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Many a dog will struggle to do nothing, especially a working type breed. Many underlying factors could be responsible for why, but that doesn't matter when you want to enjoy the bier garten or coffee cafe with your furry friend. No command. No orders. Those come with rules that need to be enforced should they not follow. This is simply shaping a behavior through the dogs own behavior choice. It will test everyone's patience...

If a dog thinks their behavior got them rewarded (or corrected for that matter), it becomes a powerful learning mechanism. Want you dog to chill out without being a micro manager? You have to teach them....

Also big thanks to Koda the Huskie, for helping with the big A-man and his dog frustrations in life!!

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