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Pawsitive Solutions Dog Training I’m Patricia Schoenrock, the owner, operator and instructor at Pawsitive Solutions Dog Training.

I have been involved with dogs for over 30 years. I am certified through Animal Behavior College where I now mentor future trainers. I have been involved with the “Ask the Trainer” program through the Los Angeles City Animal Shelters and I also conduct workshops designed to help dog owners with behavior problems. My goal, as a trainer and canine behavior consultant, is to teach people to build

a healthy relationship, through positive training methods, with their dogs and to help strengthen the bond between dog and owner by showing people how to train their dogs in a way that is not only effective, but fun for both dog and owner alike. The world of dog training is constantly evolving and many dogs are different in the way they learn. Because of this, I continue to read new material, attend seminars and discuss new methods with other trainers. Currently, most of my work is with family dogs in need of basic obedience skills and problem solving behavior issues that people experience with their pets. A well trained dog is a wonderful addition to everyone’s life. My greatest reward is to see the success that people experience in training their dogs.

03/11/2025

Your Doggy Education (BEFORE getting your puppy)...

Before you look for your perfect puppy, you need to know what sort of dog to look for, where to get it, and when to get it. An educated choice is generally far better than an impulsive puppy purchase.

Additionally, you need to thoroughly familiarize yourself with the developmental deadlines; they become urgent and crucial the day you select your puppy.

If you can meet with a professional canine behavior consultant before you get your puppy, your house will be set up and you will know what to expect.

This is a lifetime commitment, so take your time and do your homework.

28/10/2025

HALLOWEEN SAFETY...

1. Trick-or-treat candies are not for pets.

2. Don't leave pets out in the yard on Halloween.

3. Keep pets confined and away from the door.

4. Keep your outdoor cats inside several days before and several days after Halloween. Especially black cats.

5. Keep Halloween plants such as pumpkins and corn out of reach.

6. Don't keep lit pumpkins around pets.

7. Keep wires and electric light cords out of reach.

8. Don't dress your pet in a costume unless you know they'll love it.

9. Make sure your pet as ID on them.

Too many dogs and cats get lost. Keep them away from the door. People can also get bitten by dogs who fear the costumes. Best place for your pet on Halloween is in a quiet room with a radio or television on and a good chew‼️

26/10/2025

ROUGH PLAY...

If you play rough games with your dog like pushing, throwing down, and generally acting like another dog yourself, you can't blame the dog for learning that this behavior is acceptable with humans.

Since they don't have hands, jumping on you and using their mouth on you is how they will play back. You taught them that this is acceptable behavior.

If this IS acceptable to you, don't scold your dog for playing with your children or guests in such a manner. Your dog is just mimicking what you taught is the right way to play.

22/10/2025

HOW YOU REACT CAN MAKE OR BREAK THIS BEHAVIOR!

I was contacted by a client whose puppy would growl at them when they went to take away something the dog was chewing on. Understandably, they were very alarmed at this behavior.

This is very normal behavior. Dogs are hardwired to protect their food. In their wonderful, but lemon brains, they don't understand that they have unlimited access to what they need through you, their guardians.

While this is normal behavior, HOW YOU REACT to it is what is important. How you react to it can make this problem worse or better.

Please, don't do what Popular TV trainers do. NO education in behavior. Bullying a dog to give up an object may work for that moment. It is not a cure, and can only exacerbate this behavior.

20/10/2025

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIALIZATION…

Socialization is important to the overall well-being of your dog because it will provide him with the ability to develop skills to cope with new experiences in a positive way, therefore reducing your dog’s stress.

What is Socialization?

Socialization is the process of exposing dogs to new environments and situations. It helps them to feel more comfortable when encountering new things, animals, people and experiences. Socialization is especially important during puppyhood with the first critical socialization time at eight-twelve weeks of age.

Socialized pups are typically happier, friendlier, more predictable and able to handle stress better. Under-socialized pups often grow to become fearful, shy, anxious, and sometimes even fearfully-aggressive adult dogs because they lack the skills to cope with new situations.

Socialization should not end with puppyhood but is more of a lifetime journey. Though the foundation for your dog’s behavior is laid during the first few months, responsible pet owners reinforce social skills and continually expose their dog to new social experiences throughout the dog’s entire life.

13/10/2025

BE YOUR DOG'S LEADER....

Follow through with each & every command you give your dog. When your dog knows a command and chooses not to do it, you are teaching your dog that your words mean nothing. I would rather you did NOT give the command if you can't follow through.

Don't be a bully, be consistent.

08/10/2025

ADOPTED DOG MYTHS....

You can see a dog’s temperament and behavior right away at the shelter. Not true!!

- A dog’s temperament and behavior may be different than it would normally be, due to the fact that the dog is in an unfamiliar environment (shelter). And it may stay that way for the first few days or weeks in your home as well. But some of the dog’s behaviors may not be triggered until specific actions or situations that may occur down the road, and therefore it is impossible to identify them all right away.

Adopted dogs are so grateful to you and they will love you and respect you because you saved them.

- Unfortunately this is not true, and many owners who do adopt a dog, realize this sooner or later. Dogs don’t actually know what the animal shelter is and they don’t know that you saved them from an uncertain future. Dogs will simply continue with the behavior that they know, even if that behavior was the reason the dog ended up in a shelter in the first place.

When you adopt a dog, even an older dog, remember that there is still work to be done. Training to be accomplished. YOU are this dogs guardian now. Up to you to make this work. This dog is worth it.

05/10/2025

ARE YOU USING TREATS TO TEACH A BEHAVIOR OR ARE YOU BRIBING YOUR DOG?

If you ask the dog to do something, he does it, and you give him a treat, that treat is a reward.

If you ask the dog to do something he knows how to do, a behavior that he has demonstrated repeatedly on request for a long period of time, and he doesn’t do it, maybe you ask again. If he STILL doesn’t do it, and when you then reach into your pocket to get a treat, and suddenly the dog springs into action to comply with your original request, THAT treat just became a bribe! You asked him to do it, he didn’t, you got food, and he decided to get to work. Good training strives to avoid this.

Absolutely use treats to teach a behavior. If your dog is not treat motivated, try a toy or a ball. KNOW what floats your dog's boat and use it. Also learn the best way to wean your dog off of these treats!!

01/10/2025

Black dogs are usually the last to be adopted, hence they are the first to be euthanized. Think about that next time you go to the shelter and please adopt a black dog. 🐾

30/09/2025

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO GET A DOG?

The answer is...when you have the time.

Don't get a new dog on Saturday only to go back to work on Monday. You are only setting this dog up for failure. The more time, initially, you can spend training and settling this dog in, the better. At least one full week, but 2 weeks is better. Always set your dog up to succeed. They learn from their mistakes. They learn to repeat them.

26/09/2025

DEBUNKING THE "DOMINANCE" THEORY: (relax, enjoy your dogs. They are NOT out to get you).......................

Contrary to popular belief, aggressive dogs are NOT trying to assert their dominance over their canine or human "pack", according to research published by academics at the University of Bristol's Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Clinical Applications and Research.

The paper "Dominance in domestic dogs useful construct or bad habit?" reveals that dogs are not motivated by maintaining their place in the pecking order of their pack, as many well-known TV dog trainers preach.

Far from being helpful, the academics say, training approaches aimed at "dominance reduction" vary from being worthless in treatment to being actually dangerous and likely to make behaviors worse.

Instructing owners to eat before their dog or go through doors first will not influence the dog's overall perception of the relationship. Merely teach them what to expect in these specific situations. Much worse, techniques such as pinning the dog to the floor, grabbing jowls, or blasting ho***rs at dogs will make dogs anxious, often about their owner, and potentially lead to an escalation of aggression.

19/09/2025

Heads up.... DRYER SHEETS are dangerous for your dog.

I have read this before and I am very careful. I only use them occasionally for towels and sometimes when I carry them into the house a dryer sheet will fall. I always watch for this and make sure I pick it up and throw it out right away.

I just heard from a client of mine that her young dog got into the dryer sheets and is now hospitalized with acute kidney injury.

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