Thinking Dogs LLC

06/06/2023

Exactly this.

30/01/2023

😺💜💙🐾

03/11/2022

“Anecdotal data point,” conservative commentator Tom Nichols tweeted this afternoon, “Had lunch with an old friend, a fellow former [Republican] (but not in politics or media or anything) and he said that things feel different after the Pelosi attack. Not sure why. I feel the same thing; not s...

13/09/2022

“If you can't hide the evidence, pretend to be part of an accident”

13/09/2022

“The new boat horn sounds great…😏😂🐕🚤”

13/09/2022

We are proud to use only force free training methods. We do not frighten or harm your dog in the name of training.

Efforts to regulate dog training have centered on studies examining the efficacy of punishment as a training tool

09/08/2022

I have worked with so many dogs who do not want to be approached by strange dogs AND SHOULD HAVE TO BE. Please be a stop sign for your dog. If you are the one who lets your dog approach, a series of great dog classes will turn your world around.

Let’s set the scene. This may become a bit sensitive for some, and I apologise in advance.

You’re out somewhere. You might be at a restaurant, a bar, a public park on a sunny day enjoying the sunshine with your family. It may be that you’re on your way home from work or trying to catch the bus. You’re just minding your own business.

Suddenly, a person comes straight up to you. They give you anxiety. What is this person going to do? I don’t know! The person is walking with a friend and the friend sees you’re a bit anxious and calls out to you saying “Don’t stress, she/he’s all good!’’ But they keep approaching you. And when they finally reach you they randomly hug you. Touch you. Walk circles around you. Start talking to you. Don’t let you leave.

What would you call that? Harassment? Assault in severe cases?
How would this make you feel?

Now, after the initial shock you find your courage and you ask the person to go away. Leave you alone. But the person doesn’t stop and instead touches your arm or your hair. “Oh come on, we’re alright. I’m not doing anything bad I’m friendly! Just let me be around you.’’You get upset and might push the person. Shout at them. If you’re a bit more of an assertive person you might punch them. Who knows.
Then the person and the friend get upset. Well? WHY are you here then? What are you doing in this public space if you don’t like being around other people? You have no business to be here, minding your own business in this park with your family without allowing me to sit with you, play with you, touch you, talk to you. Actually, you know what you should do? You should be more social! You should go more often to random groups of people.

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Do you see what I did there?
If you thought any of the above situation is not okay (and I sure as heck hope you do), then why do we think it’s okay to let dogs run up to strange dogs and say ‘It’s okay he’s friendly’?

What we do in the dog world is the exact opposite what we should be doing. We label the harassed dog as aggressive and the harassing dog as the victim.

Dogs have emotions. They have feelings. They have their own characters and personalities. There are many, many dogs that are not interested in making new friends or being with dogs they don’t know they can trust.

And sure, some dogs love playing with other dogs. Those are the extraverted dogs. Just like we have people that LOVE hugging or love making new friends even as adults, but to be honest.. how many of those people do you know? I think if you put it into a % its lower than the people that rather just are with their select group of people and be left alone by random strangers in public spaces.

So don’t assume the dog your dog is running towards on the beach, is willing to play with your dog. Being in a public space means you need to have your dog under effective control. And if you can’t call your dog back, it should be on a long line until you can.

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In case you’re interested.. after quite a few requests I made a video version of this blog as well.

Your dog is NOT friendly, he's harassing others
https://youtu.be/YlWf02MHKCo

24/07/2022

We all kept saying that this was the best Canine Adventure so far. Perfect weather, scenery, and company. We got to work on off leash work and lots of dog parkour. Three hours of bliss.

21/07/2022

True🥺💔

19/07/2022

This is the time of year where it pays to be careful!

For PET OWNERS that take their dogs to lakes and creeks, please read this warning from Morgan & Patrick Fleming.

This morning we thought, it’s so hot! Let’s go to the lake! We took our sweet Arya to the lake and had the best day playing ball and swimming around! About 30 minutes later on the drive home, we noticed her making weird noises and she threw up and pooped in the car. We called our vet on the drive and they suggested we take her in. By this point our girl couldn’t even stand. They told us she was in critical condition so we took her to the ER. By the time we got there, she was brain dead. Today was absolutely awful. We lost our fun, loving, and crazy girl to what we can only assume was a lake toxin such as blue green algae. Arya, no dog will ever replace you in our hearts. We already miss you more than you could know. I hope you’re running around like a wild girl with all the other boarder collies in doggo heaven ♥️

14/07/2022

We need to figure out how to help.

A federal judge ordered thousands of dogs to be rehomed from a Virginia research facility after several inspections revealed poor conditions. Animal rescue groups are working to do just that.

11/07/2022

One of my dogs loves to hang with people but is not fond of petting. She loves people who understand that.

10/07/2022

Canine Adventures took a hike today! Much fun was had by all. Poor Hans had to wait at the car, though. The trail was marked easy but we all agreed that it should have been moderate. There was a lot of rock scrambling!

05/07/2022

Canine Adventures is now open to fully vaccinated puppies through adult dogs. If you have been wanting to have fun with your dog while working on important foundation skills, check us out! www.thinkingdogs.net

04/07/2022

03/07/2022

Only my brewery dogs go to breweries.

Saw this on Instagram today and LOVED it so I had to share.

Your dog is it’s own individual creature with its own likes, dislikes and personality! Don’t force your dog into a mold because “everyone else’s dogs are ok with it”.

And always remember, what you see on social media is only the good things- you don’t see how many takes it took to get that picture or video.

Meet your dog where it’s at. Train the dog at your feet, not the dog you wish you had.

30/06/2022

Please confine your pets and keep fireworks away.

Fourth of July Plans...

24/06/2022

This is exactly what I do!

23/06/2022

22/06/2022

Really.