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08/11/2024

I love watching my clients connect with their dogs for both to reap such wonderful rewards...This is what Zenni Dogs is about. I help you learn your dog's world, understand them better, communicate more effectively, and connect with them authentically.
This was a text sent along with the picture of their dogs Clorella and Quincy who previously fought in the home and were nightmares on leash. This moment for them was a pretty big deal. Kudo to their humans for sticking to the work and trusting the process. 🙌🏾👌🏽

"Hi Yas! I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the help you've been giving us with the dogs. It's been so amazing to see how much their behavior has changed. Before training, as you know we had to keep them separate in the house at all times because they would fight. Last night I was doing laundry so I let them roam until it was time to go in the crates for bed and walked back into the room to find them both asleep on Cru's bed. From how often their fights were I never thought they would get to this point and it warms my heart so thank you so much for giving us the tools to get to this point"

02/01/2024

Happy New Year! Here are just a few of the people and their dogs I had the honor of working within 2023. These are some of the most genuinely open people I have met who showed dedication to making their relationship stronger with their dogs by understanding the dogs' world and stepping up to take the lead. I thank every client and dog that I have worked with and continue to work with for making what I do that much more beautiful. I can only post 10 photos at a time so I will hopefully be posting with more information and more sessions that deserve recognition of our work together.
Zenni Dogs is not ghosting. I was just really busy doing what I love to focus on the social media stuff. Cheers to all and to 2024 bringing Zenni Dogs more opportunities to help make our connection with our dogs stronger than ever✌🏽✌🏽🦋🐾🐾🐾🦋

23/09/2023

I just recently finished work with Brian and his Belgian Malinois Kota.
Brian reached out to Zenni Dogs initially because of Kota's high-strung energy and reactivity towards other dogs.
After multiple sessions and diligent work and follow through, Brian has stepped up to become the pack leader that Kota needed to understand who to trust and follow in all her experiences.

Like all first sessions- we started with the foundation, understanding what drives our dog, how they interpret the world, and what they are telling us.

But understanding our dog is only half the picture. Learning how to effectively communicate with our dogs (in a way they actually understand) is what sets us up to build a healthy and long-lasting relationship.
Once we learn this new language, we create a harmonious flowing conversation between humans and dogs that never shut off with consistent and persistent practice.

What had once seemed impossible in the past happened during our last session. Kota walking side by side with other dogs. Not only is she physically near other dogs, but she is also mentally calm, neutral, and connected with Brian, who had the tough job himself to learn how to be natural and neutral.

While the sessions may have ended, the road to a healthy relationship is never finished nor rarely paved for us. It takes consistent communication through direction, creating boundaries and a guidance system that dogs rely on for a sense of fulfillment . We can certainly see the payoff loud and clear in Kota's content energy.

Great work, Brian. We hope to see you soon on our packwalks!

(While Zenni Dogs is not accepting non-client dogs into the pack walks, current clients are not only welcome but ENCOURAGED to join the daily pack walks. Doing so builds up handler confidence and sets a new precident for our dog to learn how to be neutral around other dogs.)

Thank you for consistently helping to handle the other dogs.

25/08/2023

It has been a very long while since my last post. I haven't gone anywhere but am still continuously working with dogs and their humans to build a better connection.
Last month marked the 5 year anniversary since the beginning of my training business, Zenni Dogs. In these last 5 years, I have met and worked with many people and their dogs from all walks of life, giving me opportunities to help create a deeper and balanced way of being together. It has been and continues to be an absolute honor and pleasure to have worked with so many dedicated humans who want to learn about their dogs so that they can provide a healthy environment and experience for their dog friends. There is nothing more rewarding than watching humans be able to connect with their dogs through the understanding of their pups' natural world and to watch dogs evolve from struggle to feeling secure.
Also, last but not least, after 5 years, Zenni Dogs has finally established a WEBSITE! Thank you to Kelly Dietrich for helping me create a site that captures the essence of what Zenni Dogs is about. If you get a chance, check it out!

https://www.zennidogs.com

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24/07/2023

This post is dedicated to a long-time pack member Bo. We had to unexpectedly say goodbye a few weeks back due to cancer. I was taken back quite a bit that I had to say goodbye so suddenly to this sneaky, charming, beautiful boy. He had such a presence in the pack with the other dogs and was quite the charming attention getter with people watching him walk by. I was given the opportunity to spend some solo time with him before he made his transition. I took quite a bit of pictures of him as I watched him take in the air and the surroundings as if he was preparing to say goodbye. He was extra affectionate with me, and I felt his appreciation for the time we had spent together. There are so many great pack pictures of him from over the years that it was so difficult to choose. I've decided to post some as stories as I want everyone to see just how much this boy was loved. I'm still in a bit of shock he's gone but forever grateful that I had the opportunity to spend so much time with him and especially just before he crossed that rainbow bridge where he is packing up with Layla, JJ, Basil, and Bronson. Until I can lead them again, I will always hold them in my heart. #🐾❤️💙

17/07/2023

Rascal and his 2 amazing handlers Michelle and Dana from the South Bay Animal Hospital completed their training sessions in hopes of helping Rascal go from being a resident of the hospital to a happy, thriving dog in a responsible and dedicated permanent home.
When Michelle initially reached out to me, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to help these ladies and their staff with getting Rascal under control after developing some intense, mouthy, overly adrenalized behaviors that made it impossible to handle him and a stressed staff reluctant to go near him. This situation reminded me of back when, for many years, as a veterinary technician, I would see similar situations as animals were placed with the hospitals waiting for someone to adopt them and in the meantime, seeing thier state of mind decline as living in a hectic and stressful environment had taken over making it difficult to adopt them out..
I took this opportunity to work with lead tech Dana and hospital manager Michelle to show them how to properly retrieve him from his kennel and to make their very limited time with him of quality that would help leave a lasting impression on Rascal teaching him how to listen to the humans despite the stressful environment. We utilized the practice of long line work to help him release his overly prey/defense driven mindset along with patterns of movement that helped shift gears until his instinctual pack drive kicked in. We also worked on place work that showed Rascal how to relax in place and through the direction of his handlers, making them more relevant than the high activity surrounding. We took our practice to the nearby park where everything came together not only for Rascal but also for Dana and Michelle as their confidence skyrocketed each follow-up. I am absolutely impressed with the transformation of all of them and how much they really put in the effort to make their extremely limited time with Rascal of pure quality that had a great impact on him. If you are interested in fostering or adopting Rascal, please send me a DM.

23/05/2023

I had the pleasure of working with this sweet lady and her 2 pups, Burtie and Blossom. She had great difficulty controlling them both on walks due to over stimulation, which made everything seem overwhelming and threatening in their eyes. Kathleen, who is soft and meek, either avoided walks or would walk them separately. It took quite a bit of encouragement as well as time to work with her dogs to create some semblance of connection amongst all of them. Once Kathleen found the pleasure of working with them on a long line and place work, her nervousness started to break, and she started to really enjoy rebuilding her relationship with her 2 dogs. Once she saw the results of her effort, she really put the work in following through with her new awareness of dogs and their nature that helped to bring out their pack drive.
I enjoy watching my clients grow in confidence during this process, and their dogs feed off of their humans while enjoying their new way of following and structure. Kathleen went from the dog lover to the pack leader.

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