The Active K9

This video got truncated somehow, but you can still see little Poppy doing her automatic sits on our walk. When I stop, she should go right into a sit without being told. She is picking it up quickly and doing a great job!!

Maggie is doing awesome with her training. She has started her ecollar recall and is really learning quickly!!!

Luna is learning not to be a squirmy wormy when it comes to getting her nails dremeled. This was our first session, and she does have some moments where she tries some things to get her paw away. If she pulls, I have to hold her paw until she stops. Otherwise, she will learn that pulling is the right answer! It's important that she be in a down-stay so that she knows she isn't allowed to stand up or run away. And, when she was being silly by nibbling me or trying to hide her paw, I just tell her No, wait until she stops, then continue dremelling. Great job so far, young lady!!!

We are teaching Mr Winnie how to down on command using leash pressure. This command will be extremely handy when taking Winnie to a restaurant or park, so that he can hang out politely while we are out. We have him go on place, guide him with the leash into a sit if he doesn't automatically sit, and then use light downward leash pressure to get him to down. We want to use the lightest possible leash pressure, then once he commits to the down, all the leash pressure goes away. We will keep reducing leash pressure until it's only a visual reminder to Winnie. He's doing a great job, and having a solid down is going to really open up his world!

Welcome Bella the Aussie puppy! This young lady doesn't walk well on leash, she is fearful of other dogs and people, and she can be nippy when playing. We started out with getting her calmed down and walking politely on leash, and then we did some place command. She is super smart and picked it up within just a couple of reps! Because she is a very fearful pup, providing her structure, rules, and boundaries will give her a tremendous sense of security and help her relax. Looking forward to seeing her progress!

Ecollar Recall

Jerry is working on his ecollar recall. He's still a little unsure so we are doing super short distances, and he is really trying hard. He is not needing leash guidance for the most part, which is awesome. When he does need some leash help, like at the very end, it's more of a visual cue than physical guidance. Jerry is definitely not as relaxed as a dog like Charlie the Pyrenees, so the rules, boundaries and structure will help him take a load off! When we take decisions away from a nervous or anxious dog, the dog tends to become much more relaxed, as they don't have all the stress-inducing decisions to make! You're getting there, Jerry! Keep it up!

Outside Recall with Charlie

Charlie and I went outside to add distractions and difficulty to his recall. At first, he needed some leash guidance to remind him, but after a couple reps, we had some really nice stuff out of him! And, we also got him to jump so we could let him know that it's an inappropriate behavior. After clearly letting him know not to jump, we went right back to petting and loving on him. This way, he doesn't think there is any issue with play and pets!

Pudge update! This guy was super dog reactive, so we are working on a nice calm heel first before challenging him too much around other dogs. We want him to understand that heel means to walk at my pace on my left side on a loose leash, and he is really doing great so far! Additionally, BEFORE leaving the house, he must be calm and he must respect thresholds without being asked. This way, we know he is in a thinking mode vs reacting mode. Doing this alone makes a huge difference! Great work today, Pudge!

This video got cut short but you can see how well she is doing on her walk. The goal is for her to stay beside me, at my pace, no dipping her head to sniff or pick things up. We are able to use the leash to communicate- no leash pressure means she is doing the right thing. Leash pressure means she needs to follow that leash guidance! Great work today, Aurora!

Aurora is up to about 20 minutes duration on her place down-stays. She did some playing today without nipping, and she is also working on walking like a nice young lady. Still distracted a bit but overall nice work for a 4 month old pup.

Bonus footage of Aurora playing and having a great time outside.

Aurora the Dalmatian pup came in already knowing a fair amount of commands, so we work on these and then work on adding in impulse control so that she can hold the commands until released. In this video, we are just drilling the basics with food reward, then, before she decides to move, we are getting her to move. We will steadily increase the amount of time she can hold commands. Great job by this young lady!