Ellen The Dog Trainer

08/11/2025

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05/11/2025

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05/11/2025

What a story! https://www.facebook.com/SLOSheriff/posts/pfbid02nLnNyH35VBk5pdvPPB2FxK3bQPXjZ4xaXi96qk2LN2mP2bZKGdaRaYbpX4To1Tg7l

Today in Heritage Ranch a 16-year-old pup named Jagger found himself in a dangerous situation. He was stuck in the mud at Lake Nacimiento and coyotes were trying to get to him. Fortunately, a deputy on patrol was in the right place at the right time. With quick thinking and help from local residents who recognized Jagger from social media posts the day before, they built a makeshift bridge and safely rescued this scared pup.

After a bath, some treats, and lots of “good boy!” praise, Jagger is back home with his family. 🛁🦴🏠

We are grateful for our community’s involvement and our deputy’s quick action today, protecting every member of SLO County, even the four-legged ones. 🐾

30/09/2025

What a great story! https://www.instagram.com/p/DPFjCvyjh-x/?img_index=2&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

26/09/2025

If I may... please join me in helping Woods Humane Society raise some much needed funds. If either picture of Skittles lands in the top 12 for votes, he'll be featured in their upcoming 2026 calendar. Deadline is September 30th!

I submitted two photos. Here are the links.
https://woodshumanesociety.givecloud.co/fundraisers/vote-for-skittles-2

OR

https://woodshumanesociety.givecloud.co/fundraisers/ellen-naumanns-fundraiser

There are many adorable dogs and cats, too many to pick just 12! Have fun!!

Skittles. I had never met a dog named Skittles, so when he arrived in my home as a foster dog, I kept him and the nam​e! Of course like many​ dogs, Skittles was his formal name; Shoogie ​i​s what I called him most days. ​Although his paw prints washed away in the sand, the evidence of his ...

19/08/2025

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18/05/2025

13/05/2025

I hope all the Dog Moms reading this had a wonderful Mother's Day. I celebrated with my beloved Skittles and it was a precious weekend.

If you catch my FB posts, you know this coming Sunday May, 18 in San Luis Obispo, Farm Supply and I are hosting another FREE dog training clinic! I love to share with our community what I have spent years learning through educational opportunities, through some amazing mentors and most of all, through the experiences of working with my clients: human and canine.

I can’t tell you how many times I think about my early days as a trainer - of what I thought I knew then and what I am very sure I know now - and all of the experiences and classes, people and dogs, workshops and conferences in between. The biggest lesson I’ve learned: there is always more to learn! Always.

You know we’ve all come a long way since the early days of “owning a dog.” We can now learn from MRI imaging, and heart rate monitoring, genetic testing, and a plethora of humane research studies specific to the life of a domesticated canine: our pet dogs.

And our dogs have come a long way, too. They have learned to fit into urban apartments, or HOA neighborhoods, to hear daily UPS trucks and surprise doorbells; they have learned to walk on slippery laminated floors and to ride with seatbelts.

They have learned our behavior, too! For example, Skittles has learned when I pick up my phone or laptop and stare at it, my attention is no longer available. Perhaps, my lesson should be to stop staring at those devices so much.

We are all constantly learning: changing our behaviors based on experiences; conditioning our behaviors, adapting to conditions operantly and reflexively, too. it's how we've evolved and survived, both human and canine.

The Reduce Reactivity clinic is one of my favorites as it almost always serves to be an eye opener and an opportunity for normal everyday dog guardians to learn more. Past attendees tell me they come home to not only see their dog’s behavior differently, but their own, too. They see the environment differently and how they use the leash. In general, they learn more about their dog, and their relationship with them.

If you live on the Central Coast, I hope you can join us. I’ll be covering a lot of info, but here are some specifics on what you can learn at the clinic.

* Micro-signals before barking or lunging.
* Specific techniques for tight spaces.
* How equipment can make a huge difference.
* Identifying your own behavior that may cause a reaction.
* Never having to ask "is your dog friendly?"
* Looking for pain as the root cause.

Dogs are great teachers in this life. Come join me to learn more about what your dog could be teaching you.
https://ellenthedogtrainer.com/reduce-reactivity-clinic/

03/05/2025

Woo hoo! Farm Supply and I are back with another FREE dog training event!

Register now for Reduce Reactivity, a FREE clinic in SLO on Sunday, May 18.