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I had 3 clients today, all at my home. First was Jude. Since the weather was so warm we did some leash work with him tod...
12/28/2025

I had 3 clients today, all at my home. First was Jude. Since the weather was so warm we did some leash work with him today. Jude is afraid of the outside world. He's making progress. With dogs like him, it's slow and steady. Next was Milo and Goose. Today we discussed how to stop their barking at the neighbors in their new house, both inside and outside. Milo got over his fear of my boyfriend! Last today was Rowan and Frankie. We did a Christmas photo shoot with them. Rowan was hamming it up. Frankie was a little more reluctant. Getting them to sit next to each other? Nearly impossible. Typical brothers lol.

Today I had 4 clients, all at my home. First was Woz. This big boy met something bigger than him the other day and it sc...
12/27/2025

Today I had 4 clients, all at my home. First was Woz. This big boy met something bigger than him the other day and it scared him. It, was a big christmas inflatable. So, we walked him to my neighbor's to let him meet their inflatables. After a few minutes (and some leftover ham) he decided it wasn't so scary after all. Next was a new client (and the only one I remembered to get a pic of), James. James is afraid of strangers. We spent some time making friends. He's a very sweet boy who just doesn't know how to trust strangers. My next one was also a new client, Lanabelle. She also doesn't trust strangers right away, especially men. Her and I made friends pretty quickly. I then had my boyfriend make a cameo appearance. After a few minutes and some treats from me, she decided he wasn't so scary. Last today was Donny and Olga. Today we started working on Donny's self control. He's just a puppy, so self control is hard for him. Lots of fun dogs today!

Today I had 1 client in my home. Bubbles and Buttercup came to play today! Today we worked on their down stay command. T...
12/24/2025

Today I had 1 client in my home. Bubbles and Buttercup came to play today! Today we worked on their down stay command. They're very social girls that love everyone, a little too much lol. A down stay combined with a place command will help them not be pests to guests. I'm off tomorrow. So have a very merry Christmas everyone!

Today I had 2 clients in my home. First was Daisy. Today we did some work with training her to go to her mat on command ...
12/23/2025

Today I had 2 clients in my home. First was Daisy. Today we did some work with training her to go to her mat on command and stay there. She's doing really well with that. Her owner's bought her a flirt pole. So we also worked on playing with it with rules and dropping it on command. I also had Augi come today. We worked on the give command a lot today. We also worked with teaching him that he can't jump up to take something, he has to wait until it is given to him. He's making really good progress. I forgot to take pics today, so here's their Christmas pics.

I had 3 clients in my home today, and a special visitor. First Jude came this morning. Today we worked on drawing him ou...
12/22/2025

I had 3 clients in my home today, and a special visitor. First Jude came this morning. Today we worked on drawing him out of his shell a little bit more and reducing his anxiety. He's a young dog, not even 2 years old. So, play worked really well. Once he was more relaxed his personality and even obedience skills really came out. I'm loving watching this boy progress. Next, Milo and Goose came for a Christmas photo shoot. The obedience work we've done with them really paid off today. They still need work on the down and stay commands, but this gave us a good opportunity to work on it. Maggie also came for a photo shoot today. Today her dad brought her instead of her mom for the first time. We discovered that she has some severe separation anxiety without her mom. Pics were little difficult to get with her so nervous. But, now we know this is something we need to work on. My special visitor tonight was Bucky! Bucky is a Polite Pups alumni. He graduated back in the summer. I've known his owner for several years and initially worked with Bucky when he was much younger. I always love seeing Bucky!!

Today I had 2 clients at my home. First was Auggie and Claire. (I forgot to take pics of them so I included their Christ...
12/21/2025

Today I had 2 clients at my home. First was Auggie and Claire. (I forgot to take pics of them so I included their Christmas pics). Today we did some work with not stealing food. They are both food motivated. And, like a lot of dogs, will steal your food if it's left unattended. So we started working on changing that. We also started working with Auggie on respecting personal space and not jumping in laps whenever he feels like it. I also saw Donny and Olga today. Today we did a Christmas photo shoot with them. Olga was hamming it up lol. Donny had a really hard time focusing and holding still. He's a high energy puppy with very little training. But, he'll get there. This gabe us a fun way to work on his sit, down and stay, as well as focus and self control. We also worked with him on not stealing Olga's treats. And we worked with Olga on waiting patiently for her treat.

I have collars and harnesses for medium to large dogs, leashes, elevated food stands, a sweater for a medium dog (probab...
12/20/2025

I have collars and harnesses for medium to large dogs, leashes, elevated food stands, a sweater for a medium dog (probably about 30-40 lbs) and Frontline Plus for dogs 89-132 lbs. If anyone is interested in any of these, please let me know. I'm giving these away, no charge. I have clients that often give me dog related items that they can't use. There's no way I can use all of it lol. If you have any dog related items you can't use, feel free to bring them to your session and I'll add them to the pile.

I had 2 clients in my home today. I did Christmas photo shoots with both. Sandor came first today. It took a little whil...
12/20/2025

I had 2 clients in my home today. I did Christmas photo shoots with both. Sandor came first today. It took a little while to get him calmed down and focused. When we do the photo shoots we're not just taking pictures, we also work on several behaviors. We work the basic sit, down, come and stay. We also work of self control and focus. Self control and focus are still difficult for Sandor. But he did really well today. Next I saw baby (yes, at 140 lbs he is still a baby at only 9 months) Woz. Woz is such a sweet boy. He is the definition of big baby despite his intimidating looks. Woz doesn't have a whole lot of obedience commands yet, so the photos were a little challenging. But he is so calm and so sweet that we were able to get a few good ones.

I only had 1 client at my home today, sweet little Louis. Today we worked on being calm before getting a treat. As a pup...
12/18/2025

I only had 1 client at my home today, sweet little Louis. Today we worked on being calm before getting a treat. As a puppy, this is hard for him. We also discussed different mental stimulation games that his owner can play with him. Like a lot of puppies, Louis is afraid of the vacuum and broom. So we started desensitizing him to those today. His owner sent me this pic of an exhausted puppy on his way home from training.

Today I had 2 clients. First Daisy came to my home. We did a Christmas photo shoot with her and really worked her wait c...
12/17/2025

Today I had 2 clients. First Daisy came to my home. We did a Christmas photo shoot with her and really worked her wait command. She's very high energy, so sitting still is hard for her. But she did great! I also had Augi come to my home today. We worked some more with his resource guarding. He does have a bite history with things being taken from him, so it is a slow process. We need to teach him that he doesn't have to be afraid of losing resources. We also taught his owner how to bathe him today. He's a clean and smelly good for Christmas! I forgot to take a pic of him today so I included one of his Christmas photos from last session.

Today Auggie and Claire came for a Christmas photo shoot. They've been in training for a year now. The basic obedience a...
12/13/2025

Today Auggie and Claire came for a Christmas photo shoot. They've been in training for a year now. The basic obedience and socializing to different environments and objects really paid off today. Claire is a little more nervous, so she needed some extra coaxing and didn't want to cooperate with all the poses. But, that's OK. We let her take it at her pace. Auggie was just hamming it up for treats lol. Auggie has the darker face.

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