Dogspeak

08/10/2023

Love this!❤️

03/25/2023

03/20/2023

Meera passed her AKC Canine Good Citizen test this morning! 💪🤩🤎 What a good girl!!! 🥰

03/09/2023

Thirty six years ago, the cities surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant were forced to abandon their pets during the world’s worst nuclear disaster. T...

03/07/2023

The trainer supplies the reward, but the dog chooses the value of that reward! Choose higher value rewards if necessary to get better engagement or to fine-tune behavior.

03/01/2023

This sweet girl was wandering on a dangerous road so she got a ride home! Thanks to the kind hearted person who stopped and helped find Luna’s people.

02/24/2023

A good example of how NOT to train a dog.

Here’s why:

It’s important to remember that the trainer just had the dog brought to him the day before.

First, he tolerates unwanted behavior from the dog. Always give your dog clear picture of what is wanted behavior.

At the 3:16 mark, he gives a command that the dog doesn’t know, so when the dog naturally releases itself, for some reason, the man THEN uses a release word (also something the dog likely doesn’t know) and then corrects the dog! The dog is immediately like “wtf?” From this point forward he is acting out of fear, which his body language certainly shows.

The handler then displays the worst “sit” sequence attempt I’ve seen on video and they haven’t even made it outside yet.

While walking, random stops with direct and poorly timed punishment. He allows the dog to be at the end of leash sometimes but then randomly stops and yanks on a loose leash. He actually rewarded a tense leash at one point! And there’s lots of inconsistencies in how he holds and uses the leash that aren’t helping.

There are multiple ways to get someone to pay attention to you. Fear of pain/punishment is definitely not the best. Even if something seems to work for the moment, doesn’t mean it’s without cost, usually to the dog’s psyche.

I like that he’s not using a choke, prong or shock collar. In fact, I prefer as little equipment as possible. However, the inconsistent and harsh leash corrections, failure to mark (audibly pinpointing a specific action at a specific moment in time) either good or bad behavior and poor attitude are unfortunate and detrimental to your dog’s relationship with you. A big, fun-loving lab might be resilient enough to make it through one of these videos but many dogs would completely shut down, be highly stressed, and associate fear with the trainer. It’s also completely irresponsible to encourage millions of unskilled home trainers to start randomly leash popping their dogs.

Learn my one of a king method to fix leash pulling and loose leash walking

02/22/2023

Hank and Meera = Best Buds 🥰

02/20/2023

“Christians are marching in Santa Monica for Jesus 🙌🏼 After so many destructive, divisive marches over the past 3 years, this is a beautiful sight. America needs more of this. 📸: ”

02/20/2023

I’d stop pulling on leash too if there were a spiked collar around my neck, but only when that collar were on.

02/20/2023

That before you sneeze look

02/16/2023

Please welcome our newest K9 team, Deputy Dillon and K9 Isa! They are currently in the middle of their 400 hour K9 course and both are doing a great job. Soon they will be out to patrol Thurston County. Fun fact, K9 Isa is a sister to current K9 Igo and a cousin to current K9 Bowie. Please welcome them both to the K9 Unit!

02/15/2023

Farewell in love . This dog, named Greta, had arrived at the last day of her life at the age of 15 years and ended with a serious illness. The owner took them to the place where they both were happiest together. Her favorite beach. In her last hour, he caressed her fur and gently talked to her, told about her adventures together and how much he loved her, he did not leave her alone until her last breath on this world. This is how loyalty goes to a beloved animal until the end. ❤

02/12/2023

02/12/2023

Deputy Ashley Octaviano with German Shepherd K9 Ghost
York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office, Virginia
Ghost is a dual purpose K9 that specialized in explosives and being used in patrol functions as well. ✅