05/18/2025
This is some of our more experienced dogs in our Anchorage Level Up Class.
We have 15 dogs total in the class, so a video is coming of the rest soon 😉
Kris with the two shepherds- Yara & Yuri have been training with us for around five years. He has never missed a series of group classes and the only time he's missed class is when he or one of the pups have been sick or on vacation.
He's done such a great job with his two. The time he's put into them is so apparent.
Karen with Gracie-the chocolate lab has been with us for four years. Gracie isn't the easiest of dogs, but that hasn't stopped Karen from putting in thousands of hours helping her be the best dog she can be. Seeing how much Gracie loves to do the things is always such a pleasure.
Allyson with Eddie- the golden boy has been with us for I believe it's now going on two years. Allyson also has not missed a single class series since she's started with us. Eddie is such a neutral boy, which we love because than we can use him with the nervous dogs to help build their confidence or with the more reactive pups as he won't react back, which helps them understand how to behave around other dogs.
Alycia with Cosmo- the dalmatian. They've been with me for over a year, also coming to every class series. Watching them both open up and have fun with training has been a blast. Watching both their confidence grow over the time they've been with us has been wonderful.
Margaret with Gus- the aussie mix. She has also been with us over a year. She has put soo much time into Gus. Gus is a very smart boy who likes to test his boundaries and watching Gus go from a dog who tries to snag everyone's treats to being able to ignore everything but mom has been wonderful to watch.
Oliver with Karma- the malinois. This has been one of my favorite teams to watch.
When Karma first started with us, she was soo nervous. She struggled with taking food, hated dogs behind her/close to her, noises would make her want to bolt or shutdown and shake and she had a hard time recovering.
Karma is a very good example of genetic insecurity. She will always be a bit timid, but through training, she has gained the knowledge on how to recover and how to trust her dad in those situations that can be stressful for her. And watching her grow into the dog she is now has been very rewarding.
I love this group of people and pups. Not only are the owners all so dedicated, but I truly love all these dogs. And I always look forward to seeing them in class.
They're all a great realistic example of what time, dedication, consistency, and fun can achieve 💜
The exercises in this video are working on proofing stays(for example when we're out hiking and there's a loose dog, I want my dogs to hold a down stay even if the dog runs up on them, if I'm not worried about my dogs, I can deal with the loose dog), building trust and confidence in the owners and dogs(we may be asking them to do something a bit out of their comfort zone, but by being successful, they've learned to trust each other and together they're building confidence), proofing on how to ignore other dogs, even when they're REALLY in their space, etc.
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Leah is back from vacation tomorrow and will be catching up on messages!!
