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I wish I had videos of this dog the day he arrived. He was a complete lunatic, barking, pulling on the leash, unable to sit his butt completely on the floor. He had zero impulse control. He has come so far from the first video to the last. He crates calmly and quietly now and is very obedient. Charlie is available for adoption through the National GWP rescue if you know anyone looking for a friend.
Say it louder so the people in the back can hear!
There isn't a day that goes by where someone isn't making a comment somewhere on the internet about dog collars. What should be used, what shouldn't be used, why one is better than the other, etcetera.
You would think that one's proximity to heaven is hinged on one's beliefs about collars. I find it pretty odd that the folks condemning a particular collar's use do so not out of any real experience, but by clinging to the mantras of a loud but incredibly ignorant sect of folks who have repeated the shibboleths so many times, they lost the courage to discover the truth for themselves.
A collar is a tool, just like a leash, a crate, a dog bowl, or any other device we use. The collar itself isn't really the problem. The perception of the collar as 'cruel' or 'inhumane' is.
There isn't a device out there I haven't used. There are some I prefer, and even of those, some I use only occasionally. I am thankful I have them in my arsenal of tools.
My selection process starts with using the most 'basic' tool and judge from there. Decisions are always based on the animal in front of me, the goal, and the conditions under which the dog will be expected to perform when handled by someone not *me*.
This becomes an important distinction. Especially when the owner is a tiny woman or senior who happens to own a young dog that promises to achieve a certain size or a large dog that has grown up thinking it was the Emperor of the Universe.
I work with people of all ages and abilities, and what becomes exceedingly apparent is the necessity of helping them (the owners, not the internet experts) effectively control their dogs with maximum efficiency and authority.
I am not above putting a Starmark collar on an enthusiastic puppy or a micro-prong on a toy dog. I will counsel an owner to consider an e-collar for quite a few different scenarios, especially if there are dexterity and ambulation issues.
The tool itself isn't the problem. If people would smarten up, start their dogs' training earlier, and not wait for undesirable behaviors to emerge and strengthen, we wouldn't have half the tools we currently have. I wouldn't spend a ton of time Frankensteining a couple collars and cludging together something for a specific client to help them with application and control.
Many folks disregard the *owner's* need, fixating only on their misguided interpretation that a given device is 'cruel' when in fact, the vast majority of collars were originally designed to make training ~less~ confrontational.
Humans' misuse doesn't make the device less effective, regardless of how it's design is interpreted by folks who can only see the forest, and not the variety of trees within it.
The human equation is the unknown quantity, with their petulance and infantile lack of emotional control, and their dimwitted willingness to blame the dog's 'stubbornness' instead of their own ham-handed insistence that the dog perform to some exceedingly lofty expectation after a repetition or two of any given exercise.
Humans are the ones that made that dog that way. They continually justify their smug superiority with unreasonable physical handicaps and call it preservation breeding. They pursue unnatural aesthetics while disregarding temperament and trainability (both influenced genetically, regardless of what pseudo-science is saying), and leave the mystified owner in a cesspool of nonsense and conflict.
They have no place to turn. The information they find is contradictory and full of half-witted nonsense that leaves them confused and uncertain.
Owners are blamed for their dog's behavior, but aren't offered solutions that would remediate that issue clearly, quickly, and without fallout. They are made to feel shame for their choices, when all they wanted to do was get help.
Cruelty is everywhere. The human that chooses to kick, beat or slam a dog against a concrete floor didn't use a tool. He used his arms, hands, and feet. The girl that bludgeoned several dogs to death didn't do it with a collar. She did it with a blunt instrument.
Having the latitude to help people is the grand design of every tool known to man; to facilitate convenience, or to create additional control without having to expend additional effort.
Any of us over a certain age should remember what it was like driving some tank of a car without power steering and power brakes. Many of us recall the 'mom arm' because shoulder restraint sat belts hadn't been invented yet.
Every thing out there is a derivative of some other thing, and dog training tools are no exception. Some form of slip-type training collar has existed since Xenophon or before. Prong or pinch type collars have existed for over a hundred years, and electronics have been around since the 50's
Tools are and can be innovative. They are a gift that helps us communicate with our dogs in a succinct and graceful way. Learning about them requires more than an opinion on social media.
I deplore intellectual laziness as much as I deplore cruelty. Tools aren't the enemy. Ignorance is.
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"Down" is the answer to every question...want more info? Just ask😊
Just gonna brag on my 1 yr old service dog in training. We spent the weekend at a rabbit show. She was better than I could have ever dreamed. This is a hunting breed, so her behavior is beyond exemplary. Arizona spent approximately 6 hrs each day, just laying at my setup with the rabbits, only getting up when I asked her to on a few occasions. I never had to speak to her to remind her to stay. I was gone for 20-30 minutes at a time on average, showing rabbits...many times out of her site. She never got up. To say I am proud of her is an understatement.
Traveling for spring break and need a place for your dog? We take a limited amount of boarders, or why not get your dog trained while you are away?
Training in Lowe's today.
Merry Christmas! Reach out to us if you need help with that new Christmas puppy or your older dog too! It's NEVER too late to teach an old dog new tricks😊
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I got to groom this little cutie today😊
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Hoss is looking for a home. He is just under a year old, current on vaccines and hw meds, and has just been neutered. He has had training here with us, but needs someone to continue working with him. Hoss is very sweet, but can be hard headed. He would be best as an only dog, or with a female, and definitely needs to be fed separately from other dogs, as he will chase them from their food. He tends to bully his brother. Small adopt fee. Contact me for details.
We are officially approved to conduct AKC Canine Good Citizen tests(CGC). Contact us to join a class or watch for info on upcoming tests if you don't need help preparing for it.
This is Blue. He arrived to us pretty much feral. I don't have any videos of his first day, as I didn't have help and he was thrashing too much on the leash for me to hold the phone. Also, sorry for the poor video quality, as again, I am alone. But, I wanted to share his progression over the past week. This dog wouldn't even come to his owner. He still has a ways to go, but this is where we are after initially thrashing and trying to bite me. Be sure to watch all the videos, as the end videos are the most recent.
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Sampson is visiting for some training this week. Isn't he handsome 😊. He is a smart, but distracted and a bit willful. However, we are making lots of progress. He is working on his sit stay, down stay, and is getting started on his heeling, all with dogs playing nearby.
I'm just going to leave this here...
Juniper is off to a pretty good start for a baby. Her sits are crooked, but she has stopped jumping, pulling on the leash, and biting. Her focus is improving daily.
Cody has been working hard on becoming a good boy this week. He has made a lot of progress.
Got to groom this little cutie today😊
Charlie, Before and after
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Got to groom this cutie patootie today. Izzie came to me for training as a pup. She was one of our first local clients when we moved. I just love her😊.
Puppy socialization in between training sessions. They have been having a great time and are settling in for a nap.
Did you know we also groom dogs? I got to groom this little cutie recently 😊
Brutus is spending Christmas with us while his mommy travels. We will give him a little tune up while he's here. Such a sweet boy.
Cooper is working hard on his manners and his obedience.
These videos were from the first couple days of Maggie's training. We unfortunately didn't get a more advanced video before she left, due to bad weather, but she did a great job.😊
Izzy is getting some public access training. This is her first trip to the grocery store.
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