Shoutout to one of the hardest working teams I’ve had in a little while.
I’ve been working with Oakley and her owners for a little while now and the progress they’ve made together have been a night and day difference.
They have been doing private lessons with me, and even outside of all of the lessons, I am getting sent frequent training videos from Oakleys mom at home! She has put in the work and it shows. She is always asking questions and making sure she advocates for her dog.
This is what putting in the work gets you 😁
Private lesson client, Oakley, walking beautifully with her owner !
Oakley has some dog reactivity and is pretty anxious when out and about. Constantly scanning the neighborhood for dogs and other little critters to chase.
Teaching Oakley to walk on a loose leash by itself has brought down those anxiety levels to a much more manageable and workable state of mind. 😊
Board and Train Bear finished up his off leash training program with me. Look at just a couple of his skills he’s showing off at our local park 🐾
A little snippet into board and train Bear’s training. Being a big puppy, Bear struggles some with impulse control.. this outing- he handled all of the distractions at tractor supply like a champ 😁
Daycare social hour 🐶
Couple of the daycare dogs showing off their recalls. Being able to have that control over the dogs is so so beneficial for creating not only a safe but also more enjoyable environment (for me..and for the dogs!).
Board and train Kimber showing off a incredible down stay with a recall to heel ! Kimber is a prime example of a dog who NEEDS a job to thrive. She does obedience like it’s her job. She loves to think and she loves to work ❤️ she is such a fun smart puppy.
Board and train Kimber working on a simple concept.. down means down! Even as I approach to reward.. she should NOT be lifting those elbows off the ground. That would be breaking her ‘down’ command which I do not want to reward for since she wasn’t released.
I’m posting this video to show how intelligent border collies are. How they really make you think. Prior to this video when she was breaking her ‘down’ by lifting those elbows, I had been waiting for her to reposition herself and then giving the reward.. HOWEVER. Her smart little brain realized no matter if she lifted her elbows or not.. she was getting the reward. So what quickly ended up happening was- I would approach to reward and she would go into a full on sit just to then down again on her own. (Which you will see in the video) She’s a border collie.. she doesn’t care if she’s working harder for the reward or not. Just that she gets the reward!
So what I quickly had to do to fix this- was change up my technique. What I ended up doing (which is in this full video) is any time her elbows come up.. i move completely away. She essentially loses that reward and has to wait longer for it. Has to be committed to keeping those elbows down.
Might be boring to some.. but if you really watch Kimber and see how her brain works.. it’s very interesting!
Board and Train Kimber showing off her impulse control AND recall skills. Kimber not only LOVES people but she also LOVES her food/treats.
She is such a quick learner and loves to work.
Definitely going to miss this little girl when she goes home ❤️
An old clip of one of my personal dogs running around with my board and train at the time, Nala. Nala did on and off leash training with me along with building up her overall confidence.
Here she is showing off an amazing recall ❤️❤️
Coexisting 🙏🏼
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This is a whole family of dogs. Different households but dogs with some varying personalities. There are a couple of very dog social dogs here. One who is a little shy. And one who isn’t very interested in interacting with other dogs. Also one to get uncomfortable easily.. and. They’re all just hanging out together. The occasional sniffing of one another. The occasional distant following of another. Maybe a couple of play bows here and there..But overall.. just hanging out!
I believe coexisting like this is far more important and valuable than the pushing of your maybe not so social dog, to be social with other dogs.
Not every dog will love every other dog they meet. And some dogs will never love other dogs period. And that’s ok!!! BUT. We can at the very least.. expect our not so social dogs.. to be able to coexist with others.
While dogs playing with each other is beautiful to see.. coexisting with varying personalities like this.. is also a very beautiful and calm thing as well.
🐶🐶 It’s the season of spring/summer activities. It’s always more fun when your dog is so well behaved that they can join in on the fun too!
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Old clip of board and train Jules showing how she can chill out and relax at a soccer game. Your dog can be just like her!
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Daycare dog Jetta and personal dog Arjun being the first ones to enjoy the new pool this year.
Who else has a water dog? 🐶🌊🌊
Joined a fun little trend. Some of our daycare dogs and their ✨problems✨😂❤️❤️❤️
When socializing your new puppy, it’s extremely important that you (the owner) carefully choose what dog you introduce them to. Your new puppy is a sponge.. soaking up so much information and learning new things constantly. The dogs that your puppy initially meets during these critical time periods, are helping pave the way for them as to how to act around other dogs. How to play with other dogs. How to greet other dogs, etc.etc.
Tally here is a little shy with new dogs; and boarding dog Bailey is all around a perfect candidate for working on socialization skills! Bailey is a well balanced adult dog. Bailey isn’t hyper fixated on other dogs.. she can exist without playing.. but she can also be playful while not being over the top and pushy/rude. She is very respectful and can administer an appropriate level of correction if needed.
Here is a short clip of Tally and Bailey socializing .
Enrichment daycare dog Granger trying REALLY hard to play with another enrichment daycare dog, Jetta. ❤️
Personal dog Keira and long time client Demo are both pretty dog selective when it comes to interacting with others. They are both considered mature and adults at their ages.. and.. being dog selective, at this age,.. is totally normal!
It doesn’t mean they’re dog aggressive, but in fact, just picky-choosy who they want to play with. They both don’t have much tolerance for nonsense and personal dog Keira actually enjoys bullying others more than anything 🤪.
Some dogs love playing with others… some dogs do-with certain dogs.. and some dogs don’t seek it out at all. And that is OK. It is unfair of us owners to expect our dogs to be friends with everyone, because similar to people.. it depends on the person! Some people are super social. Some aren’t at all. And either way.. we all don’t like everyone we meet.
Any way. I often get asked what appropriate dog play looks like. It can look like a few different forms but Demo and Keira are demonstrating great. It isn’t a constant long play.. they both take breaks in between the chasing and running..,they take turns chasing each other, and they demonstrate clear body language to one another to relieve any built up tension and to communicate to the other what they would like to do next.
Keira has known Demo since he was a puppy and they both seem to truly enjoy hanging out with one another 😊
Enrichment Daycare dog Lapua showing off some tricks that she’s learned over the last 3 daycare days that she’s attended! Lapua LOVES learning and using that noggin, so trick training naturally became something she really enjoys 😊
Watch our newest Enrichment Daycare buddy Granger work on his fetch skills. One of my favorite ways to work on fetch is the trade game. Starting out with 2 of the same toy and each time a toy is brought back, it’s traded for another toy. Eventually over time, the second toy goes away and you’re left with one.. but. Dog’s typically love this game as they don’t see you “stealing” from them. Even though you end up throwing the toy right after.. you’re still trying to take something away from them initially. This is where most of the issues with fetch come from.
This is Granger’s first session and you can literally watch him figure this out very quickly. He starts the video by bringing the toy to the right of me, and by the end he is bringing it directly to and in front of me! It’s all about trust 🙂
What can remote collar training look like??
Here is a video I received from a training client working on recalls after one of our lessons.
Quinn the Bernese Mountain dog is in the beginning stages of remote collar training and learning how to get rid of that funny feeling.
You can see her body language doesn’t show any signs of fear or stress. She responds quickly and returns to her owner. That return to her owner turns off the funny feeling of the remote collar and earns herself a treat.
Ultimately, the remote collar turns into an invisible leash. A guide of sorts. When the dog is off leash and one day decides to NOT return when the owner calls her, the remote collar is there as a back up, to guide and help the dog find their way back 🙂
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Cute little video of a couple of the boarding dogs, Leo and Nahla from over Christmas. They’re loving the new fenced in yard 🙂
