Seaside Canine Training

11/18/2024

Oh man this sweet girl pulls at my heart strings! I met, Roxy, a couple of weeks ago when her mom called me in tears. She explained that Roxy’s owner had passed away and they inherited Roxy almost a year ago. Roxy is a 9 year old hound mix who grew up and lived in an apartment with her dad not having a lot of stimulation or socialization. She has grown accustomed to that lifestyle so when she moved in with her (recent) mom, she didn’t have many problem other than a little resource guarding and pulling on a leash. Over the past several months Roxy has hyper focused on their other dog and has attacked her several times. We got a clean bill of health from her vet and we have started behavior modification training. Keep in mind her age…so my approach to these variables are slightly different. We are doing what we can to enforce protocols and systems into their day to day routines as well as using leashes inside, baby gates, and kennels for decompression time. We need to work on Roxy’s coping skills as well as her mom’s too! If you’ve ever had a reactive dog you understand the PTSD you struggle with moving forward with the dog. I was very transparent with Roxy’s mom during the evaluation. I can’t make either dog love each other and what we can accomplish will have to progress at a slow pace considering the situations that have already happened, Roxy’s age, and previous lifestyle. The end goal is to start healing both dog’s relationship with one another and get Roxy’s mom back in a confident spot to manage her pack!🤍🐾

10/31/2024

Everyone please give a warm welcome to Cooper! This sweet boy is a one year boxer/shar pei mix😍 Cooper has done previous training in town that was set up in group class form which helped with the basics. What many people find difficult, like Cooper’s mom, is that dogs do really well with those skills AT the location they learned them (remember generalization that I’ve talked about?!) resulting in the dogs not doing nearly as good with those tasks in their home. So I’ve been helping Cooper refine those skills in his home and in his neighborhood on walks. We’ve also introduce a few extra commands to make life easier and started really focusing on impulse control on and off a leash. Cooper has a ton of energy and he reallllly would rather do things his way on his time but we’ve been taking baby steps to ensure Cooper knows he has to respect what we ask of him in order to get more freedom. He has already made tons of improvement in the course of three weeks! I am excited to continue to help him become the best doggie he can be!🤍🐾

10/18/2024

These two siblings have begun their training with Seasid! Hops (husky) is a master mind of escaping and running around free spirited in the neighborhood while Stella (german shepherd) isn’t fully adjusted to having a two year old running around the house playing with toys and being invasive in her personal space. We will be working with Hops on refining his commands and what he knows while also more than likely reinforcing his boundaries with an ecollar (sometimes the run aways are on a different level!) and refining some of his manners like jumping. Stella will be working on slowly desensitizing herself to her little (human) brother’s lifestyle so she learns to cope to a certain threshold. She is nine years old and where it’s all about give and take but her mom had a new baby brother not long ago so soon enough there will be two little (human) brothers running around. We just want to touch her healthy coping skills and to advocate for herself if she needs to go in a separate space to decompress. I am excited to see how both of them do with their training and see how successful it will be for them!🙌🏻🤍🐾

09/27/2024

My new buddy, Maverick, wants to tell everybody hi! Maverick is a 4 month basset hound mix who has the most sweetest temperament ever! He has started training to work through the puppy basics and to ensure he is going to understand his place in their family pack. We did our first lesson this week and he blew me away with how eager he was to learn commands and how fast he caught on to some of the harder ones! It also helps that he would literally do anything for a treat😝 Sweet Maverick is going to be the best, well mannered brother his family will have by the end!🐾🤍

09/19/2024

Everyone please give Artemis, “Artey”, a warm Seaside Canine welcome!😍 This cutie patootie started her training this week and I think it’s safe to say, she loved it! Artey and her family will be working with her on restraint training, manners, desensitization, basic commands, boundaries with her older (human) brother, and learning to be the cutest pup visiting her dad at the first station😉 Whew!! And all of that is just what she will be learning here in the next 3-4 months. Then we will be transitioning into more advanced training for the next 6 months after that! Artey and her family having been waiting and planning for her arrival for a long time now and they have a great lifestyle to welcome in a new puppy who is spunky, adventurous, and ready to explore! Remember people…the 3 most important components that make up a “good dog”, especially during the first year of a puppy’s life, is physical stimulation, mental stimulation, and sleep!! They need all three and a lot of it🙌🏻 I am so excited to be apart of Artey’s life and helping dear friends train her to grow up to be one heck of a good dog!🤍🐾🙌🏻

09/17/2024

I would like to introduce Lucas to everyone this morning! He is a two year old miniature schnauzer who has started training with me to work on some reactivity issues. Lucas and his family has had a rough year with family sickness, a traumatic accident with a fence, and inconsistent daily routines. As a result his confidence has hit rock bottom creating fear reactivity towards people in his home. We are going to be working on building his confidence and helping him understand how to cope appropriately with that stress. We will be putting protocols and consistent expectations in place for him to help relieve some of his anxiety by knowing what his job and expectations are. It won’t be easy but his mom is ready to help him get to a place where she doesn’t have to worry about him and for him to be living a happy, less anxious life!🤍🐾

08/26/2024

I am pleased to introduce Fiona to the Seaside family! Fiona is five months old and off to a great start with training. We are introducing basic commands (7 new commands in the first lesson!), working on manners, and working on confidence building skills. Fiona is so sweet and gentle in her temperament but a little shy and unsure of distractions and confrontation. We are going to help her build her confidence with formal training and help teach her what healthy and appropriate stress coping skills are! After our first lesson, I can already tell she is eager to learn new things and feel successful!🙌🏻🤍🐾

08/22/2024

Please say hello to Herbie!! He is an eight year old rescue I’ve started working with a few weeks ago. Herbie here likes to start beef with other neighborhood dogs when walking with his owner. His sweet mama (who is 79 and walks Herbie 3-4 times a day!!💪🏻) needed professional help after Herbie attacked other dogs on multiple occasions. Now we get Herbie doesn’t want any new friends (which is fine!) and he can force his way over to dogs if he feels threatened by overpowering his mom on the leash which is pretty rude. So my job is to help neutralize walks for Herbie, work on his impulse control by ignoring other dogs, and create boundaries that are going to create clear and safe expectations for him and his mom! Herbie isn’t some killer dog…I mean look at him🥹 He just has lived in “fight or flight” for so long he doesn’t know any better. Thankfully from what we have done so far, he WANTS to be told what to do on walks and is more than happy to ignore distractions if we are in control and help make him feel safe. I’m excited to see Herbie go from the neighborhood bully to the neighborhood dog who walks past other dogs politely on a leash!🤣🐾🤍

08/16/2024

Hiii everyone! I know I am constantly apologizing for the lack of posting here but summertime is my busy time with work and thankfully this summer I’ve been slammed🙌🏻 I promise I’m going to get back into posting and keeping you all updated with all the sweet pups I’m training!

To kick things off…sweet boy Tucker was here for the past several days for a board and train! We worked on impulse control, socialization and proper social cues with other dogs, and working through stress with healthy and appropriate coping mechanisms. In a very short amount of time Tucker was able to make huge progress! He was a good reminder for myself as a trainer to sloooowwww things down. It’s super easy to get in a rhythm of training where you are trying to do so much in the most timely manner but it was nice to have Tucker here to remind me to go at his pace not mine. Baby steps and not moving to the next skill until he was fully ready. By doing it this way, we create a more positive and successful training environment for you and the dog which is always going to be more beneficial in the long run. Tucker really impressed me with how much he challenged himself to step outside his comfort zone and trust me and my training. Go Tucker go!🙌🏻🤍🐾

07/21/2024

Everyone please say good morning to Junie! She is a four month old Australian labradoodle who spent 4 days with me doing a board and train in my house this past week. She impressed me with all her progress she made in such a short time with it being the first time she had done any type of formal training. We learned 12 new commands, worked on kennel training, working on manners like jumping and mouthing, and overall her confidence increased significantly around other dogs and people! Seeing a dog’s confidence improve may be one of my favorite aspects of doing board and trains. It’s so fun to watch them go from an overwhelmed, nervous dog around my dogs and Josie to a dog who is relaxed and constantly wanting to play! It makes the formal training much easier and more fun when a dog wants to be here. I can’t wait to continue to watch Junie grow, learn, and overcome all new distractions and environments of life!🐾🤍

07/15/2024

Happy Monday Seaside fam from yours truly, Baby! Baby is a 1.5 year old corgi who initially had a rough start in life. When she was just several months old, her owner passed away in their home. Her owner’s son and wife took Baby in as their own along side their two other dogs. They weren’t planning on having a third dog much less a corgi but life can be unpredictable and we (dogs and humans) have to be resilient at times. Fast forward to present day, Baby has had some issues knowing her role among their pack. She resource guards, she tends to bully her brother, and she can be quite the ✨drama queen✨ if she doesn’t get her way. Things have progressively gotten worse and her parents knew it was time to get help when they found out they are expecting a (human) baby!!🙌🏻 So we’ve been working on boundaries and new commands as well as working on Baby’s resource guarding. She has already made a ton of progress in such a short amount of time!! Go Baby go!🤍🐾

07/03/2024

Time sure does fly! Bo did his first board and train with me when he was five months old and guess how old he is now! 3!!! He has been with me the past few days to get a refresher course on manners, impulse control, and commands. Sometimes it amazes me how well dogs can retain skills even if those skills/commands aren’t being practiced a lot. It was like he walked in and remembered exactly what he is supposed to do with me at my house! I am honored at the fact my clients feel like they can still call me at in point in a dog’s life to get a little help. It’s been so fun spending time with him again and seeing how much he has grown! *I promise Bo has not lost his ears forever - he just loses them any time I pull my phone out to take a picture*😆🐾

06/28/2024

3.5 month old, Rio, would like to say good morning to everyone! This sweet boy has started training this week and already has learned so much. We will be doing 3 lessons a week, which works for him because he LOVES to learn! We will be working on basic commands, manners (no nibbling knee caps😆), and how to help him best integrate with his pack (4 other dogs) who are much older than he is. While yes I believe dogs can communicate their needs and boundaries in a pack, I believe we can help manage personalities and temperaments. Rio is going to be extremely large and strong and we don’t want to risk him physically hurting any of his siblings so stepping in now to teach boundaries both mentally and physically is helpful. This sweet boy is going to be a blast to work with and I’m excited to watch him grow and learn!🤍🐾

06/25/2024

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06/04/2024

Goood morning Seaside! I’ve been so busy this summer already with new doggies, past clients, and a lottttt of board and trains!🙌🏻 I am here to introduce Allie to the family. She is an 11 month old Shih Tzu and this is her first time going through formal training. We will be working on introducing basic commands, leash handling skills, confidence and impulse control. Allie was very hesitant and nervous with me our first lesson. She wasn’t sure what I was trying to get her to do, why I had her on a leash, and why I wouldn’t give her the treat for free😂 Our first lesson we got through 3 commands (which is totally ok!!) because I wanted her to trust me. My style with training dogs and humans is not about force but about trust and respect. When we start to force things, things start to break down in ways we don’t want (communication, motivation, consistency, etc). So that first lesson we went slow and steady. Yesterday was our second lesson and we got through 6 new commands and she was a rockstar y’all! We will continue to learn new commands as we start progressing into impulse control and neutrality training in the next few weeks. I’m excited to watch this sweet girl’s improvements!🙌🏻🐾

05/13/2024

Happy Monday to the Seaside Fam! This morning, Cooper, would like to say hi as well!😍 Cooper is a golden retriever/bernese mountain dog mix that his mama rescued a few months ago. Y’all let me tell you…Cooper is so wicked smart! He LOVES learning new skills and blew me out of the water with how fast he picks up commands verbally. We’ve been working on his de-escalation skills as a result of his drive for physical and mental stimulation. He reminds me of my friends who tell me they struggle with doing nothing…y’all I don’t know about you but I can sit and read/knit for hours and not feel one ounce of guilt🤪😆 Cooper is the same of my friends…his body can be so tired and he lays down to sleep but then pops right back up and has to move around. FOMO (fear of missing out) can also play a big factor into these behaviors. It’s important we teach our dogs to be chill and know how to lay down and sleep. Just like humans, it takes practice and skills to be able to turn your brain and body off especially when we start adding distractions in the mix. As dog parents, we aim to find the perfect balance of physical AND mental stimulation to get good sleep for our dogs. If we don’t intervene and teach high drive dogs these skills, you’re essentially creating a dog who is constantly needing “more” and has the endurance of a marathoner😅. Cooper is still so young we help reinforce these skills by using the kennel and the leash inside! This sweet boy will be a relaxed, chill with his mom taking him to all the fun places in no time🐾🤍

05/09/2024

They say “three is a paw-tay!🐾🎉” or something like that!🤪 Everyone please say hello to Rue (left), Gracie (middle), and Porter (left). These three are the most fun to work with because all three of them have such big personalities which strongly defer from one another. I’ve been working with them now for several months as their moms moved in together and wanted a smooth transition. Their moms have been challenged as dog parents to learn each other their strengths and weaknesses to best communicate with each dog. It’s not always an easy task being able to switch parenting styles on the spot. The whole family has come SO far with their training and expectations for what success looks like. That also includes giving yourself (yes you the human) some grace!! Life throws some tough curve balls at us and I’m here to remind you that your dog isn’t holding a grudge, they will always love you unconditionally, and they are WAY more adaptable than we give them credit for. So on this Thursday morning let’s all remind ourselves to shake off any guilt we feel with our dogs and know we are doing our best for the season of life we are in! YOUR DOG LOVES YOU NO MATTER WHAT I PROMISE!😁🤍🐾

05/06/2024

Everyone I would like to introduce you to Ollie! He is an English cream golden retriever who loves to explore, sleep, and learn😍 Ollie and I have been working during a few lessons on manners, basic obedience, and confidence skills. It’s so interesting learning every puppy’s personality and temperament. Ollie here is pretttty confident with people but not super confident when it comes to other dogs. Sometimes that’s super confusing for the human because we think it should be all the same but in reality in a dog’s world human vs dog components can be 1000% different than the other. We (as humans) have to be the ones who are flexible and adaptable to work with our dogs to increase or decrease confidence in whatever areas of their life as we try and aim for that perfect balance. We will be working with Ollie on building his outside environment confidence as well as dog socialization confidence by doing many different skills. The biggest reminder is to take it slooowwww! Don’t rush the confidence training process especially at such a young age because you’re more than likely to condition a negative association that could last the entirety of the dog’s life. Ollie already has made huge improvements in such a short time!!🐾🤍