Mainely Hounds LLC

Do you have a multi dog household? Do your dogs struggle with overexcitement or impulse control? How about around food? Same! Here is just a sample of some of the ways we manage this in our house.First of all you HAVE to know your pack. I always recommend starting any and all training separately so each pup can learn at their pace. My pack is able to work together at this point so in our journey we are working on releasing from command 1 at a time (the excitement is too high if they all break at once) and leaving food when asked. This session was about 10 minutes long. Enough to keep their interest but not lose them. As you can see Finn has a greater concept of being able to send to place. Tallulah struggles in the beginning due to the excitement of food being present. So I leash her to give her more guidance to hold her accountable. I tried calling my oldest out to come join us but once he saw we were working he was not interested 🤣. That’s ok. He is not feeling well and I am not going to force him to participate as that would only cause frustration for us all. He gave me feedback and I listened. As they begin to succeed in recalling one at a time and sending back to place I upped the challenge by throwing food around them. I did not ask them to leave it. This is implied. Tallulah broke first (not surprised as she is a very good motivated puppy and her brother is an opportunist 😝. I create spacial pressure and use the leash to remind them they are not invited to partake yet. They quickly bounce back and in the end are rewarded.Impulse control around food and basic manners like place are essential in a multi dog household. Keep practicing. You will get there! And remember everyone is on their own journey. It will look different from yours. 🫶

When your dog can enjoy the lake more because you e collar trained them 🫶

In honor of world mental health day;Iykyk; Thank you to my clients and your special pups for changing my life; ❤️‍🩹🐾🐶#maine #ilovethislife #dog #mentalhealth

Looks like I had the same thoughts as @unleashhappiness today 🥰. (Follow her for informative content!) One day we will have a cool setup like hers (👀 looking at you @walkmultipledogs 😍) Ever wonder how we keep up our off leash skills at camp? By working on LEASH skills. Why? The leash is a form of communication. My goal is to build engagement with the dogs. There is lots of exciting cools things to steal the attention at camp. My goal is to be cooler than them 😜. If they are blowing me off on leash, they certainly aren’t going to listen to me off leash! Rest assured…Mainely Hounds goal is not only fun, but safety at camp too. Reliable recall in the wild with me, will help you at home too. Thanks for trusting me with your fur babies! 🐶

Call me crazy but I love the smell of wet dog. It smells like fulfillment, happiness, and home. We filled our cups full in so many ways today. I hope you get outside with your dog today ❤️🐶🐾.

outside with your dog. Feel confident off leash by working with an experienced trainer on e collar. It will change your dogs life! E-Collar Technologies

Dreaming of living life off leash with your best friend? 🐶 Here’s a few tips to get you there:1) Practice leash work daily. If your dog isn’t solid on leash how will they be solid off leash? Build connection through the leash with your dog.2) Use a long line to practice recall.3) Layer in e collar by working with an experienced trainer.

Michigan you were more than I imagined 🥹. I found community. I gained confidence. I laughed. I cried. I felt gratitude. Thank you for the memories! Until the next workshop…@packlife_la @locdogsdogtraining @kayli.fromlocdogs Thank you for hosting 🥰

Just enjoying the views while the pups use their brains and nose to hunt for the snacks I’ve tossed out for them 🥰🐶🐾

Monday thoughts 🥰

Ok the thunderstorms broke our stride today 🙄🫠 But we got almost a full 2 hours in still! 🐶🏕️