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Jumping into the weekend like… 🐕Thanks for the trial pictures M Nicole Fischer!
20/08/2021

Jumping into the weekend like… 🐕

Thanks for the trial pictures M Nicole Fischer!

The only way to do great work is to love what you do 🐾
10/08/2021

The only way to do great work is to love what you do 🐾

Enjoy the ride ⚡️
02/08/2021

Enjoy the ride ⚡️

was just dashing on his parents’ special day 🤍🐶Do you want your dog included in your wedding but don’t want to worry ab...
21/06/2021

was just dashing on his parents’ special day 🤍🐶

Do you want your dog included in your wedding but don’t want to worry about chaperoning them all day? Send me a message, and I’ll tell you about my wedding packages available year-round ✨

The sweetest boy! makes me want a Golden Retriever in my life 🐕👀Happy Saturday, everyone! 🌞
19/06/2021

The sweetest boy! makes me want a Golden Retriever in my life 🐕👀

Happy Saturday, everyone! 🌞

One more month until we get to start the Obedience Intensive course with the 🤓⚡️Looking forward to learning from one of...
16/06/2021

One more month until we get to start the Obedience Intensive course with the 🤓⚡️

Looking forward to learning from one of the best! 🐺

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲Motivation gets you going; Discipline keeps you growing 🐕⚡️What are you and your dogs working on t...
14/06/2021

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

Motivation gets you going; Discipline keeps you growing 🐕⚡️

What are you and your dogs working on this week?

killing his loose leash walking session this morning 🐶⚡️
13/06/2021

killing his loose leash walking session this morning 🐶⚡️

With dog sports becoming more popular and specific breeds being portrayed in the media, let’s talk about finding the 𝐫𝐢𝐠...
13/06/2021

With dog sports becoming more popular and specific breeds being portrayed in the media, let’s talk about finding the 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

A huge problem developing in the dog world over the past few years is people picking dogs based on how they look or what they believe they can do genetically based solely on their breed, without considering breeding lines.

We’ve all heard the term “pick the dog that best suits you” when picking a puppy from a litter or finding a suitable dog from a shelter. It’s not just about finding a breed that carries all of the traits that you want for whatever sport you’re doing or whatever lifestyle you’ll be providing for the dog. It also means, “make sure your personality meshes with this specific dog.”

Dogs have strengths and weaknesses just like us. Whether you believe that falls into the category of having a personality or if you just believe those are traits, all dogs are unique in their own ways and it’s important to factor that into the decision when committing to a specific dog for years to come.

The traits a dog develops into adulthood obviously come from genetics playing a big role, but also come from environmental factors from puppyhood to adulthood. In order to set both you and your dog up for success over the years to come, it’s important to understand who your dog is and ultimately accept them for who they are.

When I observe tension between a dog/owner relationship, it usually stems from the owner wanting the dog to behave a certain way, but it clashes with the dogs personality. (for example, certain breeds are more reserved around strangers but the owner wants their dog to be social butterflies. it’s just a lack of research and preparation when finding the right dog for THEM specifically).

Lets make better decisions. Let’s do research. Let’s stop picking dogs based on their looks and educate ourselves more on how well they will mesh with us and our lifestyle. Dogs deserve better, so let’s do better.

Happy 4th Birthday to my guy 🐶🤍We spent the morning at Agility doing what we love most ⚡️
10/06/2021

Happy 4th Birthday to my guy 🐶🤍

We spent the morning at Agility doing what we love most ⚡️

Had the pleasure of meeting today 🐶His owners want him to be involved in their wedding, so we will be working together ...
08/06/2021

Had the pleasure of meeting today 🐶

His owners want him to be involved in their wedding, so we will be working together to make sure he is a proper gentleman for their special day 🎉

Happy weekend—from my team to yours! 🌞
06/06/2021

Happy weekend—from my team to yours! 🌞

I love you, you slobbery goob 🐺
01/06/2021

I love you, you slobbery goob 🐺

30/05/2021

Never thought i’d be this excited over a piece of plastic, but here we are haha. Here’s Luka utilizing our Klimb to work on positional changes while remaining in place 🐕

Both dogs need work with completing commands at a distance, and not creeping forward, so that’s one of our goals for the next few weeks..⚡️

Now that we’re moving into the warmer summer months, I’m sure everyone is stoked to be spending time outside with your p...
25/05/2021

Now that we’re moving into the warmer summer months, I’m sure everyone is stoked to be spending time outside with your pups! 🌳🌞

Here’s a few tips to consider when preparing for a hike:

1. Assess hike intensity. It’s important to be realistic about you and your dogs’ physical capability and prepare accordingly.
2. Read your hiking trails’ rules. Consider leash laws and if the trail is dog friendly.
3. Assess the location of your hike and pack necessary gear. Consider safety and preparing for different scenarios. Lots of water, a snack for both you and your pup, and a dog first aid kit should always be essentials.
4. Protect against ticks and other wildlife. Whether you are using a medicated or an all natural preventative, always look over your pet post hike to ensure no hitch hikers tagged along.
5. Take breaks on longer trails! It’s not a race and why not enjoy the views?
6. Pick up your s**t. Literally. Don’t be a litter bug and even though it’s outside, pick up your dogs 💩
7. Most importantly, have fun!!

Comment below if you have any other helpful tips we could all benefit from + share/tag a friend 🐶

Meet Harvey, the 3 month old Goldendoodle 🐶We’re working on relationship building through some engagement-focused exerci...
17/05/2021

Meet Harvey, the 3 month old Goldendoodle 🐶

We’re working on relationship building through some engagement-focused exercises, as well as some foundational obedience to set him up for success as he grows ✨

Isn’t he the cutest? 😍

“Look mom I found.” - Xena probably Looking forward to trialing Xena soon in Nosework. We decided to enter a local event...
10/05/2021

“Look mom I found.”
- Xena probably

Looking forward to trialing Xena soon in Nosework. We decided to enter a local event next weekend for practice so we got in some training this evening at 🙌🏼

If I could give one piece of advice to a new dog owner, it would be to do your best to not get frustrated.Not every day ...
08/05/2021

If I could give one piece of advice to a new dog owner, it would be to do your best to not get frustrated.

Not every day will be great.
Not every training session will be perfect.
Not every behavior will be easy to teach.
Not every concept will be easily captured.

Take a deep breath.
Practice patience.
And do your best to end every session on a positive note.

Our dogs are doing the best they can with the information we are providing to them.

Bad days are inevitable.
It’s how we respond to them that matters.
At the end of the day, our bad days will help us build better days 🙌🏼

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Never thought i’d be this excited over a piece of plastic, but here we are haha. Here’s Luka utilizing our Klimb to work on positional changes while remaining in place 🐕 Both dogs need work with completing commands at a distance, and not creeping forward, so that’s one of our goals for the next few weeks..⚡️ @blue9petproducts #EssentialCanineTraining

We had planned to work on our exterior searches today, but we improvised with the rain and came to our local Home Depot to do some indoor Birch searches. She killed it for never having done searches here before ⚡️

Let’s talk about 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Do you ever wonder why your dog is having a hard time picking up a new behavior/command/exercise? It’s easy as a dog owner to automatically blame the dog for not picking something up at a reasonable rate, but here’s a secret, most of the time, it’s US. I want you to really sit back and question your consistency before you question your dog’s learning ability. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Think to yourself: Are you communicating with your dog in a way that they understand? Do you let things “slide” sometimes? Are you marking the behavior in a timely manner? Are you consistent in marking the same exact behavior?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Dogs rely on us as their owners to be consistent and communicate in a way that they understand. Here’s a goal for this week: Think of one behavior you’re teaching your dog (heel, place, hand touch, etc) and pay attention to the way you’re marking the behavior, how consistent you’re being with that marker, and how clearly you’re asking your dog to repeat the same behavior. Filming your training session is a great way to look at things from an outside point of view!⁣⁣ It’s amazing how we may not realize our inconsistency until we hyper focus on it 🙌🏼 ⁣ ⁣ Be consistent in your expectations. ⁣ Be clear in your communication. ⁣ Be patient, and as always, and most importantly, make it FUN 🥳

Rear End Awareness Exercise: Pivot
Rear End Awareness Exercise: Pivot

Give this exercise a try and tag @essentialcaninetraining in your videos/stories/posts! 🥳 #essentialcaninetraining #rearendawareness

What is 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, and why is it so beneficial? ⁣ ⁣ Free shaping is a type of training where you encourage your dog to offer a variety of behaviors, and mark/reinforce the behaviors that are gradually moving the dog closer to the end goal. It not only allows dogs to be creative in their own way, but free shaping also requires your dog to use his/her brain and problem solve! Instead of luring them and giving them guidance to the desired behavior, we are allowing them to freely offer behaviors and marking (clicking) the behaviors that are close to what we are asking! ⁣ ⁣ Here in this video, we are working on a nose target that I will eventually translate into a nosework indicator. I’m using a rubber travel bowl as a target for my dogs to interact with. This is the second session of this behavior so i tried to challenge them a little bit to see if they’d offer me more duration. You’ll notice that Xena still requires a faster marker than Luka (although I do challenge her closer to the end). It’s always important to understand that all dogs learn/advance at different rates, so always focus on training the dog in front of you ✨ #EssentialCanineTraining

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