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Fearful Feral Dog Task Force MISSION

The Fearful Feral Dog Task Force (FFDTF) was formed in July 2020 to help the fearful and feral dogs in shelters and rescues in New Mexico and beyond.
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The goal of the Fearful Feral Dog Task Force Course is to prepare trainers, shelter and rescue workers, and potential adopters how to rehabilitate fearful and feral dogs using a wide variety of techniques and methods. The task force will help dogs by educating people about the rehabilitation and training homeless fearful and feral dogs require through collaboration and outreach. VISION

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sion is to form a network of foster homes, shelters, shelter staff, rescues, rescue volunteers, and dog trainers and other interested parties that are trained to rehabilitate and help fearful and feral dogs. This network will assist to rehabilitate fearful and feral dogs so that they may be placed in adoptive homes. Based in New Mexico, where the fearful and feral dog population is high, the long term vision of FFDTF is to expand outside of New Mexico to other locations in the United States so we may collaborate with people and organizations to get the fearful and feral dogs the help they need. FFDTF also would like to partner with rescues in other states to find homes for the fearful feral dogs. FFDTF will supply a training program where a person or organization may become an official FFDTF rehabilitator and/or organization. KEY PLAYERS

When formed, FFDTF is a collaboration of Julie Hart from Rescue Dogs Responsibly, a 501c3 non-profit, Animal Welfare Coalition of Northeastern New Mexico (AWC), a rural shelter with a high population of fearful and feral dogs, and Canine Human Relationship Institute, founded by Nelson Hodges, a dog trainer and rehabilitator specializing in fearful dogs. Together these groups will host workshops, lessons, and learning opportunities, plus oversee the rehabilitation of fearful and feral dogs in the New Mexico shelter and rescue systems. FFDTF is hoping to expand this network. BACKGROUND

Julie Hart assisted AWC with a large hoarding case in 2019, after rehabilitating rescued dogs for ten years. The dogs from the hoarding case were on the spectrum of slightly fearful to completely feral. During this case, Julie realized the great need for knowledge in fearful and feral dog rehabilitation. She called in a mentor, Nelson Hodges for advice. Nelson held a workshop at AWC in Las Vegas, New Mexico to teach others about helping the hoarding case dogs. While all the dogs from the hoarding case have found homes, there is a constant influx of fearful or feral dogs into shelters that need help. The people and organizations involved will share knowledge to others to help the many fearful and feral dogs.

08/05/2024

So I can inform everyone best, I am consolidating my pages, Fearful Feral Dog Task Force and Rescue Dogs Responsibly, to my Business Page, Hart to Heart Canine Training, LLC. This way I only have to keep up with posts on one page, and I feel I can do this better if it's in one place. I will be posting plenty of fearful and feral dog training and rehab, plus dog rescue info, on this page. I hope you will follow and join me. https://www.facebook.com/hart2heartcanine

Understanding dogs and what is important to them forms a trusting bond between dogs & their humans

So I can inform everyone best, I am consolidating my pages to my Business Page.  This way I only have to keep u...
08/05/2024

So I can inform everyone best, I am consolidating my pages to my Business Page. This way I only have to keep up with posts on one page. I will be posting plenty of fearful and feral dog training and rehab on this page. I hope you will follow and join me. https://www.facebook.com/hart2heartcanine

Body language works with horses too.  When I stopped to take some photos the horses started getting too close for comfor...
16/04/2024

Body language works with horses too. When I stopped to take some photos the horses started getting too close for comfort (I think people feed them from their hands thus endangering themselves and the horses). They very much understand when I change my energy and stand upright and ask them to stop approaching me. It is something I am interested in experimenting with. And in case anyone wants to caution me about safety thanks for your concern but my car is right behind me with an open door

Balance.  Ex-Feral free roaming dogs have it.  They naturally explore and scavenge and they develop great skill in knowi...
13/04/2024

Balance. Ex-Feral free roaming dogs have it. They naturally explore and scavenge and they develop great skill in knowing how to use all four feet. This can also make them better at getting into things. Also much different than a dog that was kept in a cage but still fearful or feral.

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26/03/2024

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Many dogs are scared of a bath. The spraying water and tubs or showers are strange things to a dog. This video will show how I helped my then foster dog Ch...

It's LAUNCHED and available for subscribers. Interested in learning more about fearful & feral dog rehab? Content to be ...
05/03/2024

It's LAUNCHED and available for subscribers. Interested in learning more about fearful & feral dog rehab? Content to be discussed is released on 2nd Thursdays and the live discussion and Q&A is 4th Thursdays. For March the content is released on March 14 and live talk is March 28. Recordings will be available. For only $15 a month, you will get a topic video or article, opportunity to submit questions, and a live talk about the topic with me two weeks later. We will be starting at the beginning of how to build trust with fearful and feral dogs. https://hart2heartcanineonline.uscreen.io/checkout/new?o=164358

Interested in learning more about fearful & feral dog rehab? I am launching my subscription option starting in March wit...
11/02/2024

Interested in learning more about fearful & feral dog rehab? I am launching my subscription option starting in March with the live talk on the fourth Thursday. Content to be discussed is released on 2nd Thursdays. For only $15 a month, you will get a topic video or article, opportunity to submit questions, and a live talk about the topic with me two weeks later. We will be starting at the beginning of how to build trust with fearful and feral dogs. Save the date! Sign-up link coming in March

11/02/2024

Tipton remebered that groups of people mean pets at the workshop for Fearful and Feral dogs for local rescues. How did he learn this? Am I so amazing that I taught a feral dog how to be social? Nope. I provided the foundation and safety. Tipton started exploring people at workshops by sniffing their butts, while I walked with him. No one paid any attention to him. He learned that was safe. Then he got a few pets and treats, which he likes. So he was rewarded for his own behavior. I was a supportive person, but I never made him approach people. I also never let people force themselves on him. He could stand behind me if he wanted. He was in charge of this entire thing. I have never “made” him meet strangers. I never had him on a short leash and restricted his ability to move away. I have never had him on a leash while people enter my house. I put him in my studio behind a gate until he gets a chance to relax and assess the situation. Then I let him out if the people are friends. He can approach them on his own time while the visitors are instructed to not look at him but they can pet him if he comes over to them. (I don’t ask work people train my dogs - they have a job to do) Allowing a dog to learn from his own actions is a stronger experince for the dog. He has been rewarded over and over for being brave.

07/02/2024
Living with Fearful Dogs Online Courses - BLACK FRIDAY SALE.  Learn how "Rehab. Train. Thrive."  with fearful and feral ...
24/11/2023

Living with Fearful Dogs Online Courses - BLACK FRIDAY SALE. Learn how "Rehab. Train. Thrive." with fearful and feral dogs from an experienced dog rescuer and trainer that has rehabilitated fearful and feral dogs for over 14 years. This course covers over-arching methodology and the minutiae which make all the difference when helping fearful dogs become more confident. This course is beneficial to trainers, rescuers, and adopters to learn unique but effective ways to rehab fearful dogs to thrive. www.fearfuldoghelp.org

13/10/2023

Non-dramatic feral dog walking

This is such an honor for me to teach the original Fearful Feral Dog Workshop in Las Vegas New Mexico this spring!  Nels...
21/09/2023

This is such an honor for me to teach the original Fearful Feral Dog Workshop in Las Vegas New Mexico this spring! Nelson took a risk & gave this idea a chance and it has helped sooo many dogs and people learn. We have also raised over $12,000 for the shelter during the last 4 years and that tradition will continue as well. If anyone wants to come to a unique and real-life workshop with fearful dogs in May 18-20 please visit. Nelson will make a cameo appearance as well via zoom !! https://www.chrinstitute.com/sign-up/fearful-feral-dog

"Can't Lead Through Disagreement" Is about a dog that was terrified but acting our in an aggressive manner.  Our new pod...
03/08/2023

"Can't Lead Through Disagreement" Is about a dog that was terrified but acting our in an aggressive manner. Our new podcast is about Boone and Becki Davis. This pair came to our workshop in October 2022 because Boone was struggling with severe car reactivity. Phyllis worked with Boone at the workshop, but we felt the job was unfinished. So Phyllis worked with Becki privately. By making lots of changes in the home and decompressing Boone from stress, they were able to walk past cars without issue 4 lessons later. Read about how and their journey here

Boone is a good example of a car-reactive dog that redirected, but he really did not want to act that way. When I evaluated him, he seemed like a nice dog, so why was he reacting poorly around cars?

It’s done! Well half of it is!  Part 1 of the podcast with Phyllis Smuland talking about her life’s work with the Americ...
09/07/2023

It’s done! Well half of it is! Part 1 of the podcast with Phyllis Smuland talking about her life’s work with the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is out. Phyllis is a walking encyclopedia about the breed and has over 37 years of experience training, rescuing, and rehabilitating the APBT. We did alot of research about this subject as well, which is shared in the podcast.

‎Show Rescue Dogs Responsibly, Ep American Pit Bull Terriers with Phyllis Smuland Part 1 - Jul 9, 2023

It was great to work with a fearful dog and help the owners help her progress.  She is extremely smart (of course cause ...
14/02/2023

It was great to work with a fearful dog and help the owners help her progress. She is extremely smart (of course cause she’s a husky) and very willing to learn. She just needs to be shown how not to be scared. Lucky dog has very caring owners. Can’t wait to see her become more “normal”.

It is good to be able to identify dogs that are fearful innately versus dogs that have become fearful due to their envir...
13/02/2023

It is good to be able to identify dogs that are fearful innately versus dogs that have become fearful due to their environment or past trauma. Here is an example of innately fearful puppies. These puppies will need intensive exposure and socializing with multiple environments and stimuli to make any effect on their adult behavior.

Assessing the difference between trained behaviors and innate temperament is important for any dog or puppy, but especially for a potential service dog. Thi...

Tipton has decided the strange visitor that comes home from college and walks around in a blanket is trustworthy to nap ...
24/12/2022

Tipton has decided the strange visitor that comes home from college and walks around in a blanket is trustworthy to nap by

Do dogs really “live in the moment” like is proclaimed?  I started researching this and found some Interesting studies a...
22/11/2022

Do dogs really “live in the moment” like is proclaimed? I started researching this and found some Interesting studies about dogs and trauma. Abused or traumatized dogs have different needs than other dogs. To find out more please read my newest article.

Some dog’s stories are constructed from tidbits of information or totally fabricated based on a dog’s behavior. Aggressive, shy, or fearful dogs may be labeled as “abused” in an attempt to...

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