These three little besties off on an adventure together! More updates later! š©µ
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This sweet golden retriever is going through a second puppy stage, and I couldnāt be happier! He did a boarding for 3 MONTHS. During that time he had one of the worst ear infections Iāve ever seen. He went to the vet, got everything he needed, and came back to the house. After further contact with his mom we found out he had MULTIPLE ear infections that just kept coming back on a regular basis. I immediately knew it was a food allergy!
We chatted with his mom, and she agreed to immediately change his food. We saw huge results! The ear infection hasnāt come backā¦. And as long as she keeps the allergy out of his system it wonāt.
Heās lost weight and now is in perfect range! Hes playing with toys, bouncing around! Living his best life!
Your training isnāt going to do ANY good if youāve got a nutritional issue as the root! Your training is going to be harder if your dog is eating crap as their primary diet.
Nutrition impacts behavior. So if you donāt understand that as their number one basic need, I just donāt believe you have any business being in the dog training industry.
My oldest had some of the worst symptoms due to allergies. I cried in puppy class. She wouldnāt work, wouldnāt eat. She wasnāt food motivated working positive reinforcement training. Well she wasnāt food motivated because the treats and food I was giving her was making her sick.
The dog I couldnāt get to eat on a regular basis is now the first to ask for her meals, she takes treats, and loves to work. She motivated me to work with some amazing veterinarians who supported me through her condition as well as following through with more education to support my clients! And Iām so thankful for that! I never thought all those tears would be worth it!
But I can spot allergies from a mile away! Iāve done countless amount of nutrition work alongside the training and it WORKS! And I preach about longevity within our dogs! Of course nutrition will be a factor in that!
If my puppies default decision when everything goes wrong is to run straight to me, then I feel like I did everything in our training right!
I was sick, didnāt have my treats, I put her on belles collar which was too big and was the reason she was able to slip out. Just wasnāt my best day š¤£ And thatās okay! Im actually really proud of the choice she made. I wish I had supported her more originally on if she was okay with who I was leaving her with, and giving her more practice so she didnāt feel stressed to where she wanted to slip her collar! But thatās all on me and not my dog!
Obviously this was a great learning opportunity for me, and we put things in place to work on that month. Shes coming out of her fear imprint period beautifully!
In a push comes to shove moment, when life isnāt perfect and things go sideways, what choices will your puppies make? And thatās actually the beauty in giving our dogs choices rather than forcing our own narrative, agenda and demands onto them all the time.
My training is for these exact moments. So that my dogs are safe! So that I can enjoy the world with them and find peace when we are on our adventures. My training is not to create a robot that doesnāt get to make choices, and have boundaries!
Mango knows I always have her back, so when she felt insecure she looked for me, and came to me outside of any ācue or commandā.
There might be some people that miss the point of this video all together and fixate on the fact that she slipped her collar in the first place but Iām human, and this was my real life oopsie! It happens even to the best trainers, and my puppy was 7 months old! We got to add more to our training plans so we can both do better in the future! š©µ
Treibball or urban herding quickly became one of my favorite sports! Iām so excited to offer such a fun class to my clients, especially for dogs who naturally want a herding job, but arenāt ready or donāt have access to livestock!
We are getting ready to post this class so make sure youāre on the waitlist!
Everyone please welcome baby Barkley to the Adventure Paws family! Some of our very best friends brought this perfect boy home this weekend, and well youāll be seeing him ALOT! Heās the bestest boy already! He will be doing sports, and conformation once we potty train him of course! Iām so happy they are trusting us to raise him! Follow along to watch his journey! ā¤ļø
Agility is one of our favorite classes here at Adventure Paws! We donāt just like it we love it!
If youāre looking for a great way to build, some healthy exercise, and awesome enrichment this is for you!
Whether you want to compete or not itās just an overall fun experience to share with your dog, and meet some awesome people along the way! Our community at adventure paws is top tier with the best people and dogs who are supportive, and encouraging! ā¤ļø
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We took some much needed time off for the holidays, and are back in action!
Todays training session was working baby seal! Sheās attempting her very first treibball title at the end of the month so you will see lots of her practice opportunities!
At 3 weeks old she was beginning to toddle and I had her on baby equipment. It shows in her willingness to work, and problem solve that she had really early exposure and training sessions!
Itās been incredible to work her as sheās getting older! To the point where I can tell her in her training plans like I did today āyou can do better than thatā and she tackles the challenge head on! She works in a very healthy way through frustration, to get her treats when itās time to make the training bit more difficult!
Our session started with her on a platform directly in front of her ball, and push to me. We then increased her difficulty to a send out and around to her ball, and then push!
I wasnāt planning on adding that extra difficulty in today, but she was ready for it!
Itās a really important part of your training plans to fully understand when your dog is ready for an increased challenge, and when they arenāt. It keeps the fun in the game, without pushing too far into frustration, fatigue, and in some cases resignation! We want a challenge with excitement and confidence within our dogs!
Several Classes are getting added to the calendar and availability for sign ups! There are some changes to scheduling so please make sure youāre checking in prior to sign up!
We are super excited! Treibball, agility, scentwork, puppy class, and more will all be available to sign up for! Wait lists will be getting first opportunity to enroll!
One thing we prioritize in our class is FUN. We are doing agility, exploring, and scentwork for FUN. We donāt take anything too seriously and focus on what our dogs want and need. And sometimes they are goofy and āwrap aroundā agility equipment they have 100% mastered. And thatās okay. We never take anything too seriously. All we care about is that handlers and dogs are bonding and learning something fun together. š«¶š» Fen is absolutely INCREDIBLE at agility. Check out our stories to see his speed through the course! We love having him in class!
Weāre fun and cool trainers who do real life training. š all positive reinforcement with you and your dogs. come to class! Weād love to have you.
Farmers market and food truck prep!
Real life scenarios. Training for real life summer adventures with your pup!
Which utah markets and festivals are you attending with your pup this year? Weād love to hear! āļø
This Berner puppy is FIVE MONTHS OLD and doing a beautiful off leash heel with her owner. What more could you ask for?! āØ
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Welcome to Adventure Paws! A positive reinforcement dog training facility in Salt Lake City, UT! We are here to help you first of all bond with your dog, but also to keep nourishing that relationship through fun classes and sport work! There is a beautiful bond waiting to be sealed, let us help you develop it. ā„ļø Classes are open now!
Our Agility Equipment is back out of storage! š
Who is joining agility? We still a few spots available for the class starting next week! š¤
Weird habits I have as a dog trainerā¦. Keeping the pizza box with pepperoni, cheese, and crust in my fridge to take to dog training classes! š¤£
Look at those leave it cues! Off leash with one of my personal high value treats š¤£
This was their second week working leave it in class! Their SECOND WEEK! These little rockstars are working so hard! Such amazing dog handler teams we have in our classes right!
When you hike with the whole squad off leash but your humans are unbothered because weāve done all the adventure paws training classes and are the best adventure buddies! ššš
Anyone else ready for the snow to melt and see how beautiful and green out mountains will be this year?
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Loose Leash Walking around a public place? Nailed it! Our next puppy class starts this Saturday March 4th if you want to begin developing the skills for a lifetime of adventures sign up today!
