Adventure Paws

My raw feeders! Are you paying as much attention to your treats, chews, and Kong stuffing/enrichment ingredients as you are your raw ingredients?

What behaviors are creating frustration in the household? What behavior do I want to see instead? How could I meet this need or enrich the dog in a better way? Clear communication and behavior outlets will be what leads to harmonious relationships in the home! 🩵🩵🩵🩵

We are wrapping up 2024 😱🤯 In reflecting back on this year it’s been full of adventures! If you had told me that this year we would have been traveling out of state with some members of our scentwork seekers team, I don’t think I would have believed you! Yet we did. We did several out of state trials, met so many new friends, brought home some new titles, and most importantly had fun. The seekers team is built of clients that have been with me since the start of my career that I wouldn’t do this without, and new friends that have found us along the way! It’s been a true honor to be a lot of their introduction into the crazy world of dog sports, and yes I do mean crazy! 😂 I’ve already laid out some pretty big 2025 within sports for myself personally, and as a training facility who teaches a lot of sports! We hope somewhere you’ll find something that lights you and your dog up in our class calendar and you’ll come have fun with us! Tell us what your 2025 goals are in the comments! 💛💛💛

The importance behind pairing dogs and families that are going to fit lifestyles is a huge root to what’s happening in rescue right now. A keep pillar for the adventure paws business is dogs staying in their homes, and finding adventures they love, and having the proper training to be able to do that and fulfill those basic needs! Pairing properly is going to support that! Not every dog is fit for every household and that is OKAY! I’m a professional trainer and I am not fit for every dog breed in my household dynamic! There is absolutely no shame in that! We keep dogs in their homes and out of shelters when we pair properly. We put people on track for reputable breeders and stay away from backyard and puppy mills! And we are able to meet the dogs and our needs in a more fulfilling way by knowing what we are committing to and what we genuinely have capacity for! So if you ever need support finding yourself a dog, or have questions if a dog would be a good fit for your household, or want to be connected with a reputable breeder please reach out! You’re not bombarding, you’re not overwhelming me. This is my job. Understanding breeds is what I do for a living! 💛

Oh the teenage phase 😂😂😂 I personally LOVE the puppy phase. The teenage phase is where things become a bit more challenging lol! But with the proper support, and getting a real understanding of where your dog is at developmentally it can help this transition phase into adulthood! Positive reinforcement training is definitely the way to go, and if you’re looking for one I’ve got your back! 💛

Epic Explorers is nailing it! I’m so proud of them for showing up for their dogs! It’s been a really beautiful thing to watch!

Prior to my career in dog training and positive reinforcement training I was pursuing a career in medicine, at the end focusing on PT and nutrition work. Long story short I’m a huge nerd! And that’s one of my ultimate super powers. I have so many different lenses that I look through not just dog training sit, down, stay, come. So when I hear the silly little trick comment it tells me comment it tells me it’s a very small dog training lens they are looking through! Canine conditioning is an amazing skill set to work with your dogs to build muscle mass, helping bone and joint support/stabilization, which then leads to injury prevention, core strength, increased endurance and stamina for things like harder hikes! Plus if you’ve ever taken a dog through PT…. Well welcome to your foundations of a ton of work they do in pt! You’re way ahead of the game if your dog has a lot of these skills! The lymphatic system which helps remove toxins, and support our immune system requires physical manipulation to move it. And exercise is the number one way to do that. And spoiler alert no your walks on a head halter in a heel position actually aren’t enough more on that later! These tricks allow for specific muscles to be engaged, plus add on the running involved in agility, treibball etc and you’ve got a great foundation for supporting the lymphatic system and on track for one of the CORE pillars of this business which is the health, longevity, and quality of life of a dog!

Silly little tricks part 3! There are so many ways to teach tricks and utilize them this function! We do this a lot with cooperative care training! Here we are working a head rest, and an offered paw for nail trims! What was a bite response is now a beautiful settle cue! We love trick training!

If you guys have taken classes with me for a while you know that @westpawus toppls have been a favorite of mine since 2017 at my first super zoo retailer expo show. I recommend them during all my puppy classes! They released the new XL size and then they had to go and release the lavender color and I just couldn’t help myself 😂 These are great enrichment toys and perfect for firework season! I stuff and freeze mine! With the new XL size I’ve got the perfect size for each of my girls! Seal and Lady get the small. Belle the large. Mango the XL! I’m lucky that because of my puppy socialization protocol none of my girls have issues with fireworks, but they get the good stuff regardless!

Off leash, leave it, moving by pizza, all positive reinforcement….. Every puppy class! Lol It’s real life application we train for. How many times have you walked by trash and it was game over for your walk? You’re pulling something disgusting out of your dogs mouth? Or how many of you would like to never experience that at all because you’re leave it is so on point? 😂🙋🏻‍♀️ That’s why I created the curriculum to get my puppies here! I want training for real life! Real adventures! If you want a curriculum that specializes in raising adventure puppies, that is completely unique to any other class offered I’ve still got room in my puppy class! Come sign up!

Harmonious Hounds Tackles Wheeler Farm! These two teams worked so so hard! We had a couple of moments where they definitely hit threshold but they are recovering from it so nicely even when they have those moments! Those moments are becoming less and less frequent as they practice! Reactivity is a unique journey that will look completely different from each team to navigate through! What I want handlers to know is it’s completely normal to have walks that don’t go as planned, to still have reactions, especially when you go out to work your harder triggers! Take notes on where you started and where you currently are! Take the time to celebrate your wins no matter how small they may seem, they are huge steps in the right direction!