Outland K9 Dog Training

13/03/2023

11/07/2022

EZ-902 2 dog system for one of our clients! Super excited to unlock their potential!

09/06/2022

We are not like the others!

Owner education is our number one priority because that is the TRUE key to long lasting success!

Message or give us a call to learn more about how we have revolutionized how dog training is taught

07/06/2022

Facebook won’t let me add the before video (I’ll try in the comments) but this video was taken after 20 minutes of engagement work with a dog that has been a habitually terrible leash puller!

Anyone can do it! Let us instruct you how!

29/05/2022

Our boy Grizzly came to us for a long weekend to work on proofing his ability to behave around crowds! He passed with flying colors. This is a quick video of him walking up to a very busy farmers market!

13/05/2022

Proud to announce that we are officially a deager for E-Collar Technologies products!

11/05/2022

The kind is stories we love to hear! Example of how an E-Collar will allow for your dog to have safe freedom!

This 7 month old Golden Doodle just graduated from our Basic Obedience Program!

24/04/2022

A couple slices of rye bread doesn’t constitute a Rueben sandwich. It’s the corned beef, sauerkraut, melted Swiss, and the big shabang - Russian dressing, that make the WHOLE sandwich. All of those individual elements may taste undesirable on their own, but when stacked together, create one hell of a sandwich.

What the heck does a Rueben have to do with owning a dog...

Well, if you don’t think that allowing your dog to blast through Thresholds ahead of you, or bulldoze his way out of his crate, or tow you down the street, or pummel every guest he excitedly sees, has anything to do with him now exploding at the sight of a strange dog, human, or even bird...

You’re wrong.

Most dogs start expressing their distress in very SMALL ways that go ignored, until the behavior STACKS and manifests into something intolerable, or even dangerous.

All of our seemingly insignificant, and easy to ignore interactions with your dog stack to create the SH*T-sandwich that is his hyper-arousal, reactivity, over-protectiveness, resource guarding, or fence fighting.

Dangerous/unhealthy behavior is a symptom of a boundary-less lifestyle.

Neglecting to address the smaller offenses, inevitably guarantees a deepening and intensification of rude, disrespectful behavior. Instead allowing our dog to create his own RECIPE for disaster, examine all of those small moments in your daily interactions to create the healthy recipe of your dreams.

The smaller offenses that go overlooked become gateways to big ones that can’t be.

07/04/2022

Great read!

31/03/2022

We live for these kinds of texts!! Derby is a very energetic one year old golden retriever. He would bark uncontrollably every time he saw another person. 5 sessions later and now he is out and about with the family!!

26/03/2022

We use tools to REINFORCE behaviors that the dog already knows/understands! Not for the actual training. There is a difference!

As a professional dog trainer and as a trainer I can tell you that it makes even trainers who use adverse methods skin crawl when they hear people say “It’s a great tool if you use it correctly.”

Why? You ask…..

90% of people who use these tools do not know how to properly fit them or even properly put them on. This is the most basic step in using any training tool.

Now, I want them to convince me that they’re using a prong collar correctly when it isn’t even on your dog correctly.

It is really hard to permanently scar a dog mentally, create major behavior problems, or create anxious behavior with positive training methods.

I would say 85-90 percent of collars I see while out in public are improperly fit. How do they know how to properly use it if they can’t fit it on their dog? Correct timing that can often takes years to master and tools like prong collars, gentle leaders, and e-collars must be used correctly to be effective.

To correctly use this type of training tool one must have perfect timing, a strong understanding of training methods, and a wonderful ability to read a dog once they have learned all this seldom do they need these types of Correction devices.

I often find that when somebody is looking at buying these types of tools and you ask them why they need it their answer is often well, my dog pulls really bad on walks and I was hoping it would help, or my dog lunges at other dogs and I was hoping it would help.

Here is the truth. When I ask these people who want their dogs to walk well on leash, “If you say "heel" in the house holding something she really wants, does your dog come to your left side and sit?” they often answer, “no”.

If you answered “no”, my question for you is why would you punish a dog for not preforming a behavior you haven’t taught him? If he cannot perform a heel in the house without distraction why would you punish him for not being able to do it outside on a walk with the presence of distraction like squirrels and other dogs? This doesn’t sound very fair to me.

No tool should ever replace good dog training, especially not one that can have adverse side effects.

26/03/2022

"He's afraid of ____, so he must have been abused by _____ or with _____."

In sheltering and rescues, a lot of dogs come into care with unknown histories. Many of these dogs present with specific or generalized fear and anxiety.

It can be easy - so, SO easy - to attach a story to their behavior.

In fact, it's becoming increasingly common for people to adopt dogs BECAUSE of their story. The more tragic, the more desirable. 🐕

The problem with this is that it tends to freeze dogs into their past behavior. Their owner becomes so attached to the story, so emotionally invested, that they themselves cannot move past it. When the owner gets stuck, so does the dog. Sometimes resulting in the owner never getting proper help for the dog or over feeding it to the point of extreme obesity.

Then the story becomes an excuse.

He's aggressive to the postman because one must have abused by a man.

He's leash reactive to other dogs because he was a 'bait dog'.
He runs from us when we grab the fly swat because someone has hit him with it.

In most cases, these behaviors are caused from a lack of exposure in the critical period of "socialization". Their inexperience and lack of exposure can present itself as fear, anxiety, stress and aggression; mechanisms they develop over time to cope.

He's afraid of men? Make men equal good things.

He runs from the fly swatter. Pick the fly swatter and throw the dog a handful of steak a few times or turn it into a game of fetch.
See what happens. 🥩

When we adopt a dog, we're making a commitment to BETTER their life.

Holding on to their past is doing the opposite.

Show them they're in a better place by overcoming their problems, not nurturing them.

22/02/2022

We are very excited about our group training class tomorrow! It will be at Revive Port Saint Lucie off Port Saint Lucie Blvd! The Event will begin at 6pm and last about an hour!

Please leave your furry friends at home! We have plenty of information to share. We will also have one of our demo dogs at the event if someone has a question about training a specific skill!!

We look forward to seeing everyone!
Delilah’s 2nd Chance

10/02/2022

This cannot be stressed enough!!!

06/02/2022

event this weekend was a success! A lot of great dogs found their forever home including Mr Axel!

31/01/2022

FREE GROUP TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!

We will be offering a FREE puppy 101 class to adopted dogs and Outland k9 clients (if space allows) on Feb 23rd at 6pm. The venue will be Revive church off of Port Saint Lucie Blvd. If you would like to attend, please call 772-828-1014 and RSVP. The more the merrier! We are super excited to have the opportunity to help rescued dogs start their journey of being trained!!!

13/01/2022

A little humor to get you through to the weekend!!

11/01/2022

We are happy to announce that we will be partnering with Delilah’s 2nd Chance Rescue!!

We will be training incoming dogs and also offering group training to those who decide to adopt!

06/01/2022

Ma*****na 💨 ⁣
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Sooooo your dog ate w**d.⁣
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First, let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. Your vet does 👏🏼 not 👏🏼care.⁣
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Second. We ALWAYS know. 😏⁣
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There is no sense in denying it. Don’t make up some du***ss story, and stop blaming your neighbors. It’s a whole lot easier and faster to just be upfront about what is going on.⁣
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Ma*****na toxicity is extremely common in household pets these days. A tiny amount can cause a whole host of symptoms, and here are the most common:⁣
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🌱 Unable to stand/walk in a straight line⁣
🌱 Dribbling urine/having accidents⁣
🌱 Hyperreflexive around the head (flinching HARD when a hand comes toward their face)⁣
🌱 Nausea/drooling/vomiting⁣
🌱 Low heart rate/body temperature⁣
🌱 Overall appearing like they’re high as a kite⁣
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Luckily life threatening ma*****na toxicity is rare, and the majority of pets who ingest THC bounce back quickly with a night of hospitalization and fluids, along with lots of treats, a dark room, and some Pink Floyd. 😉⁣
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In large amounts ma*****na can cause coma and even death, so seeking veterinary attention is always recommended. Also, I tell owners constantly that if your pet is exhibiting these symptoms and it’s NOT ma*****na, then I’m going to be really worried. So let’s all be honest here, and save yourself some money digging for a diagnosis when we already know what’s going on.⁣
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Oh and parents, if you bring your teenager with you to the appointment and your vet asks you about ma*****na? Please take a moment to excuse yourself to the restroom so we can appropriately grill the 17 year old smirking in the corner. You may not know there’s w**d in your house, but I guarantee sweet little Ryan does. 🙃

04/01/2022

Very excited to announce that we have been selected to talk all things dogs on a radio talk show/podcast! Covering choosing the right dog for your house hold and puppy development! If you have anything you would like us to cover comment below!

04/01/2022

Good afternoon! We are looking for a dog shelter/rescue to do some volunteer work at in the treasure coast area! Any suggestions?

17/12/2021

We have been so focused on training we haven’t taken many videos! But here is a picture of one of our favorites Goose 😍

15/12/2021

How do you feel about raw hides?

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07/11/2021

If only it was that easy!

03/11/2021

Everyone meet Kona! You will be seeing a lot of her on this page along her journey to becoming a duck hunting dog! This session we were focusing on “implied stay” and “place”!

01/11/2021

11 weeks old! has been killing it going through our puppy obedience training!

31/10/2021

We develop you to train! 9 month old Marlin never sits still so this is big progress for his first session working on stay!

26/07/2021

Our website is live! Go check it out if you are looking for more information about the services we offer! Outlandk9dogtraining.com