BarkBrains

21/06/2024

This is def a first, see 2nd slide! Please welcome Chance the attending ! She will be working on coexisting with their two cats, as well as house manners!

I’m lucky to have numerous repeat clients. Meaning clients get another dog, and want to train their 2nd dog. Or they continue training with their same dog after puppyhood into advanced training.

But, this is my first repeat house! 3rd slide is Bingo from 3 years ago this Monday!

has been so good to me. In fact, Chance is the 2nd from this house that’s gone through ! Two completely different families have rented this house and chose for their needs!

If you recently got a puppy or rescue and you’re looking to:
🐾Train your dog to be coexist with your dog/cat
🐾Learn to take your pup out to stimulating environments while enjoying yourself
🐾Gain your dogs’ focus
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Create off leash capabilities
🐾Build confidence
🐾Walk nicely with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond
🐾Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help?

Call 843.352.8699 or [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

19/06/2024

Please welcome Winston to . He will be working on his defensive boundaries to lessen his reactivity towards triggers.

Does this look like a reactive dog?

I didn’t think so, but sometimes we work too quickly too fast out in the environment without understanding what triggers our dogs. Winston simply doesn’t want people in his space because he has been around too many unpredictable people coming up to approach him. He will lunge to create space, and/or bite if pushed too closely to his personal space.

If you recently got a dog, or rescue and looking to:
🐾Train your dog to be less defensives/reactive
🐾Learn to take your pup out to stimulating environments while enjoying yourself
🐾Gain your dogs’ focus
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Create off leash capabilities
🐾Build confidence
🐾Walk nicely with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond
🐾Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help?

Call 843.352.8699 or [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

23/10/2023

Meet Lainey, a 6 month old attending !

Training this smart is going to be fun!

If you recently got a puppy or rescue and you’re looking to:
🐾Gain your dogs’ focus
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Create off leash capabilities
🐾Build confidence
🐾Walk nicely with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond
🐾Learn to take your pup out to stimulating environments while enjoying festival season!

Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help?

Call 843.352.8699 or [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

17/10/2023

with Calhoun working on our greetings. Since football is a religion in the south, we’re getting ready for gatherings! We’ve now met 3 sets of Calhoun’s favorite human friends, with John & Melinda being his most trivialized. A special thank you to John & Melinda for working with Calhoun because their touch really sets him off. Averting eye contact and ignoring the overstimulated energy is doing wonders to show Calhoun what we’re now asking for when greeting guests. Calhoun successfully completed at least ten laps around the kitchen island before he settled in between guests for pets!

Ideally, we’re looking for:
🐾a patient sit/stay from your dog
🐾no overexcitement/overstimulation
🐾as soon as we receive these new behaviors, guests are allowed to approach
🐾reset back to step 1 if they can’t handle it

Calhoun hasn’t been able to handle approaching others well, yet. His sit is an auto stay, so were utilizing that skill to our advantage, and allowing others to approach him calmly.

Try it out and let me know how things go. And if you’re ready for guidance or support call 843.352.8699 or [email protected] to allow me to celebrate your training journey!

07/10/2023

Bentley, “patiently” waiting, so we don’t walk in the putters’ line of sight walking past green #3 this morning.

If you recently got a dog or rescue and you’re looking to:
🐾Learn to take your pup out to stimulating environments while still enjoying the fall
🐾Gain your dogs’ focus
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Create off leash capabilities
🐾Build confidence
🐾Walk nicely with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond
🐾Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help?

Call 843.352.8699 or email [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

11/08/2023

Meet Groot, a 1 1/2 yo staffy mix attending .

Groot is a recent from My Three Dogs Summerville and the Darlington County Humane Society. Groot will be working on obedience, house training, and most importantly coexisting with big sister Tallullah Bean!

Did you recently get a puppy or rescue and looking to:
🐾Stop biting/chewing/jumping on things
🐾Coexist with other dogs
🐾Create boundaries
🐾Build confidence
🐾Gain your dogs’ focus
🐾Potty train
🐾Walk nicely with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Work on off leash obedience
🐾Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help

Call 843.352.8699 or email [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

14/06/2023

Meet Rosie, a 3 year old rescue!

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The Galgo is also referred to as the Spanish Greyhound. They are Spanish hunting dogs, are known for their endurance like cross country runners, and aren’t as lean as ! Supposedly thousands are said to be discarded each year for poor performance after hunting season. Within Spanish culture, it is supposed to bring good luck with their future hunts.

Did you recently get a puppy or rescue and looking to:
🐾Build confidence with your puppy
🐾Potty train and create boundaries with your dog
🐾Establish a better bond with your pup
🐾Teach them more independence
🐾Work on off leash obedience

Or are flat out tired of not being able to communicate with your dog and need help call 843.352.8699 or email [email protected] to set up a free consultation to discuss your personalized 1:1 or board & train needs.

11/05/2023

Please welcome Dunes to . At 90 lbs, this 2yo has pushed some boundaries too far. He’ll be with us for the next couple weeks working on establishing better boundaries on leash, off leash, around kids/dogs, and throughout the community.

If you’re struggling with your dog, and would like some support, call 843.352.8699 or email [email protected] to setup a free consultation.

21/03/2023

Meet Sully, a 5 month old attending puppy training. She will also learn how to coexist with her older sister Sandy, who’s not always a fan of puppy🦈 teeth!

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15/03/2023

PSA + Welcome Dunes back to . Dunes graduated from Beginners several years ago, but has developed some defensive reactivity to dogs due to crowded/unsupervised doggie daycare settings.

Dunes is not a reactive dog, but this is the unfortunate consequence of doggie daycares when they’re not properly supervised/refereed. Some doggie daycares allow up to 10-20 dogs managed per person. This is the main reason dog trainers advise not to use daycare as proper socialization.

matches temperaments for all dogs, will take no more than 6 pups at a time, and is supervised/refereed 100% by a dog trainer!

Make sure your matches dog temperaments, keeps smaller groups less than 6, and is always supervised/refereed by a professional!

09/03/2023

Please welcome Riggs & Isabelle to . Riggs & Izzy recently graduated from the Beginners program and will be working around town in more intermediate settings.

It also happens to be Riggs & Izzy’s 1st birthday!!! Wish them a Happy Birthday and stay tuned for the festivities and training pupdates!

02/03/2023

we train all dogs, but this is a record!

The largest variance in size and weight in between back to back clients is 132 lbs.

Brutus is a 2 year old at a stealthly 140 lb. While, Cutie Pie is a 10 month old at a girthly 8lbs.

If you have a big dog, little dog, or any dog in between reach out to set up a personalized training plan for your dog.

24/01/2023

Always watching me 👀 while on work calls! I swear she’s forever eavesdropping!

Does your pup stare at you while you’re on the phone talking with clients & colleagues?

23/11/2022

Meet Stella, a 3 month old attending puppy training along with her big brother. Blue, (2nd photo) will be working on obedience to prevent little sister Stella from developing some of Blue’s inappropriate tendencies.

Please welcome team , my new nickname for them !

20/11/2022

I want to thank all my followers, clients not on social media, and my friends/family for their continued support in journey the last 2 years!

300 warriors of support that has allowed me to train 42 dogs, care for 34 more, and be named NextDoor Mt. Pleasant, SC Neighborhood Favorite in 2022!!!

Thank you to all who has helped & , especially around this holiday season! Can’t wait for what year 3 has in store!

28/10/2022

Congratulations to Maggi and on their from obedience & reactivity training! Check out the last pic of her wiped out not even 5 minutes after the session.

Maggi came to us only knowing how to utilize her defensive protection capabilities which is so innate for her breed. She would react within a minimum of 250ft while pulling, lunging, and barking excessively towards numerous triggers. , , and their family have worked tirelessly over the course of 2022 to show Maggi the guidance necessary to be able to walk within 15 feet with minimal reaction and gradual engagement back towards the owner/handler.

Their training will continue to be a daily/weekly thing, but at least now their structure and routine is creating a new reliability for Maggi to succeed in a neighborhood/family setting. The bond and Maggi have developed has given him the confidence to enlist Maggi in like , , or . Absolutely love seeing the bond built between my clients and their dogs!

26/08/2022

Doing what Duchess loves best for !!! Comment if you recognize where we’re celebrating.

30/06/2022

Safe to say reactivity training with Ellie is going great! Eli the sweet, yellow lab couldn’t resist joining in as we were working on peripheral reactivity training dog park.

It’s important to note that Eli is not dog and had never met Ellie before. The greeting went well, so Eli the old, friendly lab joined in for some treats and training after the dog park. Ellie did amazing with no reactions and then worked on more focus with Eli’s help!

Show Ellie & Eli some ❤️! Don’t they make a cute couple!!!

31/05/2022

Sandy, an 8 month old Australian Labradoodle is back for another week of !

Did you know that the Aussie Labradoodle holds other breed characteristics other than Labrador Retriever and Poodle like the American version does? Name the other breeds in the comment section.

Give Sandy some ❤️ or follow for her progress!

25/01/2022

Melts my heart seeing pups like this after training. 😴 of everything she just learned!

Give Otter some ❤️ or follow to keep up with her progress.

24/01/2022

Living proof every day!

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22/01/2022

27 days until & the cold winter weekend calls for looking back at warm weather fun from dock diving seminars. Follow/personal message to inquire about the next dock diving seminar in Charleston!

Shout out to for the talented photos captured during June’s seminar! Check out their page and see how they’re associated with to get involved with a local rescue.

21/01/2022

Otter working the Stay command with some distance, duration and minor direction. We will build up distance, duration and direction while slowly adding in distractions as you see in the last video working outside in the yard.

Keep in mind training outdoors in general is a distraction compared to indoors, so go slow!

Show Otter some ❤️ or follow to keep up with her progress.

16/01/2022

Meet Otter, a 4 month old attending . Give her some ❤️ and stay tuned for more updates on her progress!

31/12/2021

Last training post of 2021 goes to:
Zorro, a 6 month old , Maggie a 1 year old and their older brother Dodo, a 2 year old .

Zorro & Maggie will be working on puppy/obedience training while all 3 will be working on reactivity training around the yard and on walks.

May 2022 be as happy and merry as these pups are!
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#2021

31/12/2021

Meet Teddy, a 4 year old Goldendoodle working on heel and reactivity training.
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21/12/2021

Meet Penny, a 7 month old Boykin Spaniel attending puppy training. If you didn’t know, the Boykin Spaniel was originally bred by South Carolinians for their hunting instincts and is our !
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07/12/2021

Meet Winnie, a 1 year old Golden Retriever pup attending obedience training. Can you believe someone told her she didn’t look like a golden retriever?
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