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10/12/2024

THIS THIS THIS! I've been saying this now for years. So many of the struggles I see with client's dogs stem from OVER or HYPER socialization. Instead, think of "socialization" as SAFE EXPOSURE to novelty. Usually at a distance. Going to definitely watch the recording of the webinar they hosted on 12/6.

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10/12/2024

Anyone?

10/12/2024

Who wants to guess how many puppies are inside of Pearl?!? 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
X-ray later this week will hopefully give us a better idea if it’s 2 or 10!

10/12/2024

Late night snuggles with the Pearly girly. Trying to comfort and build relationship with her as much as I can before the big day comes. She is so trusting of me already it’s quite lovely laying still and just feeling babies move about in her warm belly. She’s so FULL already! Can’t imagine she could have 2 more weeks!

08/12/2024

Without stressing Pearl too much we are trying to make sure she still has some time to hang with the big dogs and get exposure to cats 🐈 in our house. While she isn’t necessarily familiar with Boundary Games having resident dogs know what it means to “place” is really coming in handy to keep everyone calm. ☺️

07/12/2024

These are some of my favorite training items stocked at — training must haves!

07/12/2024

Update on potty-training Pearl and how we’re using a litter box method (commonly used with puppies before they can safely go outside) to give her an appropriate place to toilet as she needs to go VERY frequently now that she’s more than 1/2 of the way thru her pregnancy.

I forgot to say in the videos that by starting off with the dog really only having 2 options: sleep and pee/poop you can slowly expand the space they have to move around once they are regularly toileting in the box. So right not she’s pretty limited to either a soft place to sit and sleep or a place to go potty. You’re teaching a dog that THIS PLACE is the appropriate place to go potty not just anywhere. You can then apply that concept and learning to moving the litter box closer to the door or even outside and then phasing it out entirely if you have a dog with a large enough bladder to hold it for longer periods of time.

Happy to answer any questions in the comments below!

06/12/2024

Go ahead. Make yourself comfortable, Pearl 😂

05/12/2024

Looooots of napping today. Also we see puppy movement! Eeeek!

Plus the struggle to get comfy when you’re pregnant is REAL. 😅🐶🐶🐶🤷🏻‍♀️

05/12/2024

Congrats to our newest batch of FIKA Puppy Foundations Graduates! 🎓 🐶

This was such a lovely group (missing 2 on the last night unfortunately) — I saw so much growth of the 7 sessions. So proud of them and their humans too ☺️

Next Puppy Foundations at the Dogsenter starts in January! Mondays at 6pm. See link in comments below!

04/12/2024

Morning walkies…a bit slower than usual…we’ll call it trundling 😅 her snowsuit just kills me. Like really? Could she possibly be any cuter?

04/12/2024

Say hi to Pearl 🤍

My family and I have stepped in to foster this sweet pregnant Basset for the next few months (she is due sometime around Christmas we think…TBD!) — I am nervous but also so thankful we can help Chequamegon Humane Association out by giving her a warm, comfy and quiet place to have her babies. Then the real fun begins!

We will be posting regular updates about Pearl’s time with us here but PLEASE NOTE: CHA WILL NOT BE TAKING APPLICATIONS for Pearl or her unknown number of puppies (😂) until they are old enough/ready to be adopted etc. Stay tuned to their FB for all that info likely sometime in late February or early March.

Also, while I have some of the basic supplies I also don’t have a handful of things I anticipate needing to give Pearl support and these puppies the best start to their lives so have created an Amazon wish list (link below in the comments). If you have any of the items gently used I’m open to hand me downs too but it gives an idea of what I’m looking for or don’t have yet. EDITED TO ADD: any unused or extra supplies will be donated back to the shelter to use for future foster litters!

And towels. I’m told I need a lot of towels. 😂😂😂🐶🐶🐶❤️❤️❤️

03/12/2024

We kicked off our Boundary Basics and Boundaries Boost classes tonight at the — these are short, 3 week series designed to give folks a glimpse of what a games based approach is like and our more advanced class a nice top up on boundaries before the holidays. It doesn’t look like much and it’s not flashy but Boundary Games or “placework” is probably some of the most important skills a dog can learn for both household manners AND being out and about and able to be calm. ☺️

26/11/2024

To all my local clients!

If we do free dog food delivery on Sundays, would you be interested?

(We are priced at or below Amazon and Chewy)

Also, this is Duke.

22/11/2024

Want to get your "place" cue to this level? 2 spots left in my Boundary Boost class that starts in December!

18/11/2024

I spy some Tug-e-nuff toys! Folks this is a reminder toy play can be SUCH an appropriate reinforcer for high arousal games like this!!

17/11/2024

We've added a Boundaries Basics course this December at the Dogsenter https://www.fikadogs.com/book-now -- perfect for dogs who are new to Boundary Games/placework or just getting started with it. You do NOT need to be a previous FIKAdog class graduate to sign up for the basics course. 3 spots remaining.

Let’s build a rock-solid relationshipbetween you and your dog. At FIKAdogs we recognize there is no one-size fits all approach to concept training. We offer a variety of different services and packages to help you power through your dog’s struggles using games to yield real-life results while at...

14/11/2024

Love this. So much. And Custard has to be the most perfect name for this pup ever.