Maggie
Having some fun with Maggie doing some nose work and place command. This was a lot of fun!!!
Christmas Parade 2024
No pics from the crowd. I guess no one goes to the parade. We had a great time, did some demos with my dogs and just enjoyed our time together. Thanks to everyone that helped this year!
Tigg
I have highlighted Tigg before but this is too cute/awesome not to share! Soo happy when I see my clients continuing to put in the work. Great Job!!!!!!!!!
Reactivity
Two owners have called me just this week after they took their reactive dogs to a purely positive trainer here in town only to end up STILL with a reactive dog and $$ down the drain!!! I get calls about this quite often and it’s sickening how so many people are getting ripped off!!! Anyway,,, I thought I had more video but it wasn’t recording when I thought it was. This owner has struggled so much with her dog on a walk because he would explode at the sight of another dog. We did one lesson today and once the corrections for unacceptable behavior was applied, he GOT IT!!!
Good job buddy!!!
Cooper
Just said goodbye to Cooper. He shined like a rock star at the go home lesson. Thank you to his owner for trusting me with this beautiful boy!
Ruthies Award
****WIN NUMBER 2****
I want to thank EVERYONE that took time out of their busy schedules to vote for me!!! I am humbled and blessed to have your support! There is NO WAY this could happen without you!!! It was a great night and to celebrate it with my beautiful wife, made it even more special!!! Thank you all again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cooper
I know I recently posted a video on Cooper but this is a huge win for him so we need to celebrate! Cooper has never been in public until today. He was pretty nervous at first but I worked him through it and then he relaxed and realized that he had nothing to be scared of. I really put him to the test at the main entrance and he killed it!!!! There was 5 ladies at the service desk watching with big smiles on their faces. Awesome job Cooper!!!!!
Cooper
Today marks one week with Cooper. I don’t think I would have enough memory in my phone to record all the issues so I just hit a few, then got busy. Remember he deals with separation anxiety so I spend a lot of time building his confidence. Once he learned the DOWN command, then I can work on STAY. Taking one step away from him, he would break the down so I had to build trust that I’m coming back which leads to the long down stays. He’s doing very well and I’ll keep pushing him to make him stronger mentally.
Maverick
LEADERSHIP/BUILDING CONFIDENCE EQUALS SUCCESS!
There was a post in one of the local groups by a lady looking for help with her golden retriever. Thanks to everyone that recommended me, I was able to meet with her today and make some progress with the dog and owner. Maverick has bitten his owner, so she reached out for help before it was too late. If she got out the scissors to trim his hair, he would show his teeth. Not only would he not get in the bathtub, but he wouldn’t even go into the bathroom. So what did I do? I spent some time bonding with Maverick, then I had the owner take out the scissors and lay them on the counter and then he and I just played together. After a short period of time we had the scissors that was across the room, now sitting beside me on the bench, and I had him coming over and touching the scissors with his nose and then I would produce the reward so it became a fun game for him. Then I would touch his body. I would mark the behavior that I was looking for and then I would reward him with food and this went on for several minutes and then I brought the Owner into the picture which you will see in a video of us working as a team, and he did very well. Then we moved upstairs to the bathroom, which he would not even enter before, but on the first attempt, he went right into the bathtub and the owner was just blown away because he has never done that before. I had a long discussion with the owner about giving the dog too much unearned affection and being a leader to the dog, not a lover. Let me say this, this will be the first and only time that my followers will see me sitting on a toilet in a video. Lol Thank you to the owner for reaching out for help. I’m glad that I was able to get her on the right track to success .Again thank you to those that recommended me in the local Facebook group.
Bite
Let’s have a discussion… Who’s fault is it?
Jaxson
Jaxson is heading into his last week with me. Every dog has a different story so we adjust and customize a plan for each dogs specific needs. Jaxson needed a lot of confidence so that’s where my focus has been and it’s working. We will continue to push his limits to make him stronger mentally. Good work buddy!
Graduation
Just said goodbye to Bo. It’s always hard when they leave because of the relationship that is built during our time together. I’m so thankful that God gives me the opportunity to make a difference! See you soon buddy!
