Sit Happens K-9 Academy LLC

20/01/2025

These guys are too funny in the snow
Freya refuses to come inside which is to be expected and Koda is happy that someone actually wants to play with him since the other dogs don’t like him 🤣

19/01/2025

One of the services that I offer and have experience in is Livestock Aversion Training. I don’t know of any trainers in my area that offer this service to be honest with you. Living harmoniously with my chickens , goats , pig, turkeys , and rabbits is a MUST , so this is the most important training I do with any dog that is becoming part of my pack or that I am fostering.

If you’re not familiar with it the definition is a form of training to curb high prey drive dogs , or dogs that see livestock animals such as cattle , sheep , chickens etc as fun things to chase or as prey with the intent to harm. Typically used for live stock guardian dogs and dogs like my own who live around farm animals.

Essentially you create an aversion to the animal so the dogs either ignores them or avoids them entirely.
Every dog is different and I find dogs with no intent may need redirection/ desensitization or a leash correction or two where dogs with intent to harm the animal need e collar aversive. With having integrated nearly 20 dogs into my small homestead , I have had a decent mixture of both as well as dogs that didn’t care at all.
The bottom line is if it is true predation , an aversive is needed because you cannot change genetics. Some dogs will still need to be supervised because left unsupervised dogs will be dogs , but the majority of them never harm or try to harm a farm animal ever again. An example of supervised would be my current foster dog, if left alone with the chickens running around for too long she will eventually grab one, but if I am out there she will not. My other 6 can be unsupervised without issue.

The proof that this training works is in these photos below. 👇

18/01/2025

If you guys aren’t aware , I started an instagram for the business a few months ago , I would appreciate it if you could go give me a follow !

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18/01/2025

Clifford had his third session today ! We went over recall as well as healthy play and boundaries with other dogs I used my dog Lana. I should have got a video of them playing because it was so funny. Next week Is our last session!

18/01/2025

I am offering $50 1 Hr phone or video consultations for new puppies until the end of January! (In person is also available as well)

AND if you sign up for classes at the end of the consultation that $50 will go towards your end balance!

I am also offering FREE consultatiions for newly adopted shelter / rescue adult dogs ! until the end of January

Take advantage of these limited time offers and schedule your consultation today !
The follow list is just some of the behavioral issues and services I provide !

Shelter/Rescue dogs
Puppy Training
Crate Training
Separation Anxiety
Reactivity
Resource Guarding
Dog Aggression
Human Aggression
Basic Obedience
Advanced Obedience
Off Leash Training
Multidog Households
Livestock/farm animal aversion
and much more !

17/01/2025

New logo 😍😍

17/01/2025

I have gained quite a few followers over the past few months , so I figured I would introduce myself if you are new here !

My name is Julie and for long as I can remember, I have always loved animals of all kinds, specifically dogs. I started my first dog walking service at the age of 12. That began a lifelong venture into the world of animals. I have worked in and out of shelters since I was 18 years old and am heavily involved in the rescue community. I had a few very difficult foster dogs come into my life that were considered unadoptable. I was able to either get them adopted or I kept them as my personal dogs. Over time, people started coming to me with behavioral issues with their own dogs because they saw what I could do with these dogs. It wasn't until 2022 when I pulled Peanut out of a shelter, that I decided to make a career out of it. I was sick of seeing the same dogs come into the shelter over and over because of some minor issues. I have 6 dogs of my own and one current foster dog. I also have a whole slew of other animals including a pot belly pig, goats , chickens , turkeys , rabbits ,quail, cats , a turtle , a gecko and some fish ! Most of them are rescues or products of rehome. I have fostered over 500 cats and dogs , mostly cats and have housed many many unwanted farm animals .

My entire goal is to keep dogs from getting sucked into the revolving door of the shelter system.
“Keeping dogs with their families and out of shelters” that is my mission.

16/01/2025

Merlin’s family asked me to drop in and let him out today. I love Merlin he was one of my first clients and he’s an absolute gem. It’s been a pleasure to watch him grow into a perfect boy. He and Freya get along nicely so I took her to see him and blow off some steam. They had a blast!

15/01/2025

Sometime last year I started introducing my dogs. So far we have met Lana , Prince , Koda , steel and my fosters in between. Well today I am going to introduce this small rhinoceros looking dog. This is Rosie aka Bean. I first met Rosie about 2 and a half years ago when she was pulled my a fellow rescuer and friend , Kate, out of ACCT Philly. She was pregnant and was going to be euth. She had a bunch of behavioral things like dog/ cat/ animal aggression in general , scars all over her face , horribly infected skin and freshly cropped ears. Her ears were so infected for months at a time that she is hard of hearing now. She is believed to be from a dog fighting/ backyard breeding operation, they even went as far as filing her teeth down making it difficult to pin point her age. We think she’s somewhere between 6-8 ish . She has been bred so many times that her ni***es used to touch the ground and she leaks p*e all the time.

Enough of the sad stuff , we officially adopted bean November 17th, 2023. She makes me look very bad as a dog trainer 🤣. She knows how to sit , stay , down and place but for short periods of time and forget about distractions. My main goal was to get her to function and not want to kill the other dogs which I have achieved. Unfortunately her genetics make her not like the majority of dogs she meets, but she’s cool with the farm animals so I will take it !

Even tho she’s been through hell , she’s the sweetest , most loving , most forgiving , dog. She hates training , hates going for walks , she just wants to play tug and hang out with her dad whom she loves dearly .
We didn’t plan on adopting a 6th dog , but Cory always loved her and she always loved him so it was meant to be !

14/01/2025

Enrichment prep for super cold days , days I’m gone all day and can’t come home , decompression , and for just simply working for their food instead of eating out of a boring bowl.

Need some enrichment ideas? I can help

14/01/2025

Do you have an anxious dog ⁉️
A dog with crate or separation anxiety⁉️
A dog that just can’t relax or settle when nothing is going on⁉️
A dog that whines and paces ⁉️
A dog that is constantly searching for a toy ⁉️

If the answer is yes ask yourself these questions .

1. Have you ever let the dog self soothe alone without you in the room just them by themselves⁉️

2. Has the crate or when you leave become a huge ritual of tiring the dog out , giving them something to chew , saying goodbye etc ⁉️

3. Do you find yourself constantly talking to the dog or giving the dog attention when they can’t settle down⁉️

If you answered yes to any of these questions and you have an anxious dog, you may have accidently created the inability to settle.

Dogs need to be taught how to do nothing .
They need to be taught how to be bored and cope with that boredom.
They need to understand that sometimes they have to be alone without you , without another dog , without being tired out , and without all the enrichments. Sometimes life gets in the way and we aren’t able to fully fulfill the dog , and that’s okay, but if we condition the dog to ALWAYS need something happening , we cannot expect them to do nothing when nothing is happening.

I hope this helps someone.

13/01/2025

If you are interested in adopting Freya, please send me a message on here!

Requirements to adopt Freya are as follows : own your own home , breed or similar breed experience , meet and greet with other dogs in the home , purchase of the e collar she is currently using to continue her off leash life , have an active life style , and commitment to at least 4 sessions with me to help her adjust to her new life as smooth as possible.

12/01/2025

Enjoy this super sped up video of shark boy learning how to do the jump. He can jump super high but he’s never learned it as an actual command so this is all new ! It was a half hour session or so. He did pretty well and I’m excited to see where he can go with this !

10/01/2025

Recently I got a few questions about being a “shock collar “ trainer .
Personally I call them e collars because to me a shock collar is a cheap collar that has very very high output and is usually used incorrectly . Where as an e collar , has a lower output with more levels and is typically Introduced properly.
I know essentially they are the same thing but there is a diffrence between well made and cheap. There is also a diffrence between doing it yourself and with a trainer that KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
NOT EVERY DOG NEEDS THEM and not every situation needs an e collar. In fact, some times e collars can make the situation worse , but usually it comes down to context.
I would be lying if I said it didn’t bother me that I get asked if I’m “the shock collar trainer “ because it does. For those of you that have gone through e collar training with me you know that I’m fair and it is introduced in the correct manner and I think I can count maybe 2 clients dogs I have actually had to correct with an e collar.

This isn’t what this post is about actually.
This post is about the force free community specifically a trainer in my area that feels for whatever reason to scrutinize me and go around telling people I’m abusive to dogs and I’m a “shock collar trainer “ . This person claims to be force free but yet uses head haltis, martingale collars with fabric as well as with chains , and slip leashes. I’ve never even met this trainer in person, but I do get some of their clients……

I’m sorry if you fell for this “force free “ nonsense because all of these tools create pressure and are designed to shape , as well as correct behaviors in dogs . They do the same thing as a prong collar but typically need more force implemented behind it. One can even argue the head halti is the most aversive tool out there aside from high e collar corrections.

Just remember it’s not necessarily about the tool; but rather how the tool was introduced , how it’s being used , and what it means to the dog. Any tool can mean something negative to a dog if it was introduced in a harsh way. As someone who comes from the rescue/shelter community before becoming a trainer: I have seen regular flat collars , harnesses and just about every other tool you can think of being used improperly and in an extremely aversive manner.

On the flip side , predation cannot be fixed with treats and redirection alone. Extremely aggressive behaviors cannot be solved with treats alone.
Training is very much predicated on these things. I’ve taken quite a few dogs off of head haltis and I have also taken a few off on an e collar because they were causing the dog to shut down from improper use. I have also added tools to lots of dogs.
Don’t criticize someone you have never met, never spoke to, and have never seen before and after a of dogs on death row.
Don’t knock someone for using “aversives” on dogs super close to death when that person may be the dogs last chance at life.

What works for one may not work for another.
You don’t want to use a tool? Then don’t it’s that simple.

05/01/2025

Petunia had her second session yesterday ! So far we have covered a basic sit /down stay , place , and leave it . She’s doing good . Can’t wait to see her progress !

04/01/2025

We took Freyja to Lowe’s last night . It’s the first time she has been in a bigger , busier store . She did great and I cannot believe no one has adopted her yet.