Family Pet Coach-Susan Ralston CVT

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Family Pet Coach-Susan Ralston CVT

I WILL NOT BE TAKING ON NEW CLIENTS UNTIL SPRING.
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SORRY TO SAY I WILL BE HAVING SURGERY (TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT) IN NOVEMBER
I WILL BE TAKING A BREAK FROM TRAINING STARTING IN NOV, BUT I WILL BE FINISHING UP WITH CLIENTS I HAVE IN OCTOBER.

30/09/2024

Training a deaf dog is a challenge, but Johnny already is a good trainer, so he adapting well to hand signals.

30/09/2024

I had the challenge of training a deaf white boxer Cappy, owned by my nephew Johnny. He was in a shelter for 2 years. Johnny had already taught him some hand signals, and I am helping now with others I use lots of treats and praise.

24/09/2024

Just when you think you've heard of all the different mixes this is a shepherd and poodle. Ollie a young male, very smart and is a very balanced dog.

22/09/2024

Isn't this about the cutest puppy ever? Harper is a cavapoo and you would think the sweetest puppy, but she is a resource guarding issue. And we will work through this to make her the perfect pup then!

13/09/2024

Josie went to her adoptive family yesterday. The rescue found a lucky family with 2 little boys. Happy to have given her a good start. I will post some of the training videos to show my puppy training.

10/09/2024

Starting out on leash, not as good as Whitley yet, but she is getting there. You want to make it a fun experience.

08/09/2024

When should you start training a puppy to walk on a leash? You can start right away when they're little is the best time. Put a soft collar on and attach a long light leash and have them drag it around first until it doesn't bother them. Have a good treat be very encouraging and watch how this puppy is picking this up. Good job Whitley!

03/09/2024

Josie is doing well, housebroken fairly well, knows basic commands and walks on leash. Looking for the right home for someone looking for a sweet girl.

29/08/2024

Puppy tips: Always under supervision with toys.

27/08/2024

I am fostering the cutest collie pup Josie. She came up from Kentucky last Saturday. Still has baby teeth, around 3-4 months old 19 lbs. If interested contact the rescue in one of the pics. Bless the people that work in rescues and transport.

12/08/2024

This is Mary with Daisy. Daisy was hyper reactive to everything with barking. Doorbell, knocking, and people coming in. At the end of the lesson she understood not to do that anymore. And it's up to them to reinforce until she knows it's unacceptable to bark.

12/08/2024

#3 after this session Christina reported the next day she slept through the night!

12/08/2024

Crate training a puppy is not always easy and the day after two nights of puppy crying all night is when I went to help Christina. #1 of 3 video's.

12/08/2024

This is a video that I will be mentioning in the next training video about dog crating. And this is what I balance my dog training from. Notice how the mother "Taps" the puppies and
barks at them to get their respect. And each puppy reacts differently some need many times others once.

09/08/2024

It is very important that the bigger dog not jump the puppy, and Christina did a great job not allowing that. If that happened it could freak the puppy out and hard to bring back from that. Isn't she the cutest!!!

09/08/2024

My client Christina wanted a puppy and asked if I could come help pick out the puppy. Max her lab/husky male, is a very dominant dog and it took a lot of work a few years ago to get him under control. So the first thing I told her is that you don't want a male puppy, he will grow up and they might challenge each other. So the female's role by nature is to rule the roost , so if he is normal mentally he will not fight with her. So then we had pick of a couple females, and in observing the pups in a pen I watched the body language of the pups and saw the one was backing away. Max was running around on leash very excited. So the one that came up to sniff him through gate, is the one we brought out. Both on leashes to prevent either getting to wild. Then watched body language, held Max back so he wouldn't run her over. And let the sniffing begin. And after about an hour this is what happened and Max has a new buddy Whitley!

06/08/2024

For people that don't like hanging tags this is an option. Take a piece of paper, write the number and tape it around and around. Breaks my heart to see so many lost dogs that could be returned if there was a number. Plus it would save you lots of money if the dog is picked up and boarded at the pound it's around $250 depending how long stays there.

03/08/2024

How fast can your dog do a sit, down, stay? Angela is rocking it with Deliah! Training is so fun.

29/07/2024

Hi I am Susan Ralston with Family Pet Coach. I am offering a new session called a "One and Done". People often tell me they have a great dog except for “this one thing.” Examples include jumping on people, excessive/uncontrolled barking, puppy play biting, and pulling on walks. I will do an evaluation of your dog and assess what training tools are needed. I am offering this $70 "One and Done" special to the Manhattan area only. PM me for more info or to set up an appointment

29/07/2024

This is an example of "one and done". When I came in this dog was barking and out of control. So for this exercise I taught her what to do and now it's up to her to follow through but she has the tools and knowledge how to do it now. Way to go Kathy, Rona is going to excel.

18/07/2024

Max and Anne.This is the sad side of rescuing dogs. Anne adopted Max 2 months ago, and he is a very volatile dog and has bitten over 10 people. He is attached to Anne, but she hasn't been able to control him, he barks viciously at everything and everybody. I have started training, and we are getting a muzzle for him . He was a stray that was running free and was finally captured by cage. Friendly the day he was adopted out and that is what fools people, after 2 months the true personality shows up. Say a prayer for Anne, this will be a hard journey, but we are giving it a shot for a couple months.

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Training a deaf dog is a challenge, but Johnny already is a good trainer, so he adapting well to hand signals.

Ollie was a puller on walks and here is Kailie doing a great training session with him.

Starting out on leash, not as good as Whitley yet, but she is getting there. You want to make it a fun experience.

Josie is doing well, housebroken fairly well, knows basic commands and walks on leash. Looking for the right home for someone looking for a sweet girl.