Behavioral Help For Dogs LLC

16/10/2024

Had a wonderful 2part Behavioral HELP for Dogs Service with the Munson family in River Falls, WI. The little white golden retriever that you see here had run amuck and was becoming aggressive and even a bit vicious. This has started to affect the adult retriever negatively.
With some directives, setting boundaries, administering the proper corrections, and even teaching the boys how to bike and rollerblade with the dogs at their side to drain the dog’s nervous energy, everything turned around for the good. All it takes is a little know-how!
www.behavioralhelpfordogs.com 😃👍

"Turning Naughty Dogs Nice" is our goal. Behavioral HELP for Dogs! educates dog owners and eradicates unwanted behaviors resulting in harmony between owners and their dogs.

16/10/2024

Had a successful 2 part Behavioral HELP for Dogs Service with the Munson family in River Falls, WI. The little white golden retriever that you see here had run amuck and was becoming aggressive and even a bit vicious. This has started to affect the adult retriever negatively, as well.
With some directives, setting boundaries, administering the proper corrections, and even teaching the boys how to bike and rollerblade with the dogs at their side to drain the dog’s nervous energy, everything turned around for the good. All it takes is a little know-how!
www.behavioralhelpfordogs.com 😃👍

04/09/2024

I’m going to be a columnist for the Baldwin Bulletin writing “As with all things Canine”!😃

04/09/2024

Assisting people in eradicating their dogs, unwanted behaviors. (turning naughty dogs, nice )😉 Adult dogs, puppies and finding the right dog for you.

26/03/2024

Peggy and Steve Kraemer of Knapp, WI reached out to me to help them with serious aggression issues that their 14 year old Westie, Keegan (pictured) was showing towards their new Westie puppy, Nori (not pictured). The Kraemer's had had several dogs over the years and never experienced an situation like this with any of them until now. Thus, they were at a loss. Not only that, but Nori was an extremely HIGH energy puppy. This is why I have a "Matchmakers - Finding the Right Dog for You" Service. If I can help people attain the right dog at the onset, it will eliminate a vast percentage of issues that can come up in the years that follow. Kegan was very territorial, possessive of Steve and had become the Leader of the family's Pack due to overly lenient ownership by the Kraemer's. The Pack Leadership had inadvertently been turned over to Kegan and the Kraemer's needed to get that back for things to become harmonious and safe.

I set up a full protocol for Kegan over the 4+ hour Session and 3 hour session that ensued. Nori would receive the same protocol but obviously pared down to accommodate her young age and size. This included a Structured Walk twice a day keeping Kegan at their side, exiting and entering the door before Keegan bolted out ahead, finessing the obedience commands, switching owners often so that Keegan could become loyal to Peggy as well as Steve. Any growling, snarling or charging at Nori or Peggy by Kegan would be instantly met with a cupped hand pop and a sharp "NO!". (This technique is not hitting). The pop can also be administered by a quick tug and release of the leash if there is one on him. If that did not do the job, then Kegan would be laid down quickly on his side and restrained with a hand at the neck/throat (the area of submission on a dog) and one hand on the hip to prevent scrambling out of the restraint. Once Kegan settled down, they could release him gently with no communication. This is not a punishment, it is a correction and receives neither chastisement or affection. It is referred to as the Dominance Position. Also part of the protocol were dog brain challenge games found on You Tube, having feeding time as an event 2x's a day as opposed to an all day smorgasbord and being the initiators and not the obedient followers.

I meet many dog owners that spend a lot of time telling me what a good dog they have, however, they do call me for a reason and it's not because of the good things. I need owners to face reality and see that there is danger in what their dogs are doing, especially when serious aggression is involved. If these owners will pursue the path of the protocol I establish for them as we work together, they will see the eradication of the dysfunctional behavior that is present in the family where their dogs are involved. I do believe the Kraemer's have the potential to see the turn around they need to make for Nori to be safe and for the two dogs to cohabitate amicably.

15/02/2024

The Pederson's called me out for an overbearing Lab-Dane mix named Casper who primarily belonged to their daughter, Alecia, a soft energy young woman. There was also a new addition to the family...a nervous, fear aggressive Cocker Spaniel named Alphie who had moved in with the family's son, Phil, after they had made the appointment. There was some acclimating to do there, but I found this family was very focused and dedicated which impressed me and made the session a successful one. The Structured Walks helped the dogs the most and they calmed down and fell in line readily. We walked them separately to eliminate as much distraction as possible. Alphie needed repeated Dominance Positioning on his side held in restraint by Phil's, hands. All of this aided us in draining the two dog's nervous, excess energy. There had been resource guarding on Caspers part towards Alphie, so I showed them how to properly do the feeding time as a Food Event, keeping Alphie in another room for now, so as to avoid an incident. By the end of the first session, the dogs were both so calm that Casper could hardly hold his eyes open and his head up!

In the Follow Through Through appointment, we did some refining and trouble shooting. I needed to get Alecia's energy to become more confident and assertive in order to be Casper's Pack Leader/Owner and not perceived by him as a "toy". When I came in that day, the dogs were quiet and polite as opposed to charging the door and barking aggressively when I came in the first Session. they were also getting along much better. Alphie was notably more calm and appeared to be adapting well thanks to Phil's overseeing and commitment. I gave the family directives to do the prescribed work as a team to get the "velcro" off of the dogs from their respective owners and expand to trusting and engaging with the other family members for a more balanced life. If this family continues on with the protocol that I set for them, they will enjoy the harmony that they hired me to come out for. It's all up to them, but they do have Casper's lifetime to contact me via text, phone or email whenever they need me. A big perk that I add on to my client's list of benefits when they hire me.

Alecia, Phil, Becky and Tom Pederson
Deer Park, WI
(Testimony written by Candiss)

10/01/2024

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I’m in my 18th year now of turning naughty dogs nice and still going strong! 😃👏👍💪🙌

"Turning Naughty Dogs Nice" is our goal. Behavioral HELP for Dogs! educates dog owners and eradicates unwanted behaviors resulting in harmony between owners and their dogs.