Rescued By Training

20/12/2024

Do you dread fireworks and thunderstorms, because you know it means a night of your dog pacing and trembling in fear?

It is completely heartbreaking to witness, and even worse when you feel like there's nothing you can do to help them.

Scroll through to learn some tried and true strategies to help your pup cope with their fear of noises.

19/12/2024

If your dog is on Librela, please talk with your vet about this letter that went out from the FDA to vets.

On December 16th, the FDA published a Dear Veterinarian letter detailing the results of the Center for Veterinary Medicine's analysis of adverse event reporting for dogs treated with Librela (bedinvetmab).

18/12/2024

It's almost that time of year again. If you find yourself dreading New Year's Eve because you know it means a night of your dog pacing and trembling in fear with each loud boom, you're not alone. Noise sensitivities affect many dogs, and they tend to worsen (not fade away) with each negative experience.

But it doesn't have to be this way! You can bring in the new year with confidence that you have a set of strategies in place to improve your dog's experience (and yours, too!).

17/12/2024

During this season of giving, the greatest gift you can give me is positive Google review. If I've helped you and your dog, I'd love if you would take a minute to leave me a positive review. It really helps feed the Grinch and helps me help more dogs and their people. I am less than 10 reviews away from 100 positive reviews on Google and I'd LOVE to get there by the end of the year!

Thank you!

https://g.page/RescuedByTraining/review

16/12/2024

From the archives!

With holiday gatherings happening soon, please remember, SAFETY FIRST. Supervise dogs and kids, ALWAYS and never let kids invade a dog's space. Teach kids to invite the dog into their space.

Your child may love your dog, but if they are screaming, running, throwing things, knocking things over, speaking loudly, crying, etc., it's very likely that your dog finds this scary or threatening.

Remember, your dog doesn't understand intent.

16/12/2024

New Year's Eve and fireworks are just around the corner! If you don't have a plan (including meds, if needed) TODAY is the day to make a plan and contact your vet!

See more in first comment.

12/12/2024

Fostering isn't always easy but until populations can be better managed through responsible pet ownership and breeding, including spay/neuter, fostering is essential to reducing the numbers of animals that are euthanized for space.

Fostering gives animals a much needed break from the shelter, and gives rescues and shelters critical information to help that animal get adopted to the right family.

(GG seen here with my husband, John. She was our 62nd foster that went back just yesterday.)

If you're interested in being a successful foster home and how to set yourself and the foster up for success, you can read more here:

https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/09/09/foster-home/

If you foster, I'd love to hear why? What motivates you to do it?

11/12/2024

I really dislike the saying "time heals all wounds." It's not true for physical wounds - we all know people who have had an injury and continue to struggle with mobility, pain or other issues. And it's definitely not true for emotional ones. What is "healing" in the context of loss? Forgetting? Moving on? Finding a new normal? Maybe it's all of these but none of that means we're healed from our loss.

And I find in my grief journey that the more time passes, the more salient the loss is and the farther away from those good times, that are just memories. And I'm terrified of forgetting things. I've been writing as part of my journey, like I talk about in this month's grief journey post. But time isn't healing the wound my heart has of losing Boo.

Read more in my post here: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/12/09/my-grief-journey-eight-months/

09/12/2024

Eight months ago we lost sweet BooBoo. I continue to share my grief journey so others know they're not alone and that their grief is completely normal.

With the holidays coming up, I've got a feeling of dread and this 8 month anniversary also feels somewhat monumental because this is now officially the longest I've gone in my adult life without having my own dog. Read more about my journey and some updates here:

https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/12/09/my-grief-journey-eight-months/

05/12/2024

If you missed my appearance on the RISK! podcast, here's a little bit of my conversation with Gail, one of the storytellers. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

04/12/2024

If I've helped you and your dog, I'd really appreciate a positive Google review! Positive reviews help other people find me so I can help more dogs. Think of it as feeding the hungry algorithm monster!

Thank you!

https://g.page/r/CfwJ8w6SJzdqEB0/review

03/12/2024

I was recently on the RISK! podcast talking about what else? Dogs! If you're not familiar with Risk!, it's a storytelling podcast and my husband is one of the audio editors and engineers. RISK! is weekly podcast where "people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public," created and hosted by Kevin Allison, of MTV's The State.

Read my post and have a listen:

https://rescuedbytraining.com/2024/12/03/podcast-episode-risk-gail/

02/12/2024

Expecting a baby? Download my free guide to get clear on the best practices for dog and baby intros:

https://rescuedbytraining.com/10-dos-and-donts-when-introducing-your-dog-to-your-new-baby/

02/12/2024

From the archives.

Yes, your dog is food motivated.

It really is this simple, folks.

Unless your dog is sick, they are motivated enough by food to perk their head up, change positions and make their way over to the food bowl.

Those are all behaviors they're doing for food.

We just need to adjust contingencies!

You can read more about this in this blog post: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2020/02/03/notfoodmotivated/

It really is this simple, folks.

Unless your dog is sick, they are motivated enough by food to perk their head up, change positions and make their way over to the food bowl.

Those are all behaviors they're doing for food.

We just need to adjust contingencies!

You can read more about this in this week's blog post: https://rescuedbytraining.com/2020/02/03/notfoodmotivated/

01/12/2024

If 1:1 training isn’t in your budget, my Separation Anxiety Foundations course may be the solution you’ve been looking for!

In it, you will learn:

✅ Exactly what separation anxiety is (and what it isn’t)
✅ How to perform an assessment
✅ How to read your dog’s body language
✅ What each training session looks like with sample steps
✅ How to track and measure your dog’s performance
✅ How to handle training regressions
✅ And much, much more!

You set the pace here; there’s no deadlines! And you’ll get lifetime access to the video modules and all other course assets.

Learn more about the course here: https://rescuedbytraining.com/separation-anxiety-course/

30/11/2024

It's Small Business Saturday and I'm here to remind you of all the ways you can support a small business like me!