17/08/2024
Can I just say how absolutely amazing our clients are!! Check out this gorgeous new tote bag and my new favorite coffee mug ๐ฅฐ๐ฆฎ๐พ๐ absolutely in love with them! Thank you Sarah and Murphy!!!!
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Dog training for assistance dogs (service dogs), working dogs, and therapy dogs.
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Offering dog training services for assistance & service dog training, obedience, puppy 101, and help for better manners in the home, on leash, or out in public!
15/08/2024
Guess who is pregnant and going to produce some amazing service dog prospects! Kaya and Tank (who we have some frozen samples from) will be proud parents soon! A waitlist is started and highly recommended for this litter.
One more hopeful surprise next week too!
07/08/2024
Friday, August 16 we have open spots for doggie swim lessons! Weather permitting. Options for gentle pool entry, lifejackets for new swimmers, dock diving, how to exit a pool, and settling in on a kayak!
07/08/2024
Another flight. This meant getting her paperwork together for TSA and DOT. The forms are much more detailed and strict. First stop was the outside pet relief area. Through security, then off to the indoor pet relief area closet to our gate. Then to the gate to wait to depart.
Why Ziraโs vest was off during part of our trip was due to her being hot in the crammed airport and on the plane. She wore her vest every time we got up to move but it was important to make sure she was comfortable. I am glad to be working on a more versatile SD vest coming soon!
I always keep in mind my dogs comfort while working. Now we are ready for a nap at the hotel! I could not make these trips without her.
05/08/2024
We have selected a logo to begin working with. I truly appreciate everyoneโs insight! I am so happy to have a Labrador as we do primarily use Labradors in our program. I did struggle with deciding on gender neutrality and we are here to help anyone with any disability needing assistance. Being a woman in what is still a male dominated field I chose to stick with the more feminine option as I feel this also represents my relationship with my SD Zira and the deep bond I see between our graduate dogs and their handlers. I like the small tree overlapping as I feel this helps to signify the growth and beauty during the journey with your service dog.
Over all I feel this image brought to life those deep feelings I have about the life service dogs help their handlers gain back! Thank you all for your help and support. I wouldnโt be able to do this without such wonderful clients, amazing dogs, and seeing the beauty as each team graduates! ๐โ๐ฆบ๐๐พ
03/08/2024
I'm looking to update the logo to reflect the transition to working with service dogs and our purpose bred Labrador Retrievers. Let me know what you think!
Iโm running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 57 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as Iโd love to receive your feedback.
28/07/2024
Such an amazing group outing yesterday! I loved having so many of our service dogs out and about together! we have a range from young dogs and a puppy and training for service work to some of our dogs that have been working for several years with their handler. Iโm so proud of each of the handlers and how they work as a team with their dog.
20/07/2024
Iโm so excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that starting August 1 I will be focusing on an owner assisted service dog program. It has taken several years to reach this point.
My new program will be a virtual based program offered as self-paced, interactive, or hybrid. Our current internal breeding and service dog program will continue and we are hoping for 2 litters this years. This will be a program offered throughout the US to help individuals through the selection process of getting a service dog prospect all the way through training.
While we offer this program is it always important to note that general access for service dogs is covered by the ADA and does not require persons with disabilities to have a dog certified or registered to assist them.
My goal is to offer a quality but affordable service to help guide handlers through the training process. We will first be offering a FREE course about service dogs and service dog selection!
15/07/2024
From puppyhood to graduation from our service dog program. Murphy and Sarah we are so proud of you! All the hard work and watching you two become an amazing working team.
19/06/2024
Having fun and staying cool so far this summer!!
13/06/2024
Hot day today means shorter but more frequent trips outside to play!
29/05/2024
One of my favorite parts of training is happy dogs who can have fun, enjoy working with their owners, and relax and be calm too. There is nothing better than a trusting, loving bond with our canine companions! ๐๐พ๐โ๐ฆบ๐ฅฐ
17/05/2024
I spent many years volunteering with this Humane Society of Humane Society of Calloway County. The number of animals helped and saved given such limited resources is amazing! Please take a moment to click the link shared. No money is required to help!
KEEP THOSE CLICKS COMING!!!
We have ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ to try and meet this goal and so far we are at 37% of the clicks we need to ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ!!!
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We partnered with YummyPets back in November of 2022 and were able to earn free kibble to help support our fosters who take in animals while they are looking for their forever homes. YummyPets reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in participating again and of course we said YES!!!
๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ซ. All you have to do is ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค https://fr.yummypets.com/voice/pot/360 and click the green button that says "๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐." That's it! ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ to earn our 165 pounds of FREE kibble.
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You do NOT have to create an account OR pay for anything. If you do create an account then every time you click to give it counts as two clicks instead of one (but again that is completely optional). You can also watch the progress bar on the website to see how many more clicks we need to hit our goal.
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๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ - you can click one time per day per device in your household. For example, if you have a smartphone, a tablet, and a computer you could go to the website on each of those devices and get clicks for every one!!! And don't forget to share the link with all of your friends and family as well!
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๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ!
12/05/2024
Happy Motherโs Day! Thank you to all the Moms, Dog Moms, and Mama dogs out there. We hope your day is relaxing and one filled to the brim with love! ๐๐พ๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐
10/05/2024
Interesting read!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZGiXk9CRvqLuDcbo/?mibextid=WC7FNe
Are you feeding your dog too often? โฐ๐โฐ๐ฅฉโฐ๐ฅ๐ถ
Dogs fed once a day are less likely to be diagnosed with age-related conditions than pooches fed more often, study claims.
In the largest largest study to date of feeding frequency conducted in companion dogs, University of Arizona-led experts analyzed data on 24,238 pet dogs from the US and found:
โข Being fed once a day lowered the risk of nine types of canine health problems
โข These included cancer, dental issues and either kidney or urinary complications
โข Similarly, dogs fed only once daily scored lower on tests of cognitive problems
โข But the team said it is too early to advise owners to change their pet's diets
โWe view these results as an exciting first step of an ongoing exploration of the impact of diet on companion dogs living in human environments. Given the intense interest in, and popularization of, โlongevity dietsโ such as intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding, these types of studies in dogs are both timely and important. We believe these studies will ultimately offer insights into factors that promote health and longevity for both dogs and humans.โ - The Dog Aging Project
The scientists and researchers we interviewed for The Forever Dog book agreed that one meal a day for healthy dogs is ideal, in terms of maximizing autophagy and minimizing metabolic stress.
To learn how to transition your pup to a new eating schedule and create an eating window (which allows your pup to receive the benefits of intermittent fasting while offering the same amount of food) check out the section in our book โPersonalized Meals as Medicineโ found here: www.foreverdog.com
09/05/2024
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dy23BMeZhaqyxHXY/?mibextid=WC7FNe
Starting on August 1, all dogs entering the U.S. (including those that left the U.S. and are returning, and regardless of the country they are coming from) must be:
โข healthy upon arrival
โข at least 6 months of age
โข microchipped
โข accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form receipt and required vaccination and veterinary documents.
Additional requirements may apply depending on where the dog has been in the last 6 months and whether or not the dog was vaccinated in the United States.
Use CDCโs Q&A tool (the CDC โDogBotโ) to determine what rules apply to your dog: https://bit.ly/2rww2bq
24/04/2024
Lots of fun with the dogs and farm this past week!
11/04/2024
23/03/2024
Some great photos of our pups! If you have some puppy photos please share, weโd love to see them in celebration of National Puppy Day!!!! ๐๐พ๐ถ
22/03/2024
Spike and Nash are hanging out this week for some refresher training and play time at the farm! Such handsome boys!! ๐ฅฐ
20/03/2024
Future dog trainers in the making! Excellent practice for 2 young pups to keep up what they have learned with young handlers. Great outing for them as well!
16/03/2024
How to tell if your pups have had enough exercise in the morning! When they are calm, quiet, and happily resting inside ๐ฅฐ๐พ๐๐โ๐ฆบ๐ด
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Konnor did an awesome job creating a video for us today!!!
Trying to get photos of the family! Mom (Zira), Rocky, Polo, and Ember!!
Lucaโs having too much fun rolling in the snow โ๏ธ ๐ ๐พ ๐
Rainy Tuesday!
It was a year with a lot of changes and hard work and I am so happy with the dogs and fabulous owners! Thank you for trusting me with your best friend to help you meet training goals and better the relationship you have with your dog. Here is to an amazing 2023 with great things to come in 2024! ๐โ๐ฆบ๐๐พ
Bentley enjoying some time in the field before all the rain! Love watching the senior pups having fun - even if they arenโt up to retrieving the toys they still have spunk! ๐ ๐ ๐พ
Merry Christmas from our family here at BRC!! ๐ โฆ.ah that perfect moment a new can of tennis balls is opened on Christmas morning for the pups ๐ถ ๐พ
Congrats to Dexter today! He was adopted by AK9I and will enter their program to become a detection dog! It is always a great day when amazing people step up to help give such a wonderful dog an amazing opportunity! Thank you so much for taking the time to come out and meet Dexter and giving him a place in your program!
Dexter!
Dexter in need of home or rescue! 1yr old neutered Belgian Malinois Dexter had high ball drive. He is learning to โoutโ or drop the ball in reward for having another ball thrown. This is helping him with his resource guarding greatly. He knows sit, goes into his kennel easily, is working on his recall, and we are starting positive reinforcement food work with him. He is crate trained and as far as we are aware was house trained. Dexter is learning the process of positive reinforcement training and it is a slow process. His previous training was ecollar only based (negative reinforcement and positive punishment). This has caused some confusion and frustration for him as his experience with training has been one where lots of aversive methods were used. Dexter has been cautious towards training but is coming around. He is learning that training can be enjoyable and fun. Dexter is very reactive towards kids and can not go to a home with kids. He is an active boy and loves to play. While we are taking things slow Dexter is eager to participate and definitely longs to be able to have a trusting relationship with a handler. He has not been evaluated for tug work or bite work but I expect he would excel with some training in bite sports as well. He has not been evaluated by us with other dogs. Previous owners said he did well at dog parks but we prefer a stronger relationship and higher obedience before beginning work with a group. I would say he would most likely be dog selective and not ideal with small animals or cats. Current on vaccines and heartworm prevention.
The days are getting warmer so it was time for early morning games of fetch before the afternoon heat!
Running of the puppies! The boys were well ahead of them so they were very safe!
A little fetch at the end of the day! A beagle, a chihuahua, 2 shepherds, 5 Labradors, and a very fast Malinois!
Zazu doing a bit of retrieval work at the pet store! Heโs always so happy to be working!
Renegade enjoying her spring pole!
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We offer a balanced and reward-based approach to dog training for puppies and adult dogs including obedience and manners, canine good citizen testing, emotional support, and service dog training.
