Pawsitive Initiative

13/02/2025

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22/10/2024

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For info on how to store pet food properly, Comment STORAGE and we’ll message you the link to The Forever Dog LIFE where in "Chapter 1 - Feeding Your Pet: the section titled 'Food Storage' we cover the best ways to store your pet food toppers, treats, meals, or supplements💊. Get your copy now and claim over $250 in digital FREEBIES valid till June 4th!

30/08/2024

20/07/2024

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For all the keyboard warriors and your copy-and-paste "positive only is the best and only way to train" opinion.

How about let me enjoy my morning coffee and you go find something else to do with your time?

19/07/2024

This 🙌💯

30/06/2024

If you didn’t know, every year I take care of dozens of dogs on the 4th of July holiday.

Inevitably, a few of those dogs will come to me with extreme phobias around fireworks.

And if you haven’t seen my past posts, fireworks in these parts are a pretty big deal. My next door neighbor’s house has resembled a war zone in past years, and it’s not uncommon for me to have a 360 degree view of fireworks as they surround me when I’m at our facility.

But every year, the dogs are relaxed…

And we’re often able to reverse phobias and create neutral dogs around fireworks pretty darn quickly.

Because SO many people asked me for help leading up to the 4th of July holiday here in the states…

I decided to do a very informal live chat on the topic.

I’ll share with you how we:

(1) Manage dogs and create safe zones so even scared dogs aren’t stressed out
(2) Change how dogs feel about fireworks so they go from cowering, shaking and drooling to being able to be outside with us enjoying the holiday

I’ve taken several dogs with extreme phobias…

Dogs that previously have been heavily medicated on the holiday…

To being totally fine outside while fireworks are going off right next door.

If you want to hear the stories of how I did it, join us live Monday July 1st at 11am Pacific.

It’s free…

I’m not selling anything…

It will be informal - nothing fancy (although be prepared, I’m not known for brevity)

I just want to share this stuff with those that can benefit so these types of holidays don’t have to be so stressful anymore…

And it’s just too much info to cram into an Instagram or Facebook post.

And for those who asked, I’ll do my best to record it and post it for those of you unable to make it live, but no guarantees technology will cooperate with me (if it doesn’t, it will be user error but me and technology are often not friends).

Here's the link to join the live chat July 1st at 11am Pacific https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82864303503

26/05/2024

This 👇 dogs that suck at doing nothing?

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15/05/2024

Possessive aggressive is a real thing.

09/05/2024

Always advocate for your dog; it gets you points in their eyes for security.

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09/05/2024

The best!!! Yes, it is YOUR fault!

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08/05/2024

It's called respect and spatial awareness. This is spot on!

As most know, I am currently raising my next bitesport prospect German shepherd puppy. He is currently almost 13 weeks old! I am also a mom to a 16-month-old little boy. ❣️

We had a common scenario this morning that I wanted to share about, because I feel that this scenario is often mishandled by many pet owners.

Bugatti (my puppy) was eating his breakfast out of his bowl. Ronan (my toddler) is at that stage where he’s into anything and everything! Naturally, he toddles over to Bugatti and sits next to him on the floor, intrigued by what he’s doing. He goes to reach a hand into the bowl. I immediately remove Ronan and attempt to occupy him with a toy away from the puppy. He tries to go back, so I pick up the bowl of food and allow Bugatti to finish his meal in his crate (he loves his crate!).

Bugatti is NOT a resource guarder. I have had him a little over a month and he has never growled, raised lip, or even given a hard stare to anybody over food (or anything else).

A lot of people would say, “make sure you allow your toddler to interact with the dog while he’s eating so he knows he can do that” or “make sure you play with his food so he gets used to it.” Why though? Why should my dog feel like he has so little autonomy that he can’t even eat a meal without being harassed?

Doing that type of stuff CREATES RESOURCE GUARDERS! It does the OPPOSITE of what you think it does!

If I allow my toddler to mess with him while he eats, though he might allow it now at this age, he is most likely going to get fed up eventually. And resource guarding can escalate VERY quickly once it’s present. Imagine someone else having their hands in your plate everyday when you eat. You may be nice and tolerate it at first, but eventually you’re going to get annoyed enough to react.

Let 👏🏻 dogs 👏🏻 eat 👏🏻 in peace 👏🏻 if you want to ✨ keep the peace ✨

29/04/2024

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