I rarely post updates of my rehab pups, especially the long term ones that I have had as fosters… but every once in awhile I get updates that just melt my heart. 🩷
Sherman came to me back in 2015 from @fortheloveoflabs as an almost feral dog. Human touch and compassion was something foreign to him and he wanted no part of it. It took this guy a week of me just allowing him to blend in with my pack and act like he wasn’t there for him to be even slightly comfortable. I remember I fell asleep on the floor one day and when I woke up he was snuggled next to me and the rest was history! At that point I had gained his trust and he knew I was there to help him. We did lots of confidence boosting exercises and allowed him to learn slowly with the pack. He stayed with me for almost 6 months, coming to work with me, going on road trips and just learning the world before he found the perfect furever home in Michigan, where I happily drove him again 12 hours to be officially adopted.
His parents wanted him to succeed just as much as I did and made sure to keep up with his daily training because he strived from having that structure and stability that he lacked for so many years. His biggest fear was of men but his new dad was determined to change that and happily did. They became best friends and adventure, buddies. I still get updates from his parents and it warms my heart each time to see that he is still succeeding and how much they appreciate the labor of love that I put into him during the time that I had him. Many think that simply just loving a dog like Sherman will fix their issues, but I and many other balanced trainers will tell you that’s not the case!! They strive from having that instinctual balance in their life that comes with daily training and structure, not just emotional and physical love. Remember that dogs are natural pack animals and even though they have been domesticated those instincts for balance are still there. 🐺
Everyone relaxing while watching me do some daily chores 🧹🧼🧺
We had the opportunity to visit LAW high school for their end of the year fun field day. I took a group of therapy dogs for the kids and staff to enjoy, I’m not sure who liked it more.. the dogs 🐶 or the people ❤️
Did you know that we also do weddings? 💍
GusGus made the most handsome “groomspup” and did amazing for his humans big day.
If you are thinking you would like to have your pup present for the big day, then get ahold of us because we can make it happen.
Just a little glimpse into some of our pack walks 🦮
And yes we have almost our entire pack doing some solid off leash walks and work. 👏🏼
Chaucer is in the home stretch of his board and train. He has made amazing strides with his behaviors, especially around tiny humans. We are so proud of him.
Just a reminder that we offer therapy dog work and we are happy to come to schools and let the kids enjoy some puppy snuggles and kisses ❤️ If you are an educator and would like to have us come visit, especially around finals time please reach out to reserve a spot. This service is at no cost as well, we do this for fun 😊
On our pack walks and anytime we are working we always want our pups to utilize impulse control. Not only with other dogs, but with people and especially with things that move… like bunnies 🐰
It is so important when you have an anxious dog to make sure that you have an amazing veterinary clinic for them. Sadie comes to us every other week for a 3 day boot camp. We know that her rehabilitation will take a little longer but her humans are amazing with keeping up with their homework and really taking all of suggestions to heart. This allows us to push her a little more each time and continue giving her exposures that she may not get everyday.
A huge part of her exposure is just hanging out at our veterinary office and watching everything going on while building confidence in herself and the great staff that will be working with her for her visits.
@montowese_veterinary_clinic
Wyatt was adopted from @wheretheloveisanimalrescue a couple years ago and his parents have done an amazing job of making sure he was set up for success once they got him. I temperament tested this dude when he was still with the rescue and I remember thinking how great his personality was. His only downfall was that he was a runner!!! And not the jogging buddy type lol.. he was famous for escaping and taking off with zero recall at all!! Even after his humans adopted him he would attempt to break out and take off on them.
Well let’s fast forward to now after working with @fullyunleashedk9 and participating in structured daycare with us, he has now become this amazing outgoing pup with a solid recall every time! This would not be possible without consistency and our wonderful ecollar tool. @ecollartechnologies
#balancetraining #offleashfreedom #ecollartraining #packwork #adopteddogsofinstagram
This girl was destined for big things in her life ❤️
#Ellie #boardandtraindogs #taskspecificservicetraining #balancetraining
