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
We would like to welcome Princess Pickle-Lina to our Missing Link K9 training Family! 😻
Most people know me for my love of dogs and my pack, but most don’t know that I actually have cats as well. My heart cat who I recently lost in July at the tender age of 18.5 was my everything. He found me as a kitten and we were inseparable until he took his last breath snuggled in my arms. Losing Noah was like losing a piece of me and I realized that deep down I may just be a cat person after all.
Well fast forward a couple months to when my best friend found this adorable stray kitten in her yard in #Texas . Something told me that it was meant to be, so she fostered her for a month and then we met in #philly where I picked her up to bring her home.
Pickles will not only be an addition to my family but she has also started training to help me with my Missing Link clients as well. So stay tuned to hopefully see the final result of her learning to pack walk with the pups.
#balancetrainer #addingcattrainertomyresume #rescuecat #travelcat #catdog
Make sure you’re hydrating and staying cool on this hot day! These guys enjoyed a nice dip in the pool between play times.
#packdogs #hotsummerdays #rescuedogsofinstagram #ecollartraining #balancetraining
We do a lot of pack work with dogs. Many of the dogs in this video have had severe anxiety/reactivity in the past and some still struggle with it. By utilizing stable members of the pack to help them build confidence they are able to stay in a pack and walk off leash following the leader (me). Walks are not just for physical exercise, they help to provide a mental outlet and also build the relationship between members of the pack, as well as their handler.
Dakota is here for Bootcamp and in true husky form struggles if she doesn’t have a job to do. This breed was born and bred to run and pull over harsh terrain, they have the stamina of an energizer bunny! Literally!
We are fulfilling that genetic trait by utilizing a treadmill and backpack. Could she go much faster??? YES!!! But I don’t want to do that because her natural pace is fast, so by utilizing a slower speed she is forced to really focus on her steps and the task at hand of getting in that true mental workout. We have added a water bottle to each side of her pack to give her a little extra physical challenge as well.
I have Dakota get in her treadmill time before We work on individual focused training so that way her brain doesn’t have as many squirrel moments LOL. By doing this she is more engaged with me, the handler and what I am asking of her.
#husky #workingbreed #givethemajobtokeepthemhappy #boardandtrain #balancetraining #dogtraining #workingobedience
Dixie girl (brindle boxer mix) completed her bootcamp board and train program a month ago. She is back this week for boarding while her parents are out of town. This video may look like nothing to most people, but if you had seen Dixie before you would know how big of a step this is for her! She has been threw multiple trainers already. One of whom actually told the owners that “some dogs just don’t like other dogs”.. 🙄 Her parents figured that they would just learn to deal with a reactive dog for the rest of her life.
Dixie struggled with being a normal dog without becoming reactive and jumping into fight/aggression. Today she is able to enjoy proper play with other dogs. We make sure to advocate for her space if she needs it, but she is learning to communicate herself without needing to fight. This is a video of her playing with a new dog that she has never met before. Being a happy, and well balanced Dog means the world to Dixies family and I am thankful that I was able to provide this.
#dogrehabilitation #packwork #balanceddogtraining #rescuedog #dogtrainerlife #ecollartraining #ecollartechnologies #balancedlife
Having fun on a Saturday night. Every dog in this video is performing a job! Yes even Chewy who appears to be sleeping during the session lol.
🐕🦺 Daffodil is not just getting a physical workout in on the treadmill but she is getting a mental one in as well. Daffy came in terrified of her own shadow, so you can imagine what crazy noises and quick movements would do.
👆🏻This is where Lucy comes in with her workout on top of the crate. She’s providing lots of distractions for daffy and helping her to learn to work threw those fears and overcome them. Lu is also getting in a shaping exercise as this is not something we normally do with her.
🐶Karmin, who completed Bootcamp with us last year for human/dog reactivity, is doing amazing since going home and is working on impulse control and being able to stay calm and relaxed with new dogs near her bubble.
🐶 Shelby is jealously watching her sister get to work on shaping which is Shelby’s absolute favorite thing to do. But instead of participating she is practicing that impulse control and waiting patiently on place.
🐶 Chewy is doing what he does best during group activities..... Falling asleep while working place. 😂
🐶 Durango.. aka Monkey who is my 12yr old man who is retired but enjoys group exercises when rewards are happening and he knows nobody will touch his old arthritic body. Place work is a good exercise for him to do since he can’t get much of a physical workout in anymore, so making sure he gets that mental workout in is very important. 🧠
Bear rocking his place work!
This guy previously had no off switch, especially around livestock. He has been known to frequently kick into prey drive and chase/attack the horses, goats and chickens. He is now learning to practice his off switch and only look and listen to what is going on around him instead of always physically engaging. Next step we will be doing some pack walks with the rest of the farm. 🐕🐴🐎🐐🐐🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓
#packlife #balancetraining #hejustwantedajob #blacklabsofinstagram #ecollartraining #workingtowardsoffleash
#dogtrainer
The morning crew waiting on place for their breakfast. 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶
#placework #calmstateofmind #packtraining #dogtraining #impulsecontroltraining
Today we took a visit to our local @all_petsclub to get some practice in around small animals. Teago has been working hard on learning to control his prey drive and practice his off switch when told. Right away he was overly focused on this gorgeous and very talkative bird. Instead of kicking into prey drive when the bird moved, we practiced using our off switch and did some Conditioned Calming Response (CCR). Once finished we strolled away our new bird friend and paid a visit to all of the other small animals.
#dogtraining #CCR #dogrehabilitation #preydrive #impulsecontrol #ecollartraining #ecollartechnologies #balancetraining
When Diseal came in for bootcamp he had a small laundry list of issues that the owners wanted fixed. One of these issues was food aggression and resource guarding, which doesn’t work well if you have small children.
This was Diseal’s session yesterday. We worked on teaching him “out” and to respect the command when told. Growling, vocalizing, and using your small horse body to get what you want was not at option. I paired the command previously with leash pressure and then eventually overlaid it with the ecollar pressure. His normal working level is between 18-28, depending on his adrenaline. By using the ecollar we are able to give a more balanced and equal command each time regardless of the handler.
I am very happy with this guys progress and can’t wait for the owners to see his final outcome.
#dogtraining #ecollartechnologies #ecollartraining #balancetraining #disealthedane #greatdane #dogrehabilitation
