Beezy’s Pack

15/11/2025

Look at these dorks! 😍

14/11/2025

Cleo is an 8-month-old puppy with big feelings about being left alone.

In this reel, I’m practicing a slow, calm release from the crate to help her learn that:
• The crate is safe
• The door opening is not a “blast off” cue
• She can relax even when there’s a barrier between us

🧠 Separation anxiety is a panic disorder, not “naughtiness.”

That is why alone training is so important for every dog, especially:
• New dogs in a new home
• Adolescent puppies
• Dogs who already struggle when you walk away

🌱 First step in alone training: being “alone” with you still nearby.

That might look like:
• A crate with the door closed while you move around the room
• A baby gate or exercise pen while you cook, work, or walk to another space
• Short, easy reps that end while your dog is still calm

If your dog is screaming, scratching, drooling, or cannot settle at all, that is information. Start smaller, lower the difficulty, and get help from a vet and a qualified behavior professional so your dog is not rehearsing panic every day.

💬 Does your dog struggle with alone time?

12/11/2025

Dogs take in the world through their noses. Before their eyes and ears even open, smell is online. Letting them slow down to sniff helps regulate arousal, process new stressors, and come home calmer and more satisfied.

🌲 Why I build sniff time into every walk
• Mental + physical: nose work fulfills your dog and engages the brain.
• Regulation: sniffing lowers arousal so reactivity is less likely.
• Confidence: information gathering makes unfamiliar spaces feel safer.

✅ Try this on your next walk
• Give choice: let your dog pick the route when safe.
• Go slow: “sniff stops” every few steps are the point. If your dog is amped to move forward, also work backwards.
• Use a long line: 10-30 ft in safe, open areas, but have good management.
• Add a “find it”: scatter a few treats in grass to encourage nose-down searching.
• You can still start and end with a structured walk, or let your dog know when it is ok to sniff; the rest can be a sniffari.

Your dog’s best behavior starts with their nose. Let them read the woods like a book. 📖🌿

09/11/2025

The QUEEN Khaleesi 😋🥰

07/11/2025

Just dogs being dogs, while we adventure together 🤪

Reliable recall is one of the most important skills we work on, because freedom without safety is not fair. If you want your dog off leash, the ability to call them back to you, even around distractions, is something you have to build on purpose.

📌 TIPS FOR RELIABLE RECALL

1️⃣ Set them up to win
Do not call them away from big distractions until they are already good at coming when called in easier situations.

2️⃣ Protect their name
Their name should predict good things. Try not to use it to nag, yell, or call them for only “unfun” stuff.

3️⃣ Use safety tools while they learn
A long line is your best friend while you are still building recall. It lets your dog move more freely while you stay safe and prevents them from practicing running off.

4️⃣ Keep your recall cue “special”
Use your recall word for one thing only: “drop everything and run to me.” Say it once, help them succeed, and pay well when they get there.

5️⃣ Use real motivators
Train with positive reinforcement. Food is a primary reinforcer for a reason. Toys, play, sniffing, and access to you can all be powerful, too.

6️⃣ Start with no distractions
Practice recall in your house, then your yard, then quiet areas, and slowly build your way up in difficulty.

7️⃣ Make coming to you a party
Big praise, great treats, fun games. Coming when called should always feel worth it.

8️⃣ Do not punish the recall
Do not scold, grab, or chase if they blow you off. Reward them when they do finally come back. If you are frustrated, pause and reset instead of calling again.

9️⃣ Do not rehearse ignoring you
If you know they will not come in a certain situation, do not call them. Go get them, shorten the distance, or make it easier instead. Every time they ignore you, they get better at ignoring you. Every time they come and it pays well, they get better at coming.

🔟 Freedom is earned
Do not give full off-leash freedom until they understand the recall cue, boundaries, and rules of the game.

07/11/2025

Your dog needs outlets for their instincts. 🧠🐺

Every dog has a MAP, a Modal Action Pattern, for the predatory sequence. That sequence usually looks like:
orient → eye → stalk → chase → grab bite → kill bite → dissect → consume.

Breeding tends to dial certain parts up or down.
Herding dogs often love the eye and stalk pieces.
Retrievers are all about chase and grab bite.
Some dogs are all about dissecting and shredding.

Moose is a dissector. He loves to tear things apart, so we give him safe jobs that match that need. In this video, that job is shredding cardboard. He takes this job very seriously. 🫡

Instead of trying to shut these instincts down, give them appropriate outlets:
• Flirt pole or fetch for the chasers
• Tug for the grab bite dogs
• Cardboard and paper recycling for the shredders and dissectors
• Scent work and tracking games for the orient, search, and stalk dogs

This is functional play, it supports emotional health, and it can reduce pressure on problem behaviors like reactivity and chasing.

Always supervise and do not let your dog eat the cardboard, tape, or glue.

What part of the sequence does your dog seem to love most?

04/11/2025

Finn’s b***y really does make for a good pillow 😋 haha!

04/11/2025

Do you practice the basics with your dogs? “Advanced” training is really about getting very good at the basics. You have to master your foundations, before you can move up to your intermediates. For us, the foundations are about observing, fulfillment, engagement, and relaxation. Make sense? 💫 BeezysPack.com

03/11/2025

30/10/2025

Psssst… your dog probably doesn’t care that it’s raining, they still want to get out! If you're unhappy about going outside, your dog isn't going to be too stoked on it either. So… Get up, get out, and get their beans out before Halloween tomorrow! 👻

30/10/2025

🎃 From a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant: if your dog is not already chill with doorbells and costumes, Halloween is a “management holiday.” Training can wait… Safety first.

🧠 Today and tomorrow
• Long decompression walk, then setup for management or training.
• If your dog already has a prescription like trazodone or gabapentin, have it on hand and use only as prescribed. Dose early so it is active by start time. If kids begin at 5 pm, think 2 pm.

🏡 Option 1: Management only
• Candy station outside.
• Cover the doorbell and mute the chime.
• Post a note: “Please do not ring. Someone is sleeping. Take one. Thank you.”
Kids might still ding-dong-ditch. With the bell covered and chime muted, that should be the worst of it.

🐶 Option 2: Structured participation
• Crate set up by the door. Practice earlier: ring bell, cue “crate,” close door, open front door to no one, then drop treats in the crate.
• Night-of: doorbell rings → cue “crate,” you hand out candy, kids may toss one treat into the crate, no approaching, then they leave. We prevent “I bark and people go away” and teach “doorbell brings treats.”

✅ Night-of checklist
Meds on board if prescribed, treats by the door, barriers latched, white noise on, ID tag and microchip info current, candy and trash out of reach.

If your dog stops eating, fixates, or escalates, switch to the management setup and call it a win. Your dog does not need to love Halloween. Your dog needs to feel safe. ❤️‍🩹

Save and share to help another family tonight.

28/10/2025

We are enjoying the fall weather today 😍🍂