CrazyDogs

08/08/2021

Little miss Maya is all recovered from her grand adventure, and ready to start some training! We had her first lesson on Friday and she was fantastic!

30/07/2021

Hey camp pendleton! Be on the look out! I met with these two last week and they are the sweetest dogs! Let's get them home!

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PLEASE help us find our babies! Maya and Mikey got out of our yard between 7am and 10am this morning in O’Neill heights.

Mikey is a 2 1/2 year old male golden retriever. He is wearing a blue collar with my phone number on it.

Maya is a 6 month old female German Shepherd. She does not have a collar on.

I’m heartbroken right now- PLEASE if you see them call 619-813-4692

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30/07/2021

This can also be applied to dogs ....

The more we fight with our horses, the more we give them something to fight about.

When your horse gets anxious, aggressive, or upset, it’s important to realize they don’t WANT to feel that way. They are only doing what they can in the moment to get through it with the skills that they have.

It’s our job when they get there to guide the horse through their emotions to the correct answer. Not give them something more to fight about by fighting with them.

Remember, if we can’t control our emotions in the saddle with them, it’s going to be very hard to teach them to control their own with us.

20/07/2021

Yup!

"He's afraid of X, so he must have been abused by/with X."

In rescue, a lot of dogs come into care with unknown histories. Many of these dogs present with specific or generalized fear and anxiety.

It can be easy - so, SO easy - to attach a story to their behaviour. In fact, it's becoming increasingly common for people to adopt dogs BECAUSE of their story. The more tragic, the better.

The problem with this is that it tends to freeze dogs into their neuroses. Their owner becomes so attached to the story, so emotionally invested, that they themselves cannot move past it. When the owner gets stuck, so does the dog.

Then the story becomes an excuse.

He's aggressive to the postman because one must have abused him.

He's leash reactive to other dogs because he was a 'bait dog'.

He runs from us when we grab the fly swat because someone has hit him with it.

In most cases, these behaviours are caused from a lack of experience in the critical period of socialization. Their inexperience can present itself as fear, anxiety, stress and aggression; mechanisms they develop over time to cope.

But what exactly caused their rescued dogs behaviour is irrelevant. It's a fools errand to try to figure it out; an addictive oxytocin-fueled quest to justify a lack of action.

He's afraid of men? Make men = good things. He runs from the fly swatter? Pick the damn thing up and throw the dog a handful of steak a few times. See what happens.

When we adopt a dog, we're making a commitment to BETTER their life. Holding on to their past is doing the opposite. Show them they're in a better place by overcoming their problems, not nurturing them.

19/06/2021

Loki! Working on that down stay!

19/06/2021

Very first lesson with Miss Bailey! She's one smart cookie, already walking so nicely 😍

17/06/2021

Ceviche after just one week of heel work! With minimal distractions This guy was already an easy walker, but because he can be reactive on leash tword other dogs we're looking for FOCUS! He already looking better!

11/06/2021

First lesson with Ceviché today! This handsome guy just needs some guidance on his walks, he's super smart so it wont take much and he'll be good to go on all the adventures!Ceviche, is adoptable threw .

05/06/2021

The perfect way to start a work day is with little loki! Today he had his first lesson, such a smart cookie!

29/05/2021

This is a good one!

21/05/2021

First lesson with miss nugget!

15/05/2021

Its Saturday! Get out and play!

11/05/2021

Third lesson with Baloo! He's doing great!

10/05/2021

Check out this before and after of Athena!!

09/05/2021