Take The Leash K9 Training

06/01/2025

Yes! All of those little things stack up to be huge.

29/12/2024

Perfectly said!!!

25/12/2024

From my pack to yours, Merry Christmas!!


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28/11/2024

Wishing you & yours the best Thanksgiving!


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18/11/2024

My Kirk, sort of named after James Tiberius Kirk (Star Trek for those that don't know) was one of the nicest dogs I've had. Just a genuinely all around great tempered dog. Not only a handsome boy, but smart and sweet as well. It really sucks to lose them but it's so worth having them in our lives, although it's not nearly long enough.

16/11/2024

While puppy is on a leash in the house, you can stop him from chewing on the leash & any other things he shouldn't be chewing on. If he has a accident, think of it as you missing the signs that he needed to go potty. It makes it so much easier to housebreak a puppy when you think of it this way.

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14/11/2024

Love this post, so well said.

We see and hear many comments from people stating that with love, patience, and time, the dog who is engaging in (insert any unwanted, reactive, aggressive, or bad behavior) will be okay. But here's the thing, we have to get away from that toxic belief. That approach gets you and the dog nowhere. Instead, it only puts you farther down the rabbit hole.

It’s not a deficiency of love that’s creating the issues. What we typically see is the overabundance of it that’s creating the problems or a complete lack of structure and boundaries.

Here’s something to remember: while we work with some very challenging dogs, and are able to regularly turn them into much safer, happier, healthier dogs, it’s never due to the love we share. Although we care deeply about all the dogs we work with, and we do love our jobs, we aren’t bathing dogs in love and affection to turn them around.

Typically, we’re being tough, strict, and playing very hard to get with all our interactions. At some point, we’re usually able to soften up and share some affection, but that ONLY happens AFTER the proper relationship dynamics have been set in place. Only after they put their teeth away. Only after they stop being reactive. Only after the aggressiveness goes away. Only after the nervousness goes away. Only after we move through insecurities and fears. Only after....

Owners either want to skip the hard stuff and jump right to the fun, easy, rewarding stuff—or they simply are unaware of how dog/human relationships are built in a healthy fashion. They see the cute happy-go-lucky pup and smother them in affection only to have some major behavior issue hiccups arise a couple of months down the road. Why? Because there was no leadership from the owner.

And wherever that decision emanates from, the fallout is the same: messy dogs. Dogs who won’t get better because more love was shared with them, but it will most definitely get worse.

Why does your trainer get such great results? Is it just timing, mechanics, and training knowledge? Or, perhaps, do they happen to know something else you don’t. Something that helped them discover the other answers.

Let’s just say that the actual training isn’t the hard part. The hard part is learning to understand you, your dog, and your life.

So if “love” means learning how to lead, guide, and help, even when help isn’t fun or comfortable, then “love” away.

13/11/2024

I hope this helps someone. I've had success with yelling, aggressively hitting an extra leash on the ground, and with geese wanting to attack the umbrella was the best! it changed their mind from attack to retreat instantly.I think an umbrella would be great for shock value for dogs as well. I always have an extra leash on me now when I'm out walking dogs. I also recommend contacting your local police department to see what you can do legally if you're attacked or seriously threatened by an off leash dog or dogs, it just makes sense to be informed.

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09/10/2024

The Sean O’Shea seminar I attended in North Carolina. Fantastic information & fantastic people that attended. It’s so fun to be with a great group of like minded people.

06/04/2024

Day 10 of the challenge by and I'm down to the wire!
Forgive my attempt at poetry.
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03/04/2024

Day 8 of participating in the challenge by to post more helpful & creative content. Today's theme was things that might be deemed controversial.
I hope this helps anyone that has a nervous anxious dog, ECollar training is so helpful.k9.services
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