Kim & Zion are a fantastic team. It takes a lot of emotional strength to work with a dog like this but the bond you create is worth it.
Kim spent the first 9 months of Zion's life doing her best with positive methods. When it became clear his behaviour was getting worse, she made the choice to switch to a prong collar and muzzle to protect Zion, herself and others until she could get more help.
Here's their progression.
Birthday Girl has one wish: Come wave a paw at Orono Vet Hospital 12-4pm today!!
30 Cobbledick Rd. Orono
Training for a high degree of control, means your dog can enjoy a high degree of freedom. Nothing like a good grass roll and a sploot at the park!
We’re a Furry Friends Pet Resort 10am - 5pm. Come on out and say “Woof!”
Nail trimming, am I right?! 😅
Your dogs and summer weather!
With the recent hot and humid weather we’ve been having lately, we want to take a minute to share some helpful tips and tricks. Meeting your dog’s exercise needs can be tough this time of year!
⭐️ Make use of the water! Head to the water front, pick up a small kiddie pool or even grab the hose. Even if your dog isn’t a swimmer, getting your dog’s paws and chest wet can go a long way in helping them stay cool. If you’re heading to the lake, check your cities website for updates on Blue Green Algae.
⭐️ Walk your dogs in the early morning, or in the late evening. Avoid the middle of the day as this is when the sun is at its peak. Tip! If the pavement is too hot for you to hold your hand on, it’s too hot to walk your dogs on. Find some grass to exercise them on instead or wait for a different time.
⭐️ Keep an eye out for the beginning signs of heat stress. Panting is normal, but excessive panting and drooling is alarming. Watch out for a bright red tongue. It may also start curling at the end or hanging off to the side. Please note, signs that your dog is experiencing a heat stress emergency include: Vomiting, lethargic, disoriented, muscle tremors, and more.
⭐️ Help your dog acclimatize! Just like us, dogs can become more accustomed to warm weather over time. You can help your dog with this by slowly increasing the time you spend outdoors in warm weather, while always watching out for signs that your dogs has had enough. Many things will depend on this, such as your dogs age, size, and breed.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns with your dog and the hot weather, send us a message.
Heeling… with some personal flare✨
Heeling, with some personal flare✨
Hazel wants to make sure you don't forget to pick up some motivators for your training!
Thanks to Ren's Pets for helping us train and socialize. It takes a village to raise a dog!
Building your dog's natural drives using play can go a long way towards creating solid reward systems for your training as well as satisfying their biological needs.
Our Biologically Appropriate Play Program will help you identify and develop your dog's natural drives whether that's chasing, pulling, fetching, jumping, hunting, defending, or just being goofy AND show you how to give those drives an APPROPRIATE outlet.
Our Group Class last weekend took on the dog park! Well… the outside of it. It was a fun and relatively easy class with everyone working on attention through distraction, and applying it wherever they saw fit in the environment.
Busy locations like this can be scary, especially if you have a reactive dog. But they are also really helpful when teaching your dog how to be an appropriate companion in all aspects of life. Whether it’s the lakefront, hiking trails, downtown, or even just your neighborhood subdivision, we’re here to help set you and your dog up for success.
