Solutions Dog Training Plus, LLC

19/10/2024

This is rescue dog, Bluey, and he has earned my admiration.

Bluey has been through a lot in his short 1 1/2 years. This has caused him to be anxious and slow to trust and show affection. Even though he is in one of the best dog loving family I have ever met, building his confidence is a marathon.

To all of our delight, Bluey has laser focus during training. He learns remarkably fast! This will really help with his anxiety because his family is committed to always keep him learning and to enrich his life as much as possible.

Bluey enjoys his puppy sister Vienna. More on both of them coming soon.

Look how handsome!

19/10/2024

About 8 years ago while at Peace Valley Park, I stopped dead in my tracks. There were about a dozen people standing around 2 Leonbergers with their humans.

How often do you see Leonbergers outside of a dog show?

That was a start of a friendship and some occasional pet sitting gigs. Fast forward to present time, and I live 1 minute from them and have had many pet sitting gigs.

My friends currently have 3 generations with the grandfather being the young dog I originally met. Each generation, even the pup, are champions in the ring. They are running out of room in their house for all the ribbons.

I know this breed is not for everyone, however, technically they could be. They are such gentle souls and so affectionate.

Enjoy this eye candy.

29/09/2024

A must, must watch. Amazing.
ALL dogs need to live their best life, not just exist. This Belgian Malinois hit the jackpot.
What a special dog!

27/09/2024

God blessed us with dogs.

This photo was taken by a vendor sitting on a sidewalk, and commented:

"This dog was sitting watching the customers who took food from me and gave me a currency note in exchange. After a while, he immediately got up and brought a piece of leaf, and looked at me with innocent and hopeful eyes. As if he wanted to eat something, in return, I fulfilled his wish."

This story is a perfect example of simplicity and innocence, where even an animal tries to understand human behavior.

08/09/2024

Dogs have to be active! They have to work and play to be content. No one can convince me that a dog is content just laying around your house doing nothing.

Bless this owner for understanding her Border Collie.

17/08/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/zsSZgLFbbxpFGhRj/

Make sure you read the text in the video. Try not to cry happy tears.

15/08/2024

This is Vienna, aka Vee. She is 4 months old.
Stay tuned as the puppy party has just begun.
Wahoo Woof!

13/08/2024

My "one". The bestest boy! My canine soulmate.
Gone 11 years today.

I hope everyone is blessed with that “one dog”. This is the dog where you can’t remember life before them, and you don’t understand how you are standing upright without them. — Pat Aiello

12/08/2024

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR!

09/08/2024

Most of the stories on here are about rescue dogs. Sometimes, a purebred will be showcased with their story. Within that group, sometimes a rare purebred will show up.

This is the case with these two precious dogs. The Scottie is 9 months and is a perfect candidate for The Foundations Course. His name is Andy and is nickname is Barky Barkinson! You know I am not making that up. I am calling him Barky and he is so adorable.

The Shar Pei is 6 years old and her name is Willow. She does not have a skittish bone in her body unlike most Shar Pei's, however, she has not told me if she wants to enroll in the course yet. I will work on winning her over.

We just started our "Strong Beginning" (see website) so stay tuned.

06/08/2024

PURINA DOG FOOD USERS: Head (and tails) Up

26/06/2024

"What's up Doc?"
My new client Doc, will tell you that he just turned 4 on 6/1/2024 and he is believed to be an English Setter Mix.

He will also tell that he is sad because he lost his owner and his playmate. He arrived in his new home at the end of March.

This is where I come in.

I will tell you that in 22 years of working with dogs, Doc is in the top 3 most unique and challenging cases to come way.

As always, I thrive on challenges and I am determined to help him live his best life. I will need to wear 3 different hats to pull this off.

Did I mention challenging?

Doc would also tell you to wish him and his new friend, Aunt Pat, lots of luck.

TIA

22/06/2024

Meet 6 year old Oliver. He is a GSD, Lab and Cocker Spaniel mix. At the consultation the couple gave me Oliver's report card.

Goes nuts on leash when he sees other dogs with Mom walking him. Dad claims it rarely happens with him. He also pulls pretty hard with both, confirmed by me. They use a retractable (gasp).

Got into fights at dog parks.
Oliver was kicked out of doggy day care at Pet Smart.

I remember years (decades) ago when I told a trainer to help me teach my Siberian Husky to like most dogs. Ha Ha Isn't this what most owners want?

I explained to them Oliver may have different reactions to the dogs they encounter. He plays with the dog across the street.

I observed some anxiety when we finally got a friendly woman to help us out with her dogs. We stayed on opposite sides of the street. Oliver got up in the air on his hind legs.

SAFETY FIRST!

To start, we got rid of the retractable leash. I hope they are banned some day. Then we got Oliver in a chest-led harness and to cut off the momentum of the pulling, we used a shorter leash.

Next we will train the humans and hopefully use another client of mine that is a couple of blocks away.
Of course, we will wait until the current heat wave is over.

Oliver is a jovial soul. Always smiling at any visitors. He is a fairly quick learner and has good focus. When he gets over stimulated or too excited, he puts himself in his crate. Darndest thing I ever saw. He comes back out after he is calmer.

I really am enjoying working with all three of them. Look for more on Oliver.

22/06/2024

I want to work with people who want to work. Be excited! Be committed and we will accomplish great things together.

22/06/2024

Meet ZUKO, an almost 5 year old Cockapoo.

Zuko is the grand dog of a former class mate of mine. When he passed 5 years ago, it sent shock waves through our entire class.

Now I am working with his daughter, wife and Zuko. This little guy keeps me giggling most of the session. He is such a character and his Mom has taught him some pretty cool tricks.

This quirky guy has some quirky issues that are improving with each session.
This is because the humans are putting the work into his training and even with hectic schedules, they stay committed.

I thank them.