Luca went on an outing to Petsmart today. We started his trip at home with a sit at the door where we put his leash…
Group Field Trip
Our team had such a great time at Pullen Park last week that we decided to go again this week. Luca, Abby, Grady, and Noah…
Luca: Walks with Distractions
Luca and I hunted down all the yards with barking dogs in them this morning so that we could practice Luca’s self control on walks.…
Pebbles and Callie playing fetch
Sometimes the dogs just plain need a chase a ball to get rid of excess energy. Pebbles and Callie enjoy chasing a ball together
Keeping Callie busy mentally
We feed Callie her dinner in a couple of kongs. They make eating dinner more work, which helps drain some of her excess energy.
Grady, wait!
We teach wait for several reasons. The main one is to get a dog to stop moving when given the "wait" command. That can work…
Abby: Off Leash Obedience
We are working on Abby’s obedience commands at a further distance when we go in our walks in the neighborhood. She’s doing great!
Abby and Luca: Playtime
Abby and Luca are learning how to play appropriately. Chasing is good, but tackling is not! They also need to break it up when I…
Abby: Basic Manners Class
Abby attended her first indoor class tonight. Being closed in with lots of people she didn’t know was hard for her! She coped well with…
Callie learning to relax in public
Callie likes to watch everything that’s going on. That’s fine as long as she’s sitting nicely next to her handler. She’s doing great with distractions.