Grateful K9 Training

Check our Stella’s new cot! So patriotic Stella! Thank you for the reminder to train and the value of having a lovely & well made target for Place. Speaking of being patriotic, remember to VOTE!!! #4legs4pets #place #stellaistgebest

Such a pleasure to be working with a reactivity case and realize I’m blocks away from an alumni training dog, Hazel! I texted Hazel’s owner and asked if I could grab her to do some work. One of the hardest things when working with a leash reactive dog is that every dog they see on walks and react to goes away...rinse & repeat. This becomes a pattern for the dog (postman response) and never do they settle or the handler learn how to guide them through their choices - it’s just... a lot of bark/lunge and trigger goes away. So it was very nice to have that trigger only go away when there was a calm dog & an in control owner! Grateful for the random neighbors with dogs who also came out to assist in providing calm & stable dogs. Great to see lovely Hazel and leverage her bouncy yet sweet nature to help Stella learn to cope with her feeling as her owner guided her through making better choices. #dogtraining #gratefulk9training #leashreactivity See more

Alumni boy Murphy is here with us for the week. He’s such a character. And no Murphy, the entire length of my couch is not your personal back massager & post meal face cleaner! #scottishterrier #alumniboardandtrain #terrier #gratefulk9training

This was such a fun group of 4! Kitty is TOP DOG #bordercollie #rhodesianridgeback #labradorretriever #mutt #offleashlife #ecollartraining #dogtraining

Practicing off leash responses with B&T 10 month old Lab boy Blu with the help of Kitty, Sawyer, and Stella. #bordercollie #rhodesianridgeback #labradorretriever #mutt #dogtraining #offleash #ecollartraining

Lake time with this awesome crew of 6 a few weeks ago! Trying to catch up on pictures! #weimaraner #labradorretriever #bordercollie #gsd #portuguesewaterdog #dogtraining #offleashlife

Chase buddies Stella & Emmy. It’s always nice to find friends who enjoy the same things and can keep up with you too! #offleashlife #gratefulk9training #ecollarfreedom #ecollartraining #ecollartechnologies

Yeah! 4 more cots from @4legs4petscots - I’ve always had 30x40 and 22x22. It’s nice to add four 30x30 to the fleet. So many uses and these are the best cots!!! Stella & Kitty approve #cots #dogtraining #cotsarebetter #Place #up #climb #resthere #zenhappenshere

Client update from Gretchen’s owners: Holding a good, calm down yesterday at a brewery. Meanwhile there were 2 giant German shepherds less than 10 ft away! She went from exploding at the sight of another dog...lunging, barking, and snarling to hanging out at the Brewery! ... Such process for Gretchen & her owners. Some gut wrenching honesty; this isn’t always the result. We can almost always work to get the dog doing better in these distracting environments but they still might not be brewery material at the end of the day. Work to get things better, to get best...but never loose sight of the fact that: - Other people are looking to enjoy themselves in these environments. - You can’t control what other people do or how they manage their dogs. - Your dog might ultimately never be that brewery dog...they’d rather have peace & space at home. Soooo proud of how far Gretchen has come. She is learning that she gets to do more with her people when she controls her impulses and is calm. ***trainer tip, bring a small blanket, little bed, or mat to help them be motivated by comfort to settle into and a clear boundary of space to be in.

The current crew! Kitty, Stella, Blu (B&T), and Sawyer! Such a great group to work Blu around. #bordercollie #bcmix #labradorretriever #rhodesianridgeback #gratefulk9training #dogtraining

If there was ever a puppy that reminded me of Birdie it’s this girl Roxie! She’s such a bright little thing with so much drive to work! I wanted to scoop her up ***scoop up is code for steal!

I can see the kids outside and I’m not barking! This message was brought to you by Boston Terrier boy Hunter, a former very gratuitous barker who’s in recovery. He’s getting lots of rewards for being quiet and is being held accountable otherwise.