Training That Clicks

Cooling off after a warm day in Moab.

Tori and Chance thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Paso and Cambria!

New puppy and adult group classes begin next week! Only $99, sign up via the Mary S. Roberts Website.

Abe’s off to his first over night stay with his Marine and Chance is staying the night with another trainer. They grow up too quickly!

B&T Nana has been working hard on learning seizure response tasks to help her owner who has epilepsy. Service dogs must learn mitigating behaviors to assist their disabled owner, but this process takes a lot of time and repetition practice. We will soon begin working towards generalizing these behaviors to Nana’s owner.

Yay for mat work and impulse control!

Meet Stella the Borgi! (Border Collie x Corgi) She’s a super smart puppy who’s learning how to integrate with her new family and that unfamiliar people are a good thing and not something to be scared of. Excited to be part of her training journey!

This client has their hands full with THREE adorable Queensland Heeler pups! These 3 month old littermates are learning that their crates are a safe and reinforcing place to go, sitting earns them attention, and waiting politely and giving eye contact will earn them treats!

Many times every week I tell owners of reactive dogs the same thing: Please stop worrying about taking your dog for exercise walks. Maybe it is time to stop wal...ks for a while. And here is why. . If your dog crosses his threshold reliably when you walk him - whether that is because he reacts intensely to every dog in the neighborhood or he is highly anxious about traffic noises or he cannot be around people at this point - then every time you expose him to his trigger in a high intensity HIS REACTIONS WILL GET WORSE. . Stress responses rarely disappear into thin air one day. Rather, the dog goes through a cycle of encountering his trigger - being stressed - reacting intensely - and becoming EVEN MORE LIKELY to react badly the next time. . What you might be doing by continuously walking your reactive dog in an environment that’s full of trigger is to actually ingrain and strengthen his reactive response. . Now, I am all for exercising dogs both physically and mentally. But we need to look at this in the bigger picture. What good does it do if your dog had a 2 mile walk but he flipped out 10 times during it? Is this really the level of adrenaline you want him to associate with a stroll around the neighborhood? Should we not weigh the dog’s longterm mental wellbeing against the benefits of physical exercise through walking? (By the way - an on-leash walk is not actually tiring physical exercise for most healthy adult dogs anyway) . For most dogs with reactivity problems, we need to cease all random exposure to triggers and work on them in isolated, well-planned out settings. This could mean not walking your dog in your neighborhood at 7pm when everyone else is out. Or maybe not at all in your neighborhood - and instead in a less busy area nearby. Or maybe it means finding other forms of exercising his mind and body for a while. Please do not feel like you need to walk your dog in the presence of his triggers daily. . You know your own dog best. Does he seem highly stressed after his walks because he encountered a dozen scary and difficult situations? Then that walk is probably not worth it. . Be your dog’s advocate - if you listen to your intuition you probably already know if he should be walked or not. See more

There's time to register for our next session of Puppy K group training which starts this Wednesday. Sign up now! http://bit.ly/msrpactraining #providingsecondchances #adopt #foster #volunteer #puppyk #puppytraining #dogtraining

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FOSTERS WANTED We are still in need of 3 foster families who are able to foster 1 single puppy for up to 6 months. -The foster family cannot have other dogs.... You can have cats, but we are not sure how these puppies will be with cats. -The foster will need to live in a home and not an apartment as these puppies are not able to be walked in areas where other dogs are walked. -The puppies are on medications twice daily. Monitoring their eating habits and energy levels will be needed. -The puppies are puppies and come with everything a puppy comes with! Fun, love, play, and lots of kisses! Along with crate and potty training! -Please share this with friends and family as we are in need of urgent foster parents ASAP! As always, we provide everything needed! Potty and crate training how to, crates, food, toys, medical advice, ETC! Please email [email protected] to learn more about these puppies. If you know if someone is looking for a puppy, have them reach out! Thank you! Meet our puppies below!! Charlotte - 6 months old, 27 lbs. Shy at first, but warms up quickly. Loves pets, food, and to be with you! Rex - 9 months old, 37 lbs. He's a happy & loving guy, who loves pets and loves to be with you. High energy. Jack - 4 months old, 30 lbs. This happy pup loves attention. High energy. See more

5 month old lab pup Sadie working on sitting politely for attention. Rather than punishing or correcting your puppy/dog for a naughty behavior (such as jumping on people,) teach them an incompatible behavior (such as a sit-stay) instead!

Abe loves when his buddy Spike comes to stay. Chase games around the yard are the best!

For all who have missed this bles

Genetics are a fun thing... a friendly reminder that not all breeds are suitable as family pets and it’s not just about how you raise them.

Good News! Our low cost Vaccination Clinic now has longer hours to meet your vaccine needs. Beginning tomorrow, visit us from 9am - 1pm every Saturday. More inf...o: https://petsadoption.org/index.php/services/vaccinations. #providingsecondchances #adopt #foster #volunteer #communityresource #vaccineclinic See more

Working the place cue with clients Honey and Goldie. We are adding in distractions now such as the doorbell, people out front, and people coming to the door. Great work by these two and their wonderful owner

We will #neverforget the sacrifice of our Nation’s heroes on this day