Did you know that we offer free monthly pack walks to all of our clients? Check out highlights from our August pack walk here:

We absolutely love having the opportunity to check in with our clients EVERY MONTH. FOR LIFE. Once you complete your training program, you’re in. You get this lifetime program to keep up with your training, meet monthly with our trainers, and continue challenging yourself and your dog in new situations.

Want to join our family of supportive, encouraging, and pretty awesome dog owners? Learn more about our training programs here!

We’re really excited to show you this new technique for crate training that we learned from Julie’s Canine Academy out east. We’ll break everything down for you, from e-collar conditioning, expectations, and troubleshooting.

You’ll also get to see it in action with training dog Penny. It looks a little sloppy with her because it usually is! We wanted to show you the raw footage, the messiness, and with that, the consistency required to help your dog learn the new expectations for the crate.

Crate training is tough because we’re usually dealing with some pretty tough behaviors -barking, whining, chewing, digging. If you feel overwhelmed, get professional help. But if you have the tools, desire, and patience to try it yourself, then go for it! Just remember that this takes time, so be patient and consistent. Results will come! And with this technique, they’ll come a whole lot faster.

We’re working with Boomer on his car manners today! This guy is known for jumping between seats, barking, pacing. Not only is that annoying, it’s not safe!

Watch this drill as we talk you through how to get your dog to safely ride in the car.

Day training is our newest and, dare we say, best program! It’s like school for dogs! Your dog comes for a full day of training, play, socializing, and more training with our experienced trainers. Meanwhile, you get to focus on you without any puppy interruptions during the day.

Each week, you’ll receive one lesson to learn what your dog has been working on, and we’ll show you how to incorporate those new skills into your daily life at home.

This is all about teamwork! We train your dog, we train you, you then go train your dog, too! Come check it out and see what it’s all about. We promise you won’t be disappointed!

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What is your mindset when you take your dog out in public?

Is it:
🔴 We’re going to have a perfect heel through the entire store!
🔴 I’m just going to run in quick to grab something, my dog can handle that.
🔴 I’m going to read my book at the coffee shop and my dog is going to sit quietly by my side the entire time.
🔴 We’ve practiced this at home, he for sure can do this in a busy store.

Or is it:
🔵 I have no expectations for this trip other than to see what my dog is comfortable with.
🔵 It’s ok if we don’t make it into the store. If he struggled on the way there, we’ll just work on car manners instead.
🔵 If he gets overly excited in the parking lot, we’ll just work on focus outside.
🔵 I know this might be tough, but I just want to see where we’re at on our skills so I know what to continue working on.

Your mindset really does matter here! On the one hand, you can choose to be focused entirely on getting things done, moving quickly, holding your dog to standards that they aren’t yet able to accomplish. And on the other, you can choose to slow down, give your dog your undivided attention, be incredibly aware of your surroundings, and be ready to change your plans if your dog isn’t ready for the challenge.

I can’t even tell you how many outings have changed course because the dog was telling me it wasn’t ready. That’s useful information!

Be bold enough to change the way you think about your outings with your dog. You’ll be surprised by how much better it will go if you slow things down and focus on what your dog is telling you, rather than simply checking something off your training to-do list.

101 Dalmatians is out! Do you know what that means?

That means people are going to be adopting Dalmatians that probably shouldn’t be adopting that breed. Listen in as I talk about the difference between family pet training vs. movie training, why you really need to do research on any breed before you bring it into your family, and how this movie can make it difficult for some Dalmatian owners.

Working through car sickness can be tough. It’s slow, takes patience, and takes a lot of work to get your dog up to the point where they can feel comfortable in a moving vehicle.

Shelby used to get sick driving more than 5 minutes. We’ve laid the groundwork and now we’re getting her moving. A 20-minute drive today, no issues! We’ll keep working hard over the next few days to make sure she can handle the long drive home on Friday!

We love our monthly group walks, and not just because we get to see all of these sweet faces again. We love getting the chance to support you on your dog training journey!

Dog training isn’t a once-and-done thing. It’s a lifetime commitment, and we’re committed to helping you through it.

For current clients: come on out to work on those leash skills around distractions! We miss you!

For our not-yet clients: we’re ready when you are. And we’ll be here every month to check in, tweak things that aren’t working, and cheer you on as you become a strong and empowered dog owner.