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03/12/2025

Things to know:

1. Personal space is taught in many ways. Doorway boundaries, tethering, place training... this is ONE of many methods I use

2. Figuring out if my dog just needs play or obedience training is just based on planning ahead. If he hasn't played yet, we do that first.

3. When I DO want my foster dog to come into my space, i will just invite him over by name. Even to play.

5. This lesson of personal space helps with separation anxiety

6. It helps with jumping on guests

7. It means later i can eat food on the floor watching a movie without my dog getting all over me

8. Signalling ALL DONE after play or OFF YOU GO after a cuddle session is essential so your dog knows its time to walk away.

Any Qs?
Comment them below.

03/12/2025

Please share your advice if you work from home AND have a dog 🥲🥲

Thank you in advance!!

02/12/2025

Ive got adhd. My dog can be crazy.
Is it linked?

Maybe.

But I've spent so damn long telling myself that if I wasn't so… excitable about life
If it wasn't so expressive
If I wasn't so full of energy

That my dog would be more chill.
So therefore its “my fault”.

Maybe thats you too?

Im done with that thinking now. Im unlearning it.

Here's what I know instead:

1️⃣ some people can have an excitable personality and a calm dog

2️⃣ you can TEACH your dog your dog to be calm *despite* your energy levels in the home

3️⃣ there's much more to a dog who pulls or ignores your recall than just “being calm”. It can help sure. But its not making them run away

4️⃣ Advice like this just isnt helpful. What do you with it? Start to become more zen??

5️⃣ When you start using games to train like I do, it doesnt matter. The skill wins regardless.

E.g.
👉 Recall games like “recall jackpot” where you say your dogs name, say come over and over, and each time toss food over and over in many directions to make it a crazy game.
Or

👉 Calming nose games like “cone hunt” where you place food under 1 cone but not a 2nd cone, and guide your dog to sniff which one it is and then sit before being released to have the winning food prize

((Comment GAMES for 80+ other game tutorials, all filmed as videos.))

Dont let mister “Zen Ken” shame you for not being chill enough.

Your dog can be trained no matter how energetic you are in life ♥️😊

02/12/2025

Its a safe space here to talk about the topic, if this is you right now!

And if you have come out the other side...please share hope below for others 🥺

I give you permission to skip that daily dog walk where you're getting pulled down the street...Do this for a while and ...
01/12/2025

I give you permission to skip that daily dog walk where you're getting pulled down the street...

Do this for a while and then try the walks again! You'll be surprised!

✨️Comment EASY for my best games to compliment this plan.

01/12/2025

Things to know:

1. This looks "cruel". I get it

2. Personal space is taught in many ways. Doorway boundaries, tethering, place training... this is ONE of many methods I use

3. This hasnt fixed the problem YET. It still will happen tomorrow. But over time it will work

4. When I DO want my foster dog to come into my space, i will just invite him over by name

5. This activity helps with separation anxiety

6. This activity helps with jumping on guests

7. This activity means later i can eat food on the floor watching a movie without my dog getting all over me

8. This helps your dog learn respect of you and others space.

Any Qs?
Comment them below.

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