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Daisy is the perfect example of why I don't teach "obedience". Truthfully the word gives me the icks. Daisy is what we w...
08/15/2025

Daisy is the perfect example of why I don't teach "obedience". Truthfully the word gives me the icks.

Daisy is what we would label as "leash reactive" she gets so excited when she sees another dog that she could pull her Mom right over.

Daisy is another dog that isn't "food motivated". While we have her reliably taking food on walks, she still isn't ready to take food when she is over threshold.

So, when the normal tricks don't work we had to find a way to bring her back into our world.

Daisy isn't big on "sit". Only she knows why. I will assume sit isn't the most comfortable position for her big lanky body. I'm not a big fan of stationary behaviors for our "reactive" dogs anyway. I'd rather let them move than stare.

What does Daisy do reliably that helps her reconnect with her human? She LEANS. Guess what. Once she leans.... she takes her rewards.

Work with the dog in front of you. There is no cookie cutter way to work with an individual.

Keep obedience for trials. Mad props to the teams successful in obedience trials! Y'all rock!

My clients, they can compromise and find what works and what they need from eachother.

Loving this teams progress.

08/15/2025

I often joke with my shy and deeper voiced handlers that they don't have to have the same happy/ excited pitch for a job well done as I do... this is a beautiful example of communication between handler and dog.
Well done Pandora and Bravo officer!

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08/12/2025

Sound on for entertainment purposes only. Ditto's first day back to work! I'd like to say he lost his brakes... but he's never had them, so....

08/08/2025

So dang proud of Freedom!!! Freedom and i just began our second month of day training. Freedom has been quite reactive to other dogs on leash. Her mom has been unable to walk her in their neighborhood because Freedom would see another dog and loose it. Barking, lunging, causing a scene. Her human wasn't sure she could actually control her if another dog was walking across the street or in their yards as she and Freedom passed.

We've spent a good chunk of time helping Freedom with her confidence. Yup. CONFIDENCE. We removed the prong collar and switched to a harness. I worked with Freedom on a longer lead. We helped her stop to sniff. We helped her slow down enough to mark in one spot instead of walking to do it. Let's just chill and enjoy watching things around us at a safe distance.

Today, on 15 foot of leash at times we were able to pass other dogs at the park from approximately 30 feet. We were able to trail a very well behaved dog at about 20 feet. Then we stopped at the farm. Freedom and I walked the pasture, brought a wheelbarrow (and garden tools) from the base of the drive up to the barn. She helped me fill water tubs with the horses coming right at us! She saw Elvis and B begging at the gate.

What did she do? She remained calm. She checked in. She MOVED AWAY when she needed. She took her rewards all day (she previously was "not food motivated".) with only a *slightly* harder mouth ALL MORNING.

Beautiful day with a lovely dog. We will have mom confidently walking Freedom in the neighborhood in no time.

08/03/2025

Come see me at Barkley's in Flemington tomorrow and meet some dogs! Great deals on Kong products and give aways!

Many of you know, August of last year Ditto was diagnosed with mast cell sarcoma. Unfortunately, we have a new mass. As ...
07/15/2025

Many of you know, August of last year Ditto was diagnosed with mast cell sarcoma. Unfortunately, we have a new mass.
As with anything knowledge is power and treatment is all about a team approach. I was incredibly excited to be recommended to an Integrative oncologist right here in New Jersey. Just like dealing with behavior issues, we need to start from the inside out.
I am super excited to add Prism to our team of amazing veterinarians and diving deep into their knowledge and resources.
Unfortunately, bully breeds are quite susceptible to mast cell, but we will battle this beast together. Whatever it takes for my boy to continue helping me and our communities dogs, but most importantly, for Ditto to be as happy and healthy as possible for as long as possible!
Mass removal Thursday. Prayers for low grade.

Thank you Dr. Kirsten Canyon River Run Veterinary Clinic and Dr. Ruskin veterinary clininc!!

We will both be cancer survivors!!

Ditto doesn't just work as an amazing neutral dog for clients with big feelings. He is also known as Uncle BoBo!Harper t...
07/13/2025

Ditto doesn't just work as an amazing neutral dog for clients with big feelings. He is also known as Uncle BoBo!
Harper the adorable Golden is Maggie's new baby sister! Ditto's calm demeanor provided an excellent opportunity to introduce Harper to other big dogs.
Harper also got to explore the farm, see the horses and take in all the new sights, sounds and smells!

Taking bets on how long Harper naps for this afternoon 😉

Meet Fern, Mia and Pia! Missing Tex who was busy working with his Dad.Multi-dog households are s boatload of fun... but ...
06/11/2025

Meet Fern, Mia and Pia! Missing Tex who was busy working with his Dad.

Multi-dog households are s boatload of fun... but chaos can often take over. Imagine every time you walk into the house 4 knuckle heads jumping all over you and eachother vying for your attention!

Getting their harnesses and leashes out sends the excitement lecel through the roof.

Once dressed, trying to get out the door without getting tripped or pulled over.

It's overwhelming! And where do you start with FOUR dogs!?!

For these guys, we started with some basics. An incompatible behavior for jumping like sit. Teaching the hoomans to reinforce appropriate behavior instead of focusing on no/ off/ down. Touch/ target to help them send their energy elsewhere.

Then, door manners and of course helping keep that energy level down while gearing up. Sorry kids, no more acting like fools before heading out!

With just a little guidance everyone learned "sit" within a week and they think touch is super fun.

BONUS! Fern is a very shy girl and is still fearful of her human adult brother and sister. Within a week, with just a few tips she is ALREADY getting more comfortable being around them!

Can't wait to see the progress for session three! Bravo to all!

I am so incredibly proud of Arlo and his team! Arlo is a little guy that came with a whole lot of big feelings. Since be...
06/06/2025

I am so incredibly proud of Arlo and his team! Arlo is a little guy that came with a whole lot of big feelings. Since being adopted as a puppy, he had been extremely touch sensitive, super reactive to people, critters and other dogs especially.
He was one to redirect his frustration quite easily to his handler.
Today we wondered Morales Preserve, then decided to hop over to Barkley's to see Brian. This was Arlo's first time in a pet store! He was a rock star!!
We wouldn't be here without the help of Dr. Amanda Modes!
Patience, hard work, compromise and a whole lot of learning have gotten us to this point. We still have a lot of work to do, but let's celebrate Arlo and his team!!!!

Look who made friends! Birdie and I ran into Valen and his Mom! Perfect opportunity to help these 2 goof balls properly ...
06/06/2025

Look who made friends!

Birdie and I ran into Valen and his Mom! Perfect opportunity to help these 2 goof balls properly meet other dogs!

Appropriate greetings are instrumental to success for dogs with BIG feelings.

Running in like HULK, yelling and too much face time can really escalate those feels QUICK. Being able to get your dog to move away and take a breath is such an important skill. Too much pressure and you are going to watch those emotions boil over and potentially ruin the opportunity.

I'm excited to get this duo back together again! Let's see if Birdie can teach Valen to swim! Stay tuned....

I don't post my crew enough. These are the youngins. Norman Stanley aka Baby beagle (beagle), Gidget aka Chomper or GiGi...
06/04/2025

I don't post my crew enough. These are the youngins. Norman Stanley aka Baby beagle (beagle), Gidget aka Chomper or GiGi (white and brown jrt) and Wee Man (my calico jrt) who doesn't know his official name.
The other 4 are sleeping.

Watching my dogs do dog things brings me so much joy 🥰

This is me, with my first dog Pepper. Animals have always been such a huge part of my life. When I was a kid, Pepper was...
05/07/2025

This is me, with my first dog Pepper. Animals have always been such a huge part of my life. When I was a kid, Pepper was always there to catch me when I fell down the stairs.
When she ran away, I would sit on the corner and "cry". She'd come right back to comfort me.
Or my mom would start up the car and the lure of going for a ride would get her in the back seat and "captured" . "Gunna go for a ride" was frequently used in the Knapp house.

Do you have a photo of your first dog or a fond memory? Please brighten my day and share!

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