Watts Freestyle K-9 Training

10/22/2025

2nd session ever doing food refusal with Valeiru🩷using high value off limits temptations.
Solid foundations purposely trained to carry over into other disaplines and behaviors through play and the clarity of that play!😉👌

All about chaining behaviors that will mesh into eachother that kill multiple birds with one stone.
It's important to learn to work smarter not harder as soon as you can in dog sports.

10/20/2025

It is always very important to teach an On/Off switch especially when playing because things can andceill escalate into unwanted or dangerous behaviors.

Random turn offs and sending them to their places or beds keeps the pot from boiling over aswell.🎯

This also applies to aggressive dogs living together in the same household that have issues with eachother.

You performing consistent follow-up when things begin to escalate and you ask to "turn off" will most definitely establish you as the one in charge of them and you mean EXACTLY what you say!

10/12/2025

Operation "Captain Hook" was a success!

07/09/2025

A walk should NOT just be a walk!
Randomly ask for a handful of obedience commands while on walks to promote engagement and rewards for your dogs and then continue on your walk again until you decide to do another random series of commands that will make you way more valuable than ignoring you and wanting to sniff around and trying to drag you here and there and peeing where other dogs have went and to also stop hunting for other dogs, cats, rabbits or squirrels etc.

And of course bring treats or your dogs favorite toy as rewards for doing the random obedience commands.

Walks should never just be a thing you allow your dogs to check out on mentally and go do there own thing and have an agenda of their own while excluding you from start to finish of the walk!

You get EXACTLY what you nurture!
So nurture the excitement of your dog engaging with you as you ask a series of commands that will DEFINITELY build your relationship with your dog in a beneficial constructive way for your dog and you!

04/08/2025

We made sure to get success at each level in today's session before getting to this point and checking all the boxes as we went.
I don't skip steps!

04/08/2025

I haven't worked with Buddy and his owner in 6 months and got a call that he's been acting aggressive towards the mother's horses and biting at their legs and faces when he stays there and chases them and has gotten kicked a handful of times and fortunately wasn't hurt!

We did one session today and got great results and will be having his owner taking charge in the handling and management of him around the horses next time.

We'll also be addressing his growling and snapping at people aswell next time!

Buddy did very good today!

04/04/2025

I love when I get a call with fabulous news from my clients telling me that the tactics I demonstrated and taught them on when and how to implement them with their dogs dangerous bullying and unpredictable behaviors towrds them and others.

They said it worked Gary!!!.......It worked!!! It worked the very first time I tried it and every time after that!😆🎉🎉🎉
And that was only one of the tactics I taught them out of the six I walked them through on.😄
There's more combinations I'll introduce after they get proficient with the ones I demonstrated for them.

I'm soooooo excited for them and very proud!❤️❤️❤️

There's ALLWWAAAAYS more than one way to teach something for the same end results!
Random combinations are my favorites but ALWAYS still rewarding for the dog eventhough it was asinine punk behavior being addressed!🎯

PS. Diesel absolutely loves whistle recalls when his owner does it!
She said he comes flying in with complete enthusiasm like never before!
🎉❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️😁

03/29/2025

These two are complete opposites but in very good ways!
I'm enjoying working with them and their owners a lot!
Already great changes for the positive and more on the way for them and the owners! 👈😉👌

03/27/2025

03/26/2025

I'm glad I got a call back from the owners of 10 month old Diesel after the Big Box chain training company they are going to that continued to lie to them, smooth talk them and bullied them into paying a couple thousand for their "training program" as they screwed their dog up worse than he was before going to them with unnessary and unfair introduction and use of the E-collar and prong collar on him that made him want to battle, bite, knock her over or drag the lady around who's only 89 pounds.

He doesn't even know how to do a sit stay or a down stay!........He does now though! To easy!!!

We also got him not charging the front gate at people and other dogs passing in front of it acting like a raging possessed banshee in minutes with a leash and flat collar and some treats followed up with spontaneous parties as he learned quickly to sit calmly and quietly as people and dogs passed by not even knowing Diesel was even watching them walk by!
He even layed down and took naps at the front gate as me and the owners talked about future goals and plans with him!

03/23/2025

Continuation of excersise!

03/23/2025

Only Bear's second session of learning the ropes with me on his part of engagement, trust and problem solving and we're off to a great start!
He's only 5 months old.

His owners only did two sessions of this excersise with him until today's session with me.

It's always awesome to have motivated involvied clients/owners looking for progress each and every session like I do!

Leaps and bounds this evening while prepping and laying rock solid foundation for all of them and their future successes together!

There are particular reasons I teach certain things to dogs and owners in the orders I do!

Progress for the dog and owner is waaayyyy more important to me personally than getting paid any dollar amount and has ALWAYS been that way!

Drive and passion is a powerful force!