Puppy Parkour

Puppy Parkour Puppy Parkour is a one on one puppy development program for puppies ages 4 weeks to 4 months. Unique one on one puppy training for puppies 4 wks to 4 mths

09/03/2024

❤I love my Puppy Parkour clients!❤ I love and appreciate so much that they recommend me to their family and friends. I have to say that 98% of my clients are recommendations from previous clients. In case anyone questions why I am able to get my clients scheduled within a few days is because I honestly don't want to work full-time. I recently turned 68 years old and this is my retirement job. I train puppies and their humans because I enjoy what I do and I also understand how important one on one training is from the first day people get their puppy. I feel that is important to start off right so that having a new puppy doesn't have to be hard. It is incredibly important to work on training a puppy while they are still in their prime socialization period (before 4 months old). I would rather help my clients prevent bad habits from forming instead of having to correct those habits later after the puppy has been practicing them for months. I also want to help clients teach their puppies how to learn through shaping behaviors so that they are able to teach their dogs new things throughout their lives. Very young puppies learn so much faster than older dogs. All of my training in one on one in my home and customized to the owners and they puppy that shows up every week. Some puppies need more time working on building confidence and some are ready for a little obedience training after a few weeks. Every puppy has a different energy and level of confidence so in one on one training we are working with each puppies strengths and weaknesses. We are also working with the level of confidence and dedication of the owners. I know that every one of my clients want to have the best dog possible but it's not always easy to understand the need for changing how they see dog training and how important consistency is and why it's detrimental to the puppy to treat it like a human baby. All I can say is "Keep on training dog owners!" and do your friends and family members a favor and definitely recommend that they get training for their new puppies as soon as possible.

Stopped at Petsmart yesterday and checked Mia’s confidence level. She (and we) haven’t been there in years. She’s good!
06/04/2024

Stopped at Petsmart yesterday and checked Mia’s confidence level. She (and we) haven’t been there in years. She’s good!

06/02/2024

I've now trained almost 500 puppies and more importantly trained almost twice that many humans in the last 8+ years. With each and every dog, I've learned something new about puppy behavior and human behavior. I've always said that dogs are easy, humans not so much. This is because humans come with their own background on what they think dog training is or they just don't know what they don't know. I will never know everything about dog training since I work with mostly young puppies and my job is to prevent the bad stuff from happening instead of fixing problems. It doesn't mean that I don't know how but that just isn't where I have the most experience. This being said, I am always very direct with my clients in helping them make their dog the best that it can be. My job is to show them how to train, what to be watch for, and lessons that need to be practiced with calm and consistency. I don't live in their homes with their dogs 24/7 so I can only coach them on how and how often to practice the lessons. Dog training is for the life of their dog, not just during the six weeks they come to me. Something that is very common is that once the new puppy isn't peeing on the floor and chewing up everything in sight, owners get complacent and stop correcting the little things and these things soon turn into bigger things as their opportunistic puppy learns what he can and can't get away with. Dogs learn with every interaction they have with us so if they can steal food or not come when they are called, each time it will get worse because we taught them there is no consequence to that behavior. They can't read our minds and know what is a good behavior and what is a bad behavior in a human's eye because in the dog world, everything that feels good at the moment is a good behavior. Recently I have had several past clients tell me that their dogs have become reactive and even getting aggressive. When asked if they are still correcting bad behavior and limiting affection and setting boundaries, the answer is no. They tell me that their dogs are just as****es and it isn't because of them, the owners. Unfortunately, this is just not true. These dogs had a great foundation and knew the rules in the beginning but somewhere along the line, the owners slacked off. Maybe a family member made them feel bad for correcting the dog or maybe they never thought the behaviors would get to where they are now. This is sad for the dog because reactive behaviors are very stressful for the dog and the owner. It also makes the dog's life smaller because they can't be taken out in public when they are reacting to dogs and/or people. Yanking on the leash, barking wildly and sometimes redirecting on to the owners by biting them is not good behavior for a dog in public. I know that there are many dogs out there with these behaviors but when they are past clients, it hits me harder. For the dog's sake, the owner's sake and the public's sake, I hope they can find the help they need to get their dogs back to the calm, well-mannered dogs they used to be. I don't know if this counts as a soapbox moment but there it is. Keep up the training people and don't just accept that your dog is just an "as***le" because they can be better.

05/22/2024

Time to get on my soapbox again. It's camping season and I can't for the life of me understand why people all the sudden want to take their 3 dogs and two cats with them with no prior socialization or training. Yes people, dogs can be trained not to bark. This is a human problem, not a dog problem. I have read so many posts on the RV sites about how their dogs bark but oh well, dogs bark. NO! You are disturbing everyone in the campground with your untrained dogs. You can not redirect a dog from a bad behavior. Try correcting it for a change. Dogs understand corrections when they are done with no frustration and no anger. Yes, I am talking about a physical correction, just like the one that one dog might do to another. Make the correction and go back to what you are doing. Do people really think that dogs speak English or don't think that your yelling is just you barking back at them? Do they expect the dog to read their mind? Dogs are not human children. I am all for people wanting to travel with their dogs but do them a big favor and get them used to your camper and train them NOT to bark every time a person or dog walks by before taking them camping. Do the other campers a big favor and don't take a dog that barks at every little thing camping! End of rant! Sigh..............

04/26/2024

New puppy owners: Keep in mind that obedience and behavior are not the same thing. All the behaviors in your new puppy that you want to stop like biting, chewing, peeing on your floor, jumping etc. will not be fixed with Sit, Down and Stay. Remember this when choosing a puppy trainer because even a dog with perfect obedience may still bite someone, attack another dog, have severe separation anxiety and resource guard. Find a trainer who will teach you how to prevent all those things from happening so you don't need to fix them later.

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4407 Loraine Street NE
Cedar Rapids, IA
52402

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 10am - 6:30pm

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+13198997142

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