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06/11/2025

Dryas and Everest the husky/malamute/samoyed mix. Dryas is my go-to "employee" for most situations since he is extremely laidback yet built like a tank. With the appropriate intervention and training, Everest went from trying to attack Dryas to calmly accepting him and walking beside him. I wish I got this stuff on camera, I'm just always so focused on the clients, the dog(s), and the situation at hand that I'm not worried about holding a phone and recording. I have a GoPro, I just need to get something to be able to wear it while walking around.
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05/09/2025

Adventure dog Aury!
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04/22/2025

These guys love being off leash in the woods.
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04/11/2025

New video of our 20-mile bikejoring challenge (slightly altered due to a trail closure)! If you're interested in the 10 or 20-mile challenge, check out the link in the comments below!

Hey guys! I'm going to timestamp various distractions and events from the ride for those of you who don't want to watch a full hour of dogs running/trotting...

03/31/2025

For the first time in approximately four centuries, I have posted a new bikejoring video on Youtube, lol. I do want to post more of these this year, especially since we'll be doing our canal trail challenge! If you're interested in canicross or bikejoring, check it out (link in video description); there is also a virtual option! :]

I'm not great with consistency on social media, but I do plan on uploading more bikejoring videos! This was Reno's first time doing 4-dog and only his third...

03/30/2025

4-dog bikejor and offleash fun!
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03/16/2025

TRUTH.

Few tools are as demonized and misunderstood as is the E-Collar — and few things will create as profound a knee-jerk, emotionally outraged response as suggesting using this tool with fearful dogs. Because for many their only concept of the tool is that of a simple, blunt device, good for only shocking dogs for doing unwanted things.

And if that’s your only reference point or understanding of the tool, the response makes sense. But the reality of the E-Collar in 2025, in the hands of someone who knows how to use it, is something far closer to surgical magic.

Modern, high quality E-Collars are capable of being so sensitive you can’t feel them. And typically, the levels used for most dogs in most training situations, is that the tool is used at levels most humans don’t feel, or if they do it’s a faint tingle.

For context, the most popular E-Collar has 100 levels, and most dogs respond to levels between 3 and 8…out of 100! Which is a far cry from the one dimensional, shocking device that many think of, and that many who demonize it portray it as.

The truth is, those who demonize the tool almost never have any real-world experience with it. And if they do, it’s certainly not an expert level, nuanced, surgical application experience. I’ve met countless people at seminars who’ve remarked that they had no idea the E-Collar could be used in such a delicate and nuanced, and yet still highly effective fashion.

And this brings us to using the E-Collar with fearful dogs. I’ve been using E-Collars for over 20 years. And during that time I’ve worked with thousands of nervous/insecure/fearful dogs, and watched them transform in profound ways.

The approaches for this work aren’t about “correcting” and “zapping” dogs for being afraid, it’s about leveraging the neutrality of the tool to create what the dog perceives as a non-coercive, non-compulsive interaction, which, if applied correctly, causes the dog to feel that they themselves are doing the work — rather than being forced — which prevents the fight/flight response from kicking in, which creates the perception of the dog voluntarily doing the work, which is the basic tenet of successful exposure therapy for humans.

It’s why I’m able to unlock, relax, and connect with so many dogs so much faster and at such a deeper level than with other approaches. Which of course enables these dogs to move through their fears and get to the other side. Which is what we all want.

You don’t have to take my word for it, you can simply go through my videos and see dog after dog go from panic and escape, to relaxed and happy (or happier!) to work.

Tomorrow morning I’m releasing a comprehensive E-Collar-based collection of transformational videos working with fearful dogs on my Patreon channel. If any of you are looking for some truly deeper approaches to helping fearful dogs, I highly suggest you take a look. :)

03/03/2025

The RunSignup page for our new canicross/bikejoring challenge is live! Please share! :D

The Delaware Canal Dryland Mushing Challenge (By Volancy Dogs) is on Monday March 3, 2025 to Wednesday December 31, 2025. It includes the following events: 1-Dog Bikejor, 1-Dog Canicross, 2-Dog Bikejor, 2-Dog Canicross, and 4-Dog Bikejor.

02/02/2025

Once a dog is trained off leash, I love to do off-leash outings where they can run and play with our dogs, who are psychologically balanced and trustworthy. This is why you see so many posts from me with four dogs rather than one. For anyone wanting to give their dogs playtime with other dogs, this type of arrangement--whether it be with a trainer, friend, or someone else with a trained dog they have control over--is a much better alternative to dog parks. I strongly discourage most people/dogs from using them. At dog parks, interactions are largely uncontrolled, and there are many, many dogs there who really shouldn't be. Your dog may have a bad interaction that causes lasting issues or learn bad behaviours. Before I got into dog training, I had no idea, and I was actually an offender of thinking it was normal for the dogs to moderate themselves!
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01/29/2025

This little guy suffered from severe separation anxiety (psycho in the crate), would try and bite any time he encountered something outside his comfort zone (even his owners), and couldn't be trusted offleash because he would chase squirrels. By training with us, he learned to be calm in the crate, have his nails filed, be picked up, get along with other dogs, and be reliable offleash around distractions, in addition to his obedience commands like heeling!
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01/21/2025

Brody the 6 year-old beagle/terrier mix is looking for a home. Owners adopted him from a rescue but feel they can't care for a second dog with changes in life circumstances. He tends toward the anxious side, so it takes time for him to warm up to new people, but he has always been good around the other dog in the home and kids in the family who would visit. His leash-walking definitely needs work, but I saw a significant improvement during the one session I worked with him and his owners. He just needs a good, consistent leader and training. Let me know if you or someone you know is interested in adopting and I'll give you their number. Happy to help the new owner(s) with training.
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01/17/2025

Four friends playing in the snow. :]
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