All Ears Pet Services and Training LLC

10/31/2022

10/17/2022

Good leash skills are always something to smile about!

10/14/2022

These dudes are getting so big! 😍

10/13/2022

Nala is preparing for chilly weather!

10/03/2022

After an incredible weekend at the Aggression in Dogs conference in Rhode Island with great friends, inspirational colleagues and incredible speakers, we are finally on the way home. If you’ve sent us a message or email during our travel and we haven’t responded, don’t worry! We will be getting caught up tomorrow!

10/01/2022

Spending the weekend as a sponge!

"You know what you know until you grow" - Jennifer Shryock, BA, CDBC

We always do the best we can with the information we have at the time but we should strive to learn more and grow!

09/30/2022

So excited to be attending this conference with some great friends and colleagues. See you next week!

09/17/2022

Duke’s parents are working hard on preventing jumping. Part of this involves showing Duke that really good things happen on the floor when a guest shows up- conditioning him to look down, rather than up, every time a guest comes in. We then are adding a hand touch cue to satisfy the human’s urge to reach for a cute dog, as well as give him another alternative way to greet people with his paws on the ground. He did great when I showed up today! No jumps at all!

09/15/2022

Spending some time with my best boy 💜

09/14/2022

Welcome to Duke!

Duke’s doggy sister took reactivity lessons with us a long time ago and I was so pleased when his mom reached out to start private classes again for their new addition. Duke is an excitable teenager who is going to be working on polite greetings and over excitement about new people. He did awesome in his first class this week.

09/13/2022

THE CHOICE TO CHOOSE
WHY DOGS SHOULD BE ALLOWED CHOICE
Imagine that every little detail of your life is controlled - what and when you eat, where you sleep, when you’re allowed inside or outside, when you’re allowed to go out for a walk and if you’re allowed to stop and explore, who you’re allowed or forced to interact with, what activities (if any) you’re allowed to participate in, when you’re shown affection or receive attention, where you’re allowed to be touched etc., etc.…. This situation would create stress and anxiety, a feeling of helplessness, apathy, a lack of confidence and many other negative emotions. The same is true for dogs.
Dogs live in a world where just about everything is controlled by us. Allowing choice, no matter how simple that choice may be, provides many benefits. The context in which we allow choice is obviously relevant. Safety, boundaries, environmental factors, other people or animals always need to be taken into account.
Dogs that are allowed some control over their environment and how they respond to situations are more confident, more emotionally balanced, better able to cope with stressful situations, less anxious, less stressed and have fewer behaviour problems.
Allowing simple choices like which direction to take on a walk, which tree to wee on, how long to sniff that fascinating blade of grass or which toy to play with, which treat to choose, what game to play or allowing your dog to choose to interact or be touched by someone are all simple ways that we can provide choice for our dogs and help them to cope in a world that controls them.