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Whole Dog Camp Fear Free Certified, Author of "Signal Training: Leading to Freedom (head halters, muzzles, calming caps and other tricks for safer loose leash walking." puppy.

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www.wholedogcamp.com Drop in or stay-and-train, we provide a safe environment for dogs and handlers to grow together. Agility, rally, skijoring, tracking, SAR, S.T.A.R. Lead Trainer Jenny Ruth Yasi, BFA, CPDT-KA, FFCP (Trainer) CCUI, CTDI. Jenny is on the Ethics and Legislative Committees of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers

01/06/2026

So a funny thing with my border collie, Maggie. She really learns from watching what other dogs do. So, I have a guest dog who sometimes just loves to stay outside ALL THE TIME, no matter how cold, and so that led to that post about how to get dogs inside when they don't want to come in.

Maggie used to come running in good as gold, but after watch the guest dog, she's decided it's actually kind of fun to see what I will do if she doesn't come when called.

This means, somehow whatever I am doing when she stands there and stares at me is reinforcing her behavior of standing there and staring, because that behavior is increasing!

So just now, she gave me a sly little eye and I realized, she is playing with me! I decided, I better not say ANYTHING, and so I stood there and looked at the door and willed myself with my strongest willpower to just believe that she was on her way, shoulders relaxed, no facial expression, just peaceful normal face while the temperature is 25 degrees and I'm not wearing a coat, and ...

of course she came trotting right in!

01/06/2026

Skijoring group class Sundays mornings through January 10:30 am, snow or shine! $35 to drop in, (or free for Whole Dog Camp. members). The skills you learn in class useful for hiking, walking, bikejoring and canicross too! You dont need skiis, but if you've got them bring them!

01/06/2026

Behavior changes when expectations change.
Emotion leads. Behavior follows.

This is why we focus on how a dog feels, not just what they do.

(Psst... This is the topic of our free live class on January 6th!)

Kindness is the best medicine.
01/03/2026

Kindness is the best medicine.

01/02/2026

Things you can do if your dog doesnt want to come inside.

1. Leave a collar and dropped line on so you can just go get him/her and not call when she might ignore you.
2. Have a small dooryard where you can safely let him hang out for as long as he wants in the cold, and get him back inside easily.
3. Practice calling inside for a treat and then sending right back outside, so coming when called seems like a win/win game.
4. Hide. Absence often makes the heart grow fonder.
5. Leave a bone inside in their crate or bed, make sure they know its there before they go outside.

SPECIAL! Group classes in January are FREE for Whole Dog Camp members! Membership in 2026 is $150 per month, or $600 for...
01/01/2026

SPECIAL! Group classes in January are FREE for Whole Dog Camp members! Membership in 2026 is $150 per month, or $600 for the year, and it includes anytime drop in and play, steeply discounted private or group lessons, boutique daycare or stay and train. Current members renew at your founding year's rate, minus learn to earn discounts!

For more info, message me! www.wholedogcamp.com

Whole Dog Camp Trainers of the Year 2025
12/31/2025

Whole Dog Camp Trainers of the Year 2025

12/31/2025

Happy New Year! The world is contantly changing. Our dogs are constantly changing. What separates good trainers from great trainers? Good trainers don't entirely believe that their dogs are going to be successful. Great trainers trust in the process! Believe in a world that is blossoming into the flower it is meant to be.

12/30/2025
It was so fun and I felt so supported by the crew from WMTW who stopped by to check out the fun here at Whole Dog Camp. ...
12/29/2025

It was so fun and I felt so supported by the crew from WMTW who stopped by to check out the fun here at Whole Dog Camp. Message me if you'd like to join us! Learn how to skijor, every Sunday through January.

Whole Dog Camp does group dog training as well as private lessons throughout the year.WMTW is your home for Maine breaking news and weather. For your latest ...

12/29/2025

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Professional dog training program with lead trainer Jenny Ruth Yasi, CPDT-KA. We were on Peaks Island, Maine for 30 years, briefly moved Whole Dog Camp to Bowdoinham, where a neighbor’s target practice near our agility yard was unsettling, then back to Peaks Island. Finally we found our perfect place on the mainland, and “sort of” moved to Freeport, Maine in 2015 (because we were “actually” living on our boat, sailing 2500 miles with two dogs, bringing humane education to schools in the Bahamas) We got home, dropped anchor, and re-opened Whole Dog Camp in Freeport in 2017.