In Home Dog Training & Rehabilitation

03/20/2025

And for my next trick, I will try another hobby!
Puplandia Dog Rescue

02/23/2025

Suggested donation price increase. See you at the park!

02/13/2025

Hey all, sorry I dropped the social media ball.
I just updated the Facebook events page for pack walks through April.
I will be scheduling and updating with the next few months out as well here in the next couple days.

01/19/2025

Two walks this month. What a success! I'm so proud of everyone who came and worked with their dog!

01/17/2025

01/07/2025

PLACE 👏 SAVES 👏 LIVES 👏
no one can convince me otherwise. Besides recall, Place stay is the most important skill to teach.
"Lexi"

12/07/2024

Called to work with one dog, ended up focusing on the other.
Very often I am asked to help with one dog in the house and after the first session we realize that the root of the issue lies with a different member of the family.
Relationships are complex, and multi-dog households are not always as straightforward as they seem.

11/23/2024

I am a huge fan of cat friendly shelving. Often dogs chase cats just for the thrill, not necessarily to catch them or hurt them. Your cat shouldn't have to live their life under a bed or in a different floor of the house. They should be able to feel safe in their own home as well as anyone else.
Providing cats with a vertical space where they can move away from the dog will help ease the tension

11/17/2024

11/06/2024

Dogs are individuals.
My clients will often hear me say there are hundreds different tools and techniques because there are hundreds of different dogs.
Lots of dogs respond to treats and praise, some dogs respond better to other tools, like training collars, or remote callers.

In the case of Willa, my Puplandia Dog Rescue foster, when she first came to the rescue she could not get a pat on the head or so much as a single food treat without losing her ever loving mind. The excitement was overwhelming and overpowering. She had no self-control.
My good friend Melina McNanny took her in for a board and train, and she came back better, but would still lose control of herself if the humans around her did not uphold strict boundaries.
Since coming to foster with me we have found that using the remote collar helps the humans hold those boundaries quicker and more clearly, allowing Willa to join on more family time, adventures, and engagement. She now can handle pets, cuddles and a treat as praise without jumping and losing control.

In her case, the collar has given the humans in Willa's life better clarification for their boundaries, and indirectly more freedom and inclusion for Willa.

11/02/2024

That feeling when you show up covered in mud and wearing pink 😬
Not a very hardcore look rogue.

10/30/2024

Two types of puppies on place:
1. I'm closing my eyes so you can't see me, I'm technically still on place...
2. Fully compliant, fully relaxed

10/25/2024

Next up, we have Rouge joining the Drake Estate for his 2 weeks of boot camp. His owners also requested he get an e-collar introduction, so this young man is about to have a whole new attitude.

10/22/2024

Took my foster and my skin puppy on a walk to find pumpkins. Who posed better? 😄

10/19/2024

It's been a pleasure Henry! Now get out of my house 🖤
Henry has made some really great progress during his 2-week stay. I know my toddler is probably going to miss working with him. But now it's time for his family to put in the work for the last week!

10/15/2024

Henri's second week is off to a very good start.
He's on track to go home on the 18th with a whole bag of new tricks and skills.
From highly leash reactive at drop off, to holding Place stay in the park surrounded by dogs, owners, bikes, and children.