Dogpoint, Lewes, DE (2026)

12/25/2025

Millions just got Christmas puppies.

And they could really use instructions. 🐾

If someone you know just got one,

they probably have no idea what to do next

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀.

So here's my Limited-time Christmas deal:

20% off my 1-month training package

$400 → $320 with code CHS20

Book → Select → Recurring 4 times → CHS20

Don’t wait and let them panic-search for a trainer in two weeks.

Book it now and save them the headache.

Direct booking link:

https://dogpoint.as.me/virtual-dog-training-consultation

My contact form link:

https://www.dogpoint.pet/contactus

For the contact form, put “CHS20” in the subject.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from Force and I 🎄

to you and your family!

Thank you to everyone that means the world to me on here.

All my clients, connections, and followers.

I appreciate each and everyone of you!

Every single:

Like
Comment
Private Message

Thanks for your love and support!

P.S. I would love to see your Christmas doggie photos

-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/25/2025

Do not share cookies with your dog

(keep them for yourselves 😆)

Joke aside folks...

Be extremely careful about the cookies, cake, and general Christmas food that you share with your dog.

They're only supposed to get treats that are safe to eat.

But let's be realistic here, I know after they stare at you relentlessly...

You may give in 😔

JUST MAKE SURE that whatever you give them is safe for them to consume.

Here's a list of food to avoid no matter how much your dog begs you:

🍫 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 / 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗮 / 𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗼

→ cookies, brownies, chocolate milk

🧁 𝗫𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹 (“𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳-𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦” 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳)

→ cookies, candy, gum, some peanut butters

🍇 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 / 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 / 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 / 𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀

→ fruitcake, mince pies, pudding, panettone

🧄 𝗢𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗰 / 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 / 𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

→ stuffing, gravy, seasoning mixes

🥜 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀

→ cookies, mixed nuts

🍷 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹

→ eggnog, rum cake, brandy sauce, spilled drinks

☕ 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲

→ coffee/espresso desserts, tiramisu, mocha stuff

🍞 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵

→ proofing rolls/bread/cinnamon-roll dough

🌰 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗴 (𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮)

→ eggnog, spiced cookies, holiday spice blends

⚠️ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: This is not veterinary medical advice as I am not medically qualified veterinary doctor.

Please consult your vet

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/22/2025

Spot the difference 😆

(if you can)

This photo was taken during an engagement session that my son Michael had with Elena.

You can see the pure drive in those crazy eyes!

Any of you also got a dog with a crazy stare?

12/22/2025

You can be a busy professional and a good dog owner.

But you can’t be “busy” and “winging it”.

After training over 3,000 dogs,

I can confidently say that behavioral problems don’t start as “serious”.

They start as small things you ignore because you were busy.

Then the dog fills the leadership gap.

Dogs love predictability and structure.

Humans love pretending the dog will “grow out of it”.

They won’t.

Here’s the simple playbook I teach busy clients who don’t have time to 'wing it'

Do ✅:

• Mentally and physically stimulate them
• Set and enforce rules and boundaries
• reinforce desirable behaviors
• Spend quality time with them
• Give them structure and routine
• Ensure they get enough sleep
• Obedience Train your dog
• Crate Train your dog
• Fulfill their needs.
• Socialize them
• Be consistent

Don’t ❌:

• go to dog parks
• Skip crate training
• Reward them at the wrong time
• Correct them at the wrong time
• Make excuses for their behavior
• Socialize them wrong way.
• Give them unhealthy 24/7 attention
• Wait for small behavioral issues to grow
• be inconsistent with their training and your leadership.

If you only remember one thing:

Consistency is the key ingredient for being a successful dog owner.

Your dog doesn’t need your entire day.

They need you to be clear and consistent in your communication and leadership.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/22/2025

Baths are great for bonding.

(Record Scratch)

We're talking about dogs here 🤨

But yes — bath time is one of the fastest “trust builders” you can use.

Because it’s controlled handling.

And handling is where most behavior problems start.

Every dog has body parts that feel like a no-go zone.

Paws, Rear flank, Belly, and Ears.

If those areas only get touched when something “bad” happens…

Your dog learns to resist.

A good bath does the opposite.

You touch the sensitive bits.
Nothing scary follows.

They behave well and get rewarded
(A treat or toy)

That’s how you build cooperation.

The best time to start is puppyhood.
Not because puppies love baths.

Because puppies learn positive behaviors and associations the fastest.

And “humans touching my paws is normal” is a very useful positive association.

For rescues, older, or under-socialized dogs, you can still fix this.

It just takes more repetitions and patience.

Slow progress is still progress.

Some confident, protective breeds can be especially opinionated about being handled.

They see you touching them in sensitive areas as an act of dominance.

And they have a higher tendency to have issues with this because their owners slack off on it when they were young.

If you build a calm bath routine early, you earn trust where they usually say “no”.

It’s about teaching them:

𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀.

Which pays off at the vet, the groomer, and every time you need to check something quickly.

Bath time is an excellent opportunity to train and bond with your dog.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/19/2025

Is your dog bored during training?
(READ CAPTION BELOW)

They're bored because they dread it.

Your dog asks themselves...

"What's in it for me?"

Sure... you have treats or toy rewards.

But your energy and presence is mediocre at best.

What you should you is hype them up.

Before the session, briefly play with them.

- Make your body language animated
- Elevate the pitch of your voice.
- Get them super excited.

This makes them excited for what's next.

Repeat this consistently before each session...

And your dog learns that training means have fun.

And they way in on that fun!

Repost ♻️ to help dog owners that are struggling with their dog's training!

P.S. This is Sultan the frenchie, who is usually as lazy as possible.

12/17/2025

You’re struggling with your dog’s long down

(But you can fix it in 30 days)

Here’s why your dog doesn’t stay down when you give them the command.

- You’re inconsistent
- You skip important steps
- You don’t reward them correctly
- You don’t reward them correctly
- You haven’t established rules and boundaries

This is what you need to do:

- lure them with a food or a toy into the down
- Reward them just for the act of going down.
- Then slowly increase the duration.
- Repeat and build.

1 min > 5 min > 10 min > 20 > 30…. etc.

What also helps is teaching them to associate your “down command” with mentally switching off.

AND YOU CANNOT MAKE EXECPTIONS.

If they break the down, start over.

Don’t reward any half a**ed effort.

Successful dog owners follow these steps,

And get a dog that stays down.

Repost ♻️ to help down owners that are struggling with their dog’s long down.

P. S. this pic is of Sultan during his long down.

Ofc he’s displeased because he is being forced to have patience 😂

12/16/2025

EVERY DOG OWNER IS BUSY
(but you don't have 5 minutes a day 🤔?)

I mean seriously...
we're all adults here

You damn well have 5 minutes a day, to play engagement games with your dog.

You waste more than 5 minutes staring off into the distance.

So why are you depriving your dog of engagement?

This video is exactly 2 mins and 45 seconds.

LESS THAN 5 MINUTES ⏰

And look how engaged my Elena is with my son.

She's locked in mentally and physically.

Which is burning tons of her energy.

So if you don't have 5 minutes a day to do this...

Then you shouldn't have a dog 🤷‍♂️.

Because great dog owners play engagement games.

Games like:

⚡️ Tug-of-War
⚡️ Water Sports
⚡️ Scent Work games.
⚡️ Food and Toy puzzles
⚡️ Teaching them complex tasks

So start spending at least 5 intense minutes a day with your dog.

Because GREAT dog owners engage with their dog!

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12/15/2025

Your dog ignores you 24/7

(Here's why)

Because you're not fun to be around.

And literally everything else in their environment is more interesting.

I know, how dare I call you boring?

After all, I'm a blunt German that's mostly monotone.

But when it come's to dogs I'm anything but.

My body language is extremely animated when I'm training.

I don't stand tall and tower over dogs like the Slenderman.

I'm warm and inviting when it comes to play time.

And I make all sorts of crazy noises that would get me in trouble if heard out of context 😳

And this is what dogs respond to!

My animated body language, paired with my varying tonality makes engagement games with them interesting.

They want to play with me and be around me, because they associate me with fun.

And this is exactly what I teach my clients who stand up like a stiff ironing board when playing tug-of-war with their dog.

I help them understand how to behave in a way that causes their dogs to respond positively.

And as a result, now their dogs think of them as the most interesting being in the WORLD.

Why does this work?

Because dogs are largely non-verbal communicators.

Meaning that they rely heavily on communicating with with body language.

So in simple words....

Speak their language and they will respond.

That's exactly how I got Lana to focus on me so intensely.

(The female Rottweiler in this photo)

She isn't even my dog, instead, my client's 😂

P. S. You can tell that she's itching to do something... and for me to give a command.

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12/11/2025

YOUR DOG NEEDS A LEADER
(Read till the end, it's worth it 😉)

Most dog training only focuses on the dog.

Sit. Down. Stay. Class over.

But your dog lives with 𝘆𝗼𝘂, not the trainer.

You’re the one they’re with at 6am, after a long workday, on the weekend.

Here’s the hard truth:

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

That’s why they:

– Pull when they see another dog
– Ignore you when they’re excited
– Listen in class, but not at home

You become “second choice” the moment something more fun shows up.

My training is different. I don’t just train your dog.

👉 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

In my program, I help you:

🧠 Understand 𝘸𝘩𝘺 your dog is acting this way (in simple language)

🧠 Learn how to earn your dog’s 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, not through fear

🧠 Use clear rules, simple daily rituals, and timing for rewards & corrections

🧠 Become the calm leader your dog looks to when they’re unsure

The result?

A dog who checks in with you.
Listens the first time.

And problem behaviors start to melt away.

My job is to 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

I will teach you how to be a leader to your dog.

If you want your dog to see you as leader, not just as a buddy,

comment “𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥” or send me a DM and I’ll share how my program works.

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-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

12/10/2025

Your dog drags you from the first step of every walk.

Your shoulder hurts. Your patience is gone.

You finish a long workday, clip on the leash, and two minutes later you’re jogging behind your own dog.

Not exactly the relaxing walk you had in mind 🫤

This is not your dog “being stubborn”.

It’s the result of you quietly teaching them to pull.

If every walk feels like a tug-of-war, keep reading.

Here’s the simple version of the system I teach my busy clients:

🗣️ Keep your body relaxed when you walk.

Gently bounce your shoulders so you don’t lock up and send tension down the leash.

🗣️ Avoid a tight leash.

Constant pressure triggers your dog’s natural reflex to lean into it and pull harder.

🗣️Choose one side of your body for walking – left or right – and keep it consistent.

Clear rules make it easier for your dog to succeed.

🗣️ Use a normal leash that’s around 6 feet long.

Short enough for control, long enough so your dog can move without dragging you.

🗣️Skip the harness entirely.

Harnesses are built to let dogs pull comfortably, not to stop it.

🗣️ Don’t give your dog a long line of freedom and then correct them for using it.

If they never build momentum, they never get to practice dragging you.

This is the structure behind my leash-pulling program.

97% of my clients stop their dog from pulling in 30 days or less,

Even with demanding jobs and limited time.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄,

I’m running a 20% OFF Christmas special on your first month of dog training.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 31

DM with “LEASH” and I’ll send you the details.

Start the new year walking with your dog, not water-skiing behind them.

-Marc Windgassen
No Drive... No Joy

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