Four Legged Scholars LLC Ohio, Dog Training

Four Legged Scholars LLC Ohio, Dog Training Dog Training Serving NE OH Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties. Group Classes in Chardon and Middlefield Ohio - Any Location for Online

Serving: Portage, Geauga, Summit, Trumbull and Ashtabula Counties. Do you wish your dog listened better to you? Does your dogโ€™s behavior appear dominant, bossy or out of control? Are you sick of your dog not listening? We understand how you feel. You are in the right place, and we can definitely help you. Contact us and tell us about your dog.

06/05/2026

๐Ÿ• ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ? ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€?

That was Amran.

She loved to let everyone know when someone was approaching the yard โ€” including me when I arrived for training sessions!

While alert barking is natural, it can quickly become frustrating while dogs struggle to stay calm. ๐Ÿคฃ

Through training, Amran and Doug, her dog parent, learned several powerful techniques that helped transform her behavior.

One of the most useful was teaching a "mark" (target) behavior.

Instead of fixating on a person or dog, Amran learned to come touch her owner's hand on cue, giving her a positive way to disengage from the trigger and refocus.

They also practiced LAT (Look At That), a game that rewards dogs for calmly noticing a trigger without reacting.

Over time, Amran discovered she didn't need to bark every time she saw something exciting.

Another key lesson? Being quiet pays! โœจ

Whether she was watching from the window or spending time in the yard, Amran was rewarded for calm choices BEFORE barking started.

Little by little, those calm moments became longer and more frequent.

Because Amran is a high-energy herding breed, we also needed an outlet for her excitement. Food rewards alone weren't enough. ๐Ÿพ

By redirecting her energy into play, such as a flirt pole session, she could channel her enthusiasm in a productive way.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™œ๐™ช๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ.

See how much fun Amran and Doug are having in this video below!

These are the same foundation skills we teach in our 5-week Elementary Obedience Course that starts July 14 at Mel Harder Park in Chardon, OH. ๐Ÿถ

๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ "๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™š!
(Or see details at the link in the comment).

TGIF! โค๏ธ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†? ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด? ๐Ÿถ๐ŸŒณJoin Four Legged Scholars at the 25th An...
06/04/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†? ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด? ๐Ÿถ๐ŸŒณ

Join Four Legged Scholars at the 25th Annual Pet Expo, Saturday June 6th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Hardesty Park in West Akron, rain or shine.

I'll be at my booth all day talking dog training and helping owners tackle real-life behavioral challenges.

So come ask me your questions!

๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™– ๐™—๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™จ, ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข 12:30 - 1:00 ๐™ฅ๐™ข, ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ช๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™™๐™š๐™ข๐™ค.

Stressed about your dogโ€™s behavior? Do you want your dog to listen better?

What are your struggles?

Jumping, pulling on the leash, barking, how to get your dog to come, to stop chewing, etc.?

Stop by my booth and let's talk about your dog! โœจ

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ!

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚! ๐Ÿ˜

06/03/2026

๐Ÿ• ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†? ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

One of the biggest puppy training secrets is this: training tools are only a small part of the process. Your mindset plays an even bigger role.

Here are 5 ways to stay calm and make progress:

โœ”๏ธ Stay present. Don't dwell on yesterday's challenges or worry about tomorrow's. Focus on the positive moments you're sharing with your puppy today.

โœ”๏ธ Take breaks when needed. If frustration is building, it's okay to safely crate your puppy and give yourself time to reset.

โœ”๏ธ Shift your thinking. Instead of "My puppy won't listen," try asking, "How can I help my puppy succeed?" Curiosity creates solutions.

โœ”๏ธ Celebrate small wins. Lasting behavior change happens one step at a time. Even a minute of improvement is worth recognizing.

โœ”๏ธ Ask for support. Training is easier when you have positive people and professional guidance in your corner.

Remember: progress isn't perfection. The most successful puppy owners focus on small victories, stay flexible, and keep moving forward.

In this video below, Beth talks about her puppy training experience with us.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†?

Our next 5-week group ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ starts July 14, 6-7 pm, at Mel Harder Park in Chardon, OH
(See details in the comments). ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ!

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! โœจ๐Ÿถ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฝ๐—บ.๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ?๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•...
06/02/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ! โœจ๐Ÿถ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฝ๐—บ.

๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ?
๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ• Leash walks are enjoyable with your dog because your dog listens and walks nicely on the leash.

In this course, we'll meet for 4 weeks in June at various parks, at 6:15-7:15 pm.

Your dog will learn these commands:
โ€ข easy (walk loosely on the leash)
โ€ข target (when distracted your dog will redirect his / her attention back onto you)
โ€ข stay
โ€ข leave it (ignore distractions)
and more.

* Classes are small with only 4-7 dogs so you receive the attention that you deserve.

Class dates:
4 consecutive Tuesdays in June:
๐Ÿ“† June 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd.

Location:
Local parks in Middlefield, OH ๐ŸŒณ

(Prerequisite: Beginner Obedience Course)

๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช! ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐Ÿฎ, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐— 
(See link in the comment below.)

๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ -

Join Four Legged Scholars at the 25th Annual Pet Expo, Saturday June 6th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Hardesty Park in West Akron, rain or shine.

I'll be at my booth all day talking dog training and helping owners tackle real-life behavioral challenges.
So come ask me your questions!

As a bonus, from 12:30 - 1:00 pm, I will be taking dogs from the audience and answering your question in a live demo.

Stop by my booth and let's talk about your dog!

๐™Œ๐™ช๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ? ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™™ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„'๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™!

06/01/2026

๐Ÿถ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ™ƒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜!

โžก๏ธ Start with something your dog loves. For some dogs, that's chicken, cheese, or hot dogs. For others, it's a tennis ball, tug toy, or squeaky toy. ๐ŸฅŽ

โžก๏ธ Then check in with yourself.

Stressed? Take a few minutes to reset before training. Dogs are incredibly tuned in to our energy, so you want to start from a good place!

โžก๏ธ Next, make training easier..

* Want a better recall? Practice "come" in your living room before a busy park.
* Working on loose leash walking? Start in your backyard before heading into a distracting neighborhood.
* Struggling with jumping? Practice greetings with family members before guests arrive.

And here's the game-changer: focus on what your dog is doing RIGHT.

โœจ Instead of correcting jumping, reward four paws on the floor.
โœจ Instead of focusing on pulling, reward moments when the leash is loose.
โœจ Instead of getting frustrated when your dog is slow to come, celebrate and reward every successful recall.

And keep sessions short, just 2โ€“5 minutes at a time. You'll often get better results than with one long session.

Dog training doesn't have to be perfect. It should be fun, rewarding, and a chance to build a stronger connection with your dog. โค๏ธ๐Ÿพ

๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฅ๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ? ๐™’๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ!

โ€ข Junior Leash Walking Course starts June 2: for dogs that have completed a basic obedience course first. This course helps your dog to learn to walk loosely on the leash in distracted areas.
โ€ข Dog Obedience Demonstration at the 25th Annual Pet Expo THIS Saturday, June 6 at Hardesty Park in West Akron, OH
โ€ข Elementary Obedience Course starts July 14 at Mel Harder Park in Chardon. We cover all the basic obedience commands in this 5-week course.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ "๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€!

05/29/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ? ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿพ

Loose leash walking can feel frustrating, but the good news is thereโ€™s a simple, gentle method that works fast for many dogs!

We recommend starting with a front-clip harness like a Freedom Harness or PetSafe Easy Walk Harness to help reduce pulling without harsh corrections. Then practice this easy training technique:

โœจ The Circle Method โœจ

Start in a low-distraction area like an empty parking lot or quiet sidewalk. Begin walking your dog in a large circle with your dog on the outside of the circle.

Why does this work?
โœ” Your dog gets to move and burn energy
โœ” Pulling no longer gets them where they want to go
โœ” Your dog learns to focus on YOU instead of charging ahead

Hereโ€™s the key:
โžก๏ธ When your dog stops pulling hard, continue walking forward.
โžก๏ธ If they pull again, calmly return to walking in a circle.
โžก๏ธ Repeat consistently every time they pull.

At first, you may feel like youโ€™re circling a lotโ€”and thatโ€™s okay! Your dog is learning that a calmer leash gets them moving forward.

Donโ€™t worry about achieving a perfectly loose leash right away. The goal is simply to stop being dragged down the street and create more enjoyable walks together.

With consistency, most dogs begin checking in with their owners, relaxing on walks, and understanding how to walk with a looser leash.

Want help teaching your dog loose leash walking?

๐™’๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช! โœ”๏ธ

๐— ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ. We'll meet for 4 weeks, at 6:15 - 7:15 pm, at local parks in Middlefield, OH.

๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ!๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ (See the link in the comment below.)

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๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š!

TGIF! โค๏ธ

โ€œ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆโ€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐Ÿ˜…Years ago, taking my 2-year-old daughter Iris a...
05/28/2026

โ€œ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆโ€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐Ÿ˜…

Years ago, taking my 2-year-old daughter Iris and my dog Seiki on hikes felt nearly impossible.

Iris would cry after 20โ€“30 minutes and want to go home, while Seiki still had energy to explore.

I often felt torn between meeting my toddlerโ€™s needs and giving my dog the exercise he deserved.

But after a lot of practice, patience, and trial-and-error, I realized something important:

โžก๏ธ Creating enjoyable hikes with toddlers and dogs is about so much more than obedience training.

Here are a few things that made a huge difference for us: โœจ
โ€ข Lowering expectations and slowing down
โ€ข Letting my toddler explore and play during the hike
โ€ข Bringing fun activities like a sled or toys
โ€ข Rewarding positive moments and cooperation
โ€ข Listening when she was tired, cold, or overwhelmed
โ€ข Planning hikes around naps and energy levels

Once I stopped focusing on having the โ€œperfect hikeโ€ and started focusing on making the experience enjoyable for everyone, our hikes became longer, calmer, and far more fun. ๐Ÿพ

If youโ€™re raising both a toddler and a dog, know that it takes patience โ€” but it absolutely gets easier with the right approach.

๐™‰๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™™๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ?

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ "๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด! ๐Ÿถ

05/27/2026

๐— ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—™๐—ง! ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ!๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

I love teaching these outdoor leash walking classes! โค๏ธ

Imagine heading out with your dog and actually enjoying your walks together.

Your dog is focused, connected, and walking with you instead of pulling you everywhere. It feels like spending quality time with your best friend.

This can be you and your dog! ๐Ÿพ

This small-group course is limited to just 6 dogs, giving everyone personalized support and coaching.

Weโ€™ll meet at various local parks where youโ€™ll learn practical leash walking skills that REALLY work in real-life environments โ€” not just in a classroom.

4 Week Course Dates:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 2
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 9
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 16
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 23

Time: 6:15 - 7:15 pm

๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™— ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ?

๐‘บ๐’†๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’—๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’˜!

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16139 E High Street
Middlefield, OH
44062

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Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 8:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm

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+14405487312

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http://www.Ohio4LeggedScholars.com/

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