Katie's K-9 Academy

Katie's K-9 Academy Dog Training

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Looking for a help with your furry friend making life easier to travel with? A well behaved pup, makes for a perfect tra...
03/14/2021

Looking for a help with your furry friend making life easier to travel with?

A well behaved pup, makes for a perfect travel companion. Basic recall, sitting on command, and friendly dog manners are essentials for any dog on hikes or even around town. Let me help you get your pup in tip top shape for all kinds of adventure!

It's Monday! Which means a day full of training and LOTS of puppies! Reef and I love our puppies, it gives me a chance t...
02/22/2021

It's Monday!
Which means a day full of training and LOTS of puppies!
Reef and I love our puppies, it gives me a chance to get rid of my itch to get another one, and let's him romp and play.

Buying or adopting a new puppy is a huge responsibility that isn't to be taken lightly.
I often think about the hard work and time that goes into a puppy when I look at Reef now four years old with the first of his white hairs coming in.

He is much more calm now in his age and although adorable as a fluff ball puppy I prefer him lying by my side most days.

It is so important to remember this when you get a cute puppy.
It is 10-14 years if you're lucky with this built in best friend. Of all that time they are only cute and fluffy for about a year. It is a commitment, not a purchase. . You are taking this animal in as your "child" and they rely solely on you.

A puppy that respects you and listens to you grows into the ultimate best friend and companion.

02/15/2021

Isn't Bella just the cutest?

Today we worked on teaching Bella to 'Relax".
I classify this as laying down with a hip thrown out or legs straight back (splooting). It is a more calm way of laying down, not in a stance ready to get up and move at any moment.
Relax is very helpful for dining out on outside patios, visiting friends homes or even just a quiet evening at home.
It's a way to have your pup lay down and understand that we are not moving anytime soon!

I teach this by first helping the pup get into a position that I consider 'relax" if it didn't happen naturally. Then once the behavior is achieved I reward almost constantly at first, then start to treat less and less the longer she stays in this position.
It is similar to stay, although you really want to be attentive to catching her before she stands up or moves from this position.
After some time we will be able to ask for "relax" and have her remain in it for any given period of time.

For help with this or any other training on please contact me for help!




The ears are starting to stand up... Maybe he will start to listen now! All jokes aside, Bear is doing amazing with his ...
02/10/2021

The ears are starting to stand up... Maybe he will start to listen now!

All jokes aside, Bear is doing amazing with his training. He is advancing quickly and is starting puppy level two commands at only 15 weeks.

We are working on sending him to his "corner" to wait for his parents to eat dinner or when visitors come to the house. Having a "corner" to send your pup too helps both owner and dog.
It gives the dog a safe place to go to time after time, making it easier for them because of the repitition of it.
For owners having a spot for your dog to go when you need to open the front door or when you're cooking in the kitchen makes for an all around easier life.

Bear is progressing quickly and we are VERY excited to see how much he really is capable of.

Stay tuned!


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Resource guarding is by definition when dogs exhibit behaviors like growling, lunging, or biting over food or toysFor Re...
02/06/2021

Resource guarding is by definition when dogs exhibit behaviors like growling, lunging, or biting over food or toys

For Reef it is a little bit different. He likes to claim things that are his, like my training pouch that has treats in it, or a new bag of dog food that we have yet to pour into the storage container.
He will lay there just like this, and guard the item for hours on end, until it is either picked up or put away. He doesn't mess with it or eat it, he is simply telling the other animals in the house that they cannot touch it.

I jokingly say he is being responsible, but the truth is it's natural instinct for dogs to resource guard, or also known ask "possession aggression".
With Reef it is harness, he simply growls and other animals back off. However some dogs become highly aggressive when resource guarding and it is very important to stop that at a young age.

I always keep an eye on him when this behind to see if he is becoming any more aggressive, but so far so good!

If your pup is having issues with this, please let me know!
I would love to help out.

Today was a big day for Bear.We went to the dog park to learn how to communicate with other dogs by interacting with the...
02/05/2021

Today was a big day for Bear.
We went to the dog park to learn how to communicate with other dogs by interacting with them.
Although a little shy, he did so good! He sniffed and played, tried to hump and got snipped at!
All very important lessons for him to learn and the earlier the better.
We also worked on all the commands that Bear knows from inside training, outside.
Sit, lay down, stay, come.
All outside in an open field with sticks to chew on and lots of different sounds to distract him. It is very important to practice all commands in different surroundings to test your pup out.
To wrap it up we brought out to let them do a meet and greet! They truly had a blast!

Needless to say by the end of it he was one pooped pup!
A much needed day for him.

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02/04/2021

A busy work day means early morning exercise for Reef so that he behaves better throughout the day!
Less people around means off leash work, practicing come and other more difficult commands.
This is also an opportunity for Reef to act in a "primal" way and run around freely. He is good with "leave it" and also "no" so birds and other wildlife are safe.
All around a great start to our Thursday and an even better beginning to the weekend.
Get your pup out in nature and spend that half an hour with just the two of you.
Make time for your dog.

Happy Thursday!

01/28/2021

Teaching a new puppy to come is by far one of the most important things to implement early on.

Imagine your little fur baby sneaks out of the door when you go to leave, and darts out into the street. Being able to summon your puppy back to you quickly is the only thing stopping him from running away further out even possibly getting hit by a car.
'Come' is a basic command, one of the first we teach new puppies because it really sets up the relationship for you and your new dog.
After all, everyone knows that chasing a dog becomes a game and very rarely ends up with you successfully catching them.

If you'd like your furry friend to come when called, or any other basic skills, reach out to me I would love to help!



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01/25/2021

We took this weekend to focus on us, and our mental health.

It is a running joke in our family that Reef and I are each other's "emotional support" because we rely on each other so heavily for everyday comforts.
The reason that I can lean on Reef like this is because of our open communication.

Dogs are able to pick up on anxiety along with other emotions of their humans.
Communication takes two, and your dog is eager for you to learn how to talk to them.
Learning the body signals of your dog, however small they may be, allow you to pick up on when he is feeling uneasy or stressed.
Fortunately for us humans, it comes naturally to dogs to read us and know when we're feeling those similar emotions.

Training your dog to become an emotional support animal is something I highly support and would love to help you out with!



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