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IchiBone Dog Training Balanced dog training in the Tulelake area! Teaching people how to live fun and fulfilled lives with their canine companions.

10/16/2026

Don’t 100% trust your dogs recall yet?

When I lived in the Bay Area with Tommy, we had the luxury of having tennis courts around. We’d wake up super early and run around and do some obedience while the world was still able to happen around us.

Why did we like enclosed spaces? It wasn’t necessarily for Tommy, it was for ME. Finding a place that is enclosed and secure, but not in the comfort of your own home, can give owners the ability to stay calm and work on things like recall, or play a game of fetch without the paranoia that your dog is going to bail on you - specifically in the early stages.

Tommy loved to chase squirrels, bikes, motorcycles and I wasn’t willing to take the risk that his safety would be jeopardized when he was a puppy. Eventually we were able to do life off leash, but again… baby steps at the pace of your dog.

Are you ready to take the next steps with your dog?

10/15/2026

This is my previous dog, Tommy, he was also a Belgian Malinois like Baka. He was also the 22nd dog I had the pleasure of treadmill training. Oh, and the cat, yeah that’s Oski, being helpful as cats are.

Ok back to the treadmill training. You know that dusty treadmill that never got used New Year’s resolution after New Year’s resolution? (No judgement here, that’s why there’s a dog on it!) well now you can dust it off for the dogs. While it’s not something we should rely on, it can be a helpful way to get your dog semi-exercised, without having to go out in the blazing heat, or snow. We didn’t use it every day, because, I didn’t need to build an Olympian. (Remember, when I said I did not use the treadmill?). It also came in really handy, as Tommy had medical procedures that required him to eventually use a water treadmill, so he was already used to the floor moving below him.

We are all about using the things in our house in seemingly unconventional ways! You don’t always need fancy gear, or a ton of money to train, exercise or bond with your dog. Just a bit of patience!

Interested in learning how to use a people treadmill for your dog?

*also, supervise your dogs when they are on the treadmill*

Let’s jump for joy it’s Wednesday! The weather is cooling down and we’re getting ready to showcase some fun inside acti...
10/14/2026

Let’s jump for joy it’s Wednesday! The weather is cooling down and we’re getting ready to showcase some fun inside activities to keep your dog busy, let’s face it, working outside in the snow is less then fun, no matter how used to it you may be.

Do you have any activities that you do with your dog inside?

Photo credit: stabledogtraining

Skill building in real time. Since he was a baby Baka has been going to all kinds of places in the car, and in the crate...
10/13/2026

Skill building in real time.

Since he was a baby Baka has been going to all kinds of places in the car, and in the crate. This is his 2nd time in a hotel, and he did great! So how did we get here?

1) Lots of trips locally, getting him used to being in the car and the crate in the car. We’d go to all kinds of places that were fun and some, not so fun.

2) Play.. Baka has never had a shortage of energy or adventure. When he was younger and getting multiple meals during the day, we’d leverage that opportunity and used his food for training in parking lots alllll over! Travel and exploration meant play.

3) working on not rushing out of the crate - we’re still working on this. Baka has a tendency to get so excited to explore that he can get a bit ahead of himself - but for everyone’s safety we’ve really got to enforce that calmness is rewarded. Even on long trips.

4) pottying before the play happens. Baka potties on command. He knows play doesn’t happen until he’s calmer, and goes potty. This was so convenient when we had to use a gas station or rest stop.

5) crate training. We’re guests in a hotel, and Baka would destroy the room is left unvested haha.

All the socialization/ creating neutrality, crate training, and small steps over the last year have created opportunities for us to be able to travel with Baka safely. In fact there were a couple of times we had to pull over to double check he was in the car because he was so quiet. These skills didn’t happen in a vacuum, it was the combination of skills that came together. That’s what dog training is about.

Do you have long term goals with your dogs that you need help with? Drop it in the comments!

10/12/2026

Many of you have heard me talk about a flirt pole aka the dog sized cat toy. Not athletic with a high energy dog? Flirt pile. Need something to get physical and mental stimulation for your dog? Flirt pole. Teach impulse control? Flirt pole. These are one of the great tools that we love, and Dog Training | SCV is demonstrating how to utilize it in a masterful way!

We try to bring a flirt pole into our routine a couple of times a week! Do you have a favorite way to tire your pups out?

10/11/2026

During our vacation, I had the opportunity to join a couple of my best friend’s group dog training classes. I wanted to get a baseline for Baka the first one, and then see how we’d progressed by the second.

This park was BUSY, there were loose dogs, people playing soccer, kids, mosquitos, squirrels and tons of unfamiliar dogs and people.

This was our second class with STABLE Dog Training and despite my sloppy play, Baka did awesome. I wanted to test if he was willing to still engage in play despite EVERYTHING that was going on. To say that we are entering into our angsty teenage attention span of a fish year is an understatement.

This type of engagement and trust building is what I hope my clients can achieve with their dogs. Being out and about with not a care in the world except you and your dog! Finding the game that your dog loves and maximizing it so you can live happy and healthy lives with your dog is the goal!

What is your dogs favorite activity?

Meet my parent’s dog Toby. He’s an 8 year old spaniel mix. Toby, loves long walks, a solid game of fetch and (dare I sa...
10/10/2026

Meet my parent’s dog Toby. He’s an 8 year old spaniel mix. Toby, loves long walks, a solid game of fetch and (dare I say) Dodger baseball. I got the chance to teach my parents that if they want to really elevate Toby’s training, make him do something before throwing his toy. For example: ask him for a sit, once he does it, say “yes!” And throw the toy. It’s a work in progress, but you can still teach an “old dog” new tricks!

Meet IchiBone’s newest babies Mo & Chip. This family is working towards setting these pups up for success, and learning ...
09/29/2026

Meet IchiBone’s newest babies Mo & Chip. This family is working towards setting these pups up for success, and learning how to navigate the different pictures of working vs being at home! We can’t wait to watch them grow into the bestest canine good citizens and future hunting dogs!

Don’t worry you’ll get there!I keep stumbling on this meme that’s always circulating around the internet. While it’s fun...
09/26/2026

Don’t worry you’ll get there!

I keep stumbling on this meme that’s always circulating around the internet. While it’s funny, it holds a lot of truth. Dog training is a process. Results happen over time, not overnight. There will in set backs in progress and times where all the work comes together magically in a week.

A lot of times we can forget how much a pattern of behavior can take to train - especially when we’re online and see perfectly trained dogs.

Take Baka for example! He is great in the crate, more or less pretty quite and can settle down nicely. This behavior took time, patience, lots of deep breathing exercises and anxiety. While I was transitioning from one home to another, there were some hiccups - it was a completely different picture. The car crate - it was the same thing. Baka isn’t perfect in the crate, but we’ve worked on it, in different environments for a year. In one home he was ok, in the other he was perfect. We don’t always need to see perfection, sometimes its better to acknowledge progress.

Keep up the work. Keep being consistent and more importantly keep having fun!

I hear a lot of people tell me that they free-feed their dog.I don’t do it for a few reasons. 1) I lose the ability to u...
09/25/2026

I hear a lot of people tell me that they free-feed their dog.

I don’t do it for a few reasons. 1) I lose the ability to use food on a dog that is full/not finding value in food. 2) it’s difficult to gauge how much the dog is consuming which can lead to weight issues.

A few years ago I hurt my shoulder playing tug with my last dog. He had tummy issues so treats weren’t always on the table. However, he still needed an outlet during the time my shoulder needed to heal. So for us, we heavily relied on his breakfast and dinner. Baka is not the most food motivated dog either, but needs to get his brain stimulated. So breakfast and dinner time is an opportunity to train and leverage an empty stomach to continue training. Young puppies are constantly eating, so using their meals throughout the day is a another way to train without the need for extra food. Treats aren’t bad, but there’s definitely other ways to keep your dog training.

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