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A tired dog is just a tired dog. A fulfilled dog is a real dog.
25/10/2026

A tired dog is just a tired dog. A fulfilled dog is a real dog.

WHY I WILL NEVER STOP OFF LEASH TRAINING DOGSMeet Buddy! I had the unique opportunity of meeting this handsome boy and h...
25/10/2026

WHY I WILL NEVER STOP OFF LEASH TRAINING DOGS

Meet Buddy! I had the unique opportunity of meeting this handsome boy and his owner yesterday. He is a liver colored German shepherd adopted from a rescue in Pennsylvania.

We had an excellent free time, play time, and did some socialization with a new person and a new dog, Chris & Scout.

I am constantly made aware of how LIABILITY in our stacked-on world causes us to be overly cautious and insanely prepared, meanwhile our dogs can end up chronically underfulfilled.

One of the reasons I share so much publicly about my work with dogs is that we need to correct the record.

People need to have the stories of these miraculous transformations shoved into their faces on a day to day basis so that the narrative changes based on truth, shown in long form videos of these rehab cases.

From the top, down, the record needs to be corrected. The animal welfare industry has to change or the bottom will fall out and the creature who has “grown up” alongside humanity will be genocided into oblivion.

We reject what a dog is, so “loving dogs” is now just loving what we wished dogs were, so when dogs do dog things, we medicate, isolate, and torture them to death.

What this looks like is usually pretty normalized for dog trainers, vets, behavior experts, and influencers - a dog who is never allowed to be aroused, whose anxiety is smashed instead of worked through, whose aggression is suppressed instead of channeled productively.

It’s a dog who never gets to be a dog. Who doesn’t know or believe in itself. Who doesn’t get to ever be aroused, anxious, or aggressive. A dog who is lovable to the most amount of people yet completely useless to itself.

Buddy is an amazing dog. He’s sweet, he’s playful, and he’s obedient. He and his handler have worked their butts off. He’s super dog social.

But because of the fear of the narratives, liability, and perception of strangers, dogs like Buddy go through life with a whisper of what it looks like to have off leash freedom.

That’s why I will always off leash train dogs the right way and will continue to push back against the narrative “dogs should never be allowed off leash,” should never be allowed to access and productively use their aggression, and should never be allowed to feel.

I will always listen to the dog and what is actually happening, not just robotically slamming dogs’ behavior and hoping for the best, content with money in exchange.

I am super proud of this owner who has chosen to take Buddy to the next level, to fulfill him, to introduce him to himself. We’re going to have a blast.

SUCCESS IS NOT ABOUT BEHAVIOR INCREASING AND DECREASING. ITS ABOUT GIVING THE DOG PERMISSION TO BE WHAT IT IS.

(THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE POST, READ TO THE END)Who knew that focusing on how a dog feels instead of robotically manipulat...
23/10/2026

(THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE POST, READ TO THE END)

Who knew that focusing on how a dog feels instead of robotically manipulating behavior would be so unpopular. I am convinced that the dog training industry is about to experience a wake up call.

All those obedience lessons, endless structured walks, tethering your dog to a wall, and place practice - for what? So you can have a dog who is always calm? Meanwhile, dogs are more stressed and under-fulfilled than ever.

What are we even doing here? I am convinced that most trainers and animal welfare "advocates" are actually in love with what they WANT a dog to be, not what it really is.

A dog makes one mistake - because of their genetics, environment, and stress, and they're screwed. 10 day quarantine at your local shelter - yeah great solution. That'll help them feel better.

NO! It will make the shelter feel better about killing the dog that made a mistake. Who is making the decisions on these dogs? People who have no idea about canine behavior.

Rescues and shelters need to work with trainers who focus on long term fulfillment, not just control and compliance. And yes I am talking about the force free folks too.

Dogs are not free to make decisions anymore and learn from them. They are enslaved to an expectation of errorless learning, constant prevention and management, a shrinking world where they will never experience normal engagement, etc...

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TRAIN YOUR DOG THIS WAY, WE CAN HELP.

Most of my clients have been to 2-3 of the area trainers, sometimes more, and I am hearing more of the bad advice every day. I am seeing more of the insecurity and feeling more of the dysfunction.

When was the last time your dog ran at full speed in an open field?
When was the last time they "smiled" at you, thanking you?
When was the last time they did something feral that NO HUMAN had to teach them to do?

Who is your dog?
Who are you to your dog?
Who do you want to become as a team?

These are the questions that I am seeking to answer when working with all clients. The solution for the most aggressive dog that I meet is the same for the most docile: "Dogs Who Feel Better - Do Better."

We focus on leveraging off leash freedom and play (tag, tug, fetch) to improve the dog's emotional state and confidence so they're feeling better, then we teach them how to know better through good training.

Then we live life together! We proof things. They learn. We are patient. We allow them to make mistakes and utilize loving penalties just like our parents did. But the whole relationship isn't about the misbehavior...

It's about building better dogs.

IF THAT IS THE KIND OF TRAINING THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE PART IN, WE ARE ALL IN FOR YOU. DM US FOR NEXT STEPS ON HELPING YOUR DOG FINALLY FEEL BETTER.

21/10/2026

✨ DOGS WHO FEEL BETTER, DO BETTER! ⚛️

Yesterday, when I met with Newt’s owners, I could just tell that he was not feeling his best, he looked a little skinnier, carried a little little bit more anxiety.

I quickly found out that he had a very stressful weekend and we spent the majority of our 30 minute allotment on putting him in a better emotional state.

WHY WOULD I FOCUS ON THIS? 🤔

It is extremely hard to teach any creature to KNOW better when they FEEL like 💩

Once the dog is consistently feeling better, we focus on teaching the dog to know better. Contingency, consequences, clarity… Call it whatever you want, but this is where the education begins.

Once the dog knows better, it’s time for them to be handled 100% by the owner so that they can learn DO better as a team.

It’s none of my business. What any other Dog Trainer would do or how they think this should be handled… I can only go off of empirical evidence that I have witnessed to work deeply and long-term on the last 300+ dogs.

Kind of crazy to think she’s going on 10 years old and has helped hundreds of dogs learn to just be. Super grateful for ...
16/10/2026

Kind of crazy to think she’s going on 10 years old and has helped hundreds of dogs learn to just be.

Super grateful for Mila on cool days like these reminding me of when I first started working with dogs full time 9 years ago.

Here’s to another decade of helping owners and their dogs have peace of mind.

I'd be Lost Without These 5 Training Tools!1. 50 ft worth of Long Leash 2. Tug & Fetch toys - Foam Dog Balls Ray Allen M...
14/10/2026

I'd be Lost Without These 5 Training Tools!

1. 50 ft worth of Long Leash
2. Tug & Fetch toys - Foam Dog Balls Ray Allen Manufacturing
3. 3-5 ft tripod - Gotta watch your film
4. 1/4 inch diameter, 6 ft long slip lead - Mad Dog Products
5. A quality Ecollar - Dogtra, Ecollar Tech

DM "Tools" on this post, and I'll send you a link to my Amazon Recommended Equipment List!

08/10/2026

Okay I am looking for expert opinions here as to whether this is the correct tactic for proofing the retrieve from people who are qualified.

Always trying to show my work even when it’s not perfect.

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