Val Stallings CPDT/Canine Coach and Behavior Consultant

Val Stallings CPDT/Canine Coach and Behavior Consultant Val is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer using Positive Reinforcement Methods. She is also a Cani She thoroughly enjoys teaching people about dog behavior.

Val has been providing professional canine services to this community since 2003. Helping people and their dogs learn, establish bonds, and maintain long lasting relationships, is her number one goal. Val's Positive reinforcement, non dominance based methods have been acquired and solidified through interventions with hundreds of dogs in this community, many years of education, and research and ap

plication of principles. She motivates and inspires people to learn about their dog and become desirable, well mannered canine good citizen dogs, that can participate in family and community activities as well have playtime at her 2 Doggie Daycare and Cage Free Boarding facilities, Send Rover on Over. Puppies Puppies Puppies!!!! Val is the author of 'P is for Puppy'. A Positive, Preventative, Proactive book for new puppy parents. This book compliments her Puppy Kindergarten Classes and Socials held at both facilities. Parents can meet and form their own puppy play groups, and puppies learn how to have a softer mouth and an inhibited bite through play with similar age puppies. The puppy programs promote educational and play services as well as providing a safe social environment and puppy personality temperament testing. Safe and early socializing is a key factor in this program as well. Leash reactivity and dog dominance aggression has become a very popular undesirable behavior with a good prognosis that she provides services for using non aversive behavior modification techniques. Val has been an RN for 29 years. Her Health Science degree compliments her behavior management programs allowing her to have a keen eye for a behavior that may well be medically related. This asset also provides for proficient communication skills amongst Veterinary Practitioners and their Team. Val is just a few classes short of having her BS degree in Animal Science with a focus on Canine Behavior. This is a new age degree that is on the interest list uprise and will become a common degree in the near future. Staying ahead of the game and opening doors of opportunity is nothing new to this entrepreneurial canine spirit. Besides being the first to open 2 doggie daycares in Simi and Ventura, she offers all kinds of sporting activities from Agility for Fun, Scent Tracking, Outdoor activities, and provides an indoor water park for dogs in Simi Valley. Val provides an uplifting, motivational, enthusiastic, loving, non judgmental approach to working with you and your dog. Thank you for Sending Val on Over

Meatball hasn’t made a post lately but it’s now time. He decided he wanted to ‘own’ the bedroom at around 3 am when Abbe...
05/22/2022

Meatball hasn’t made a post lately but it’s now time. He decided he wanted to ‘own’ the bedroom at around 3 am when Abbey the Basset wanted to make her way into the bedroom from the couch. He was rude and mildly tackled her. He will be sleeping in the crate for a while until this behavior becomes forgotten or extinct. Besides management tools, I will also be counterconditioning his behavior by conducting exercises and feeding him high value treats when I call Abbey into the room. This will help him realize that when Abbey enters, good things happen. This may take a few months and maybe up to a year.

Timing when rewarding and punishing a dog is critical. The first picture is when you would say “leave it!” The second pi...
01/19/2022

Timing when rewarding and punishing a dog is critical.
The first picture is when you would say “leave it!” The second picture is when you would say “Good Job!” And reward 👏🏻
Carry treats around with you and have them handy at all times during the learning phase.
My definition of punishment consists of a firm “ ah ah!!!!!”
Or a mini time out of 3 seconds to learn from. Nothing more….

Love this!!!!😍
11/16/2021

Love this!!!!😍

11/12/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
Will you just look at these recall skills. What’s the trick?
Start early
Practice often
Use high value treats and meat
Interrupt play and other important activities minimally
Be enthusiastic
Praise right when they look your way
Praise with food touch verbal praise
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Puppy Diaries:And this! Is how you dress when you have a young puppy😊Please pay special attention to the F***y packs 😉🐾🐾
10/10/2021

Puppy Diaries:

And this! Is how you dress when you have a young puppy😊

Please pay special attention to the F***y packs 😉🐾🐾

10/02/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
This is a very nice play session amongst 2 pups that are about 16 weeks old. Nice all play sessions are this easy and gentle. Some normal
Play session amongst puppies can actually be very loud and appear viscous when it is just all about the noise. If you will notice the bigger beefier dog, meatball, often rolls over in a nice gesture to handicap himself and be more attractive to play. Nice play should flow in which each dog take a turn at being on the top
And on the bottom. Group play add more dynamics. 3 dogs is not the best play group number. And not all puppies enjoy playing with other puppies. One way to evaluate your pups play style personality is to participate in a reputable local puppy play group. If they seem shy or as if they don’t like it at first, don’t give up, try it a few more times you will often discover they come out of the shell and blossom as puppy socialites.
And never force your pup to play or socialize. If they shy away or hide, it’s ok to pick them up and or provide them with a barrier to merely observe play safely
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10/02/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
You know those crazy bursts of energy in which your dog runs around full speed ahead, maybe jumping over furniture, appears to have super human powers?
Those behaviors have been labeled as the zoomies…
Open the door and let that happen. Stay out of the path of the Zumies. I like to open the back door and let him rip. The zoomies won’t happen for ever….Enjoy them while you can :-)

The Puppy Diaries:Co mingling your new puppy with the current animals in your home isn’t always as easy as the above pho...
09/30/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
Co mingling your new puppy with the current animals in your home isn’t always as easy as the above photos appear. It can be challenging. Some of the challenges can be introducing them to different species such as cats, chickens, horses, goats and other pets as well as household dogs.
Other dogs in the home may be more submissive or more dominant then your new puppy. Helping to facilitate a healthy relationship while properly communicating and relaying good information to the animals can seem like a lot of work in the beginning. Sometimes for up to 3 months or more. Keep a constant eye on the new pup at all times to make sure all interactions are pleasant. Old and submissive dogs currently in the house will need their own space at times as well as putting the puppy up in a crate or a pen so the pre existing pet can have their out time as well. One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is interfering too quickley with little scuttles as well as the dog parent trying to decide who is the top dog amongst the dogs. This needs to be an understanding amongst the dogs themselves. It will work itself out with minimal interference. If integrating your pup becomes a big challenge, you know who to call for help.
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The Puppy Diaries: When introducing your pup to new friends, make sure you introduce them to other dogs and puppies that...
09/29/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
When introducing your pup to new friends, make sure you introduce them to other dogs and puppies that enjoy puppy energy. Some dogs are
Intolerant of puppies and may harshly scold your pup. This may be a learning experience for them, but there is no need for a young puppy to be physically or emotionally scarred from improper early introductions to other dogs. Expose them slowly to one new dog at a time and watch closely for their behavior around other dogs as well as how dogs respond to your pup. Meatball has very good confidant energy and is well received in this group of nice dogs. ❤️🐾🐾

The Puppy Diaries: Arms and Body parts and clothing are not chew toys. Mouthing is a process that your pup goes through ...
09/26/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
Arms and Body parts and clothing are not chew toys. Mouthing is a process that your pup goes through when they are exploring and teething. Your pup should be taught never to put their teeth on skin.
Redirect
Redirect
Redirect
Give them something more tasty then you to chew on. A stuffed peanut butter kibble kong, a billy stick, a frozen rope toy dipped in diluted broth and a new one for me, the other day I lathered a rope toy with a hand full of wet dog food. Neat trick and it worked. Try redirecting first and if you have a die hard pup, we can discuss some behavior management techniques. I like to keep negative punishment available as a last resort secret weapon. (The term sounds really bad but this consists or short little 3 second time outs).

The Puppy Diaries:I just gave meatball another bully stick. A solidified bull unmentionable part, in the event you don’t...
09/25/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
I just gave meatball another bully stick. A solidified bull unmentionable part, in the event you don’t know what a bully stick is. They are fairly pricey individually, but they are a Costco product which reduces the price when purchased in bulk. I said to myself “I am going to go broke on a $3 dollar a day bully stick habit.” Then I thought
“Wait a minute. This bully stick is preventing my teething puppy from chewing on my tables, my couches, and my kitchen cabinets!” The cost to replace those items doesn’t compare! Here Meatball!!!! Have another bully stick! Good boy! There are also rubber attachments you can purchase and attach to the bully stick to prevent your puppy from choking on the gooey part when it gets really small.
Bow Wow Labs Bully Buddy Safety Device - Bully Stick Holder for Dogs https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B082YJD41X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_43AK1EJG776MPB4VXBRZ
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The Puppy Diaries: We made a pit stop at our local vet just to say hi and get a cookie. I am hoping this will help Meatb...
09/25/2021

The Puppy Diaries:
We made a pit stop at our local vet just to say hi and get a cookie. I am hoping this will help Meatball form positive associations with the vet office verses something unpleasant happening every time we go.

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