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01/01/2023

Puppy kisses are the best kisses!
Happy New Year! 🎆

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12/31/2022

12/29/2022

The best gift you can give your four legged best friend is the gift of your time and presence. Go for a walk, play a game with them, give them a snuggle - whatever it is they enjoy doing with you most, give them 3-5 minutes of your undivided attention. You won’t regret it! Your training is only as good as your relationship with your pup.

12/29/2022

12/26/2022

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Penny’s first birthday“cake” was (cooked) ground turkey, peas, and pumpkin, all frozen so that she really had to work at it to enjoy it.

To celebrate her 4th birthday tonight she’ll have (raw) steak tips, chicken, turkey, blueberries, peppers, and mushrooms, all sprinkled with a little cinnamon and tumeric. Dogs benefit from a wide variety of whole foods, just as humans do!

By regularly offering a variety of foods, this enables Penny to get a variety of natural vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to fuel her body well.
Additionally, having a lot of variety builds and strengthens her gut microbiome and her immune system. (The same is true in human diets too!)

You can begin improving your and your pup’s nutrition simply by adding a variety of whole foods and aiming to eat a rainbow of colors of food; this allows for the most diversity of minerals, vitamins, and nutrients possible.

12/25/2022

Merry everything, happy always!! 🐶🤗🎄💜

12/24/2022

Happy Pawlidays from the Engaged Dogs Pack!

12/24/2022

Who is training who? 🤔😝🐶

12/19/2022

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Let us help!
I have openings this week with quite a few of my regulars away on vacation for the holiday.
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12/07/2022

Tuesday tails

11/17/2022

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📸credits to Maria Scrivan

11/15/2022

Poll time! What is your favorite thing that you have taught your pup? ⬇️🐶🤗

11/09/2022

Happy 1st birthday to our friend Echo!! 🐶🐾 We love to watch you learn and grow!

11/02/2022

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10/31/2022

Happy Howloween!

10/30/2022

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10/21/2022

Free Fallin’ 🍁

10/20/2022

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10/19/2022

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10/15/2022

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10/14/2022

TGIF! 🍁

10/11/2022

Capture behaviors by Marking and Rewarding behaviors your dog offers that you like and want to see repeated. For example: if you have a barky dog, wait for a moment when they are not barking and Mark and Reward with Yes!! Good Quiet! And give them a piece of kibble/ small treat. Do this several times. The next time they start barking, wait for a split second of quiet and Mark and Reward with YES! Good Quiet! And a piece of kibble/ treat. Repeat often.
You can capture and train most behaviors this way. (For example: Sit, Down, Bow.)

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10/08/2022

Relationship First; Your Relationship is the Foundation to Training Your Dog

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Treats? Check. Clicker? Check. High value toy? Check. Leash? Check. Relationship with your dog? Um, wait, what? How is your relationship with your dog? At the root of all training with canines is your relationship with them. Imagine going to a new to you therapist and being asked within the first 5....

10/06/2022

Teach your pup to “Look” 👀🐶 at YOU Start by showing your pup a yummy treat in your fingers. Slowly raise it up between your eyes. When your pup makes eye contact, Mark and Reward with YES!! Good Look ___! And give them the treato. Repeat this 10-15 times. Repeat this several days in a row. Then begin moving the treat away from your eyes and wait for your pup to make eye contact with you, even fleetingly. The moment they do, Mark and Reward with YES!! Good Look ____! And give the treat. Repeat 10-15x As your pup gets good at this, keep the treat in your pocket, as for Look, and the moment they give you eye contact, Mark and Reward. Teaching the Look cue is powerful to build your bond and to increase your pups engagement with you. You can also use “Look” as an interrupter to redirect your dog’s attention once they get good at it.
Practice teaching your pup Look and get great photos like these 👀📸🐶

09/27/2022

Tuesday tails 🐶😍🥰

09/12/2022

Fresh is best; for pups & their pawrents too! 🐶🤗

How do you ensure that you & your pooch are getting as many whole, fresh foods as possible?

Foods for a Healthy Gut 🥩

Scientific evidence continues to mount that raw and lightly cooked diets are easier for dogs to digest than kibble, and can help improve overall gut function. 👍

Read today’s free pet health article to learn more about the findings of the study: https://bit.ly/3B6acOS

09/06/2022

08/30/2022

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Feed your furry best friend a varied diet of high quality, minimally processed foods.

Feeding a dog just kibble for the entirety of their life is like expecting a human to survive and thrive on frozen dinners only.

We BOTH require a variety of high quality whole foods that have been minimally processed. 🍎🥩🥦🍗🦴🥕

Read Doctor Karen Dr. Karen Becker’s The Forever Dog for more!!

A variety of healthy foods is always the best choice for your family members, including the furred ones! 🐶🐱👍

08/28/2022

Photos from The Confident Hound's post

08/27/2022

Happy National Dog Day!
I am so grateful to know ALL the best dogs in Southwest DC.
Check out some of my friends! 👀😍🐶🥰 Check out the page on Facebook for more photos of my cute friends!!

08/27/2022

Photos from Sara-Jane Gage's post

08/26/2022

Biggie Smalls, (white toy Poodle,) Little Trappy, (brindle Brussels Griffon,) & Penny Grace (tan hound mix,) worked their tails off today building impulse control at the busy Wharf.
Today I introduced having 2 of them Stay while working with the 3rd nearby amongst all of the other distractions. Exercises like these helps pups get confident and neutral around a variety of distractions and increase their patience in a variety of cues. Check them out!

08/26/2022

Check out these satisfied Engaged Dogs!

08/24/2022

Check out Little Trappy appreciating the artwork in progress and building his impulse control outside of the today!

08/23/2022

Teach your dog “Touch”
Start with a lure, but holding a treat with your thumb against your palm. Wave it in front of your dogs nose and when they touch their nose to your palm, Mark the behavior with “YES! Good Touch!” And release the treat. Repeat x10-15 times. Do this exercise 3 days in a row. On the 4th day, ask for a “Touch” with your palm open and no treat. When your dog puts their nose to your palm, Mark & Reward: “Yes!! Good Touch!” And quickly follow up with a treat from your treat bag/ pocket/ etc. (not your hand this time.) Repeat 10-15x. Do this exercise as often as you like to build more consistency in the behavior!

08/20/2022

Summer, summer, summertimeeee 🐶😍☀️

08/17/2022

These pups are working on learning leash manners. What’re your expectations for your pup when they’re on leash and out for a walk?

08/16/2022

Tuesday tails

08/15/2022

Did you know 🌈⭐️ The “Touch” cue (Touch=touch your nose to my open palm, wherever it is,) is one of the most helpful and versatile cues you can teach your pup?
Touch can be utilized to guide your pup where you like them, to gauge their engagement with you, to help them successfully pass a challenging distraction, and more!! What is your favorite cue that you’ve taught your pup?

08/12/2022

Check out my friend Charlie who is GREAT at posing for photos! 😍🐶🥰 Charlie is a sweet and spunky ball and treat obsessed lab mix who is working hard to build his impulse control through lots of fun training games each week.

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Biggie Smalls, (white toy Poodle,) Little Trappy, (brindle Brussels Griffon,) & Penny Grace (tan hound mix,) worked their tails off today building impulse control at the busy Wharf. Today I introduced having 2 of them Stay while working with the 3rd nearby amongst all of the other distractions. Exercises like these helps pups get confident and neutral around a variety of distractions and increase their patience in a variety of cues. Check them out! #engageddogs #thewharf #dogtraining #engagedtraining #dcdogs #swdc #liveengaged #summer #impulsecontrol #leashmanners #gooddog #engaged #petsinresidenceofficial #dcdogsofinstagram

Check out Little Trappy appreciating the artwork in progress and building his impulse control outside of the @arenastage today! #engageddogs #sit #down #dogtraining #dcdogsofinstagram #dogtrainer #engagedtraining #liveengaged #leashmanners #impulsecontrol #petsinresidenceofficial #swdc

Are you setting your pup up for success with the fireworks later? 🤔🐶🇺🇸🎉 #fireworks #fourthofjuly #engageddogs #engagedtraining #desensitization #swdc #dcdogs #dcdogsofinstagram #petsinresidenceofficial

DOGS NEED JOBS!! All beings need a sense of purpose to be their best self. Today’s tip: Make your dog work for their food with simple training games, puzzles, enrichment toys, etc. This will exercise your dog mentally, emotionally, and physically. Additionally when you play and train with your dog, you are building your bond and improving your relationship with them! Recall/ Come When Called Exercise You will need: 🐶1/2 of your dogs kibble 🐶High incentive training treats, cut very small (dehydrated beef liver is a great option!) Throw a piece of kibble away from you and tell your dog to “Go Find!” When they naturally turn back to you (because they know you have snacks now and are doing a fun thing,) Mark their eye contact with you with YES!! Good Look! As they continue to walk towards you (because they’ve realized they have done some thing well,) Mark their behavior with YES!! Good Come!! And give the high incentive snack when they return to you. Repeat x1948910292 Remember training should be fun and needs to set your dog up to be successful to build their confidence. By starting this exercise in the house and then expanding it to more challenging areas (ex: apartment, hallway, lobby, in front of building, at an open empty field, around other dogs, etc) you set your dog up for success and build a strong foundation for recall. Don’t forget, our job as pawrents is to always be the calm confident leader who teaches and guides our dog. We need to create situations to teach our dogs that we are always the most rewarding, exciting, engaging thing in their universe. Have fun! 🐶🤸🏾

Summer fun with Wiley 😍🐶💦 #engageddogs #summerfun #wiley #fountain #summervibes #engagedtraining #swdc #dcdogsofinstagram #dcdogs #livengaged #petsinresidenceofficial

Does your pup sing with sirens? 😍🤣🐶🎶 #engageddogs #singing #singingwithsirens #summer #engagedtraining #leashmanners #sirens #sirensong #dcdogs #dcdogsofinstagram #swdc #petsinresidenceofficial

Stormy is practicing building confidence, engagement, and learning leash manners. Stormy is intelligent, eager to please, and full of ALL the puppy love. #stormy #engageddogs #petsinresidence #engagedwalking #leashmanners #training

Does your pup know Implied Sit? Check out our friend Koozie crushing it in his Implied Sit, leash manners, and engagement. Need help getting your furry best friend to walk like Koozie? Let us help! Schedule your consult at www.petsinresidence.com #engageddogs #leashmanners #training #petsinresidence #engageddogspack

Bindi is working hard towards her Canine Good Citizen exam and getting comfortable in her new Service Dog vest and crate. #engageddogs #engagedwalking #servicedog #cgc #caninegoodcitizen #petsinresidence #dcgroomer #grooming #walking #training #servicedogintraining

Snacks! Snacks! Snacks! Snack snack snacks! 🤤😍🐶 #snacks #grumpylu #engageddogs #petsinresidenceofficial #engagedwalks #slomo #swdc #dcdogs

Luka loves to show off at The Wharf on his #engagedwalks 🐶🔥 Meanwhile Aiden is just 👀 patiently waiting 😍🤣🐶 #engageddogs #engaged #engagedwalking #petsinresidence

Meet my newest friend, Little Trappy! 🥰🐶 Little Trappy is working towards his #caninegoodcitizen exam so he can be a #therapydog and bring joy and comfort to many people. Stay tuned for more on #littletrappy and #engageddogs !

How do you enrich your dog’s life while keeping them cool? Check out sir Cagney practicing his Sit/ Stay…ish & come! 😝🐶 Cagney is a good example of why our pooches require our undivided attention during training sessions! 😝🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🤪🐶🥰 #sit #stay #come #sircagney #cagney #engageddogs #engageddogsarehappydogs #engagedwalking #dogwalking #dogtraining #engagedtraining #dcdogwalker #dcdogmom #dcdogtrainer #behavioralspecialist #engagefitnessdc #intuitivetraining #positivereinforcement #positivepsychology #dogpsychologist

Meet my new friend: Pip! (Short for Phillip 😍🐶) Pip is a sometimes vocal hound mix working on leash manners and basic training. This was our first session and look at all that eye contact from those soulful eyes on Pip!! 👀😍🥰🐶 The happiest & healthiest dogs in D.C. walk with Engaged Dogs; Walking & Training. Have you scheduled your best furry friend for their training walk yet? #engageddogs #leashmanners #Pip #engageddogsarehappydogs #engagedwalking #dogwalking #dogtraining #engagedtraining #dcdogwalker #dcdogmom #dcdogtrainer #behavioralspecialist #engagefitnessdc #intuitivetraining #positivereinforcement #positivepsychology #dogpsychologist

🦮 How do you enrich your dog’s life? Our furry friends are in our lives for a short time, but WE are their entire lives. Check out Howie gobbling up his favorite puzzle!! Puppy puzzles are great tool to encourage natural sniffing, rooting, problem solving, and snacking behaviors. 😍🐶🤤 What’s your dogs favorite enrichment activity? ⬇️

Leash manners with Izzie 🐶🔥

Check out Izzie’s sweet leash manners. 😍🐶🔥 Also, check out the funny little ::hop:: around a half dying cicada we passed; girlfriend is not a fan! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🪰 She managed to recover & get back on track without a beat.

Houseguests “helping” coach from the sidelines.

Penny, Bella, and Mina 🐾 were just exhausted while supporting Coach Steve from the sidelines during a class he taught for Choosing to be Well with Engage Fitness. 😝😍🐶😴💪🏼🤸🏽‍♂️

Enrichment made easy

Enrichment doesn’t have to be complicated. Penny enjoyed spending some time watching this Robin bathe in the fountains outside our door and practiced patience and keeping a safe distance.🐦🐶 Allowing your dog to experience the World, witness everyday occurrences, and smell and snoot around, in ways that are comfortable and safe for you and them, is a simple way to enrich their lives. What are your favorite enrichment activities with your pup?

Lady & Bella 🐾

Bella 🐾 (the Jack Russel babe,) was a houseguest last week who had a little extra energy to burn, so I put her to work as my assistant! … beginning with a walk with my friend Lady! Bella and I enjoyed a car ride to SE & these 2 cuties became fast friends while we enjoyed a leisurely stroll together Saturday morning. 🥰🐶

Check out Peanut & Lucy Brown practicing their loose leash walking. These cuties were 🔥 today. 😍🐶🐾

Friday Fitness Challenge for Fido & their Pawrents - Sit/ Stay for time.

Check out Engage Fitness, D.C.’s Friday Fitness Challenge for Fido 🐾 & their pawrents!! Who can hold a sit/ stay the longest? Grab your favorite doggo and try it out! 💪🏼🐶🤸🏽‍♂️

Look at the sweet leash manners on Pisgah! This little lady’s 👀 eye contact is 🔥 #prettypisgah #eyecontact #leashmanners #behavioraltraining #dogtraining #dcdogtraining #engageddogs #engageddogsarehappydogs #engagedwalking #dogwalking #dogtraining #engagedtraining #dcdogwalker #dcdogmom #dcdogtrainer #behavioralspecialist #engagefitnessdc