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Offering Family Therapy that includes 4legged friends too! Engaged Walks + 1:1 Training available🐶

10/29/2026

It is SO IMPORTANT
to let your dog do dog things!!
So many humans are quick to stop their dogs from doing very natural dog behaviors (like digging or sniffing a random squash or rolling in fresh mulch.)
As long as what they are doing is not dangerous, let them be a dog!!
After Barry’s little roll, he got wiped down with a wipe and got paid lots of little treatos for being patient while I handled him.
We filled in the mulch, moved on, and he and I were both happier for letting him just enjoy being a dog.

10/21/2026

Engaged Pack Walks are a fun way for our
Engaged Dogs to build neutrality and engagement around friends (aka proper dog socialization,) and to proof their learned skills.
These puppers paused to proof their Wave/Ola and You In? cues mid pack walk and had excellent leash manners and engagement while we worked.
Can your Engaged Dog(s) perform their known skills around distractions? Proofing (building their ability to be consistent around Distractions, for a Duration of time, and at a Distance)
These friends are working to perform Wave at increasingly bigger distances with hopes/ intentions to get them to wave in unison (for photos) sometime soon 🤞🏼🐶🥰

10/08/2026

One of the most efficient and effective, low energy ways to train your dog is to play the Engage/ Disengage game while doing Stationary Work.

Enjoy the video of Nala demonstrating the game and then plan to try it out with your Engaged Dog!

10/06/2026

Learning new skills builds confidence when you set your dog up for success!
Watch Skylar figure out how to navigate a ramp and get really proud of herself as she realizes she’s on the right track.

10/04/2026

These Engaged Dogs had a fun and busy week working on their leash manners, neutrality around distractions (like other dogs, squirrels, scooters, and kids,) confidence building, and proofing their skills.

Which are your favorites?

10/02/2026

CONSENT MATTERS
-for us and for our dogs-

On leash greetings
(especially non consensual surprise ones!)
increase nervous system dysregulation and big feelings.

Additionally, Fight-Flight-Fawn-Freeze is triggered more easily when dogs are on leash and their options to create space are limited.

On leash greetings (with an inability to consent or opt-out at any time,) are a huge contributing factor of dog reactivity and on leash aggression.

Most dogs have a personal space bubble of approximately 7-10 feet, and in no species is it ever appropriate to rush into another’s personal space without enthusiastic consent. (And especially not when their backs are turned no less!)

How do you maintain your dog’s space bubble to keep them feeling safe and engaged?

10/01/2026

Luey worked hard to proof her skills during our Engaged Walk.

Which cue is your favorite?

09/29/2026

Part of my practice to be a better human and pawrent is meeting myself and my dog exactly where each of us is moment to moment.

That can often look and feel different day to day, and that’s ok!

We are always doing the best we can with what we have 💙

09/26/2026

Inclement weather some times requires us to be creative in order to get our dogs’ needs met.

Anchovy worked on stringing together known cues to proof his skills and build impulse control (specifically the ability to listen to the cue and respond, rather than trying to guess what comes next.)

09/25/2026

Cue:
“Are you in?”
Behavior:
“Stack your paw on top of my hand” (palm down)

During this Engaged Pack Walk we worked to proof this skill (so they can do it around an abundance of distractions,) and to sharpen their ability/ willingness to stack their paws simultaneously.

Super proud of these puppets 🐶🥰💙

Address

465 M Street SW
Washington D.C., DC
20024

Telephone

+17742011509

Website

https://www.choosetoliveengaged.com/dog-training, https://www.choosetoliveengaged.com/post/dog-communication-breakdown-w

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