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This last round of classes had SOOO many graduates! Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of everyone since this last week has been filled with absences for sickness and weather but here are some of the amazing graduates!
Everyone has improved so much and I am so proud of them! We also had a ton of dogs complete and pass their CGC tests this round which was awesome!
Looking forward to our next round of classes! They begin Jan 15th! We have a few spots left!
We are all set up at the Paws4Potter Howliday Bazaar!
Come on and see us! There are a ton of great vendors for your last minute shopping! And it’s a dog-friendly event so you can come out and work on some training, socialization, or just something to do with them!
Our Intermediate and Advanced group classes have come to an end as well! All these dogs have made leaps and bounds progress compared to where they started! Each owner and dog has worked so hard in the last 6 weeks!
Advanced class goes on outings every week and the intermediate class goes twice in week 4 and 5 to work on the skills they have been learning in a public setting!
Interested in our group classes? Check out our pinned post for the schedule and reach out today to sign up!
Our puppy and basic classes have come to an end and I am so proud of all these dogs!!! The improvement is amazing! Most are going to continue and I am so excited to see how they keep on improving!
In the basic and puppy classes we worked on sit, down, stay, recall foundations, door manners, house manners, leave-it, and loose leash walking! these are all essential skills for any dog!
Interested in our group classes? The next round of classes begin the week of Jan 15th! Check out the pinned post for the schedule and more information! Reach out if you would like to sign up!
Hooligan working on settling in public! Sometimes we forget to work on this simple behavior with puppies but it is SOOO important. It’s great to be able to take your puppy out in public but if you can’t sit down and chat with a friend, enjoy a coffee, or watch something it is very limiting!
Hooligan is with us to work on his fear with noises in public and he is doing sooooooooo well. He doesn’t usually settle well because he is concerned about every noise but today he rocked it!
Our Group Class schedule is finalized for the new year and registration is OPEN!!
The group classes will begin the week of January 15th. There will be NO class the week after but it is perfect to have two weeks to work on the first session’s homework!
All classes, except Rally and Scentwork (which are drop-in classes) are 6 week classes. Each session lasts about an hour long!
Reach out for more information or if you would like to sign up!!
Below is an overview of what each class will teach and go-over!
🐾 Basic Obedience- Sundays at 4:15: This class is for dogs older than 6 months of age! We will go over the basics every dog should know, including sit, down, stay, leave-it, recall foundations, door manners, heeling/loose leash walking, and how to greet other humans and dogs!
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🐾 Puppy Basic Obedience- Mondays at 6:15: This class is for puppies under 6 months of age! Just like the basic class, this class will go over the basics every dog should know including sit, down, leave-it, recall foundations, door manners, heeling/loose leash walking, and how to great other humans and dogs! We will also go into topics of puppyhood including crate training, potty training, house manners, separation anxiety, and resource guarding! There will be puppy play time at the end of class!
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🐾 Intermediate Obedience- Sundays at 3:00: This class is for dogs who have completed either the Puppy or Basic class or has been through private lessons and is ready for group sessions! We will follow the Canine Good Citizen curriculum with testing at the end. We will go over sitting nicely for petting, loose leashing walking around people and dogs, meeting/greeting other dogs and people, down stay for longer distances and duration, place, recall, and manners in public places! We will go on 2 public outings for class (Week 4 and 5).
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🐾 Advanced Obediencd- Tuesdays at 5:00: this class is for dogs who have completed the intermediate obedience class! We will work towards the Canine Good Citizen Advanced curriculum. We will work on settling in public places, walking through crowds, recall, sitting nicely for petting, out of sight down stays, backing up and other helpful tricks, recall in public, and tasks for dogs who are working towards SD work or therapy work!
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🐾 Rally- Sundays at 5:30: Rally is an obedience sport! It helps proof and build on your advanced obedience! In the class we will work on competition heeling and learning of the Rally signs and skills!
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🐾 Scentwork- Wednesdays at 6:15: This class is for anyone who wants to do something more with their dog, get them out and using their brain! It is a great, fun activity for you and your dog! We will learn how to differentiate specific odor, alert, and search a room!
We will be there!!! This is going to be super fun and definitely a good event for something to do next Saturday!
Are you and your dogs ready?!
NEXT Saturday, December 17th, is our Howliday Bazaar! ❤😍
We hope that you will join us for a fun day of last-minute holiday shopping, photos with Santa Claus, pawprint ornament making, and great raffles!
Admission is FREE! Pet photography will be a $5 donation! All proceeds go to Paws4Potter and the National Canine Cancer Foundation!
Before you head out, check out City Dawgz of NNY outside - they will be set up and cooking their amazing food!!!
This is a dog friendly and family friendly event! Please let your dog-loving friends know! 🥹❤ Please join us for our last official event of 2022!
Long video but definitely worth it!! Here is a few snippets from a typical day with outings for the Board and Train pups! We don’t do outings everyday but usually 3-4 times a week! Each one got 30 minutes in a store working on their individual goals. Max is working on her engagement, focus, and impulse control around people and distractions. Peach is working on confidence in new environments, down, loose leash walking, and engagement. Hooligan is working through his fear period with some confidence building and introductions to new environments.
Max and Peach also got to go to the park for a bit to run out some extra energy and get some good sniffs in. Not featured, Hooligan got some good play time with a flirt pole and toys, we are working on building his drive up for toys! They all did so well and i can’t wait to see the continued improvement they make!
Not everyday looks like this but many do, it is important to me that the dogs in our program get plenty of outings, interactions with people, socialization, play time, and exercise. Some days it looks a bit different with classes, inhome training, walks around the neighborhood, or games inside! They also all get to be out anytime I am home with my pack to work on house manners and settling within the home.
Interested in our Board & Train program? Reach out today! We have openings in Feb and March!
Welcome Max and Hooligan!!! They are both 6 months old but so very different! Max is here for a 3 week Board & Train for work on basic obedience, impulse control, engagement, and confidence in public! Hooligan is doing a BootCamp to work on his confidence through his fear period and build up some drive for obedience! He is a sport and confirmation prospect puppy for his owners! I am so happy to work with both of them!
The 5th week is coming to a close for our classes! Our Advanced Community Class went to TJ Maxx and Joanns on Sunday and our Intermediate Class went to Runnings! Every dog has improved so much in every class! Unfortunately I don’t have good photos of the basic and puppy classes but they have also rocked it! A video of their improvement is coming soon!
Interested in our group classes? Our next session will start in January!
Our intermediate class went to Lowe’s tonight and ROCKED it!!! This was the first time they have been out as a group and I was so proud of each and every one of them!
We did a lot of walking through the store with the different people and distractions. We worked on their down stays around each other, sitting nicely for petting, walking over uneven and moving surfaces, and settling in a group!
Great work!! 🐾
Interested in our group classes? Stay tuned, our next round of classes will start the first of the year! The schedule will be posted soon for sign ups!
Welcome Peach 🍑 to our Board & Train program! This sweet face is here to learn some basic obedience, build confidence, and proof her basic manners! She is such a sweetheart and I am looking forward to working with her!
I don’t post much about the work I do with my dogs, which needs to change!
Today, is one of the many days I travel on my “off” days to train with other phenomenal trainers in NY! Baby monster got to try out bitework today to see where he is at. He won’t be doing anymore until he matures but 6 months is a good age to see where his natural drives are at and he exceeded my expectation! Groot also got to do the bitey things and of course had a blast. He is working on control around the helper!
If anyone doesn’t know, I train my shepherds in a sport called Shutzhund, where they test the qualities of the German shepherd including nosework/tracking, obedience, and bitework!
What did y’all do this weekend? Our pups got to have fun in some warm weather and lots of exercise around our family farm!
Any fun adventures with your pups?
We will back to our normal schedule tomorrow, group classes will resume tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💕🐾
Happy Thanksgiving y’all! I hope everyone has a great weekend! 🦃🍁
Groot’s Canine will be closed throughout the holiday weekend! We will reopen with normal business hours Monday, Nov 28th!
Lastly, Willow Jean graduated our Board & Train program! This little girl also had a quite bit of fear, lacked confidence, and needed help with her trust in humans! The 3 weeks with her has been such a pleasure and she has changed so much! We have worked a ton on her confidence building around new environments, novel objects, and strangers. She still spooks easily; however recovers much faster! Willow has also learned how to down stay with distractions, walk loosely on a leash, recall outside, leave-it (especially with people food), and door manners! I can’t wait to continue to build her confidence with her owners at home and continue to see her progress!
Interested in our B&T program? Reach out today! We have openings for Jan and Feb!
Wrangler also graduated our Board & Train program this week and this girl made sooo much progress too! She was a little fearful of strangers and new dogs but we built up her confidence a ton around new environments and new people! She had very little focus through distractions and hated having her nails trimmed. Throughout her time with us, she has learned a down stay through distractions, improved her recall, loose leash walking, leave-it, introductions with new people, calmly handle nail trims, and place stays while people come into the home! She has excelled and I am so proud of her!!
Interested in our B&T program? Reach out today! We have openings for Jan and Feb!
Sweet Cassie graduated our 4-week Board & Train program and I am beyond proud of her progress! She came to me very skittish and fearful of life! Her fear presented in some explosive reactivity towards any strangers! She was very unsure of new environments or situations, but now look at this confident girl!!! She can handle pretty much any store (even a busy TJ Maxx), walk through large crowds, and even settle within new environments! She has even learned that the car is a safe space. She used to resource guard and react heavily during any car rides, now she is calm and relaxed! We also worked on staying on place for an extended time to work on her fear with new people coming into the home!
I’m so proud of her and cannot wait to see how she does at home!
While snow has canceled and changed a lot of things, the dogs have sure loved it!! Each one has gotten plenty of time in it and has loved every second of it!
Classes for tomorrow are CANCELLED! I will reach out to everyone individually but safety is our main concern. It looks like we may even get more snow and a lot of back roads aren’t even plowed (including ours). Stay safe everyone and enjoy the snow days!!
Unfortunately the Paws-giving Festival tomorrow has been CANCELLED😭
We were holding off in hopes the weather people were wrong, but it looks like it will just keep going until Sunday!
I am not sure what Sunday will hold in regards to classes and 4-H club, as we get closer, I will update!
Everyone stay safe and stay inside (well at least off the roads)!
We will see if we can do something in December but otherwise we will have an event in the Spring very similar because we just know everyone will have a blast!!
Let’s talk resource guarding!! This is a behavior quite common in dogs and can be dangerous if not addressed.
Resource guarding is when a dog reacts due to a perceived threat to a valuable resource in their possession. This is most often a learned/developed behavior with dogs who have a genetic predisposition to possession and guarding, such as breeds like shepherds, bullies, and hounds.
Prevention of resource guarding begins in puppyhood and can save you on a lot of trouble later in life. Often people think that messing with their dogs food, treats, bones, etc. to “show them” you can take things away and give it back is actually the worst thing you can do and sometimes even causes resource guarding. Messing with or taking away your dogs prized possessions, will cause them to look at anyone who approaches while they have something as a threat, often causing behaviors like growling, stiffness, running away, lunging, and more dangerously biting.
The BEST thing you can do for your dog to help prevent resource guarding is to add something to their resource every time you approach. For example, throwing them a treat into their or around their bowl or bone when you walk by or come up to them. This will start to help them realize when you approach good things happen instead of bad. If you do ever have to take something away, then always trading with a treat is a sure way to make taking a positive experience.
Check out this video. The first clip is of a dog who has developed resource guarding. While she doesn’t bite or lash out, her body language screams being uncomfortable (stiff, holding onto the treat tight, turning away, staring, etc). the second clip is of a young puppy who already shows the tendencies of potentially gaining resource guarding behaviors in the future, he is also stiff, ears very fast while I am around, and doesn’t lift his head for anything. The 3rd clip is of a dog who shows no resource guarding and will give up his bully stick. The last clips are of ways to prevent/help fix resource guarding, by adding food, trading, and interacting with them without taking anything away!
I have been so behind on posting but the long over due progress update from one of our board and trains, Wrangler, is here!
She has been with us for 2 weeks now and is excelling!! She is just over one year and came to us with a bit of reactivity and needed work on basic obedience and confidence building! So far, her reactivity has become almost non-existent which is awesome!! Check out all she has learned so far!
All of our Board and Train dogs saying hi on this breezy chilly day! Each one is progressing so nicely with their individual goals!!
We hope everyone is having a great week! ❤️
Sometimes training looks a bit different, is a little “boring”, and is not ”flashy” or impressive. Sometimes it’s just about existing with a dog, helping them feel comfortable in a scary environment and building relationship with them!
Cassie is one of our board and train dogs and is here with us due to her extreme anxiety, reactivity, and lack of confidence as a whole. She usually trembles in a vehicle, barks at anything that moves (especially people), and barks and cowers at loud noises and unfamiliar environments.
We have worked hard on building a relationship and showing her that the world isn’t as scary as it seems. This is only the beginning of her progress with us and I am so proud of just how far she has come! The other day we sat in the parking lot and went a little ways into Lowes and she gave no big reactions AND she even played and felt comfortable to explore a bit! Her body language was a lot more comfortable then I expected.
I cannot wait to see how much more she improves!
Welcome ✨Willow Jean✨ to our Board and Train program!!
She is a 10 month old cattle dog mix and is here for basic manners, basic obedience, confidence building, and some reactivity! She is such a sweetheart and I can’t wait to see all that she can accomplish!
Check out our first week of group classes this week!!!
Our Community Obedience class went to Thompson park and rocked their obedience around a lot of distraction!
Our Puppy and Basic class dogs started their hand at engagement, sit, confidence building, and their name!
Our Intermediate class worked on their obedience they have learned around new dogs and more challenging distractions to get ready for the Canine Good Citizen test!
This is our last session of classes for the year, we will begin more classes in the new year!
Happy Howl-O-Ween from Lucy!! 👻 🎃
I hope everyone had a great Halloween!
Welcome Cassie to our Board and Train program! This pretty girl will be with us for the next few weeks to work on her fear reactivity, confidence building, and resource guarding! She is such a sweetheart but had a rough start to life which led to a lot of big feelings and anxiety!
I am excited to see all the improvement we will make!!
This week was our last week of our group classes!! I am so very proud of each and every one of these dogs and their awesome owners who have put in so much hard work into training with their dogs! It has defintiely paid off!
We missed a few people who were unable to make graduation this week but they also did so well! Congratulations to everyone and cannot wait to see them again in more classes!
Our next set of group classes start on Sunday!! We have a few spots left and only a couple days left to sign up! Reach out today if you are interested!
Our new class, Scentwork, just started up last week!! We worked on scent recognition and discrimination for all the beginner dogs, and set up a little search area for the one more advanced scentwork dog! Each one did so well and had so much fun!
Did you know, on average, a dog has 200 million scent receptors in their nose?! That is 5,000 times more than a humans (only 400 scent receptors)!
Scentwork is an amazing activity to teach your dog, most dogs absolutely love it, it harnesses their innate sense of smell and gets their mind working!
Mental stimulation is so very important to keep your dog satisfied and enriched!
Interested in this class? Reach out today for more information!
Buddha and Lucy are enjoying these beautiful fall days!!
Happy Friday and hope everyone has a great weekend! 💕
Check out a few pictures from our classes this week!!
Community Advanced obedience went to Watertown Square Center on Sunday and worked their obedience in a very new environment.
Puppy and basic classes worked on their loose leash walking, place, and down!
Interested in our group classes?! Our next set starts in just a week and a half!! We have a few spots left!! Reach out today to sign up!
Lucky charm graduated our Board & Train program yesterday and I could not be prouder with her progress she has made in the last 3 weeks at just 5 months old!
She has built so much confidence and gained so many skills. She learned leave-it, heel, down, and recall all around very distracting environments. She has learned to settle in various settings and learned strangers are not as scary as she thought!
During her stay, she went to puppy classes, daycare, many stores, an event, and the park!
Interested in our Board & Train program? Reach out today for more information!
I apologize for being late on the raffle announcement tonight!
But here is the winner!!!! Congratulations Carol! Thank you everyone who signed up for the raffle! There will be more in the future, we will do one at every event we go to and when we reach certain milestones!
Paws4Potter 7th Annual "Making A Mark On K9 Cancer" Dog Walk was a blast to say the least! The day turned out to be perfect and so many people came out to support finding a cause for K9 Cancer and all the dogs who lost their lives to this horrible disease. It was such a great turn-out!
Two of our board & trains, Lucky Charm and Lucy made an appearance and did soooo well! They both exceeded our expectations, especially considering they are under 6 months old. This event is so hard to remain focused since there are so many distractions but they aced it!
We collected names for a raffle during the event, the winner will be announced on a Facebook Live tomorrow at 7pm!!!
We are here at Paws4Potter 7th Annual "Making A Mark On K9 Cancer" Dog Walk at Thompson park!
It’s a gorgeous day and perfect to come out and have some fun!
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Watching this can you imagine this was Peach’s first public outing session in Lowes? And can you imagine Peach is 9 years old?! She did sooo amazing and is so ready for her CGC test coming up! She was so focused and walked so nicely, so proud of all their work! When people say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, Peach begs to differ! No age is too old to start learning new things, improving their obedience/manners, or building upon your relationship! Interested in private lessons? Reach out today to learn more and get scheduled!
Cheyenne and Aspen had their 5th session with us the other day and man are they making great progress!! We have been working on their loose leash walking skills independently and just starting putting their other skills like down and leave-it generalized when they are together! You wouldn’t believe that Cheyenne used to be insanely unfocused and overstimulated outside, whining, and constantly pulling every direction! Now look at them both! They have also master door manners and gotten so much better with their recall outside! I am so proud of them and their owner, I cannot wait to continue to watch their improvement! Interested private lessons? Reach out today! We have lessons all throughout the week and weekend!
6 month old Duhblinn passed his Canine Good Citizen test with flying colors last week!!! Check out just how awesome he is doing in each and every one of the test items!! The CGC is a phenomenal curriculum to goal towards for basic obedience and general manners! It tests the dog through 10 items, including accepting a friendly stranger, sitting nicely for petting, allowing to be touched and groomed, going for a loose leash walk around people and distractions, sit and down with stay, recall, reaction to another dog, and supervised separation! Interested in private lessons or more information on the CGC? Reach out today! There will also be an intermediate class next session for the CGC!
Phoebe finished her 3-week board and train last week and I cannot be more proud of this change in her! The biggest goals her owners wanted was basic house manners, potty training, appropriate greeting of new people (no jumping), and walking on a leash! Well she mastered that in no time! Then we got to work on some other basic obedience including down with implied stay, leave-it, and recall! I did not get any videos of all her outings but she was able to go to Lowes, group class, the park, and so much more! I cannot wait to help her owners continue her training at home, she is such a sweetheart and loves to work! Interested in our Board and Train program? We have openings for October!
A little late, but check out how awesome these dogs and their owners did last week in our 2nd week of group classes!! In the basic class we worked on leave-it, sit with implied stay, and door manners! In the intermediate class I tested all of the dogs to help them get ready for their CGC or CGCA assessments and they also rocked everything I threw at them. We worked on their walking over food, down and recalls, reaction to other dogs, and long duration down stays! So proud of each and every one. I cannot wait to continue to watch their improvements! Our next group classes will start September 19th and 20th! Reach out today to sign up!
Lucy had her first session at Lowes the other day to work towards her Canine Good Citizen test soon! She did so well and I am so proud of all the improvement she has made! She also had some leash reactivity due to some frustration towards and rarely does she even make a peep when she sees another dog! With just a little more practice, I know she is going to ace the CGC. Interested in private lessons? We have a few more spots during the week, reach out today to reserve your slot!
This is absolutely one of my favorite transformations!! When I met this sweet little girl a couple months ago, she was so terrified of new people she would bark nonstop and barely even take treats from me. It took a few weeks for her to accept me and then even longer for us to work up her threshold around strangers. She used to get out of the car in a parking lot and bark and lunge at anyone within eyesight. Once we worked through her threshold outside around strangers, we started taking it in the store. The first day in the store, she shut down and was very nervous. NOW LOOK AT HER!! She is happy, confident, and walking by people no problem. I am insanely proud of her and how far she has come. We still have a lot of progress to make to fully build her confidence around new environments and fully mitigate her fear reactivity around strangers and dogs but I just had to share the progress so far! Fear reactivity is very tough because you are dealing with an emotional problem. You cannot create lasting behavioral change without changing the mindset of the dog. Interested in private lessons? Reach out today to reserve your slot!
I think one of the most important skills in dog training, walking nicely, appropriately, and calmly on a leash! This makes outings enjoyable for both you and the dog! Check these awesome dogs out learning their leash manners and loving their walks! Interested in private lessons? Reach out today, there are limited open spots during the week!
Last week we had the first of our obedience classes and everyone did fantastic!!! We worked a ton on engagement, name recognition, impulse control, and leash manners! Each dog and owner made so much improvement and I cannot wait to see how they continue in the next 5 weeks!! Interested in our group classes? The next class will start September 19th and 20th with limited spots. Reach out today before they fill up!
A little behind on Pheobe’s second week update video but check this girl out! This week was all about the foundations of basic obedience! (Excuse the poor camera angle and video😬). We worked on luring, impulse control, down with implied stay, leave-it, and loose leash walking in many different environments. She has gotten out on many outings including Lowes, the park, and group class! I cannot wait for her to get to show off to her parents in a week! Interested in our Board and Train program? We are booking out into October! Reach out today!
A huge congratulations goes to Raiden for acing his CGC test the other night!! I am so proud of him and his owner! He is such a smart and well-rounded dog! The Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test is an evaluation by AKC that assesses the basic manners and obedience every dog should know including walking nicely on a leash through crowds, accepting friendly strangers, reaction to other dogs, sit, down, stay, recall, sitting nicely for petting, and reaction to distractions! This is my goal for each and every client whose goals are to have basic obedience and manners in public and around distractions! Raiden did such a great job! Next up, CGC Advanced! Interested in the CGC test or how to get there? Reach out today!
My favorite thing is to see all the pieces coming together! Check out Raiden’s first public outing the other day!! We have been working on his manners around the neighborhood and inside the home for the past few weeks. This week we began generalizing them to other locations and he picked it up like a champ! We worked on his engagement and manners around another dog, loose leash walking with distraction, and down with implied stay! Love to see clients and their dogs working together as a team and succeeding in their goals! Interested in private lessons? Reach out today! I have a couple openings for during the weekday!
Let’s talk about building confidence and the importance behind it! Confidence is crucial in helping your dog take the stresses that life throws at them in stride. Though the dog may startle at first at new sights, sounds, or environments, a confident dog will recover quickly which is so important for a well-rounded dog! Confidence building comes in all shapes and forms from learning new behaviors and commands to desensitization of new surfaces, objects, environments, and sounds! Bailey and Lucy both are a bit shy and so one goal we have had was build their confidence around novel things! Check out them rock this simple obstacle course with all types of new items! So proud of them! Next we will try going into a store with lots of new experiences! Interested in our Boarding Boot Camp program? Reach out today to learn more!
Check out Honey’s 4th public outing lesson the other day!! She did fantastic at such a young age! This lesson we worked mainly on loose leash walking, engagement, extended down stays, place, and beginning to enforce people talking to her as a cue to look at mom! This is super important for SDITs because no matter if someone is talking to them, reaching out to them, calling their name, they need to stay focused on their job and their person! It is such a hard task but one that if practiced, can be flawless! I am so proud of her and her mom for all their hard work and can’t wait to continue to watch them grow! Interested in private lessons? Reach out today! I am currently all booked but am accepting names on a waitlist!
5 days late is better than nothing? Finally here is Shadow’s final progress video at the end of his Board and Train with us! Check out all that he learned with us, including down with implied stay, leave-it, heel position, place, door manners, recall, and leash manners! He also got to practice all these behaviors in a multitude of distracting environments and excelled each one! So proud of him and can’t wait to continue working with him at home in private lessons to make sure he is generalizing and adapting well back home! Interested in the Board & Train program? Reach our today, spots fill fast and I am booking into September!!
Way behind on posting lately but check out last weekend here at Groot’s Canine! It was fun-filled and full of socialization in new environments! We went to Seaway Splash in Clayton to compete with BKL Air Dogs and give both Shadow and Duhblinn a ton of socialization and training in a very high distraction environment! Both the puppies did an awesome job, I am beyond proud of their confidence and engagement with all the people and new sights and smells! I am also so impressed with how they handled everything i threw at them this weekend. Events like this are perfect training opportunities! Always something new for our board and train pups! Groot and Lola also did great in the competition and ended up placing in each of their divisions! Shadow got to jump off this new dock in practice and Duhblinn even got to swim!
It’s summer time with just gorgeous weather! The best time to be taking your pup(s) for a walk! But is your walk enjoyable? Check out these awesome pups rocking their heel and loose leash walking outside around distractions and other dogs! Each one of these dogs were previously reactive on leash (excitement reactivity) and was just all about going up and saying hi. However, all it took was a change of tools and reinforcement and look where they are at now!! So very proud of each dog and owner! Look at even the two doodles rocking it together, which takes a long time. Interested in learning how or private lessons? I am currently booked but reach out today to be placed on my waitlist!
Shadow has completed 2 weeks with us in the Board and Train Program and look at all he has worked on! Week 2 is always the most intensive with actually learning new things. This week we focused on learning and proofing place around the house, recall and proofing it in high distraction environments, and learning leave-it, door manners, and the heel position! The last week will be all about making everything he has learned solid to get ready to go home!! So excited to see how he does at home! Interested in our Board and Train Program? I am booking into August, so reach out today to learn more and secure your spot!
Let’s talk Recal!!! Recall is probably the most important behavior you can teach your dog. It is a behavior that truly could save your dog’s life! However, it can be one of the hardest. Recall has to be taught, practiced, and heavily reinforced! It also has to be taught as a requirement, that there is absolutely no other choice but to come back when recalled. To do this, while teaching this behavior, it is imperative to keep them on leash and ALWAYS have rewards. We have to have them on a leash to instill pressure if they decide to ignore or to guide them back if they don’t know what you are asking. Rewards are important to make coming back to you a positive experience and to create that reinforcement background! Check out these clients working on their recall doing an amazing job! Recall takes time but with consistency and practice you can earn a rock solid recall even around distractions!
Shadow has finished his 1st week in his Board and Train program and is doing amazing!!! The first week is all about getting to know each other and building a bond. Once some trust has been built, we got started with socialization, engagement and confidence building! Shadow came with very little confidence in himself but has really come out of his shell in just one week! After some confidence building we got to start on the basics a couple days ago, such as recall, down, impulse control, and leash walking! I cannot wait to see how he continues to progres in 2 more weeks! Interested in the Board and Train Program? Reach out today! I am booking for August!
Visible progress is the best thing to see!! Emma has been going through a pretty intense fear period, causing her to be scared and react and many different things, especially strangers, other dogs, and loud noises! The other day she conquered Lowes on a very busy and noisy day! She did fantastic! She got a little uneasy at some of the loud noises but was able to maintain focus, behaviors, and not react to a single thing the entire time! What awesome progress, I am so proud of her and her family, I cannot wait to see how she continues to improve. Interested in getting training for your pup through private lessons? Reach out today to secure your spot!
Here at Groot’s Canine we have lots of fun during board and trains and Boarding BootCamps! Check our newest Board and Train!!! Shadow has been with us for 5 days and and for most of the week we have been working on his confidence, independence, and engagement! Even though he is with me to get intensive training, why can’t we do all the fun things? This week I took him out to try his hand at dock diving twice with BKL Air Dogs and work on his confidence and engagement around new environments, water, new dogs, and new smells. He was a rockstar! He was very nervous and unsure at first but opened up quickly and yesterday he got in the water, swam, and began jumping to retrieve! Thank you so much to BKL for letting us come out and have fun!
Check out this gorgeous and smart poodle, Duhblinn! He has had 3 sessions with me so far and is doing amazing! We have started to work on down with implied stay, place, and recall! Our last session we also introduced door manners and a retrieve!! I love working with him, he is so eager to learn and the chillest puppy I have met! I am excited to see where he goes with his owners! Have a new puppy? Interested in getting them started with basic obedience? Reach out today! I have limited spots left and filling up fast!
Remy completed his 8-day Boarding Boot Camp with us the other day and check him out!! Remy has done a lot of private lessons with us and his owners have worked with him a lot. He has a super solid foundation in manners and obedience. So, this boot camp was all about e-collar conditioning to really proof and solidify everything he knows! He did fantastic! In this week we introduced the e-collar and taught him how to turn off the “pressure” and paired it with place, down, come, and his implied leave-it around plates. He excelled by no surprise!! Going out of town this summer? Interested in a Boarding Boot Camp? Reach out today! We are completely booked for June and almost completely booked for July!
Honey had her first public outing session and look at all this engagement and focus! She is such a rockstar already! It is very, very important to socialize puppies at a young age safely and appropriately. Right from the beginning you want to show them the world while also building trust/engagement, structure, and manners! it’s important to recognize socialization is way more than just letting your puppy meet everyone and get all the pets. It’s actually much better to build their engagement with you while they can look, smell, and feel all that is new to them and not have a single pet from a stranger! You want to be the most exciting person in the room and everyone else boring as can be. This is hard if they are being pet by every new person walking by. The best way to build a well-socialized and behaved pet in public is making it about you and your dog, taking it slow, and heavily rewarding them for engaging you and seeing/smelling something new! Interested in learning more about socialization or working on your pet’s manners in public? Reach out today! I am booking a few weeks out! #dogtraining
Check out this video right here, I just had to show this dog off! It may not seem like a lot but if only I had a comparison because the difference is huge! When I first met Aspen, she was riddled with anxiety about many things, especially new people and anything that moved outside. She was always on high alert, barking and lunging with zero engagement to her owner. After just a few lessons, appropriate socialization and exposure, and management techniques, she can more calmly walk on a leash around wildlife, new people, and dogs! She still has a long way to go to get where her owners want her to be but now her owners have the tools to continue to work with her!! I am so proud of Aspen and her owner!! Way to go! Interested in private lessons? I am booking a few weeks out so reach out to get started!
Sam, the shepsky, is excelling with her basic obedience!! Look at her go these first 2 sessions with us! Our next step is already hitting the community to work on confidence building and her anxiety around new sights and sounds since she is doing so well within her home and mine! #dogtraining Interested in private lessons? I have only a couple more spots open during the week! Reach out today to set up an evaluation!
Check out what Moco did this week!! He earned his Canine Good Citizen Certification!!! He did fantastic and aced it, by no surprise! This AKC certification tests a dogs manners in the community and is the perfect framework for training a dog to be a polite and well-rounded dog in society! There are 10 test items that range from walking loosely on a leash, reaction to distractions and other dogs, basic behaviors, and separation! It is a great curriculum to work towards and test your skills out in the community. This is my goal for all my clients who wish to participate because I do think it breaks down the basics of what your dog should know and how they should behave out in public! Interested in training or working towards your own CGC Certification? Reach out today! I have a few more slots open during the week!
This doodle pair is looking amazing in just 3 ! Last week we were able to begin working on place together, their individual heel work, door manners, and a boundary command for the kitchen! They are such fun pups to work with and so smart!! I love the work their owners are doing with them and their progress!! I can’t wait to see how much improvement they continue to make! Interested in private lessons? Reach out for an evaluation! I am almost completely booked but have a few spots open during the week!
Check out last week sessions with Moco and Kota!! These rockstars were placed in new environments this week and acted like they knew what they had been there a thousand times. Both owner’s hard work is paying off! New pet-friendly environments are great to test your dogs ability to generalize commands. However, it is imperative to only introduce new environments for proofing and generalizing once the commands are SOLID in a low distracting environments and engagement is built heavily! This sets you and your dog up for success as you continue to build! #dogtraining
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