Heeeere's Wilson!

This is Wilson!  He is a 2 year old Mini-Australian Shepherd that will be completing the Advanced Obedience as well as working on some quirky food aggression problems.  He has only been here 1 night & is still getting acquainted with the gang & learning the routine.  I have only worked on his manners on the leash & his sit-stay for now.  I would like him to relax & settle in a bit more before we move ahead.  He is a super sweet boy that loves to learn & is always looking for the next "job".  I think he's going to be great once he lets his hair down ;o) More on Wilson to come!

Meet Brisco!

This is Brisco.  He is a young pitt-mix that was recently rescued by the Palm family!  He is a very sweet boy but is full of sass & energy.  He will be learning some Basic Obedience for the next week & hopefully coming back soon for more training!  His favorite part of the day is playtime.  He is doing very well with his training but still easily distracted.  So far he's completed - Heel with the auto sit, sit-stays, down at my side, down-stays & back into a sit.  I'll have more on  Brisco as his training unfolds!

Brisco's sit-stay.....even though he's very focused on the play that's going on around him

 Down-stay

Sophie is Home Sweet Home!

Sweet girl Sophie joined her family this week after finishing the Intermediate Obedience training.  She did very well learning that strangers aren't all bad & learning to not be such a crazy girl. She came out of her shell completely & made so many new friends!  We hope to see Sophie in the future for some boarding & I'll have updates after my follow-up lesson next week with her progress with her family!

Jasper the Great!

My little Jasper has been quite the super star during this past 2 weeks of training.  He is incredibly smart & picking up very quickly.  I've been able to move a little faster than I normally would with him and have already been able to have him off leash with moderately heavy distractions.  He is still a little pushy when new people are around so we'll really be working on him holding his commands better & continuing to remain calm when greeting people.  He's made lots of 4-legged friends but he enjoys being with the 2 legged kind the most :o) He is definitely a people-dog.  Here's a little bit of what Jasper has been working on!

Jasper mingling with his friends during playtime

  Good down-stay!

 Boomer tried very hard to get him to play

 Hansel is getting in on Jasper's training time........Sit-stays :o)

The Fonz is Home

Mr. Fonzi had his go home lesson today!  I am happy to say he has made a complete 180 degree change from the crazy, dog aggressive (acting), bully that showed up 3 weeks ago.  He successfully completed my Advanced Obedience (on & off leash) with the heaviest of distractions.  I will be checking in with him & his family next week to see how they are keeping up with the new rules!

Service Dog Pup "Spy Girl"

This is Spy-girl! She is an 8 week old Golden-doodle, also from Ayers Pampered Pets.  She will be a seizure companion dog for a little boy in New York, Jared.  She is making new friends, learning her new routine, working on her socializing with many new things & of course....potty training.  Stay tuned for more on Spy-girl's story!

Spy-girl's new friend Piper :)

Gibbs: The Service Dog Pup!

 This little guy is Gibbs.  He is a 15 week old Golden-doodle puppy provided by AYERS PAMPERED PETS.  He will be a disability service companion for a little boy named Jacob.  He will help Jacob to stabilize himself as well as bring things to him as needed along with a few other choice tasks to help Jacob through his day to day activities.  Stay tuned as the story of Gibb's training unfolds!

Meet Jasper!

This is Jasper!  He is a new trainee that will be here for the next 3 weeks completing my Advanced Obedience  program.  He is a super exuberant guy with a lot to say about things :o)  Stay tuned to Jasper's progress reports & stories about his time with new friends!

Newcomer - - - - - - Sophie

This sweet girl is Sophie!  She is a Shar-Pei/Labrador mix.  She has been here for my Intermediate Obedience program as well as working on her social skills with people.  She has been here for a week & started off with a band & was doing great but towards the end of the week she put the brakes on & decided that is was time to start the stubbornness.  She has successfully completed heeling nicely on my left side & sitting when we stop, her sit stays, come, place & sit in motion command.  She is still not consistently doing her down commands which can be common given it's a submissive position to put her into.  She is loving playing with her new friends and has done super  meeting new people on our daily outtings!  We should have started moving into her off leash work but we will be putting that off a few more days to work her through this little bit of stubbornness.

Sophie & her new friend Delilah

 Sophie in her sit-stay

 Sophie falling asleep in her down-stay

Update On The Fonz

Mr. Fonzi is coming along slowly but surely.  He is now socializing with everyone, cats, dogs, people alike like a perfect gentleman.  He has learned all his obedience commands & is not staring to perform these commands off the leash around moderately heavy distractions.  He is doing well with this but has hit a bit of a "if I don't look at you I don't have to listen to you" sort of attitude.....he sees much more fun things to pay attention to now.  So we are working through that as well as advancing his off leash control, after we've addressed that issue.  He is making friends & has been such a sweet love.  I will be happy for his family to see Fonzi's progress!!

 Napping after our afternoon lesson :~)

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~~ School's Back In ~~

I have a few new trainees I'd like you to meet......

Meet the Fonz!

This is Fonzi.  He is a 4 year old Pitt Mix that is here for the Advanced Obedience & behavior modification.  He has some dog aggression & being a brat issues towards people that he needs to work through as well as establishing his foundation of obedience.  He has almost completed one week of his three+ week course & he is doing very well.  He's not as ferocious as he would like for his family to think.  In fact he is a little bit of a chicken.  He is very smart & has learned almost all the scheduled commands for his first week of training, including: heel with an auto-sit when we stop, sit(stays), down from the side & down(stays), come with an auto-sit, place & his release command.  He has supervised on leash time with my gang & has done excellent.  He doesn't have much interest in trying to play, he is constantly seeking praise & confirmation he's a good boy.  Here is a little bit of Fonzi's work this week!

His sit(stay)

 His down(stay)

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Meet Bo Jackson!

This cutie pie is Bo Jackson.  He is an 8 month old Labrador-Mix.  He is a super excitable guy that is here to complete the Intermediate Obedience.  He is doing very well as learning the commands and has completed almost all of his commands for week one of training - Heel with an auto-sit when we stop, sit(stays), down from the side & down(stays), come with an auto-sit while on a leash & he's had one lesson on the place command.  He is doing very well with the lour of the other dogs around, as well as the cats.  He is still thinking that all people are for him so we are spending more time working him through that.   Bo is making lots of new friends & enjoying his playtimes!  Here is a little bit of Bo's work for this past week!

Bo's sit(stay)

 Learning that just because the door is open it's not an open invitation to take off

 Good boy!

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