05/20/2026
Casey’s mom hired me largely due to his jumping (and mouthiness) with people. The first time I met him, he about knocked me over.
His mom was interested in ecollar training for recall so we also utilized the ecollar for the jumping. I showed her and explained how to utilize it & when I came back 2 weeks later, he made a great choice on his own to not jump!
His mom had texted me prior to arriving and said they were in the back playing ball and told me to go thru the gate. This was actually a great opportunity to really put the training to the test. As you can see, he is wearing his ecollar (in the event he made a choice that warranted a correction), but he sees me, comes running and doesn’t jump! No ecollar was actually used in this moment. His mouthiness has also ceased since he’s no longer jumping as he would do that while he was jumping.
There’s no fallout. He’s still super excited to greet people but polite. She said he’d been doing a great job politely greeting people between our sessions. Shortly after this, we left to go on a walk where he encountered a small child who wanted to pet him and he politely approached and didn’t jump.
This may not seem like much but to many owners, these chaotic behaviors are very stressful. Training helps you and your dog live better lives together.
