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Dog & cat behavior consultations & training
✔ Registered Veterinary Technician
✔ Fear Free handling specialist
✔ In-home services
Science-based, compassionate training for real-life homes

🎉 Fun Friday — The Spin Challenge! 🐾Let's teach your dog a fun new trick! 🐶Spin might look like a simple trick, but it's...
10/23/2026

🎉 Fun Friday — The Spin Challenge! 🐾

Let's teach your dog a fun new trick! 🐶

Spin might look like a simple trick, but it's also a great way to practice coordination, body awareness, and following a hand signal!

🐾 Here's how to teach it:
⭐ Step 1: Hold a treat near your dog's nose.

⭐ Step 2: Slowly guide your hand in a circle, encouraging your dog to follow.

⭐ Step 3: Mark with "Yes!" and reward! Start by rewarding small turns. You don't need a full circle right away.

⭐ Step 4: As your dog gets the hang of it, gradually fade the treat lure and use an empty hand signal.

⭐ Step 5: Once your dog understands the movement, add the verbal cue "Spin!"

🐕 Ready for an extra challenge?

Place a cone or another safe object on the floor and teach your dog to walk around it using the same guiding motion. You can eventually add the cue "Around!

❤️ Remember: Keep sessions short, movements comfortable, and training fun! There's no need to rush or force the movement.

🎉 Fun Friday Challenge: Can your dog learn to spin in one direction? If they've already mastered it, try teaching the opposite direction!

We'd love to see your dogs practicing! Share a picture or video in the comments! 🐾

🧰 Training Tools Wednesday — The Snuffle Mat! 🐾Sometimes the best enrichment activities are the simplest ones!A snuffle ...
10/21/2026

🧰 Training Tools Wednesday — The Snuffle Mat! 🐾

Sometimes the best enrichment activities are the simplest ones!

A snuffle mat encourages dogs to use one of their most powerful tools — their nose! 🐶👃
By hiding treats or kibble between the fabric strips, you give your dog an opportunity to sniff, search, and forage.

🐾 Why I love snuffle mats:

⭐ Encourage natural sniffing and foraging behaviors.

⭐ Provide mental enrichment without requiring lots of physical activity.

⭐ Offer an alternative to eating meals straight from a bowl.

⭐ Give dogs something appropriate to do during quiet times, like when you're talking during training class.

⭐ Can be a great activity for dogs of different ages and activity levels.

How to get started:
Start easy! Scatter a few treats on top of the mat where your dog can find them. As they get the hang of it, tuck the treats a little deeper into the fabric.

❤️ Remember: Enrichment isn't about making things as difficult as possible. It's about providing enjoyable opportunities for your dog to engage in natural behaviors.

Always supervise, especially if your dog likes to chew or swallow fabric.

🐾 Sometimes letting your dog use their nose is just as valuable as teaching another cue!

🐾 Behavior Myth MondayMYTH: “If you train with treats, you'll have to bribe your dog forever!”❌ FALSE!There's a big diff...
10/19/2026

🐾 Behavior Myth Monday

MYTH: “If you train with treats, you'll have to bribe your dog forever!”

❌ FALSE!
There's a big difference between bribing a dog and rewarding a behavior.

🦴 Bribing: Showing your dog a treat before asking for a behavior because they won't do it otherwise.

⭐ Rewarding: Your dog performs a behavior, and you reinforce that choice with something they enjoy.

When teaching something new, food is a fantastic motivator! It helps dogs understand which behaviors are worth repeating.

But does that mean you'll need treats forever? No!

As your dog becomes more confident and fluent in a skill, you can gradually change how often you reward with food. You can also use toys, play, sniffing, access to activities, and other things your dog finds rewarding.

That doesn't mean we stop reinforcing good behavior altogether!

Think about it: Would you keep showing up to work if you never got paid? 😉

❤️ The goal isn't to eliminate rewards. It's to build behaviors worth repeating and a relationship where learning is enjoyable.

🐾 Pawsitive Paws Behavior & Training LLC

10/18/2026

Meet Kirby! 🐾❤️

Kirby is Kelsi Farrell very special boy, and I had the pleasure of painting his portrait from one of his dock diving photos!

This painting took me about six months to finish, mostly because I'd only sit down and work on it for an hour here and there. 😂

I've never had any formal art training. I just experiment, make mistakes, try something different, and keep going until I'm happy with it. Looking back at my earlier paintings, it's amazing to see how much I've improved with each one.

I think Kirby might be one of my best paintings yet, and I'm pretty proud of how he turned out! ❤️🎨

10/18/2026

❤️ Building Better Bonds Sunday — “Up Is a Question.” 🐾

One of my favorite things I've taught Ivy is “Up.” But for us, it's more than a trick.

Ivy is missing her left front leg, so I wanted a way to pick her up that let her participate.

We built the behavior gradually: starting with “Paws Up,” then adding my arm, practicing tiny lifts, and eventually working from sitting, kneeling, and standing.

Today, when I ask “Up?” Ivy often jumps into my arms.

But she doesn't always say yes—and that's okay.

After an exciting Fast CAT weekend, Ivy was tired and overstimulated. At Rural King, I asked if she wanted to come out of her crate. When she didn't respond, we went home. ❤️

That's cooperative care and communication. A cue gives our dogs information, and their response gives us information too.
Sometimes they participate. Sometimes they hesitate, move away, or say no. We should listen when we can, while recognizing that health and safety sometimes require handling.

💡 The goal isn't obedience at all costs. It's communication, confidence, and trust.

❤️ “Up” is a question. Sometimes the answer is “Not today.”

Listening is part of building a better bond.

🐱 Caturday Saturday — “Your Cat Said No Before the Hiss.” 🐾Ever been petting a cat when they suddenly hiss, swat, or bit...
10/17/2026

🐱 Caturday Saturday — “Your Cat Said No Before the Hiss.” 🐾

Ever been petting a cat when they suddenly hiss, swat, or bite?

It may not be out of nowhere. Cats often communicate discomfort through subtle body language:
🐾 Signs of “No Thank You”
Turning their head or leaning away
Flicking, swishing, or thumping their tail
Rotating or flattening their ears
Twitching skin

Tensing, freezing, or lowering their body
Walking away

If these signals are ignored, a cat may escalate to a hiss, swat, or bite—not to be mean, but because quieter communication didn’t work. Some cats escalate quickly, especially when frightened, in pain, or unable to escape.

💡 Try the Consent Test

Pet your cat for a few seconds, then stop.
🐾 Leaning in or moving closer? They may want more.

🐾 Turning away, leaving, or not seeking contact? Give them space.

A cat who walks away is communicating. Respect their choice, and listen before they need to shout.

❤️ Better bonds begin with noticing the whisper.

🎉 Fun Friday — The Back Up Challenge! 🐾Does your dog block doorways or get too close? Teach them to Back Up instead of p...
10/16/2026

🎉 Fun Friday — The Back Up Challenge! 🐾

Does your dog block doorways or get too close? Teach them to Back Up instead of pushing them away!

🐾 Why Teach Back Up?

Helps your dog move from doorways and tight spaces.

Gives you a gentle way to ask for space.
Builds body awareness and coordination.
Supports everyday communication and cooperative care.

🎯 This Week's Challenge:

1️⃣ Start Easy. Practice in a quiet area with a nonslip floor, such as a hallway.

2️⃣ Encourage One Step. Face your dog and gently shift forward. If they step back, mark “Yes!” and reward. Don’t crowd or pressure them.

3️⃣ Build Gradually. Reward one step, then work toward two or three.

4️⃣ Add Your Cue. Once your dog understands, say “Back Up” or your chosen cue.

5️⃣ Practice in Real Life. Ask your dog to back up when they’re in a doorway or you need space.

❤️ Remember: If your dog is uncomfortable with you moving toward them, reward naturally occurring backward steps instead. Training should feel fun, not intimidating!

⭐ BONUS: Can your dog back up three steps without you moving toward them?

💡 Keep sessions short and fun—even one voluntary step is worth celebrating!

🐾 Does your dog already know how to Back Up, or will you try it this weekend?

🐕 Breed Showcase Thursday — The Plott Hound! 🐾Meet the Plott Hound, a hardworking, intelligent scent hound with fascinat...
10/15/2026

🐕 Breed Showcase Thursday — The Plott Hound! 🐾

Meet the Plott Hound, a hardworking, intelligent scent hound with fascinating American roots!

🇺🇸 Did you know? The Plott Hound is the only AKC coonhound not primarily developed from English foxhounds. Bred in North Carolina to hunt large game, these dogs are known for endurance, courage, and incredible noses.

❤️ What Makes Them Special?
🐾 Loyal and devoted
🐾 Intelligent and independent
🐾 Athletic and energetic
🐾 Excellent scent trackers
🐾 Often sporting brindle coats
🧠 Training & Enrichment

Plott Hounds were bred to follow their noses and make independent decisions, so an interesting scent may distract them. Scent work, tracking, sniff walks, hiking, and food-search games help meet their natural needs.

💡 Training Tip: Teach them when they can use their nose. Reward check-ins, practice recall with a long line, and make sniffing part of the reinforcement.

🐾 Fun Fact: The Plott Hound became North Carolina’s official state dog in 1989!

❤️ The Takeaway: Plott Hounds make wonderful companions for active households that appreciate their independence and provide outlets for their instincts.

Understanding the breed helps us understand the behavior!

🧰 Training Tool Wednesday — Hand Targets & Target Sticks! 🐾Want to guide your dog without pulling, pushing, or repositio...
10/14/2026

🧰 Training Tool Wednesday — Hand Targets & Target Sticks! 🐾

Want to guide your dog without pulling, pushing, or repositioning them? Try target training!

Teach your dog to touch your hand or a target stick with their nose. You can use targeting to:
Guide them through doorways or around obstacles.

Redirect attention without pulling.

Help with grooming or veterinary care.

Teach movements, spins, and turns.

Guide them onto mats or platforms.

Build confidence and cooperation.

💡 Getting Started

1️⃣ Present your open hand near your dog's nose.

2️⃣ When they touch it, mark “Yes!” and reward.

3️⃣ Repeat, then add the cue “Touch.”

4️⃣ Gradually vary your hand's position and distance.

Introduce a target stick the same way, rewarding nose touches.

Targeting teaches dogs to participate rather than being physically moved. Never use it to force them into something uncomfortable—respect hesitation or avoidance.

🐾 Training Challenge: Teach your dog to touch your hand and practice using it in everyday situations!

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Chillicothe, OH
45601

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