Roots K9 Training

03/04/2023

https://www.rootsk9.com/blog/2023/3/4/heres-the-thing-about-giving-your-dog-a-job

When it comes to obedience training, dog owners are often told to give their dog a job. However, this can be an overwhelming task when you have kids or other obligations. Learn why our obedience training program takes a different approach.

02/27/2023

https://www.rootsk9.com/store/errorless-potty-training-digital-download

Our newest digital product - an ✨ errorless ✨ Potty Training Guide to help you break up with your enzyme cleaner for good!

Did you just bring home a new puppy and already your back, knees, and brain are hurting from cleaning up all the accidents? Or maybe you have an older dog that has established up some seriously bad potty habits through the years, and you don’t know if it’s fixable or not. Never fear, our no-nons

02/22/2023

https://www.rootsk9.com/blog/2023/2/22/dog-training-is-terrible

Dog training is terrible, in fact it can be a giant pain in the ass. Getting a puppy is fun, petting them is great, watching them play with your kids is usually cool. But the thing about dogs is they just keep on….behaving…long after your’e done petting them or playing with them. You have to c...

06/05/2022

05/11/2022

We are very excited to announce our first digital product!

This 38 page book is a no-nonsense guide to start repairing your relationship with your dog. Maybe you been overly permissive with your dog and you are realizing the unhealthy state of mind it has created. Maybe you’ve been too harsh with your dog - yelling when you know you shouldn’t. Maybe you just got your puppy, you follow my page for inspiration and education, and you want to cruise on by any potential behavioral problems 😎

This book is for you if you want to have a healthy, functional relationship with your dog, period! With all of the conflicting information out there, you just want to know from someone who’s worked with a ton of dogs...what is going to be effective and what’s a waste of time? How can I get my dog to follow my lead when he hasn’t even looked at me in over two years? I got you, sis!

This was the book I wish someone had handed to me when I was in deep doo doo with my dogs. As someone who has also been 👏🏻 through 👏🏻 it 👏🏻 I know that your confidence can really take a hit and when nothing you have tried works. Once I got plugged in to a community that believed in me, AND that also believed my dogs were fully capable of becoming better, everything changed for us. I believe your dog can be good too ✨

We can’t wait to hear feedback and hope this e-book lands in the hands (ermmm, the inboxes) of people who need it!

It’ll be on sale for the next week, so if you want it go grab it! ☀️

04/07/2022

A collection of screenshots from Amaras walk last night. Amara was either neutral or showed mild (appropriate) interest in the dogs. If you have a reactive dog I would encourage you to look at the way you live with your dog while you’re not on the walk. How does your dog access your attention? How does your dog access freedom? How does your dog access food and fun? Do you ask for your dog to slow down? Can your dog be still when asked, have manners, and be calm in social situations? Tackle all of these things first before expecting your dog to be good outside the house.

04/05/2022

Amara update! She’s doing well. She’s living and working around dogs without issues. We removed her crate divider today. She doesn’t need it. All we’ve done is walk her in heel, address her pushiness at thresholds, and stop letting her avoid/blow off obedience commands. She’s still a high strung GSD at the end of the day but as far as the reactivity goes - she’s doing well. She’s ready for pack walks at this point. Does this mean she will like all dogs? No. Does this mean she’s going to play with the dogs here? No. But being held to a new standard around dogs gives her a different experience of the situation.

04/04/2022

Dolly’s go home Lesson was punctuated by peals of laughter at how damn cute she was. Little dog owners, don’t think just because you set boundaries with your dog that it will make them lose their personality. Dolly has gained a whole new confidence, has acquired skills that make her safer in this world, and happier in general.

04/04/2022

The puppies doing their place & down commands this morning! If they would wander, we would say “nope” and guide them back down with the leash. Good puppies!

04/02/2022

Everybody welcome Amara! Her owners have been in private lessons now for a while and they are hoping to help Amara relax around dogs. Unfortunately Amara suffered a pretty serious dog attack when she was 6 months old, and since then has always been reactive. She has went though positive reinforcement training where she did have some progress getting closer and closer to dogs inside a fenced area - but they had a hard time generalizing to dogs out on the street or at the park. She often doesn’t take food when out and about, and straight chicken/hot dogs tends to tear up her GI. Additionally, she has a lot of pull when she explodes and it is a safety concern for the human holding the leash.

We are going to put Amara through our program, tighten up her leash skills, get her obedience where it needs to be, get her living around a balanced pack, teach her relaxation skills, and see where we are at. They aren’t asking for her to go to the dog park, they just want her not to feel so worried about dogs if they happen to see one at the park.

04/01/2022

This nice woman asked to pet Maya and maya definitely wanted to say hi too! But I didn’t want her greeting with too much excitement so I declined and told her how we were working on calmly eating food when people walk up. I told her that Maya is working on self regulation/calmness. About how I don’t want her to be too excited when greeting, because excitement can turn into frustration real quick. Then we had a nice little convo about her GSD instead. People are usually willing to help you out in your training if you explain what you are trying to do. This was a nice visit for little Maya! She got to get some snackies and see some people! You’ll notice she was able to self control and listen to the lady talk without disengaging from me. Had this not been the case, I would have been doing movement instead of stillness while feeding her.