Loose Leashes Dog Training

10/16/2026

🐾💊 DOES YOUR DOG REALLY NEED ANXIETY MEDICATION… OR DOES YOUR DOG NEED A JOB? 🐾

Does your dog constantly pace around the house? Seem unable to sit still? Pant excessively, even when they’re not hot? Constantly look in every direction, as if their brain just can’t shut off?

Does your dog seem like they’re always ON, even when there’s absolutely nothing going on?

What if your dog doesn’t need another pill? What if your dog needs something productive to THINK about?

Medication can absolutely have its place for dogs struggling with anxiety, but medication alone doesn’t teach a dog how to relax, focus, or navigate the world with confidence.

My first question is always: What are we doing to help this dog’s BRAIN?

So many dogs are getting plenty of physical activity but very little STRUCTURED exercise.

And there is a HUGE difference!

🐕 Running around the backyard is NOT the same as structured exercise.

A dog can run around for an hour, burn off energy, and come right back inside with the same racing brain.

What many of these dogs need is a PURPOSE. A JOB. Something that requires them to THINK instead of constantly reacting to everything around them.

THIS IS WHY I AM SUCH A HUGE BELIEVER IN STRUCTURED WALKS!

I’m talking about starting your dog’s morning with a focused walk.

🐾 Walking calmly beside you.

🐾 No dragging you down the street.

🐾 No constantly zigzagging from smell to smell.

🐾 No obsessing over every dog, person, squirrel, or movement.

🐾 Learning to relax, pay attention, and focus on ONE task at a time.

When a dog has to concentrate on what they’re doing, they’re exercising their BRAIN, not just their body!

And that mental work can make an incredible difference.

You know that chaotic, nonstop, almost ADHD-like behavior that so many owners describe?

Giving that busy brain a job can help turn down the volume!

Instead of constantly scanning their surroundings, they’re learning to focus. Instead of practicing frantic behavior, they’re practicing calmness.

And here’s something important: Structured exercise doesn’t mean exhausting your dog physically. It means teaching your dog to use their brain! This doesn’t mean that food puzzles are the answer (not that they bad).

For some dogs, this can be a GAME CHANGER. Others with more serious anxiety may also need veterinary care, behavior modification, or medication. The goal should never be simply to sedate a dog. The goal is to improve how that dog actually FEELS.

❤️ AND HERE’S WHERE I CAN HELP!

If your dog pulls on the leash, walks all over the place, or has absolutely no idea how to walk calmly beside you, I can often make a tremendous difference in just ONE leash lesson!

If your dog has significant reactivity, fear, or aggression, that’s a different situation and would require a behavior modification session instead.

Before assuming your dog just needs to be tired out, ask yourself: When was the last time my dog actually had to THINK?

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💗 LooseLeashesDogTraining.com

A CALMER DOG STARTS WITH A CALMER, MORE FOCUSED MIND!

10/15/2026

THEY WERE TOLD THEIR DOGS WERE UNTRAINABLE. THEY WERE TOLD TO RETURN THEM TO THE RESCUE. 💔🐾

I cannot tell you how disheartening it is when a big-box chain training place takes $400 from a family, only to tell them that their dogs must have been abused, are untrainable, and should be returned to the rescue they came from.

Especially when I know these dogs’ history.

These dogs were given away in a parking lot at just SIX WEEKS OLD, along with all of their siblings. They eventually ended up in foster homes, where they were loved and cared for, but unfortunately didn’t receive enough of the early socialization and exposure that puppies desperately need.

And let me be clear: This is NOT a criticism of foster families! We are incredibly grateful for the people who open their homes to rescue dogs. They are doing the best they can, often with limited time and resources. But the reality is that some dogs miss out on critical experiences during their early development, and those gaps can show up later as fear, anxiety, and reactivity.

That does NOT mean they were abused. And it certainly does NOT mean they are untrainable!

After being told their dogs couldn’t be helped, the owners contacted the rescue to return them. Thankfully, the rescue asked them to do one thing first.

Please let me evaluate these dogs. Just ONE session.

And thank goodness they agreed!

Here’s something I wish more people understood:

NOT ALL DOGS CAN BE TRAINED WITH TREATS ALONE!

When a dog is completely overwhelmed, terrified, barking, lunging, and feeling threatened, the last thing on its mind may be a piece of chicken or a training treat!

These dogs were so reactive inside that busy store that the trainer couldn’t accomplish anything with them. Instead of recognizing that the environment and training approach weren’t working for these particular dogs, they were essentially labeled as broken.

But they weren’t broken.

They needed guidance. They needed structure. They needed someone who could communicate with them in a way they understood.

We had ONE training session together.

ONE.

And the changes were remarkable! ❤️

We worked through the reactivity, taught the owners how to communicate with their dogs, and got them walking properly on leashes. Instead of avoiding the world because everything was scary, these dogs are now getting out for daily walks and finally receiving the exposure and socialization they desperately needed.

And TODAY was another huge milestone!

The second of these two dogs came to our socialization group for the first time.

It took her about ONE MINUTE to realize that playing with dogs she had never met might just be the greatest thing in the world! 🥹🐶

Watching a dog go from being labeled hopeless to happily playing with other dogs is exactly why I love what I do.

These dogs didn’t need to be returned.

They didn’t need to be given up on.

They needed someone willing to look beyond the behavior and figure out WHY it was happening.

They needed clear expectations, appropriate corrections, guidance, love, consistency, and rewards for making good choices.

Training isn’t always about handing out treats and hoping a dog makes the right decision. Sometimes we have to TEACH them how to make that decision in the first place.

And most importantly, we have to teach the OWNERS how to help their dogs succeed.

I am so incredibly grateful that these owners didn’t give up. They listened to the rescue, gave their dogs another chance, and committed to doing the work.

And now, instead of facing another heartbreaking return to rescue, these dogs are getting to experience the lives they deserve.

Please, please don’t give up on your dog because ONE trainer tells you your dog cannot be fixed.

Sometimes it’s not the dog that’s failing the training.

Sometimes it’s the training that’s failing the dog. ❤️🐾

(the dog I’m referring to in this post
is the larger black dog)

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10/15/2026

If you have a nervous, anxious, fearful dog that needs a confidence boost there’s one spot left in agility class on Monday. This is a great way to safely socialize your dog and work him or her through obstacles. Class is one hour and owner stays.

10/13/2026

Cute clip from social!

10/13/2026

Dogs who are not properly socialized can often be very uptight and on edge. That’s how Zoey was. She was growling and barking at everybody and everything, including dogs and people. Today she came to her second social and it only took her about 10 minutes to warm up and start playing with the rest of the pack! Her owner said that she finds that she has been better in so many other situations as well since social and training.

Hank was super scared at his first social last week and the first 25 minutes he spent with his tail as far between his legs as possible, and he tried to hide in every corner that he can find. If I had a timer on me today, I would say it took him about three minutes to start playing with the other dogs!!!!

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10/13/2026

There are a few spots left in Thursdays, small medium social :)

10/11/2026

Pack walk Sunday Oct 18th at Central Park in Ormond! We’re going to have this last one at 8 AM and as the weather starts getting cooler, we will start doing 830.

10/11/2026

My very special friend Nancy Thatcher Keck made these beautiful stones in effort to raise money for both my favorite dog rescue (Sophie’s circle) and favorite cat rescue (happy friends felines). I’ll have them out during classes and can also bring to pack walk. I love mine! I put it on a rainbow beaded necklace and wear it every day!!!

The ones that can be charms or that can hang or $10 and the pocket stones are five.

10/10/2026

BEST
PROGRESS
EVER!!!

Mama Maisie! Just a few days ago she absolutely positively wasn’t capable of moving with leash pressure and look at her now working through all of this with her Foster and wagging her tail!!!!!!!

Huge, huge, huge accomplish!!!