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10/23/2026

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€? ๐Ÿพ

Stacey and Justin came to us feeling overwhelmed with their beautiful Black Lab, Laney.

Walks were tough as Laney pulled hard, barked at people and dogs, and made outings stressful.

At home, she was uneasy with visitors, often barking or growling, which made it difficult to have guests over.

Theyโ€™re so glad they found Four Legged Scholars! ๐Ÿ˜

With consistent training, things began to change.

By pairing new people and distractions with treats, Laney started building positive associations.

Visitors became less stressful, and she learned to settle more quickly.

Stacey learned to walk Laney with much more control and confidence.

Laney is now quieter, more focused, and responsive, and she follows cues like โ€œleave itโ€ and โ€œwatch,โ€ and even redirects from barking at bikers with a single cue.

Itโ€™s still a work in progress, but Staceyโ€™s mindset says it all: โ€œI committed to training Laney because I want to enjoy leash walks with her.โ€

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ "๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด!

TGIF! โค๏ธ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜†, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.๐Ÿ•The fun...
10/22/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜†, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.๐Ÿ•

The funny thing? During training, Sammy came beautifully every time.

So what was going on?

This is a common struggle. We expect our dogs to respond perfectly, but pressured moments arenโ€™t the best time to expect a behavior that hasnโ€™t been practiced in real life.

Turn those moments into training opportunities.

For Sammy, we retrained his recall around distractions using a lure and running prompt. His owner also started carrying treats to practice during everyday moments.

I understand this personally. As a single mom, I had plenty of pressured moments when my daughter was young! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

When I learned to pause, breathe, and focus on creating success instead of reacting, we were both happier.

Dog training, like raising children, takes time and effort. But itโ€™s totally worth it! โค๏ธ

Want help creating more successful moments with your dog?

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ "๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด!

10/21/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

If getting your dog to listen feels like a daily struggle, we understand how frustrating it can be! ๐Ÿคฃ

Your first instinct might be to tackle the problem yourself, right?

For instance, you may turn to your veterinarian or search online for a dog trainer.

But hereโ€™s something every dog owner should know:
Not everyone who calls themselves a dog trainer has professional certification.

So, how do you know youโ€™re putting your dog in the right hands? ๐Ÿถ

โœ… ๐™‡๐™ค๐™ค๐™  ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐™˜๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™›๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง!

A Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) has demonstrated foundational knowledge of canine learning and behavior.

For example, the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) requires candidates to pass a comprehensive written examination to earn its CPDT-KA credential.

But the learning doesnโ€™t stop there! ๐ŸŽ“

Certified trainers must continue their professional development by earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to maintain their credentials.

The CEUs help them stay current with evolving knowledge, research, and training practices.

Because that matters! ๐Ÿ•โค๏ธ

In this short video, check out how well Mocha is learning from us!

๐Ÿ“ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™– ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง-๐™—๐™š๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ!

AND

๐Ÿ‘‰ Reach out to me for a free evaluation for ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ with us!
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๐Ÿ• ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ? ๐ŸคฃYour dog may come when ...
10/20/2026

๐Ÿ• ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿคฃ

Your dog may come when called during practice sessions, but when distractions, stress, or urgency hit, everything changes.

Hereโ€™s the secret most people miss:
Dog training doesnโ€™t just happen during โ€œtraining time.โ€ The real progress happens in everyday moments. โœจ

This week, one of my clients struggled because his dog thought running away was a fun game. During our training sessions, the recall was perfect. But at home? Totally different story.

The breakthrough came when he stopped reacting with frustration. Instead of yelling or repeating commands, we:
โœ”๏ธ Used treats consistently
โœ”๏ธ Re-trained the behavior in real-life situations
โœ”๏ธ Focused on creating success instead of reacting emotionally

And guess what? His dog started responding faster and more reliably.

When you feel stressed, rushed, or overwhelmed, pause and ask yourself:
โ€œHow can I help my dog succeed right now?โ€

๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™จ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.

Positive, patient training takes effort, but the day your distracted dog turns and comes running to you? Completely worth it. ๐Ÿพโค๏ธ

Ready for a dog that listens in real life, not just during practice?

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ!

10/19/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด?

Not every dog learns the same way, so understanding your options can help you find the right fit. ๐Ÿถ

๐Ÿ• ๐™Ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฅ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™จ

- Practice skills around other dogs and people.
- Build focus around everyday distractions.
- Learn through structured lessons and shared experiences.
- May be challenging for dogs who feel overwhelmed or struggle to focus in groups.

๐Ÿพ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š, ๐™‹๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ

- Tailored to your dogโ€™s needs and pace.
- Allows more time for specific skills and challenges.
- Can address behaviors in familiar settings, like home.
- Offers individualized feedback and guidance.
- May need extra opportunities to practice around other dogs.

๐™Ž๐™ค, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง?

Neither option is best for every dog\! Your dogโ€™s temperament, comfort around other dogs, learning history, and goals all matter.

Whichever you choose, consistency, patience, clear communication, and positive reinforcement help support success.

Every dog and owner is unique, so the best training environment is one where you can both thrive. โค๏ธ

๐ŸŽฅ ๐™’๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ to see how well this little guy is doing with private training!

Interested in learning more?

๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ!

10/16/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿพ

Fall is the perfect time to get outside to practice important skills in a real-world environment! ๐ŸŒณ

In my Come training course at the park, weโ€™re working on two essential behaviors:
๐Ÿ“ข ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™™
๐Ÿ‘€ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ

See how well Leo is doing in this short video! ๐Ÿ“น

The goal isn't perfection. It's building communication, trust, and a stronger relationship between dogs and their people, one successful repetition at a time.

And the best part?

Training doesn't have to feel like work!

It can be an adventure filled with encouragement, rewards, learning, and lots of tail wags. ๐Ÿ•

๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ!

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Check out our ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด via Zoom. ๐Ÿ’ป

With online training, your dog gets to easily learn in his/her own comfortable environment.

Online training allows us to see your dogโ€™s true behavior, too....

TGIF! โค๏ธ

๐Ÿถ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐Ÿด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.The adult I worked with used punishment-based...
10/15/2026

๐Ÿถ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐Ÿด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

The adult I worked with used punishment-based methods of training, but I was too young then to know the difference.

Over time, I stopped enjoying myself. โ˜น๏ธ

Then I went to a show and go where I could train my dog in the ring.

When I left the ring, the judge took me aside and said that I could train another way.

He told me about reward-based training and directed me to the book โ€œDonโ€™t Shoot the Dogโ€ by Karen Pryor.

Of course, I read the book and I was hooked!

And here we are today, with me as a professional certified pet dog trainer offering only Positive Dog Training.

If you have a stubborn dog or a dog that acts out, you might notice that shock collars, force, and control don't work well.

You might be someone that wants to motivate your dog to listen through kindness.

We get it!

๐Ÿพ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™”๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ.

AND

๐Ÿ“Reach out to me for a free evaluation for ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ with us!
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10/14/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป โ€” ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜? ๐Ÿ‘€

When I used to take my daughter, Iris, to the park, she and I both knew how important it was for her to check in with me periodically while she was playing.๐ŸŒณ

Even in a familiar place, knowing where your parent is and staying within agreed boundaries is an important habit that helps keep kids safe.

For dogs, checking in with their owner is just as important! ๐Ÿถ

Whether they're exploring a new scent, greeting other dogs, or enjoying some off-leash play in a designated area, dogs need to stay responsive to their dog parent.

In this short video, see how well Amran has learned to check in!

This is where ๐™ค๐™—๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š๐™จ ๐™– ๐™™๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š!

Teaching your dog to respond to their name, come when called, maintain focus, and follow basic cues can help you manage everyday park distractions.

And consistent practice builds communication, trust, and a stronger bond between you and your dog.

The goal isn't to take the fun out of park time โ€” it's to make sure everyone can enjoy it with confidence, consideration, and care. ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ โ€œ๐™”๐™š๐™จโ€ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™ !

๐Ÿซ๐Ÿถ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— &๐—  ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š ๐—ป๐—ผ-๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜...
10/13/2026

๐Ÿซ๐Ÿถ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— &๐—  ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—œ๐—š ๐—ป๐—ผ-๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€!

Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which are toxic to dogs and can cause vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, an increased heart rate, and even seizures.

Plus, candy is loaded with sugar and fat that can upset your pupโ€™s tummy and contribute to other health problems. ๐Ÿšซ

But donโ€™t worry โ€” you can still spoil your canine companion with treats theyโ€™ll love! โค๏ธ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿฅ• Carrot sticks โ€“ A crunchy, low-calorie snack!
๐ŸŽ Apple slices โ€“ A sweet treat (be sure to remove the seeds and core).
๐Ÿซ Blueberries โ€“ Tiny, tasty bites packed with nutrients.
๐Ÿฅœ Peanut butter โ€“ A pup favorite! Choose xylitol-free varieties and serve in moderation.
๐ŸŽƒ Plain pumpkin โ€“ A tummy-friendly option when served without added sugar or spices.

Remember, even healthy treats should be given in moderation, and new foods should be introduced gradually.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š ๐™”๐™Š๐™๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ'๐™จ ๐™›๐™–๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ!

10/12/2026

๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?

Josh came to me with Gunner, a black lab full of energy and enthusiasm!

We were thrilled to work with them to channel that energy into learning new skills and following commands instead of letting it turn into destructive behaviors.

One of Joshโ€™s favorite things was seeing how well Gunner learned to respond to Sit, Down, and Target! ๐ŸŽฏ

So, what is targeting? Itโ€™s teaching your dog to touch your hand on cue.

This simple but powerful skill can make everyday life with your dog so much easier!

Josh used targeting with Gunner to:

โœ… Move him into the exact position he wanted without grabbing his collar.

โœ… Encourage Gunner to follow him during leash walks.

โœ… Redirect Gunner away from distractions and bring his attention back to him.

๐˜พ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™  ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ค to watch how well Gunner is doing!

Targeting is one of my favorite skills to teach in my Elementary Group Course because it gives owners a positive, practical way to guide their dogs while building communication and trust.

Our dog training sessions were fun, engaging, and rewarding for both Josh and Gunner! โค๏ธ

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ "๐™”๐™š๐™จ" ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™œโ€™๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™œ๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™—๐™š๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง.

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๐Ÿ‘‰ Reach out to me for a free evaluation for ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š, ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ with us!

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