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09/30/2026

People can fall on hard times without becoming bad people. Why does an animal being in a shelter change the rules?

If your walks turn into a constant negotiation over sidewalk garbage, this one’s for you. 😅Scavenging isn’t solved by si...
09/29/2026

If your walks turn into a constant negotiation over sidewalk garbage, this one’s for you. 😅

Scavenging isn’t solved by simply avoiding tempting areas, but it also isn’t solved by a strong “Leave It” or “Drop It.” Those are management tools that can help us navigate the moment safely while we work on the behavior itself.

On walks, that might look like maintaining a loose leash, keeping your dog engaged, noticing tempting items early, and using “Leave It” as your dog begins to approach something so they can disengage and move away.

If something is already in their mouth, “Drop It” means releasing the item, then returning to the guardian, sitting, staying, and recovering.

The bigger training plan may also include systematic desensitization, environmental acclimation, on- and off-leash behavior work, appropriate enrichment outlets, and looking at whether scavenging is happening at home, too.

Management helps us handle what’s happening today. Training helps us work on why the behavior keeps happening. 🐾

If your walks turn into a constant negotiation over sidewalk garbage, this one’s for you. 😅Scavenging isn’t solved by si...
09/29/2026

If your walks turn into a constant negotiation over sidewalk garbage, this one’s for you. 😅
Scavenging isn’t solved by simply avoiding tempting areas, but it also isn’t solved by a strong “Leave It” or “Drop It.” Those are management tools that can help us navigate the moment safely while we work on the behavior itself.

On walks, that might look like maintaining a loose leash, keeping your dog engaged, noticing tempting items early, and using “Leave It” as your dog begins to approach something so they can disengage and move away.

If something is already in their mouth, “Drop It” means releasing the item, then returning to the guardian, sitting, staying, and recovering.

The bigger training plan may also include systematic desensitization, environmental acclimation, on- and off-leash behavior work, appropriate enrichment outlets, and looking at whether scavenging is happening at home, too.

Management helps us handle what’s happening today. Training helps us work on why the behavior keeps happening. 🐾

09/28/2026

One of the first things I want you to notice here isn’t actually the dog. Look at the guardian’s arm.

It’s relaxed. The leash isn’t being used to pull Beau into position or hold him there.

That’s important because with loose leash walking, the dog can be beside, ahead of, or behind the guardian as long as the leash stays loose and the dog remains engaged and responsive to their handlers.

In the very beginning stages of loose leash walking training, strategies like treat luring, and intermittent "Find It” for dogs that do not scavenge on walks (skip this part if your dog incessantly eats off the ground) can help keep the dog engaged and motivated while building value in walking with their guardian. It can also help redirect from distractions, and prevent freezing. Here, treats are being tossed ahead in a "Find It" game to give Beau something engaging to do, and intermittent luring into a heel position (sitting at her heel) and the watch cue to maintain his connection to his guardian.

As Beau becomes more proficient, these strategies will gradually be faded to prevent them from becoming relied upon.

The goal is to help the dog understand how to stay connected while moving together and HE keeps the leash loose. 🐾

Featuring Beau 🦮

09/26/2026

What if your dog’s growling is telling you something different than you think?🤔🐾

09/24/2026

Bopy loves you! She'd just prefer to say it with both front paws.

Meet Bopy Sharma 🐶 our client spotlight of the day! ⭐

She's sweet, social, and full of joy, and for a while that joy ran the whole show. Meeting someone meant launching straight into them. Spot another dog on a walk and she wanted to say hi so badly that she'd forget the leash, her guardian, and everything else, too thrilled to hold it together.

A few rounds of private training changed her whole world. She greets people with all four paws on the ground now, and her walks stay loose and easy even when another dog strolls by. Give Bopy some slack and she comes flying back the second her guardian calls, something that used to be impossible when the world got too big for her. When it all starts to feel like a lot, she looks to her guardian, who has learned to read her, know exactly what she needs, and step in before the excitement takes over.

The best part? Bopy is every bit the dog she always was. Her joy was never the problem, and it was never going anywhere. She just learned how to enjoy the whole world without it sweeping her off her feet. You'll find her in group class now, holding it all together right in the middle of the dogs and people she loves most.

Still all heart, now with the manners to match.

Go, Bopy, GO! 🥇

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