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Optimal Canine Certified Professional Dog Trainer that specializes in behavior modification, sport performance, fitness and conditioning.
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10/25/2026

Adrian has completed her second week of behavior modification board and train for Generalized Fear and Anxiety, Resource Guarding, and Reactivity. She is slowly opening up and is beginning to learn more with each passing day.

I focused on ensuring she felt safe with my personal dog (Quest, German Shorthaired Pointer) because he is helpful in showing dogs how a confident and neutral dog behaves in new and unpredictable environments while also giving them the space that they want. Her training is focused on building positive associations with:

👉 Wearing a muzzle for a long duration of time
👉 Unknown dogs and children
👉 Calm observation of the world beyond the backyard

She is a very smart girl and I have no doubts that she can become an ideal canine citizen once she learns that the world is not a scary place. I'm thrilled with her progress in the past week and I look forward to seeing how she blossoms in the next two weeks of her stay.

Good girl, Adrian 🌸

Maggie is a German Shorthaired Pointer in my virtual training program to learn the skills needed for Cooperative Toy Pla...
10/21/2026

Maggie is a German Shorthaired Pointer in my virtual training program to learn the skills needed for Cooperative Toy Play. She is in training for Search and Rescue with her amazing guardian who works for Penn Vet Working Dog Center!

I am incredibly honored to be teaching this amazing team the foundations needed to develop cooperation with toys so that they can be used as reinforcement during deployment.

Welcome Maggie ✨

Adrian completed her second week of behavior modification board and train. I have continued to provide controlled enviro...
10/20/2026

Adrian completed her second week of behavior modification board and train. I have continued to provide controlled environmental exposure to build positive associations so that she can learn that the world is not a scary place.

I focused on ensuring she felt safe with my personal dog (Quest, German Shorthaired Pointer) because he is helpful in showing dogs how a confident and neutral dog behaves in new and unpredictable environments while also giving them the space that they want. Her training is focused on building positive associations with:

👉 Wearing a muzzle for a long duration of time
👉 Unknown dogs and children
👉 Calm observation of the world beyond the backyard

She also had a visitation field trip to see her guardian for them to spend time and train together. They both practiced the skills that I taught Adrian during her stay with me. Her guardian is dedicated to helping her develop the confidence she needs to feel safe in the world.

She is a very smart girl and I have no doubts that she can become an ideal canine citizen once she learns that the world is not a scary place. I'm thrilled with her progress in the past week and I look forward to seeing how she blossoms in the next two weeks of her stay.

Good job, Adrian! 🌸

Palmer the service dog has completed her stay with me to learn new tasks to provide her guardian 🐕‍🦺 She only had two go...
10/19/2026

Palmer the service dog has completed her stay with me to learn new tasks to provide her guardian 🐕‍🦺 She only had two goals – Medical Retrieve and Canine Conditioning. Throughout her time with me she has learned more than just that. She has gone home with the skills for:

👉 Cooperative Toy Play for tugging and informal retrieves
👉 Formal Retrieve to transition into a medical retrieve
👉 Hind Limb Exercises to improve coordination and strength
👉 Tucking and Crawling into small spaces to enhance her public access skills
👉 Delayed Reinforcement Procedures to work on advanced training concepts
👉 Food Control skills to prevent the consumption of dropped medication

She still has work to do in order to complete the medical retrieve but she has all of the skills needed to progress towards that goal. She was a joy to have and a wonderful student to train. She is the perfect candidate for service work and I am beyond honored that I am trusted to teach her some skills she needs to do her job.

Well Done, Palmer! ✨✨✨

For most dogs, a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood is not sufficient...and thats because they need:🏃 Space to Run 🐶...
10/17/2026

For most dogs, a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood is not sufficient...and thats because they need:

🏃 Space to Run
🐶 Time to Sniff
📖 Skills to Learn

If you have a dog thats:
🔸 Very active and needs an outlet to release their energy
🔸 Enjoys exploring outdoors
🔸 Friendly towards people..then my Exercise Excursion program is ideal for you.

🐕🐕🐕 Dogs who pass a meet and greet with the trainer are combined in exercise groups for socialization. Exercise groups do not exceed more than three dogs of similar size and complementing personalities.

‼️ Single dog Exercise Excursions are available for dogs that are not friendly towards other dogs. This makes the service ideal for dogs who are not suitable for daycare but need an outlet for their energy needs.

This program is designed with your dog's fitness and exercise needs as priority number one! The goal is to provide a long duration exercise experience that leaves all dogs fulfilled and happy. Activities include:
🥏 Fetch
🌳 Hiking
🌊 Swimming
🧠 Learning

Mental enrichment is equally important – exercise the mind and the body! Important skills are taught and positively reinforced in the program:
⚡️ Engagement: Dogs learn how to provide and maintain focus with the handler when requested for further training.
📢 Come When Called: Dogs learn that enthusiastically returning to the handler and maintaining close proximity provides more access to activities that they enjoy

👉 Available in Lafayette, Louisiana and surrounding areas.
Email [email protected] to schedule your free 30 minute consultation to see if the program is right for you.
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https://optimalcanine.com/exercise-excursion/

10/16/2026

Palmer the Service Dog has completed her third week of board and train with me to learn new tasks to provide to her guardian. Retrieves and canine conditioning are the priority so I'm continuing to increase the criteria as she is ready.

Her formal retrieve is shaping up nicely, she is starting to develop an item hold with duration, and her body awareness has improved tremendously with the help of the strengthening exercises.

Zou came back for another weekend stay and she had the best time. She supervised while I completed household chores, enj...
10/15/2026

Zou came back for another weekend stay and she had the best time. She supervised while I completed household chores, enjoyed being a CouchGremlin™️, and was introduced to quarry for NASDA dog sports!

*Boarding is only available to dogs who have enrolled in private lessons, day training, exercise excursions, or board and train.

10/15/2026

My top 5 horror movies as a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer and Professional Dog Trainer that specializes in high drive and behaviorally complex dogs:

1, "Train the dog in front of you" but every dog in their program is wearing a prong and ECollar

2, Chiropractic care before sports medicine diagnostics

3, Using excessive pressure and corrections in training when the dog is showing very obvious signs of pain

4, Veterinarians dismissing concerns and evidence of a dog being in chronic pain

5, Anyone expecting free dog training advice on complex behavior problems

Adrian is a 5 year old German Shepherd enrolled in my Behavior Modification Board and Train program. She is here to buil...
10/14/2026

Adrian is a 5 year old German Shepherd enrolled in my Behavior Modification Board and Train program. She is here to build the skills needed to address her Generalized Anxiety, Hyperarousal, Resource Guarding, and Reactivity.

She has completed one week of her stay and has already made progress on the foundation skills needed for addressing her difficult behaviors. She has begun learning:

👉 Muzzle Conditioning as a safety protocol
👉 Pattern Games to build positive associations
👉 Functional obedience to replace unwanted behaviors

She is a very smart girl and catches onto training quickly but her anxiety overcomes her which prevents her from enjoying the world around her. My goal is focused on helping her build confidence, self regulation skills, and learn that the world is fun instead of a big scary place.

Welcome Adrian, I look forward to watching you blossom 🌸

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