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Refining Dogs We offer Professional Dog Training in the Williamson and Travis County area.

Lucy also practiced around the contractors. She can be super excitable around guests. She did well holding command even ...
04/29/2026

Lucy also practiced around the contractors. She can be super excitable around guests. She did well holding command even when I walked away! She didnt like all the noise very much, but listened to me and got lots of treats for being so brave!
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We are doing renovations on our house, so we took this opportunity to practice Bonnie's obedience commands while the con...
04/29/2026

We are doing renovations on our house, so we took this opportunity to practice Bonnie's obedience commands while the contractors did their thing. Bonnie typically reacts to strangers and can become fearful/defensive. She, however, did really well and stayed in command while work was done around her!

04/26/2026

Lucy has been learning e-collar and a heel command. She is a very excited girl and would usually pull on leash. All the excitement would also result in reactivity towards other dogs. Learning a heel command has helped a lot and while she was still very interested in the cat and the dog barking, she didnt react and responded well to her e-collar.

Bacon went on a trip to Lowe's to help with a lesson. He did great! Was much more confident than our previous outings. H...
04/23/2026

Bacon went on a trip to Lowe's to help with a lesson. He did great! Was much more confident than our previous outings. He listened really well and although he was suspicious of some people we passed, he didnt react and stayed in command.

Lucy has been working on her indoor commands. Shes to the point where I dont have to keep a hawk-eye on her anymore. So ...
04/23/2026

Lucy has been working on her indoor commands. Shes to the point where I dont have to keep a hawk-eye on her anymore. So now she gets to shadow me throughout the day. She is learning how to stay calm when in the house and follow me as I do my daily chores. She now knows the expectations when indoors and is ready for her e-collar training!

Lucy has joined us for a 4 week Board and Train!She is here primarily to learn manners and obedience. Shes a super smart...
04/18/2026

Lucy has joined us for a 4 week Board and Train!

She is here primarily to learn manners and obedience. Shes a super smart girl! Just has a ton of energy that leads to jumping and some dog reactivity.

So far we have been working on manners in the house. Teaching her to be calm indoors and setting the standards for her place command. She used to react to Drama in the crate behind her, but now she can ignore her for the most part. I am able to walk away without worrying that Drama will trigger her. Lucy is doing great!

Bonnie has joined us for a 6 Week Board and Train! She is VERY scared of new people and is settling in slowly. She is a ...
03/21/2026

Bonnie has joined us for a 6 Week Board and Train!

She is VERY scared of new people and is settling in slowly. She is a bit more comfortable when other dogs around so we recruited Bacon to be our helper today. Bonnie made some good progress on Place with Bacon there and we even found a super motivating treat for her! We will be working a lot on confidence building to prepare her for off-leash training!

Bacon had a break from all of his field trips today. When out in public, he is very scared of Josh. So we worked on Josh training him in the house today, so that we can hopefully have Josh train him some in public too. Bacon has an issue with men, so getting him to overcome some of his fear and trust someone new will be really good for him!

Bacon went out on his first field trip today. He has been doing well around the house and is a lot more comfortable with...
03/19/2026

Bacon went out on his first field trip today. He has been doing well around the house and is a lot more comfortable with us in our normal routine. We decided to go out and train at a park today.
Bacon has a lot of insecurities and he got very anxious just in the car, so we stuck to a park nearby with little distractions to start out. He was very nervous at first, getting spooked by sounds from a near by windmill and started paying close attention to Josh again. He hasnt been fearful of Josh at home recently, but the new environment brought some of those feelings back. So we worked on a lot of confidence building/trust exercises. Working on commands hes good at and having him follow me over obstacles. He got more comfortable as the session progressed, but didnt want treats while out. We will have to find a treat that is more of a motivation and hopefully get him excited about getting out of his comfort zone.

Bacon has joined us for a 4 week Board and Train!!Bacon is here to strengthen his obedience and work on confidence build...
03/14/2026

Bacon has joined us for a 4 week Board and Train!!

Bacon is here to strengthen his obedience and work on confidence building. He can get snappy and growl at the men/boys in the house, which is our main concern. But to address that, we are going to help him get over some of his insecurities so that he can have a better mindset going into things.

He has had a bit of training before, and has done a few lessons with me already, so he already knows Place. He is VERY suspicious of and uncomfortable around men, so we have been working on him relaxing around Josh. Hes doing better, now that we are a few days in. Josh can move and walk around without Bacon getting spooked or growling. He is now even eating treats around Josh which is a very good sign he is getting more comfortable. Very excited to see how we can help this guy overcome his fears!

03/01/2026

Deebo went to the outlet mall for his field trip today. He did really well following instructions and got a lot of comments on how behaved he was. He got lots of love from his friends at Journeys, and didnt jump up on anyone. 😁

02/26/2026

Deebo took a trip to Home Depot! He can be timid at times when coming across new things or loud noises, so Home Depot was the perfect place to get him used to that sort of stuff. He was scared at first, walking a little too fast, not really interested in his treats, but then we got into a groove and he became a lot more comfortable. He did really well walking past everyone and listening to his commands.

02/21/2026

Deebo did great on his first field trip to the park! We worked on the commands he knows best to make sure he had success while in a new environment. He was scared of the geese at first, but overcame it quickly once put on Place. He did really well ignoring the people passing by and almost completely ignored the dogs until they started barking at him, but he was easily redirected. We will be working up to more dog distraction later. For his first time, I didnt want to overwhelm him as he can be fearful at times. He is scared of cars, so we worked on walking next to them. We will definitely need to work on him getting in and out the car, too!

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