9/29 drop it
Today I worked with Kona on his drop it using two tennis balls, are used a trade off method where he was to go get a tennis ball come back and drop it then to get the other tennis ball. He picked up on this very quickly and did not do a keep away with me so I’d say great progress for Mr. Kona today. ~Jacquie
9/30 Recalls outside
Today I worked with Wally outside today on his Recalls, he did a good job got distracted here and there with some smells but overall I was able to recall him in consistently. ~Jacquie
9/30 Leash Manners Outside
Wally and I went outside today for our session to work on some leash manners in one of our back play yards. It took me a second to get his focus at the beginning, but by the end he was willingly offering lots of concentration as we walked. I also worked on some weight with a recall, focusing more on keeping him in a sit instead of automatically going into the down. I want him to be able to understand the difference between those cues. Really good job today Wally, great start to his stay here! – Amy
10/1 distraction proofing
Today I worked with Wally outside on his leash manners and focus well Anna and Frank we’re at the other side of the parking lot. This helps add a level of distraction that Wally did really great handling. He offered really good eye contact and kept a nice loose leash, when he would look over at Frank I was able to ask for him to look and he did well with good check-in‘s. Overall this was a really good session for a while. ~Jacquie
10/2 Recalls – outside
Wally definitely could use more focus work around grassy areas in general. However when we were on the pavement, he worked like a dream! -Maria
10/2 Place
Wally did a great job working on Place today! He very quickly grasped what I was asking of him and was happy to oblige. At first he had some really great duration and distance with it, but towards the end he started struggling some more. I think he got slightly bored with the repetition, so keeping things exciting next time could be the key to success. Great job today Wally! – Cal
9/29 Get to Know
Bear is so cute and such a sweetheart! We started the session with getting him used to the environment and taking treats from me. He warmed up really quickly and we started going through his basics to see what he’s good with and what could use some practice. He caught on pretty quickly with his leave it and waits. Overall, Bear was so much fun to work with and I can’t wait to continue to work with him. Welcome to Teamworks! – Nautica
9/29 Get to know
Today I worked with bear on getting to know him and where his baseline is for training. Today we worked on so I’m clicker charging, focus, and a little bit of choosing to heal which is an introduction to Leash Manners. There is super sweet and very smart I enjoyed working with him a lot today and we can continue to strengthen his basic commands and adding more distractions. Overall it was nice getting to know him and I look forward to working with him some more. ~Jacquie
9/30 Leash Manners Outside
I took Bear today in one of our backyard play yards and we did a leash manners session outside. He has really really great focus and I was super impressed with his willingness and eagerness. He was able to handle some of the sounds of trucks in the parking lot and consistently checked in with me. I explain in the video how I’m looking more for a check in unless of asking for a look. I want that to be a behavior that is implicit in our walks and not just something that I have to ask for. He did a really great job! – Amy
9/30 focus work
Today bear worked on his focus in the classroom. He really impressed me today with how amazing his focuses and I was pleasantly surprised throughout his whole session with just how fantastic all of his behaviors are! He’s a really great boy and I can’t wait to get to work with him again!-Anna
10/1 Recalls Out Of Play
Today Bear and I worked with Lily and Pepper on Recalls. The ability to recall your dog during an exciting situation is very important! Bear and Pepper got to play with each other and then were recalled back to us . Bear took a bit to catch on to things, Pepper was a great leader for this. He could use some more work on responding to his name quicker but overall he began to get the hang of things by the end. Great job today for Bear 🙂 – Jenna
10/1 distraction Proofing
Today I worked with Bear on his focus and settle work while Anna and Shena sat at the other bench. Bear did a wonderful job today keeping really good focus, he was very responsive and stayed in his down for a long period of time. He did a wonderful job for a puppy his age on something that can be very challenging for even adult dogs. ~Jacquie
10/2 Recall Out Of Play & Social Skills
Today Bear and I worked with Pepper and Maria on our recalls out of play and general social skills development. Pepper and Bear were a great matchup and they taught some great lessons to each other about bite inhibition and playing nicely. I’d like to do some more ping-pong recalls and name recognition work with him in the future, but he did really well today. Good job Bear! – Cal
10/2 Socialization with Gucci
Bear definitely made a new friend today! He was able to give some good corrections when Gucci was getting too rowdy and break away to get a breather. -Maria
10/3 Dog Focus with Carson
Today Bear worked alongside a well behaved dog named Carson and practiced working on basic cues like sit and down with the added challenge of distractions. Carson was an excellent mentor, and working like this whenever you can-maybe at a group class or through board and train-will be very helpful to his training. – Hopler
10/3 Recalls
Today Bear and I worked on his recall skills and played some fun treat chase games! He did a really spectacular job today. He did get a little bored a few minutes into the session so I decided to switch it up to keep things fun. This is especially important with recall training because it is always best that a recall is as fun and strong as possible, otherwise it can easily be a safety issue in the real world. Puppies are especially prone to short attention spans, so this makes total sense that he got bored of recall training after a few minutes. Either way, we had a great time together. He’s got a great foundation of good behaviors and he’s such a sweetheart! – Cal
10/4 Stay/Focus/Socialization with Tasha
Bear was a bit cranky because he was tired, however he did a good job focusing when I asked! There’s still a lot to do with his focus and stay with another dog present, however it will come with time and practice since he’s a baby. -Maria
10/4 Leash Manners / Lobby Focus
Bear and I worked on his focus and leash manners in a high distraction area and he did a great job! He offered check-ins throughout the entire session and was able to stay focused on me as people passed. He even offered some downs and was able to settle with all the distractions. He walked really nicely near the end and showed great focus. Great session overall! – Nautica
9/29 Get To Know
Maggie is such a sweetheart! We started the session was just letting her explore and get used to the environment and take treats from me. She warmed up quickly and we went through some of her bases to see what she was good with and what needed practice. She caught on really quickly with her wait and leave it cues. We had a great session and I cant wait to continue to work with her. Welcome to Teamworks! – Nautica
9/29 get to know
Today I worked with Maggie on getting to see where her baseline is for training, and getting her comfortable with hearing the clicker as well as taking treats for me. Maggie did a wonderful job today working on a little bit of an introduction to LeashManners called choosing to heal, she also did a really wonderful job of checking in with me and working on focus her Recall is pretty solid but we can continue to strengthen it. Overall it was a really good session with Miss Maggie today and I was able to see where she may need some improvements and where she did great. I look forward to working with her some more. ~Jacquie
9/29 Leash Manners / Lobby Focus
Sunnie and I worked on her focus and leash manners in a high distraction area and she did a great job! She did fixate on people and dogs walking by, but I was able to lure her back into a look. She could use more focus work with distractions, but great work today! – Nautica
9/29 recalls
Today we worked inside the classroom on Sunnies Recalls, she did a really good job with her recall she definitely needs a little bit more practice with her weight into a recall but overall it was a good session. She did Demand bark a little bit when I did ask her to wait so we can continue to work on that and I will make notes in her training blog, it was nice working with her today. ~Jacquie
9/29 Café
Zooey and I worked on settling in a café style setting today and she did a super good job! She did jump up a few times and demand bark, but it was easy to get her to settle back into it down and focus back on me. By the end, we worked up to a 20 second rate of reinforcement without her whining or jumping up. Zooey could use more practice, but she did a great job today! – Nautica
9/30 cafe training
today Zooey continued on her café training. I’m really impressed with her throughout her session she showed off some really really great behaviors and overall she did a lovely job today! -Anna
10/1 Outside leash and focus
today Zooey worked on her leash manners and focus outside. She’s making some really great improvements with her leash manners outside which is really great to see. We’re still working on her no jump but it is making some improvements as well! -Anna
10/2 Leash Manners – Kennel Room
Zooey was a bit bouncy in the beginning because she was so excited to get hotdogs but she settled down quickly as we got to work. We could use some work on taking treats more gently and doing stays with higher distractions. Overall, good work!! -Maria
10/3 No-Jump and Polite Petting
Today Zooey and I sharpened her impulse control skills around jumping and being pet politely. Although she struggled a little at the beginning of the session, she did a fabulous job keeping her paws off of me while jumping and keeping all four feet on the ground! I definitely want to work on this again with her in the future and generalize it to other areas outside the classroom, but we had a great start and set a strong foundation today. Great job today Zooey! – Cal
10/4 No Jump / Gentle
Zooey did great learning how to take treats more gently, since she has a tendency to chomp them up. We also worked on not jumping up on me as well, which she picked up very quickly! -Maria
10/5 Distraction Proof outside with Mishka and Caitlyn
today Caitlyn and I took Zooey and Mishka outside for a distraction proofing session. I know that dog focus is one of the things that you like us to work on, and she did amazing! Once she understood that this was a working session, really nothing Mishka did could distract her. She offered really excellent behaviors, and was able to walk past them both without any press at all! Great job! Amy
10/6 Cafe training
Today I worked in the classroom with Zooey on her focus and her settle work, while Loki and Nautica were on the other side of the room had another table. Zoooey handled this exercise very well I did have to keep her reinforcement at about every 10 to 15 seconds to keep her down at first. She did make improvements throughout the session and I was able to get about 15 solid seconds in between treating and keeping her focus and not being pushy for treats. Good progress overall today ~Jacquie
10/7 Distraction proofing
Today i worked with Zooey outside today on her leash manner and focus while banks and Anna were on the other side of the parking lot. She did really well but does need some work on how she takes treats. She was very focused and walked nicely today, it was a good session overall. ~Jacquie
10/8 stay
today I worked with Zooey on her stay. As a session went on and I started to realize that she had a quite the impressive stay so I started to challenge her by adding some distractions. I was really impressed with her as I was able to walk around the room and step out of the room for a second and come back into the room while she continued on her stay. Overall lovely session today for Zooey! -Anna
9/28 Focus choosing to heel
Piper was on the nervous side today, so we worked on her focusing on me I was going to do settle work but she seem to be a little bit too nervous to do that so we worked on choosing to heel and she did wonderful. Overall it was a good session and I got her to settle down towards the end and give me consistent focus. ~Jacquie
9/29 leash manners focus
Today I worked with piper outside on her focus and LeashManners, she did a really good job and improved a lot throughout the session. She handled all of the distractions of the people working next-door very well and by the end of the session she was offering me really awesome eye Contact. ~Jacquie
9/30 Leash Manners Outside
I brought Piper today into one of our backyard play areas to work on a leash manners and a confident section. She is very eager to work, and I wanted her to be able to be around some of the distractions that might cause her anxiety without having to be too close or to see them. She did a really good job, so I was able to open up the door a little bit, although that proved to be a little bit too much. I left the door open and we didn’t walk through, and I worked on playing a pattern game with her in which I trust a treat and have her check in with me for another treat after marking with a click. She did a really good job and I’m very impressed with her. – Amy
10/1 Distraction proofing
Today I worked with piper in the classroom on her focus and leash manners well Alfie and Anna we’re on the other side of the barrier. Piper did a really good job on her focus and leash manners today, she was able to look over at Alfie and check back in with me consistently. She offered really great behaviors throughout the session and made really good choices great work today. ~Jacquie
10/2 Dog Focus with Chai
She had great focus but definitely needs more work around other dogs. Piper has a tendency to pull towards the dog and needs more work on basic impulse control with high distractions around. -Maria
10/3 cafe
today I worked with piper on her settling behaviors by working on a café session. This was a really good session for piper as we worked on her being able to settle into a down outside with all of the distractions of being outside going on. This was challenging for her at times and when I first got her into a down I had to keep our rate of reinforcement pretty high but as the session went on she was able to settle a little bit more and I was able to move our rate of reinforcement to every 5 to 7 seconds. Very good job today piper! -Anna
10/4 Leash Manners / Lobby Focus
Piper and I worked on her focus and leash manners in a high distraction area and she did a great job! I did have to lure looks at first to get her to refocus on me. She did pull a bit at first, but she caught on quickly. By the end, she was walking nicely on a loose leash and completely ignoring people and dogs passing. Great progress today! – Nautica
10/5 Distraction Proof outside with Benny and Caitlyn
Today Caitlyn and I took Piper and Benny outside and we did a distraction proof and dog Focus session. Piper had really good body language with Caitlyn and consistently checked in with her throughout the session. She does like to sniff in order to relieve some stress, so we allowed her to do that and clicked every time that she reengaged. She did an excellent job overall and we were super impressed with her confidence! -Amy
10/6 Leash Manners / Leave It
Piper and I worked on her leash manners, not pulling, and leave it cue today and she did a great job! She did fixate on the biscuits at first, but was able to refocus on me as the session continued. By the end, she was walking politely through all the distractions and offering looks. Piper made a lot of progress today! – Nautica
10/7 Agility
I am SO proud of how far Piper has come! Today’s session was a fun intro to agility equipment and she did amazing! She was stellar over the jump, was willing to touch a wobble board and even ran through the tunnel! I love seeing dogs get excited and confident the more that they do that might have been scary at first. I have loved working with her and definitely think she would enjoy an intro to agility class if that’s something you are interested in! It’s a great way to have a good human dog bond. -Amy
10/8 Stay
today piper worked on her stay. She had a really great job today and was able to show off about 15 feet of distance as well as some fairly good duration. I was really impressed with her and overall she did a lovely job! -Anna
9/27 Get to Know
Today i worked with Appleton on getting to know where his baseline is for training, we got to get used to each other he was able to explore the room and get to know the environment. I was able to see where his baseline was for training we worked on so I’m choosing to heal work which is an introduction to leash Manners and Recall as well as reinforcing no jump. Very sweet pup did a really good job today and I look forward to working with him some more.~Jacquie
9/27 Get to Know
Appleton is such a sweetheart! We spent the beginning of the session letting him get used to the environment and taking treats from me. He warmed up really quickly and we started going through some of his basics to see what he’s good with and what could use practice. He mostly needs impulse control and no jumping. Overall we had a really nice session and I can’t wait to continue to work with Appleton, welcome to Teamworks! – Nautica
9/27 Get to Know
Echo is such a cutie! We spent the beginning of the session letting her get used her environment and taking treats from me. She warmed up really quickly and then we went through some basic cues. A lot of her skills are pretty good, nuts needs strengthening. I can’t wait to continue to work with Echo, welcome to Teamworks! – Nautica
9/27 Get to Know
Today I worked with echo on getting to know her and see what her baseline is for training. She is super smart new her sets and her downs and she did well with her focus. We did a little bit of clicker charging and worked on some recalls as well as a little bit of cooperative care, she did excellent with all of this and was very responsive to everything I asked of her. I look forward to working with her some more and I’m happy she’s joined the team at Teamworks. ~Jacquie
9/29 Leash Manners Outside
Echo and I worked on her leash manners outside in a high distraction area and she did a great job! She was a little unfocused at first so we started with some focus work and she caught on pretty quickly. We then moved onto her leash manners and she did a good job about coming back to my side when asked. Echo could definitely use more distraction Proofing with her focus and Leash Manners, but great work overall! – Nautica
9/29 focus
I worked with echo today on her focus, she also did a little bit of choosing to heel. Choosing to heel is an introduction to Leash Manners, she does need a little bit more improvement on name recognition and Recalls, but she made good progress throughout the session today. ~Jacquie
9/30 Place
Today I introduced Echo to a raised cot in order to work on her place. She was a little bit hesitant about the cot, so instead of clicking and marking getting on, I mostly just dropped treats onto the bed which served as a reinforcement when she was willing to get up there. She worked really hard and was very brave hopping up and down off of the bed. I definitely recommend doing this in lots of different situations and with lots of different surfaces. Good job today! Amy
9/30 cooperative care
today echo worked on her cooperative care. This is a really important thing to start with puppies at a young age so they are comfortable with their paws being handled as well as their ears. she did a fairly good job today in her session and was only a little bit hesitant with her back paws so I only worked with her front paws during her session today. Good job echo! -Anna
9/26 Leash Manners
Today we did a session with Alfie on leash manners. We started out a little bit rough but progressed very nicely throughout the session. Alfie did a very nice job with his focus and leash manners today. Well done. Liz
9/26 Drop It
Today Alfie and I worked on sharpening his “drop it” skill! He had some trouble reining it in at first and was thoroughly enjoying his play time, but he was able to bring it in and do some work for me. Good job Alfie! I’d like to work a little more on his recall while playing in the future – it’s already pretty good but I know we can get his response time even faster with a little more work. We had a good time together today! – Cal
9/27 Place
Alfie and I worked on his place cue today and he did a really nice job! We worked on building duration and a bit of distance and he caught on pretty quickly. He consistently offered a down when I asked him to go to his place and was able to hold his place with a 15 second rate of reinforcement while I was walking around. Nice focus today! – Nautica
9/27 Leash Manners foucs
Today I worked with Alfie outside on his leash manners focus, he did very well handling the distractions of the other people outside, kept a really awesome loose leash had a really great heel and checked in with me without me asking. He did such a great job today and kept a really nice loose leash. ~Jacquie
9/28 Distraction Proofing
Alfie did a wonderful job and was able to focus on me. He had great leash manners and was fast to check in with me. He does need more practice but over all very good job. ~Jacquie
9/28 Place
today Alfie worked on his place. I mainly focused on making sure that he was consistent with lying down on the place and waiting for the release que. Overall he really impressed me today and was consistent with both. Great job! -Anna
9/29 Leash Manners Outside
Alfie and I worked on his leash manners outside in a high distraction area he did a great job! He was a little distracted by the smells and cars passing at first, but he caught on pretty quickly. The hardest thing for him was when a person walked out but I was still able to lure some looks. He walked politely throughout the entire session and showed nice focus. Overall great work! – Nautica
9/29 distraction proofing
Today Alfie and I worked in the classroom on his LeashManners and Focus while Nautica and coast we’re on the other side of the barrier. Alfie did a wonderful job today not worrying about Coast and Nautica offering really good eye Contact and kept a nice loose leash throughout the session. We did have to work on him not demanding for treats but overall it was a good session and he made good progress today. ~Jacquie
9/30 Leash Manners Outside
Really great job today, Alfie! We worked outside today in one of our black play yards and spent the session doing some leash manners. At the beginning I worked more on having him check in, and then he would go back with his nose to the ground. I explained in the video that I’m usually okay with this most of the time on a walk because I like the idea of a dog being able to use those senses, especially his nose. But towards the end of the video I made sure that I did work on more healing. In order to do that, I had to start out really small and have him in a sit and take even just half a step forward and making sure he was looking at me. I use a very high rate of reinforcement to do that and I don’t go very fast. Heeling like this can be tiring for a dog, so I would suggest making sure these sessions are short so that he understands that there are different types of walks. Sometimes you want him to walk next to you, and sometimes it’s okay for him to sniff ahead and explore. You can usually use a different cue for either of those, and so I would recommend making sure that he understands a difference between a heel at the side for the moment, and a release you can walk where you’d like but I’d still like the leash to be loose. Really good job today! – Amy
9/30 polite greetings
today Alfie worked on his polite greetings and no jump outside with the help of one of our other trainers Jackie. Overall he did a really nice job and I was struggling to figure out ways to make him want to jump up so we could work on it. After trying multiple different things we finally figured out that when he gets really excited he has a tendency to jump up once or twice but is easy to redirect which is good to see.-Anna
10/1 distraction proofing with piper
today Alfie worked on his focus with Piper in the room. I was really impressed with him throughout the session and he showed off some really great focus, and only jumped up a couple of times throughout his session. Near the end of the session we decided to work on a duration down and he really surprised me there and was able to hold a down for about two minutes! Great job Alfie! -Anna
10/1 distraction proofing
Today I worked with Alfie outside on his focus and leash manners while Anna and Zooey we’re the other end of the parking lot. Alfie did a really good job today and did not mind the Joey and Anna were working at the other end of the parking lot, he was a bit pushy for treats so we addressed that during the session. Alfie then made good improvements through out the session and was very focused really good ending. ~Jacquie
10/2 Leash Manners – kennel room
Alfie did very well with this today! He hardly pulled despite all of the interesting dogs and people. We also worked on some stays because he was doing so well and he made some good progress! -Maria
10/2 Duration Down-Stay
Today Alfie and I worked on his down-stay skills, specifically with duration. He did a superb job today and was able to hold a several-minute long down stay under some slight distractions. In the future, I’d like to increase the distraction level or duration time independently, but he has an absolutely stellar grasp on what I was asking of him. Really good job today Alfie, can’t wait to work with you again in the future! – Cal
10/3 Rally + Leash Manners Outdoors
This was a good level of challenge for Alfie. He was able to accomplish each of the tasks but needed just a little redirection from distractions to do it. Great work! – Hopler
10/3 Down-stay (Cafe style)
Today Alfie and I worked on his down-stay skills while I worked on paperwork. This simulated an environment where you are otherwise busy and he needs to keep focused on the task at hand – laying down and being calm and patient. He did a phenomenal job, popping up a few times at distractions but always willing to quickly hop back into work for me when asked. He did a great job and I’d love to work more with him in the future! – Cal
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