Community K9

Teddy is typically super overstimulated when his humans pick him up from daycare. He’s crazy in the lobby, won’t stay still around the car, and it’s a battle to get him in the car.

So this week as part of his Homeschool program with us I picked him up from daycare. He was calm, patient, and popped right up into my car.

I took a bunch of videos of what I did so his humans can see the difference in my body language, leash handling, and verbal communication. Then in the future we will work on this together in person.

Teddy previously spent months doing a training program with a different company where his humans were barely involved and he only did training in a facility. His behavior never improved with his humans. The program he is doing with us now is focused on his parents becoming proficient in the training skills and tackling real world situations.

Teddy is a great example of a dog who is going to be a reflection of the person handling him. He couldn’t make any progress with his humans before because they didn’t have the education to properly handle him in the situations he needed support the most.

We might be a dog training company, but truly the most progress is made from teaching the humans.

Big thank you to his daycare for allowing me to come train Teddy during his stay and taking such good care of him!

Group class is back!! We only have a few spots left. If you want to get early access to scheduling for summer and fall you can request to get on our email list for group class. Feel free to reach out if you want to be on the waitlist for the full classes in case someone cancels.

4/11 at 10am
Arnold Arboretum - Mendum/Fairview Street Entrance
(full)

4/18 at 11am
Pope John Paul Park - Hallet Street Entrance
(full)

4/26 at 12pm
Castle Island, 2010 William J Day Blvd
(two spots left)

5/2 at 11am
Pope John Paul Park - Hallet Street Entrance
(two spots left)

5/9 at 10am
Arnold Arboretum - Mendum/Fairview Street Gate
(two spots left)

5/31 at 12pm
Castle Island, 2010 William J Day Blvd
(one spot left)

These classes are only available for those who have done one on one classes with us. You can sign up via Pet Pocketbook or email us at [email protected] to reserve your spot. $40 per dog.

The following are some of the topics we will be covering in Group Class. Feel free to request additional topics or exercises.

*Emotional regulation skills around distractions.
*Loose leash walking around distractions.
*Recall around distractions.
*Stay around distractions.
*Advocating for your dog in a public setting.
*Exercises for building strength and endurance.
*Hiking//off leash etiquette around distractions and safety around water.
*Facilitating healthy social behavior with other dogs.
*Polite greetings with humans.
*Canine Good Citizen prep.

Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns. Looking forward to seeing you at Group Class!

We had a lot of fun in the snow this winter, but we are ready for spring!