Purely Positive Dog Training

The belief a dog just needs to “work it out” when they get scared is harmful is so many ways, and breaks their trust or will to build relationship with you.

Fear is normal in almost all animals, and “working it out” doesn’t help a dog feel safe or comforted by you. When you force them to have to regulate on their own, they don’t see you as a source of trust or help. And then you said they’re wondering why they don’t want to practice recall or sit when you ask them to.

Being physically emotionally present for your dog when they are experiencing fear is not only gonna help them see that you are a trustworthy person, but that you are the person that they can go to when they get scared. You chose to bring a dog into your home, treat it with kindness and love.

If you haven’t been able to join us for our previous classes, join us for the next round of Tricks and Parkour Classes, taught by our Class Lead Christine Luttrell

Now enrolling for the following start date: September 14th at 7:30 PM. Class
at the IOP Recreation Department.

Ready to have some fun in our Tricks Class? Teaching your dog tricks is a rewarding experience for both you and your dog. There’s no right or wrong — only fun! Build a better relationship and stronger bond with your dog, and enjoy doing it.

Tricks such as sit pretty, say your prayers, spin, bow, wave, high five, play dead — and many more— will be included over six weeks of class. Come with a great imagination and lots of treats.

For those who wish, we will help you work towards achieving the new AKC Trick Dog title. At the last class you will have the opportunity to be tested for this title.

The fee is $265.00.

It’s crazy how if we shift our perspective, we see how incredibly crucial rest and rehabilitation are to helping a reactive dog become LESS reactive.

If we think of reactivity like an injury, we give it the grace to understand that it is hurt, and needs time to rest and grow stronger. If we come off of an injury too early, we run the risk of making the injury worse. We have to let the full time period of healing pass before working very hard to strengthen the muscle muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, etc..

Now take all of the lessons that we learned about, letting our bodies heal, and relate that to a dog‘s nervous system, it’s the exact same process!

A dog won’t become less reactive. If you shove the stimuli in its face every day, it’s only gonna make it worse. Dogs need a full four days to completely be away from a trigger and to let their system reboot before trying again. This means limited exposure, and lots of time to decompress.

that way the next time you’re ready to try working on their activity again, they have a fully healed “injury” and they are ready to try again, and the cycle repeats itself.