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big game changer for dog behaviour issues

Set out for a hike today and when we got to our destination, I saw a man walking into the forest holding a shot gun. So I drove to a different entrance lol (you'd think with all the Criminal Minds I watched growing up that I'd make better choices) . Got to the other entrance and saw a sign suggesting to hikers that it might be a good idea to wear orange (I don't own anything orange) and another, 5 feet away, a second sign stating that it's open season for deer hunting. So I d...rove to a third entrance (I clearly don't know when to quit) . Finally thought I was in the clear and I got out of my car. 30 seconds in to my hike I started hearing guns shots and ran back to safety . Long story short, Woolfie and I had a lovely day on the beach in Newport. Figured that might be the best spot to spend a day off with my dog without getting shot at . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois See more

AMA #005 Hidden talent Why I chose dog training . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois #behavior #dogbehavior #nature #newyork #connecticut

AMA #004 dog training questions and answers effective exercise my personal dogs . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

Finally got some friends to hike with down here . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois #pitbull #spaniel

AMA #003 Dog Training questions and answers . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

Rugged landscapes are fun when you're half dog and half Billy goat . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois @ Purgatory Chasm, Sutton, Mass

Ask woolfie what her favourite tool is... Go ahead ask her! She'll probably say, "go away weirdo! My mom said don't talk to strangers!" Ok... Maybe don't ask her but ask any of the other e collar dogs out there that we've trained or know. I bet they will show you that they love their e collar more than life itself. Because seeing it come out usually means time for freedom and adventure. And more often than not, a calmer, not yelling owner . I regularly use an e collar wit...h Woolfie. She's the kind of dog that food only training would never even be an option for teaching recall. But even my dogs that love food will blow off a little treat for more exciting adventures in nature such as chasing prey or worse, can be startled and take off. Dogs in these states or fear or drive essentially become deaf. So the e collar is a great way to "tap your dog on the shoulder" and let them know that they should check in with you or, when needed, it's a great way to say, "hey, that could've been super f-ing dangerous, so don't ever f-ing do that again". And if you maybe thinking, "just never put the dog in a situation where it can make a bad choice," my rebuttal to that is that it not only sounds like a super boring, un-dog-like life, but have you ever met a dog?? They are masters at making horrible decisions. . So despite having been been corrected on an e collar, woolfie loves the sight of it. In fact, with any properly trained e collar dog, I've never met an owner that has said that their dog doesn't get excited at the prospect of adventure and owner engagement that the e collar generally precedes (unless you only throw it on when the dog is bad and blast them... Cuz you're doing that shit alllllll wrong). I can't tell you how many houses I've gone to, however, where the owner tries to gear up their dog with a harness and the dog makes a run for it. It makes sense though, since the harness usually indicates that not only is the owner gonna man handle the crap out of the dog to get it in the harness, but the dog knows it's probably about to fly into an unhealthy state of anxiousness or arousal. . I own a harness for Woolfie. (Cont'd in comments) See more

AMA #002 you ask, I answer! . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

When you try to look natural for the camera, but end up looking awkward af instead #crisscrossapplesauce . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

Still don't know what kind of dog this is, but I'll take 5 of them . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

The way she sits and looks out across the water... I swear she's a human trapped in a dog body . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois

AMA You ask, I'll answer! Anything training and behaviour related. I'll post a sticker on IG stories twice a week and post a video answering questions. . . . #training #dogtraining #puppytraining #puppyclass #pettraining #puppy #puppies #dog #dogs #obedience #toronto #canada #goldenretriever #labrador #lab #mutt #cute #germanshepherd #gsd #husky #bordercollie #malinois