At my old job I had forms that had to be manually filled out at an Initial Consultation. It was annoying for many reasons, such as: And most importantly: If you are still doing it this way I hope you are at least using a laptop/tablet! I didn’t have that […]
Bentley
I was doing some digital organization and came across this piece I wrote about Bentley, our former foster. I believe I wrote this in response to someone that said I probably never experienced resource guarders or biters. I’ve made some minor updates. Bentley came to us as a resource guarder, […]
User Manuals
When I worked as a systems admin & desktop support I regularly created handouts for my users. One office I worked at had a group of people who would attach pdf files to an email by: I was the office hero when I sent out the guide showing how to […]
Client Notes – Oscar
Who is Oscar? Oscar is a 3(ish) year old that was found in Alabama as a stray and transported to Rhode Island. I first spoke with the family in December 2021 when they had only had him for a couple of weeks. He was hiding in the bedroom and didn’t […]
Supporting Adopters
This morning I had a call scheduled with someone interested in my services. Based on the responses of the short form they filled out, this dog, who was in the home for two weeks, was showing all the signs of being frustrated and uncomfortable in their new environment. “When it […]
The Dangers of Social Media Trainers
Professional Disclaimer This post is NOT meant to be any type of guide for dealing with aggressive dogs. the purpose also isn’t to slam anyone person, but to expose the dangers of social media dog trainers that do not have the background or knowledge to deal with dangerous dogs. Dealing […]
Lesson Planning
I’ll be completely honest – nobody ever taught me how to put together a lesson or training plan. Shit, my very first private lesson client the boss gave me the intake form and contract and said ” good luck. fake it ’till you make it if you need to”. For […]
Truth & Accountability Follow Up
Here is why his “Truth & Accountability” template is bullshit. In April Sean O’Shea posted this video on Facebook with a dog that has “A host of serious behavioral issues. Multiple bites on family members, resource guarding, lunging at people on walks (so they no longer walk him), hyper-territorial behavior […]
Sniff Walk Walkthrough
Brutus struggles on walks in his neighborhood. He loves rabbit poop and it can be found in the lawns of almost every street they turn down. We’ve been working on his leash skills but he still has some struggles so I wanted to give the family some alternatives to walks. […]
Truth and Accountability
Sean O’Shea recently posted his idea of what should be accepted as evidence that it is worth the time of balanced trainers to engage with force free trainers. The requirements are you have two months to find 20 dogs with serious behavior problems and rehab them. Record evidence of the […]
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