Finally checking out Dali’s Sniffspot. It’s a very cool spot! And we had an active pickleball game next to us with a dog in the court. She did great!   The post Clover… and pickleball?!? appeared first on Inspire Canine Behavior Counseling & Training ..read more

Hi Paula, I know I will be seeing you on Saturday with Edith but wanted to give you a running report on her visit to the vets last night. I got there quite early ~4:15 for a 5pm appt. I waited in the car with her for a good while (15mins) to help her and […] The post Edith… and her 1 yr vet visit appeared first on Inspire Canine Behavior Counseling & Training ..read more

I wanted to share with you my walk with Edith this morning. I have taken Edith out for a “walk” every day since she was approx 4mths old. She is now 14mths old and today was the first day I was able to go for a walk WITH her! I let Edith dictate how far and for how long I walk her. Sometimes I can’t even get out of the driveway with her due to her arousal level being at octane levels and sometimes I can get past the gate and up to the road before I have to turn around with her but each day I watch her arousal level and see if she can “hear” me. Today she asked to step past the gate and just ca ..read more

Hi Paula! Just a quick update. My niece is hanging with the girls this week due to an unexpected summer camp mixup. When Lily came over we started by doing the usual process (having Lily come thru the front door, clover in crate) and it was apparent very quickly that clover remembered her. Once clover was calm and relaxed in her crate, we let her out on leash and then soon after let her be off leash. She has been as relaxed with Lily as she normally is with us. She’s not doing appeasement behaviors, she’s mostly doing her own thing and saying hi when she wants to. They’ve been snuggling today ..read more

Edith is doing amazing, we took her to our local deli and had some lunch and after OSR she was really good. No one spoke to her, thankfully, and she was quite calm. Norman is still struggling with Lukas going outside, no matter which door they leave through. But if I can catch him before Lukas leaves OSR really helps him. The post Edith… and the brunch date appeared first on Inspire Canine Behavior Counseling & Training ..read more

Merry Christmas and again, thank you for all you do. We appreciate you so much!  And by the way, this is huge, my brother surprised us again and came in yesterday when I got home from the sniff spot. This morning Ava was manic with her toy and I did OSR and she just laid down on the couch and chilled after that. AMAZING!!!  The post Ava… and the Christmas Miracle appeared first on Inspire Canine Behavior Counseling & Training ..read more

Hi Paula! Wanted to share with you another wonderful thing my boy was able to do this morning! I was out with him for a walk and an old Pyrenees mountain dog and owner were standing on the other side of the street and Norman did not even look at the dog and we did OSR while I had a chat with the owner. There would have been no way I could have done that at the beginning of this year. The PMD was about 13 and couldn’t care less about Norman which I’m sure helped a lot but I was gushing with pride, even to the stranger/owner who must of thought I was a bit crazy   The post Norman… and the P ..read more

Good morning Paula, I wanted to let you know that Norman is my boy and I am so, so proud of him. Saturday he took himself off to have a snooze in our bedroom (which he never does-he normally follows me around) and then when he woke up he came running in the living room to where we were sitting and looked for me, jumped up on the sofa gave me a kiss and promptly laid down next to me and fell asleep again. He is becoming so much more relaxed and happy The post Norman… and independence?! appeared first on Inspire Canine Behavior Counseling & Training ..read more

As an update, Clover has been home with us. My mom is a great guinea pig since she’s pretty calm and unfazed by Clover and doesn’t try to get in her space. And she knows we are practicing with guests so she’s been willing to help. I’m pretty sure Clover remembered that last interaction with my mom because when we did the arrival protocol, Clover did her stranger danger bark and she doesn’t do that too often anymore (even when we have had repair guys come). So we just let her chill in the crate until she relaxed and then when ready brought her out on leash and did OSR by the couch. My mom and I ..read more

Today I discovered that Norman loves a back scratch. He came over and sat on my lap with back to me. I asked if he was ready for scratches-we have been practicing- he didn’t jump off so I gently started to scratch his back and he leaned into it. I stopped and he looked back so asked if he was ready, said scratches and he leaned into me while I scratched his back again. This lasted for about 5mins and then he climbed off and laid down next to me and went to sleep. We really are becoming friends. I also did OSR with him while Edith was in the kitchen. He had grabbed his ball and was stress squee ..read more