Charlie made strong progress this week, particularly with the new Recall command, showing improved reliability even in distracting...

Riggs is becoming more engaged as time has progressed. He still is reluctant to take treats at times but is getting better. This week we...

Emery has already learned "under" because we have been taking her down to the chow hall for dinner trips since her first week. This week...

This week, Charlie continued to build on the foundations laid in previous weeks by introducing and reinforcing the Recall command,...

Riggs is doing well this week. He still shows little to no engagement in training circles. Oddly enough, after circle during playtime, I...

Emery has opened up quite a bit since day one. She has bonded with her handlers and has shown progress in her confidence around the...

This week, we built on Charlie’s growing confidence by introducing the Touch command using both hands and a touch stick, helping him...

Riggs arrived here a bit timid, as do many dogs. The first few days we worked on bonding with him and acclimating him to his new...

Emery came in with low confidence and showed signs of distress. She was startled by lots of people and loud noises and was unsure of...

This week, we continued to focus on trust-building and exposure exercises for Charlie as part of his foundational training plan. While he...

Charlie’s second week has been focused on more socialization with other people. He has done well with dogs, but he has taken sometime to...

This week we introduced "front", where Jimmy stands horizontally in front of the handler to create a space or block between the handler...

This week we focused heavily on Stairs stability and shaping the “Front” Command so Ella can assist with helping her handler stand from...

This week we have just been brushing up on Jimmy's CGCs, working on backing up when the handler backs up, and supervised separation. We...

This week we worked on refining Ella’s basic obedience and her stability assistance while on stairs. Her basic obedience has continued to...

Jimmy had a great week learning a couple of new things. One was us dropping the non-verbal command for "heel" when positioned directly in...

Ella continues to do well and is coming out of her shell more and more. The institution walks are helping her gain confidence needed as a...

We introduced Jimmy to a bowl of food left next to him and told him to leave it. At first, he thought it was meal time, but got used to...

This week was a great week with Ella. On Wednesday we dialed her water back and she didn’t pee in the room. She peed a bit Thursday...

Jimmy had no issues during dinner trips this week. He enjoys laying underneath the table and either napping or calmly watching what's...