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Training Tails - Charlie, Week 2
This week, we continued to focus on trust-building and exposure exercises for Charlie as part of his foundational training plan. While he...

The Furgiving Project
Jul 101 min read


Training Tails - Charlie - Week 1
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...

The Furgiving Project
Jun 231 min read
Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 8
This week we introduced "front", where Jimmy stands horizontally in front of the handler to create a space or block between the handler...

The Furgiving Project
May 291 min read
Training Tails - Ella, Week 8
This week we focused heavily on Stairs stability and shaping the “Front” Command so Ella can assist with helping her handler stand from...

The Furgiving Project
May 292 min read
Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 7
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...

The Furgiving Project
May 191 min read
Training Tails - Ella, Week 7
This week we worked on refining Ella’s basic obedience and her stability assistance while on stairs. Her basic obedience has continued to...

The Furgiving Project
May 191 min read
Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 5
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...

The Furgiving Project
May 11 min read
Training Tails - Ella, Week 5
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...

The Furgiving Project
May 12 min read


Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 4
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...

The Furgiving Project
May 11 min read


Training Tails - Ella, Week 4
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...

The Furgiving Project
May 11 min read
Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 3
Jimmy had no issues during dinner trips this week. He enjoys laying underneath the table and either napping or calmly watching what's...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 211 min read
Training Tails - Ella, Week 3
Ella made some great improvements this week. She is showing signs of greater engagement though at times can still seem to “check out” and...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 211 min read
Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 2
Jimmy has gotten much better at ignoring other dogs when they bark or alert at new people or dogs they do not know. When the other dogs...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 211 min read
Training Tails - Ella, Week 2
Ella has improved this last week but is still showing signs of fear. I walked into our room the other day with my tablet in my hand and...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 212 min read


Training Tails - Jimmy, Week 1
Jimmy seemed to know his sit and down when he got here. He has caught on very quickly to his name, giving eye contact, and heeling on the...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 72 min read


Training Tails - Ella, Week 1
Ella arrived a bit fearful which is not uncommon. At her first play time on Sunday she was playing great and running around with Rosie...

The Furgiving Project
Apr 72 min read


Training Tails - Baloo Week 6
Baloo has been a little nervous of people touching his tail during the inspection part of the evaluation, we will continue to work on...

The Furgiving Project
Feb 191 min read


Training Tails - Rosie Week 6
We had a lot of snow this week which Rosie loves. She likes to plow her snout through the snow as she sniffs. It is quite funny. Overall...

The Furgiving Project
Feb 191 min read


Training Tails - Baloo Week 5
We introduced front and behind this week. Baloo is slow to learn these two commands, we will continue to be patient and work with him so...

The Furgiving Project
Feb 191 min read


Training Tails - Rosie Week 5
Rosie had another great week. I was really impressed and pleased with her playtime with Maverick on Tuesday. They played like regular...

The Furgiving Project
Feb 191 min read
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