Cooperative K9

I’ve had dogs before & dog training basically always taught me the same kinds of things. When I adopted quirky terrier …. I was faced with behaviors I never had to deal with before (stubborn, bored easily, independent) and felt like I had zero skills to bring about the behaviors I wanted. When I started reading I became concerned when I read the breed can be difficult to train and sometimes anti-social towards other dogs and people (especially kids). I immediately set out to find a situation to socialize him and training classes because I realized I had strong input into how those traits developed …. & I also realized my anger & frustration we’re escalating it. Dog parks Made me nervous because my pup had no social skills and owners are typically bad at reading aggression signals so I feared things escalating without warning. I’ve heard way too many stories of young pups being attacked a dog parks and never trusting other dogs again. When I found out they had a doggy social that was fully supervised by two trainers … I pitch my tent in the corner and haven’t left there since. The doggie socials are fully supervised and I’ve watched Bryan take an aggressive dog and have it playing with others in 10 minutes. I immediately signed up for training. Bryan & Gina’s ability to read the room, understand and advocate for each and every personality in the room is amazing and if you go with the mindset that they are helping you learn YOUR dog and how to best advocate and train YOUR dog’s unique personality … it’s amazing and so incredibly valuable of an experience. I’m WAY less frustrated and angry and more relaxed & able to understand the behavior and re-route him to better behaviors. He’s turning into a social butterfly and loves other dogs and people. He’s still independent & stubborn but I’ve learned what motivates him, what to encourage and when to ignore him. Definitely a great value because the results are PRICELESS.