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-- Voting is now closed! -- Hey everyone! Voting for the new day and time for Hump Day Behaviour Breakdown is about to close! If you haven't seen the post it is now pinned for easy access. Be sure to get your opinions in before 1pm tomorrow. I look forward to hearing from you! Your host, Tegan

Ozzy and I went for our morning walk this morning in our new neighborhood (we moved three days ago). There is a highly reactive dog in a yard with a chain link fence between the dog and the walking path on our walking route. This morning was the third time Ozzy has had to walk by this dog who absolutely loses it when a dog walks by his fence. The first time Ozzy encountered this dog the other day, Ozzy reacted very strongly pulling and barking - but wouldn’t you if you were an 11 month old working breed smart dog full of teenage hormones who was being treated like that, lol? This morning, on the first pass by the reactive dog, Ozzy barked and pulled a little when the dog freaked out, but stayed beside me as I continued to walk confidently, looking straight ahead and stimming and singing “I Can See Clearly Now” in my head (Thank you Jessica!). On the second pass of the reactive dog on the way home, I did the same thing and Ozzy walked beside me, looking at the dog, but he didn’t bark or pull. I gave him massive praise and treats once we were past the dog. It was then that I realized that Ozzy’s ecollar was turned OFF! We had done the entire hour long morning walk with no ecollar! Ozzy behaved amazingly the entire walk and was extremely obedient with no stimming at all. AMAZING. Of course the collar will stay on for years likely, but what a happy accident. Another interesting note: when I take the collar off before bed, Ozzy will outright ignore commands like “drop”, which he follows very well with the collar on. He is just way too smart and my socks are not safe without the ecollar, lol.

Hi everyone, Jonathan here 👋 I dropped Koba off this morning for the 3-week Boarding Rover program and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t emotional for me 😭😭😭😭. Koba is a loving, energetic Bully XL, but we’ve been struggling with over-arousal, impulse control, and reactive/playful biting behaviors that have started becoming difficult to manage, especially during walks and moments of excitement at home. He’s not an aggressive dog, but he’s a strong, powerful one, and I realized we needed help and more structure before these behaviors became more ingrained. I’m committed to putting the work in on my end as well and I’m looking forward to learning from the trainers and community here. Would love to hear from others who have gone through similar experiences with their dogs and how things progressed after training. I already miss my little pupperino, but I’m looking forward to seeing him grow and welcoming him back home soon ❤️

Hey team! So I picked up Sawyer on friday afternoon from her 3 week 'board & train' program. We've had a super chill weekend running around on my friends farm, interacting with tons of other doggos, chewing logs & just being an amazing 6 month old baby Bulldog!! ♡ Of course - when weve gone on leashed walks Ive been working on certain calls / movements but not anything extensive because I needed her to rest & get used to being home again. TODAY, we went to a local hot spot called Chikakoo Lake. There's about 30 kms of walking trails through trees and fields, up and down hills and around a bunch of local swamps, let's face it - Alberta has no lakes, & a really nice off road walking area for everyone! ☆ Sawyer Brag: after about an hour of relearning odd que's & a fairly serious interaction with an aggressive Golden Retriever (this dog full on attacked her while she was in a down) .... I had sawyer doing most commands without any STIM!! ☆ We were about 2 hours into our exploring & hiking around when I found this picnic table to work with. She was getting super tired & hot, but I think she did amazing for just acknowledging my body movements and 1 word actions! .... for anyone that met Sawyer, shes a goofy girl & Im pretty sure she currently thinks shes also a frog or a cat. Im unsure as of now which specifically BUT ... ♡♡♡♡ .... NOW she is snoring wildly on my couch after some fresh eats & a hard days work!