Old friends and new furry faces. Some of of our good friends/past clients visited the dojo this morning to get puppy imprinting started with their brand new GSD ‘Cheaua’. I Have been blessed to meet many awesome individuals throughout my dog journey and it’s so fun to have clients return with new puppies ready for another adventure...looking forward to seeing this team grow with their new addition! #puppyimprinting #germanshepherdpuppy #yurtlife #dogtrainingmissoula

K9 Scout and K9 River kicked off their board and train programs this week! These 2 GSDs are well on their way understanding commands and how to calmly work around each other. They live in a household with 2 young children. They are great with the kids but having some structure and purpose to their day will help calm them and give them jobs to focus on. The climb command (shown in photo) is something we teach all our clients...this is also a behavior I personally use daily to

Puppy imprinting in the dojo yesterday. Obstacle, surface, sound socialization...obedience prep...handling drills. Here you see young @maligator_delta_echo working through a body awareness/obstacle drill like a champ. The magic formula for any kind of socialization is to become a powerful and engaging presence in your puppy’s life - then, you can use that engagement to introduce puppies to new challenges and environments with neutral/positive outcomes. Socialization, at its c

Early am training sessions greeted with a nice sunrise #dogtrainerlife #yurtlife #runyourpack

Great night working dogs on different levels of bite work and protection ! Had 9 humans and 5 K9s working. We spent lots of time outside in the sunshine doing tie backs and drive development! Also had the pleasure of a talented photographer capturing wonderful images of the pups in action! #malinois #bitework #RYPBiteClub #Yurt #yurtlife

I have lived with Shepherds pretty much my whole life. I just love their style. They are easy to train, loyal and they come equipped with a built in security system. I have spent many nights sleeping soundly in the backcountry with my dogs knowing that if I NEEDED to be awake - they would sound the alarm. At 4am on June 29th 2017 that particular security system was tested... June 29th, 2017 was an important day for a lot of reasons. It was my wife's birthday. It was also her