When we first get to the shore Amica and Riley avoid the water, then they will barely get their feet wet, and run from the waves. I started tossing their orange Chuck It ball closer and closer to the water, until it went in the water. Riley would go in the water, but Amica would wait for her ball to wash back on the shore. We did a little desensitization & threshold training by walking up & down the shore. This was challenging for me not to rush the process, because I love the water — 🌊 It Calls Me. 😉 But it doesn’t call Amica. 🤣 I wanted to have her enjoy swimming in the ocean, but she was good with just getting her paws wet. It was fine to readjust my goal, so that she would trust the process. My ultimate goal is for her not to just tolerate walking in the ocean, but actually enjoy it, so baby steps. She did get the water up to her knees at one time when a wave rolled in. 🤭

Not the greatest quality pics ever, but we put our twinning Christmas spirit jerseys on last night and took a few pics! Will get better ones once our tree is up, but I know I promised people these! And my mom bought him the Santa hat for his birthday lol

There’s this idea out there that “good dogs” or “well-trained dogs” shouldn’t be scared of anything… but that’s just not how real dogs work 😂 Every dog has fears. Even the confident ones. Even the goofy ones. Even the “nothing bothers me… oh wait, WHAT WAS THAT?” dogs. Fear is instinctual. It pops up out of nowhere sometimes — a loud bang, a weird noise, a new object, a cat that appears from the void. It’s just part of being a dog. 💛 The goal isn’t to make a fearless dog The goal is to make a dog who says: 👉 “Okay… that was weird… what should I do?” And that happens when you: - Notice the fear - Slow down - Take a moment to work through it - Show them they’re safe - Help them reset their brain instead of spiraling into “omg abort mission” mode This is how small startles don’t turn into big fears later. 🧠 When you work through fear with your dog, here’s what you build: - Confidence - Trust - Resiliency - A dog who thinks instead of reacts - A dog who can stay focused even when the world gets spicy 🔥😂 It doesn’t matter if it’s a vacuum, a skateboard, a plastic bag with too much attitude, or a random lawn ornament that looks suspiciously alive — fear moments happen to every dog. What matters is how we guide them through it. 🐶 Your daily reminder: Your dog doesn’t need to be fearless. They just need to know: 👉 “My human’s got me.” And that comes from training, communication, and literally just taking the time in those moments. 👇 Let’s make this fun — I want to hear from YOU! What is YOUR dog scared of? Big fears, tiny fears, hilarious fears — drop them below! Let’s normalize fear, celebrate progress, and help each other work through those moments so our dogs grow more confident every day. 🐾💪😊

I know Harley is being trained for my pots, but she picked up on this behavior all by herself and I just been reinforcing the behavior I’ve noticed since I’ve had pots. I have this really bad habit of shaking my legs and putting my hands together or when my hands start getting real shaky, I kinda rest on my legs. Well, she in the video could see me calling her first cause she was sniffing around, but once she realized she turned around, and she stopped me from shaking my legs and my hands to disrupt the behavior. I was so proud of her. She started doing this about a month ago. Sorry for the kid screaming in the background it’s bath day for the dogs

Saffy had her first heat so we have been not been able to train for a bit. She lost some of scary noise bravado so . . . We worked on refreshing her staying during scary times and checking out the scary noise. This is just a little bit of our work. She got good free dogs, praise, and of course treats. Also some work on “off” using stairs because she kept running up on the bed to get away. Made her use the stairs to come back to a down and to check out the vacuum