Just wanted to take a moment to send gratitude to all of you. Whether we’ve connected through conversations, shared ideas, supported each other’s goals, or simply added a little positivity to someone’s day I’m grateful to be part of this community with you. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for growing, learning, and contributing. And thank you for being part of something meaningful. I hope today brings you good food, good energy, and moments of peace with the people (and pets!) who matter most. Wishing you all a warm and joyful Thanksgiving! 🍂❤️ Feel free to share what you’re grateful for th is year 👇

Hey everyone! I have created a discussion board for just the dogs who will be in our residency program in December. Since all the dogs will be on the same track, for the most part, we thought it would be fun for you guys to kind of meet each other, share pup stories, follow along with everyone's progress, and provide encouragement to one another. Feel free to introduce yourselves and your dogs! Can't wait to see everyone next week. Happy Thanksgiving! @Kara Drummond @Stacie Rhoades @Cameron Mann @Kalob Andrews

@Jeff Thomson I saw your Halloween video and it was night and day from my 3 year old lab’s behavior on Halloween. I’m on day 2. And she’s already behaving differently. One thing I’ve noticed on day 1 was her general hesitation to look me in the eye. When she does look up it seems like she is looking just off center, about 1-2” off the side of my face. It’s subtle, but it’s there, so I’ve been waiting longer to get a glimpse of the full eye contact before the yes and reward. Curious if you have thoughts on that. As some background I picked her up from a farm I work at. Her prior owner is a waterfowl hunter and had several dogs and had to reduce how many he had. she had prior hunting training that gave her some really good behaviors (never jumps on people, waits to be invited indoors before coming in) and some fear/submissive behaviors and some gun shyness that were working on. She may have had some aggressive e-collar corrections or other negative reinforcement events that may have contributed to her hesitation to look in the eyes. Anyways. Thanks for the videos. Look forward to seeing how she progresses.

It’s Wednesday — the perfect time to pause, refocus, and keep pushing forward. Let’s see what everyone’s been working on this week 👇 💬 Share in the comments: What training or goals you’ve been focusing on so far this week Any wins or breakthroughs (big or small) Anything that’s been challenging or confusing 🎥 Want feedback or advice? Post a short video of your training session or a clip showing what you’re working on. I’ll jump in with tips, critiques, or adjustments to help you make progress faster. Let’s keep the momentum going — drop your updates below!

Anybody ever try this? Seen a few ducks unlimited and other- videos saying it’s important but only offer suggestion to not shoot over their head or put them in a protected shelter with insulation nearby but not much on protection methods. some people use silicone or wax inserts. Others use outside ear muffs. I’ve also seen a kind of skeeve that fits over the dogs head.