pet.techniques

This lil business turns 8 years old today!

To anyone who has worked with us in any capacity, THANK YOU. Your support, your business, and your referrals have kept this thing going full throttle since the day it began. Unreal. 🖤

I’m just as fired up as the day I launched this passion project. I don’t take this job lightly at all and have always prioritized being the best teacher for our clients and their dogs.

Sure, running your own business can be stressful, exhausting, and laborious, but I wouldn’t change a thing. I have the absolute best support system in Cori Miller, who has jumped in to help with boarding dogs, our daycare crew, and our super fun pet portrait service. Thanks babe 🥰

Here’s to many more years of learning and helping dogs and families live their best lives!

It’s crucial that you establish a structured routine BEFORE bringing your baby home, because once you step in the door you will be busy!

Crating and Place (boundaries) are going to be your two most important interior efforts. Use the crate when you can’t focus on baby and dog, and use Place for family time when you’d like to include your dog but not have them interferring with feeding, changing, etc.

Continue focusing on maintaining a consistent routine so that everyone in the house is safe and happy!

1. If you have a family dog, it means they haven’t been professionally trained to protect and guard.

2. Assuming this role comes with MASSIVE stress which isn’t how we should allow our dogs to live.

3. Role assumptions mean there is a relationship disconnect- humans who lack the ability and understanding to effectively lead their dog will experience life with a dog who is anxious, reactive, fearful, protective, etc.

There’s a difference between a dog who can “alert” versus a dog who barks at anything and everything (delivery people, neighbor dogs, exterior noises, etc.).

One has good judgement and the other is impulsive.