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Why? Why work a dog in a kennel. Because we work the dog on what they struggle with. Fritz is a dog doing some rehabilitation in alot of ways. When Fritz turned up hit by a car the emergency vet clinic here in springfield was able to patch him up. He showed some promise on temperament, but clearly was undersocialized and had some stranger danger. Approaching fritz means getting some growl and in the kennel he is very unsure of humans. So in this 10 min working session in a kennel we begin doing different approaches, touches, and working behaviors. Out of the kennel Fritz is very eager to do these behaviors, but in the kennel you can tell with tail, ears and avoidance that it's not something he is comfortable with. Through this counter conditioning we will see a more eager dog when we approach or enter kennels.

We’re so grateful to have been a small part of these three girls’ story!

When we were asked to take care of them, we knew it was going to take a whole team of people coming together to make sure they were safe, cared for, and given the chance they deserved. Happy to say that is exactly what happened!!

Shout out to STOP PARVO Springfield MO, SAAF Spay Neuter Clinic, HavaHeart Rescue, and Animal Angels Network for all the work they do to help our four legged friends in need! 🐾🥰

Loki came back to his army veteran after deployment with a few issues.
He missed out on socializing, wasn't crate trained, had anxiety, was human/dog reactive, and had dad feeling a bit hopeless.

After several weeks of:

*Crate training
*New structure
*Correct Socialization
*Going home with the trainers
*Working on reintroducing triggers with new communication
* Learning to play
*Building confidence

Just look at him now!
Dad even did the unthinkable and drank a cup of coffee with his boy. Great work Loki and Tom and we look forward to his future progress!