Top Notch Dog Training

Our very own Flapjack & Kim have been busy too!

On 5/30/26 Flapjack earned his Excellent Interiors with a 2nd place in a class of 25

On 6/7/26 he earned his Excellent Buried Title with a 3rd place.
And also his Excellent Exterior Title.

Congrats to team Flapjack!

(If we missed your wins, please let us know!)

This is why the default down is so important!! Your dog needs to be taught how to relax!

THE FOUR CORNERSTONES OF FOUNDATIONAL DOG TRAINING

DAY 5 – TEACHING THE OFF-SWITCH

By Simon Chapman
🌐 www.k9manhuntscotland.co.uk

One of the biggest problems in modern dogs is not lack of exercise…

It’s lack of emotional recovery.

Many dogs today live in a constant cycle of:

⚡ stimulation
⚡ anticipation
⚡ over-arousal
⚡ excitement
⚡ inability to switch off

Then owners say:

“My dog has endless energy.”

Sometimes.

But often the dog has simply never learned how to relax properly.

Modern dogs are constantly stimulated through:

🎾 endless ball throwing
🐕 dog parks
⚡ constant excitement
🌍 perpetual activity
🎯 non-stop entertainment

The result?

Many dogs become:

❌ mentally wired
❌ overstimulated
❌ unable to settle
❌ frustration-driven
❌ constantly seeking stimulation

Calmness is NOT created through exhaustion.

Calmness is a trained emotional state.

Teaching the off-switch means helping dogs learn:

✔ patience
✔ stillness
✔ decompression
✔ emotional regulation
✔ how to simply exist calmly

Because a calm dog is not a shut-down dog.

A calm dog is a dog with balance.

Sometimes the most advanced thing a dog can learn…

…is how to peacefully do absolutely nothing.