Building Confidence For Rogue And Her Owner
We love telling you the inspiring stories of the dogs and owners who we work with, but today we’re going to let one happy owner tell their own story! “I worked with Heather Dodd, and she was amazing! My dog Rogue is reactive towards other dogs. Before her training, she was very tense and hard […]
Colby: Total Recall
When Colby’s owners brought him to us, one of their top priorities was off-leash recall – they wanted Colby, who showed a strong drive to run off and explore, to ignore all distractions and come to them when commanded. Recall is one of the hardest things to teach a dog because you’re asking them pay […]
Walter’s Story
Walter’s owners began struggling with his aggression shortly after bringing him home. At 12 weeks, Walter’s aggression began to grow from growling to snarling to even biting at his owners when they tried to take anything away from him.
Ranger’s Update
Prior to training, Ranger had bitten his mother in the face and also gave her roommate stitches from a bite to the skull…the transformation is REAL!!
Juma the Reactive Rhodesian Ridgeback Rehabilitation
Reactive Rhodesian Ridgeback Rehabilitation…say that ten times fast! Check out Juma walking together with his sibling! A few weeks ago, Juma’s mom was unable to walk these two together due to Juma’s reactivity on leash. Juma’s reactivity toward other dogs while on leash was a manifestation of his underlying fear. He had a tendency to […]
Nero Gets His PSA PDC!
We have a little bragging about our dog, Nero! We are very excited to report that Ray and Nero received a PSA PDC this past weekend at a trial held in Chicago. PSA is a civilian outlet for obedience and protection training (bite work). The PDC (Protection Dog Certificate) is entry level certificate so that, […]
A Leash Reactive Dog with a New “Leash” on Life!
Less than one month ago, Nicklas’ mom came to us looking for help with his severe leash reactivity. To quote her, he “lunged and barked like a lunatic.” After completing several group dog training classes as well as private sessions with another San Francisco dog trainer, they had only seen marginal progress and the reactivity […]
Check out Chester’s Off Leash Obedience!
Chester’s Transformation: From Fearful and Reactive to Calm and Confident Just two short months ago, Chester’s family reached out to us at Koru K9 for help with his challenging behaviors. Chester was struggling with fear and anxiety, including leash reactivity toward other dogs and unfamiliar people. When left alone, he would often destroy household items […]
Fun with Focus Heeling
With all the training that we do for other people’s dogs, we have to set time aside to train our own dogs! Luna and Nero LOVE their popper vest, so we brought it out for a little fun after our walk on Wednesday morning. If you have read Our Story, you know that Luna was […]
Dog Desensitization and Counterconditioning
A few short months ago, the little cutie in the picture above, Rocky Balboa (on the right), was so fearful that he would not walk on leash. Today was a big day for Mr. Balboa! We worked some desensitization and counterconditioning with Rocky, using our dogs, Nero and Luna. In a controlled, low distraction environment, […]
