New Location Coming March 2023!

We are so excited to announce our new location coming to New Wilmington, PA!

We are looking forward to having a standalone facility with both indoor and outdoor working areas to offer all classes, including special behavior classes.

We can’t wait to join the New Wilmington community and look forward to meeting everyone soon!

475 State Route 18, New Wilmington, PA 16142

Sign up now for these upcoming classes:

• Beginner Obedience - Level 1: Wed, March 22nd at 9:30 AM

• Beginner Obedience - Level 1: Thurs, March 2rdd at 7:00 PM

• Beginner Obedience - Level 1: Wed, March 29th at 7:00 PM

• Come When Called: Wed, March 22nd at 5:45 PM

• Indoor Games: Wed, March 22nd at 7:00 PM

• Puppy Class - AKC S.T.A.R.: Thurs, March 23rd at 5:45 PM

• Noseworks and Scent Games: Thurs, March 30th at 2:30 PM

• Walk with Me: Thurs, March 30th at 4:00 PM

Call for more classes: 330-707-4160
 

Upcoming Events

"Dobby was adopted into our family on August 21, 2021. We saw his picture from the rescue, fell in love with his adorable ears, and knew we couldn't pass up a pup with one of our favorite character names. 

"Dobby is sweet, very energetic, and loves to be with our family. We are "his people" for sure and we treasure every moment of his cuddles and kisses! Dobby loves to wear bandanas, sitting up a little straighter when we put them on, and prances around like he knows how handsome he is when wearing them. 

"We do not know much about Dobby's history, but he is somewhere between 2 and 2.5 years old.  He came to us with some training, but needing a lot of help to focus his energy.  We know that Dobby is smart, sweet, and playful, but we didn't take the time to learn how best to train him. 

"Enter Jenny and Dogsmartz. Our experience with our two training classes has been phenomenal. Jenny is patient with us, points out behaviors and patterns that we have never noticed before, takes the time to explain how Dobby is thinking and how we can support his needs, and it's easy to see how much she cares about our furry family member. Since starting our training, Dobby has excelled in commands like Leave It, Stay, Come, and is showing us how smart he really is!

"Walks have become more focused and he loves his attention work. The next class we will take is Walk With Me. Our whole family loves long walks with Dobby and we look forward to learning how best to let him be free to explore and sniff, but not have him chase after other people and squirrels too much!"

Thank you, Susan Shaker

Fear Free Focus

When Precious Cargo becomes Precarious Cargo: Loading the Car

By Karen Becker, Ph.D, CPDT-KA, Fear Free® Certified

This time of year, we often find ourselves and our pups stuck inside and looking for ways to do some enrichment -- winter is a great time to prepare for future unpredictable problems – such as getting King in the car. Even if your dog loves car rides and loads up easily, we need to think about:

· Emergencies and injuries

· Someone else needing to load King

· Aging pooches

FEAR FREE APPROACH

A predominant concept in Fear Free® training is to practice commands or cues and behaviors when they aren’t needed or at least before they become necessary. In this column, for instance, we’ve discussed planning ahead for Dandy to be ready to wear a hat or costume for special events. Another example is practicing calm greetings in class, with family members and frequent guests, before greeting new people or friendly strangers on the street. Similarly, with the reasons listed above and more, it’s a good to practice getting a dog – especially those too big to pick-up easily – into a car. AND, there’s that possibility that when loading your usually compliant pup something accidently goes wrong resulting in loading to be scary.

Practicing now – in colder months – as an enrichment activity – may payoff in the future! Teach a puppy while it’s young, before injuries, arthritis or other potential negative associations with entering a car occur – it can be fun, builds confidence and relieves you from troubles in the future. Stairs and ramps may be helpful later in life to get on a couch or bed for snuggles with their human, or to get on a grooming table or vet exam table. Time spent now may be well-appreciated in the future by both the 2- and 4-legged family members.

Product Pick

This month's pick: Blue-9 Klimb Platform

We love this product for physical exercise and surface exposure work to help with confidence building.

The KLIMB is the first professionally designed dog training platform that gives your dog “their place” to facilitate faster learning and better results. Tested and proven by experts, this system uses an elevated deck to give dogs a platform to exercise, focus and learn the skills to curb unwanted behaviors. 
 

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Featured Classes

Private Training Sessions

Privates can be done for specific behavior issues such as but not limited to fear, anxiety, aggression or if basic training (obedience/manners) is desired.  The initial private session is 90 minutes long.  Based upon the information provided to us on our behavior history form, we will prepare a preliminary plan. Upon arrival, we will first observe the situation, implement management changes and teach new skills sets.  After the visit, we will provide a typed Behavior Treatment Plan for you to keep and use as a blueprint to work from. 

For any behavior issues, we will also send letter to your Veterinarian (if you approve) to advise them of our observations and our plan moving forward.  We will work closely with your veterinarian in cases that require this.  The plan will be adjusted accordingly based upon our observations and may be further adjusted as we discuss progress in the weeks ahead.  You will have access to us for the lifetime of your pet after your visit via phone, text or email for any questions and/or concerns.  We request you provide us updates weekly or however often is needed via phone, email or text. 
 
If you attend a private session at our facility, we do require your dog to be vaccinated with the following: Rabies, Bordetella, Distemper and a negative fecal.