HappyownerHappydog

HappyownerHappydog 15+ years of experience. I've helped countless dogs and their owners find happiness and harmony.🐾❤️
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Changing how we see dogs, changes dogs. I was guilty of that with Honey, saying she is scared of people. I now expose he...
09/03/2024

Changing how we see dogs, changes dogs. I was guilty of that with Honey, saying she is scared of people. I now expose her to more areas with people walking around and do not engage in that labelling. I notice how she is more curious of people.

Are you someone who leaves the house at the last minute? Your dog feels like a tornado just left the house? You panic to...
08/28/2024

Are you someone who leaves the house at the last minute? Your dog feels like a tornado just left the house? You panic to remember you have everything with you? That is the energy that you just left with your dog. So take the time to leave in a calm manner for your dog and you will also benefit.

I am guilty of over reacting to my dogs at times when their behavior is not what I am expecting. So now I have chosen to...
08/27/2024

I am guilty of over reacting to my dogs at times when their behavior is not what I am expecting. So now I have chosen to do one of the following, depending where I am.
Count to ten before responding
Be open and curious why the behavior just happened
Practice a breathing exercise.

Now I will connect with my dogs instead of reacting, learn more about them, instead of my expectations. What will you practice to strengthen the bond you have with your dog?

Last week I gave Freya a rabbits foot and a coffee wood chew. She took them out in the backyard and I never saw them aga...
08/21/2024

Last week I gave Freya a rabbits foot and a coffee wood chew. She took them out in the backyard and I never saw them again until yesterday and today. Yes, she had buried them. As a dog who wants to hunt rabbits, it makes sense when you read this.
Dogs may bury things because of an instinct they inherited from their ancestors. For example, wild dogs would bury extra food to keep it from spoiling and so they could eat it later. This instinct may be especially strong in dogs that were bred to hunt small game.
Does your dog bury any items either in the yard or in the house?

Your dog is back in school and gets called into the principals office. What was the reason?
08/20/2024

Your dog is back in school and gets called into the principals office. What was the reason?

Have you heard of the 5 love languages?Words of affirmation.Quality time.Physical touch.Acts of service.Receiving gifts....
08/14/2024

Have you heard of the 5 love languages?
Words of affirmation.
Quality time.
Physical touch.
Acts of service.
Receiving gifts.

While working with a new client a few years ago, she expressed to me that she did not feel her dog loved her. I asked her why she thought this. He seems distant from me, he goes to my husband more than me. Looking around their house, I have never seen so many toys and treats for one dog. She could have opened her own pet store. I asked why so much for your dog. She then realized that she thought how you showed love was by buying gifts for the person or in this case her dog. This was how her father showed that he loved her. So the connection was through gifts, not from her connection with the dog.
What is your love language with your dog?

Do you think your dog has emotions? If so, what emotions?
08/12/2024

Do you think your dog has emotions? If so, what emotions?

Knowing that our dogs mirror our emotions. It’s vital that each day we take an internal look at ourselves and think abou...
08/09/2024

Knowing that our dogs mirror our emotions. It’s vital that each day we take an internal look at ourselves and think about how we change both on a practical level and a spiritual or mental level to help our dogs control their behavior. As a Nature Connected Life Coach in training, I am scheduling sessions to support you and your dog, living a harmonious relationship. For a free 30 minute consultation, email at [email protected]

Dogs are here to show us our inner state of mind and to help us get a grip of our own emotions. So, if they’re agitated,...
08/08/2024

Dogs are here to show us our inner state of mind and to help us get a grip of our own emotions. So, if they’re agitated, instead of telling them to pipe down, ask yourself what is going on, by looking at our own emotions. Our dogs give us a window to look inside ourselves.

As trainers we need to pay close attention to the behavior and personality of individual dogs, because there is no "univ...
08/07/2024

As trainers we need to pay close attention to the behavior and personality of individual dogs, because there is no "universal dog and lumping them together does not serve the dog and its guardian.

Have Dogs become Property?We discard them like an unwanted SofasWe do not consider they have trauma/ptsd/fears/anxiety a...
08/06/2024

Have Dogs become Property?
We discard them like an unwanted Sofas
We do not consider they have trauma/ptsd/fears/anxiety and send them away to use shock collars and prong collars to teach through fear to have manners.

If your dogs body is his home, where will he live if you do not take care of it?
07/31/2024

If your dogs body is his home, where will he live if you do not take care of it?

In a world where connection people to people is more digital, I see the impact of this with guardians and their dogs. If...
07/30/2024

In a world where connection people to people is more digital, I see the impact of this with guardians and their dogs. If a dog is connected to you with confidence/ relaxation, why would it want to interact with another dog on leash, whether lunging or wanting to play? Have you checked in to see what connection you have with your dog?

New research talks about dogs responding to our emotions. This is not new for me as this is something I have been aware ...
07/26/2024

New research talks about dogs responding to our emotions. This is not new for me as this is something I have been aware of for years, hence the name of my company, HappyOwnerHappyDog. I am now training to be a nature connected Life Coach, so I can help guardians, creating a healthier/happier bond between them and their dogs. If you are interested in coaching. Please contact me at happyownerhappydog@gmail

How often do we take the time to practice a breathing exercise while we are with our dogs? Most of us, never. Find a bre...
07/23/2024

How often do we take the time to practice a breathing exercise while we are with our dogs? Most of us, never. Find a breathing exercise that speaks to you and practice. This is when they can truly bond with us, when our mind is empty and we are relaxing.

Lets look at what is included in the dog food that you hope gives everything they need to be healthy and strong.https://...
07/19/2024

Lets look at what is included in the dog food that you hope gives everything they need to be healthy and strong.
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When you next go to the pet store, look at all the control items they sell. Prong collars [ even in gold if you wish], c...
07/18/2024

When you next go to the pet store, look at all the control items they sell. Prong collars [ even in gold if you wish], choke chains, shock collars,Pet control in a can. No pull harness, Halti and gentle leader. All of these are band aids, as soon as you stop using them, the dog reverts to what it did before. It also causes frustration for the dog and can cause other behaviors.

Listening to a book this morning about being successful in any area of your life. He talked about multi tasking and how ...
07/11/2024

Listening to a book this morning about being successful in any area of your life. He talked about multi tasking and how this is not successful. It made me think of how we can multi task with our dogs and then we are not successful being connected to them. Walking and on the phone, playing fetch and on the phone, watching tv and petting the dog. Where do you multi task with your dog?

We often overlook the profound connection between our energy and our pets' well-being.The stress from our daily lives, t...
07/08/2024

We often overlook the profound connection between our energy and our pets' well-being.
The stress from our daily lives, the emotional ups and downs we experience, all create an energy field that our pets pick up on.
We do not realise that this can significantly impact their health and behavior. Have you noticed your dogs behavior changes when your moods change?

When I work with dogs, I see the individual dog, its personality, fears, what it loves in life, the diet, how the humans...
06/17/2024

When I work with dogs, I see the individual dog, its personality, fears, what it loves in life, the diet, how the humans interact with the dog. Saturday I worked with one of my clients dogs and a groomer in the driveway of the owners house. Yes, we were grooming the dog where it felt most comfortable. I had my hands covered in baby food for the lickie mat, watching when to take a break, giving him some find the treats in the grass for decompressing. The groomer who has tried to groom him in her truck, was able to do more than the times before. We did not stress him, we made it fun and he was definatly full from the food he ate. Both the groomer and I worked with who Bingley is and respecting this.

Do you allow your dogs to process what you want them to do, or keep telling them? I have clients who constantly repeat t...
06/14/2024

Do you allow your dogs to process what you want them to do, or keep telling them? I have clients who constantly repeat the sit request instead of saying it once and then waiting for the dog to process and follow through with the request. Impulse control training is a fun way of allowing your dog to process that their response to what ever you are teaching them creates the outcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipT5k1gaXhc

Why do people have to break the rules? Walking two of my clients dogs at different times and there was a dog owner with ...
06/13/2024

Why do people have to break the rules? Walking two of my clients dogs at different times and there was a dog owner with their dogs off leash, in areas where they are not allowed to. Why?

One of the important skills for your dog to learn is the Leave It Skill. You have to teach them what it means. This is u...
06/12/2024

One of the important skills for your dog to learn is the Leave It Skill. You have to teach them what it means. This is useful for when they are approaching something, dropped medication, trash on the walks etc, that they come back to you, rather than grab the thing you do not want them to.
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Fireworks just around the corner to celebrate July 4th. What do you do for your dog to keep them comfortable during that...
06/10/2024

Fireworks just around the corner to celebrate July 4th. What do you do for your dog to keep them comfortable during that period of time?

Dixie Belle was the star of the class yesterday. She bought so much joy to the boys in class at the detention center. On...
05/31/2024

Dixie Belle was the star of the class yesterday. She bought so much joy to the boys in class at the detention center. One of them expressed that being in this class was the only time he smiles and laughs. Dixie Belle was their therapy dog. She taught them how to communicate with a deaf dog. She gave them the space to not have any worries.

Do you find yourself fighting for control with the leash when walking? This was happening with a client I worked  with y...
05/29/2024

Do you find yourself fighting for control with the leash when walking? This was happening with a client I worked with yesterday. So I put a 20 ft leash on his harness and let the leash drag as I showed her, how he will walk with you, because now there is no fight, but just being together on a walk.

Do you know how much your attitude affects your dog? We forget how how energy, responses and reactions to life have a ri...
05/28/2024

Do you know how much your attitude affects your dog? We forget how how energy, responses and reactions to life have a ripple effect on our dogs. Next time your dog acts differently, check in with yourself, to see if he is reacting to the ripple effect of your energy etc.

If you have multiple dogs, do they respond individually to their names? While working with a client with 4 pitbulls and ...
05/24/2024

If you have multiple dogs, do they respond individually to their names? While working with a client with 4 pitbulls and another with 2 bulldogs, calling one of them, had all of them respond. SO we have been working on them responding to their own names. Also when you have more than one dog, make sure you build a strong bond with them individually, so when one of them is not there, they are not distraught. Have a fun bonding experience weekend.

Have you got or want a flat faced breed? Here is an amazing indepth look at the flat faced breeds, to help you with any ...
05/23/2024

Have you got or want a flat faced breed? Here is an amazing indepth look at the flat faced breeds, to help you with any issues you may have or you are just wanting more info before chosing what breed of dog you would like. https://1l.ink/TNLS2HC

I watch people telling their dogs to not bark at my dogs when passing and most of the time they do not reward the dog wh...
05/22/2024

I watch people telling their dogs to not bark at my dogs when passing and most of the time they do not reward the dog when it is just looking and quiet. Some people expect their dogs to know what the alternative behavior is to the one that the owner is mad about. They are dogs not people, teach them and they will learn. Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is a sign of madness.

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