Linda and I were up most of the night working on leads for Colleen..she was spotted on Thayer Street last night...so she is back in Providence....anyway...this mornings long walk was very mind clearing...it is mid day and I am hanging out with Clover and Romy for a couple of hours while Linda is out looking for Colleen...thanks for all of the support everyone..

yesterday was a funny day for some of the dogs....coco and cola each a 4lb yorki were chasing around Tsubo, who is a dalmation mix...they had so much fun...

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by clicking the arrow in the center of the movie or downloading the movie to your itunes you will be able to then put it on your iphone...

a great picture of Harley i found in my pictures from a few days ago...he is a movie star dog...can't you tell




as you know I use my personal dogs for alot of distraction training...for some reason some people think that Max is going to hurt the dogs that stay with me...this is farther than the truth..



can you see the little yorkie in the corner? Max and her are doing PLACE...

the little yorkies are doing really well with housebreaking and obedience work....just because they are small that does not mean I train them any differently..



coco and cola working on downstay...with lots and lots of distractions.

I just found out about 2 dogs that I may be adopting and training that will be up for adoption..one is a 1 year old lakeland terrier and another is a 1.5 yr old golden retriever...stay tuned for more info..

a big thanks for everyones words of support around the colleen issue...to all my board and train clients don't worry i am still putting in my hours and hours with your dogs along with my assistance..and if anything your dogs are getting more and more attention since it is a big stress relief...for me...so as you know i deal with hard issues with humor...let me tell you a story about the other night.


Linda and I have a hard time going out without dogs or kids...so the other night we had a big date at Starbucks without kids or dogs...as we are ordering our drinks the woman at the counter said "did you get a babysitter tonight? I never see you without your kids" so I said....no..we just grab whichever daughter is not drunk and have them watch the younger kids.....I know...it is wrong.....I know it is sad....I know it is not appropriate...some might laugh...we sort of did and then got sad.....whatever does not kill you makes you stronger and I feel like Superman today...

        

So I made my first Video Cast..it is on waiting for food all dogs should be doing this from the first time you feed your dog

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I will be doing more of these very soon and asking for a small fee of $1.99. This can be done by PayPal to my account at Jeff@Solidk9Training.com The funds for this will go to the expense of rehabbing the dogs that I do. The above download can be put onto your iphone for you to watch and learn.

        

Dogs staying very very hydrated today...they went through gallons and gallons of water outside...the dogs are on the water deck in the play yard...constant fresh water is available for my dogs


Sunday.....it has been very very hot outside...really hot...really muggy and really lots of training going on...I worked on some videos today to put up online...just finishing editing them and do voiceovers..

Baron came over for a swim today...he misses being at bootcamp and loved seeing his old friends.




Bella helps me out at a clients house (Cash) is working on his downstays in the back yard of his house



Patch on the way to a downstay....Patch is doing excellent..he has calmed down so much...he is getting centered and focused..he is great with his commands and he gets along really well....someone needs to adopt this happy boy..



Cola working on her downstay while Cash works on place in kitchen area of my kennel



shadow helping me with filming a video....on proper meal etiquette....shadow has made HUGE advances...he used to attack the bowl before it hit the ground..and when the video is up you will see that i have to really coax him to eat once the bowl is down..



harley..a new dog in at the kennel...

time to go..

        

The last few days have been in the 90's....so what do the dogs do before and after training....they swim....every dog swims and swims and swims...days like these they spend about 2 hours a day in the pool.

I have a 10 minute video of the dogs swimming...

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I am not sure how this will look on my blog..i am experimenting with putting my videos on ITunes this way folks can downland to Ipods and Iphone.  If the above movie does not work you can go to my YOUTUBE account and watch it

How tired are the dogs that work and lived with me....we do more work before noon than your average dog does in 48 hours and I have the pictures to prove it LOL




bella, max and uma out cold at 11am on the way to work with a client...

        

so not to get my personal business out there but it worked last time. as you all know Colleen ran away last week..she was found and put into a facility....not a lock down facility...well..at midnight she ran away again....colleen needs drug and alcohol rehab help and I will get that out there...most families keep this private..but as you all know me I am pretty open about my life....so...info again...we found her in CT last time...i will update this when i find out the person she was with..I just thought I would get this out asap.  Linda is out driving around looking for her...


Name: Colleen Glen
DOB 8/7/92 15yrs old
Weight 105lbs
Height 5'2"
Long Blonde Hair
Most likely wearing shorts and a tank top
She has a small heart tattoo on her chest that can be seen with her shirt on. It is a homemade one out of blue ink.
She will probably be with 1 male around 17-21yrs old or a group of kids
Possibly on Block Island
If you see her please call me at 401.527.6354 or Linda at 401.368.5352

        

From the minute Clover wakes up until she fights her way to going to sleep at night.....all she wants to do is help me with dogs....so today was good she did some great distraction work with Sassy and Shadow and worked with Dorothy with a bunch of the dogs as well.



clover and i having some down time while watching dogs play in the training yard



clover and i hanging out with sassy and shadow...both dogs love to just chill with us when they are not training



Romy who at 18 months has started taking a more active role with the dogs...its about time the kid earned her room and board...she is feeding Patch who is a 65lb pit bull that is up for adoption....romy feeds him by hand 1 pc of dog food at a time. He is so gentle with her.



Romy learning how to rub Patches belly just the way he likes it...



Romy is modeling the new kennel uniform for the staff as she watches me give patch a nice relaxing massage.....did i mention that this lovable...energetic....almost well trained dog is up for adoption...





coco (or cola) not sure which one hangs out with Sassy, both are in the PLACE command...to all you folks out there that wonder if I work with small dogs the answer is yes...a dog is a dog and all dogs need to be trained..and all dogs both small and large co-mingle at my kennel and learn how to be good players.

thats it for today....i need to get some sleep...another long day in the a.m. over 90 degrees outside...so lots of swimming in the pool....lots of training inside on household mgmt issues.....2 new dogs coming in tomorrow from Newport, RI for a 2 week board and train...

        

so i'm booked solid..i can't take any more business at the moment.....both board and train and train at home clients...so at the moment..i can only take deposits for both....i am going to try my hardest to get out my podcasts and vcasts so all of you who have been contacting me.

A few new additions to the board and train program...2 of the smallest dogs I have every worked with....and that is the combined weight of them....which is 8lbs.....or 2 dogs at 4lbs a piece



coco and cola are both 1.5yr old female yorkies...they are with me for a 6 week board and train program and have not been housebroken at all...so....you can see how they are doing with the down/stay command...what you don't see is to the left Max my GSD standing waiting to attack them if they move....thats how i train them...fear of being attacked by max....LOL

I never told you the end of the longest day posting...so on the way up to the client in revere ma...i had another appt and while i was inside the house one of the dogs got ahold of a couple of bottles of salmon oil that i was bringing up to boston with me for someone...well..when i got back into the van it stunk like salmon oil and uma looked really really sick.....so on the way up to revere she through up all over the back of the van........i have a feeling it was bella who took the oil and chewed open the bottles....uma and max can sit in the van unsupervised with bags of groceries and they never ever touch the food...bella on the other hand has not been trained for this yet...so when I got home after midnight from the client I emptied all of the rubber flooring from the van...all of the dog  blankets and hosed it all down...did the laundry and febreezed down the fabric.....the next morning on the way to my 4 mile walk I had 7 dogs with me and one of them (to go unnamed) took the largest stinkiest dump in my van...WTF...30 seconds into the ride...so....when I got home I emptied out the dogs and took out the rubber mats again and below is the picture.....that was my big setup





i think clover hosed one of the yorkies under the gate...





Matrix who is a great GSD is rock solid on his PLACE command



I know I keep saying in this but i am blown away at the interest Clover takes in helping training the dogs...she loves working with them and it shows..

make sure that you  stay tuned to the Training Tips section of my website...i will get at least one podcast up this week...

        

today was a long long day....it is way after midnight..i started at 5am this morning and I just got back from Revere MA working with a client....it ran late...while i was working with a client a neighbor came over and asked for  help..so i went over the house and worked with the client..made a new contact and scheduled another appointment for a couple of weeks...then lots of construction traffic coming back...

anyway...i was going through some pictures from the week and I was thinking of an email i received today from Jakes family , he spent 2 weeks recently and I had him swimming like a pro once he went home....made me think about how many dogs i have helped learn how to swim with my training methods....

so a few pictures from last week of the pool



im swimming with 3 dogs keeping them swimming around so they can build some stamina in the pool....i have to make sure that I stay away from the front paws since the motion of them swimming will scratch me.



I'm swimming with matrix to keep him motivated to swim and swim and swim



matrix swims up to me and gives me a big kiss....and yes i got scratched..

thats it for tonight..i'm up in a couple of hours to start my day again...

        

Just a quick posting midday before I go back out to work with dogs....they are already exhausted.....i will give everyone a 1 hour rest and then back to work....last night linda wanted A/C in the bedroom....so i shlepped up an extra one and WE BOTH  HATE IT....i woke up with a intense headache...i rather be hot then have the A/C....so that was taken out of the window...

I have a few new kennel dogs with me....my Cleveland dog Oliver has left today and I have 2 new Yorkies that just came in for a 6 week boot camp..they dogs are 1.5 years old but they need it all. From housetraining on down..each dog weighs 4lbs and they are very small...this should be lots of fun..using my training methods on such small dogs..



coco and cola out for a potty break.

Fargo who has been with me off and on over the last few months while his owners travel has come back for a little 1 week mini bootcamp...he got a big welcome from Clover when he arrived and continued where he left off...having fun and running around.



It looks like we have a Fargo sandwich...fargo playing with matrix and cottonball....yes...tina..i have not bathed cottonball in 2 weeks...he stinks...he is dirty...he is crusty...but boy is he trained...ill bathe him before he comes home on monday



Fargo showing everyone why he's the king of the hill




fargo...just remember it's lonely being the king






everyone has been swimming all week for over 2 hours each day in between training..it has been very hot





Sassy and Shadow in a sit/stay for 15 minutes while the other dogs swim and play...this is a great training tool..it shows the dogs that they have to be ready for work at any moment...



another angle of shadow and sassy in a sit/stay....these dogs are from NH and they have started doing very well with the obedience work...



shadow resting in the training yard...this is his favorite spot..since i usually sit in the chair he is in front of and he loves resting by my feet....



Cottonball, who never really swam before coming to me...enjoys the pool...he told me he wants to come back for another 2 weeks this summer....i told her to ask her parents first.

I'm off to work more dogs....got to go....

        

I am up to 7 dogs for my 7am morning walk...
All dlogs walk in a heel on my left side..all stop and sit when I tell them to or by default when I come to a stop...squid and levi the 2 daschunds don't sit they just stop...we have a great time each morning and the dogs get into great shape...



and yes I carry poop bags for everyone and then some


after our 4 mile walk i usually will see some people sitting at starbucks and we will stop by to chat...the dogs go into a downstay



thank you all for the outpouring of support and emails ....colleen was found in CT. She will be getting some help shortly for her issues.