Last Week at LFL
LFL snapshots from December 3rd – 9th
Advent Calendar – Part 1
Sometimes I joke that the only reason we train dogs is so that we can get better photos of them. Yes, of course we want our dogs to learn how to live safely with humans, reduce environmental stressors, make them enjoyable companions, keep them mentally stimulated and take them on grand adventures. But we also […]
Last Week at LFL
Week of November 26th
Last Week at LFL
Thanksgiving made this a short week, but we still had some adorable dogs at Leash Free Living. November 19-25.
Last Week at LFL
The week of November 12th was packed full of cuteness. We didn’t include class graduation photos, or snow photos here so if you want to see them, make sure you check our Facebook page as well.
Last Week at LFL
Check out some of the fun Leash Free Living dogs had last week, November 5th – 11th!
Longe Line [Instructions]
You will be walking between two points for this exercise, 40-50 feet apart. Your dog should be on a 15 ft long line, and be wearing a properly fitted martingale or choke chain (or wearing a long slip lead). The goal: keep your dog within a 3 ft radius of your left hip. Start standing […]
The Long Down [Instructions]
The long down (or Sit on the Dog) exercise is something we teach each and every dog that comes through out basic obedience classes and lessons. It is the one exercise that makes dogs most livable, in my opinion. It establishes some basic manners and sets the tune for other training sessions. Our short term […]
Structured Play
We are so luck that every day, we are able to fill our training studio full of dogs for our Day Training Program. The dogs are of various ages, size, temperaments and training levels. Once everyone is in, we give them a mentally and physically enriching day. Every day. Our training based day care service […]
Sadie the Companion Dog
This weekend Sadie showed four times at Oriole Dog Training Club’s Rally and Obedience Trials. She showed once in Rally, making her debut at the next level up (Advanced B), and three times in Novice B Obedience. Her first time in the ring was for Novice Obedience on Friday Night. She did a great job, […]