Real Life.

So for this camp we though ‘Let’s do the graduation in a busy scenario: Lincoln Road !! If we wanted distraction then this was paradise! So we had the entirely morning to do what “normal people” does when they go to a place like this: Walk, window shop, have a tea, conversation with people who by the way they were  amazed with our group, we even had a tv interview!!, also a woman came and left her dog with us while she went to buy her own coffee , and a mom with a beautiful baby joined us for a while! What a great day and way to practice our obedience and good manners. How lucky we are!!

We divided the campers in two groups so they had one an one session and worked in the areas they needed the most. We observed that some of the campers needed extra training around bicycles so we decided to have an intensive  bike, motorcycle, skateboard afternoon!

Finally the beautiful and well deserved play time to finish the day !

It is always hard to finish a Camp. It is so fantastic to see how dogs improved as the weeks passed by , how the new ones became part of the pack, and the shy/anxious ones developed more confidence . And of course, how much fun we had together!!! We want to thanks all of you – we are so “happy” to hear all your comments about how your dogs are behaving better and enjoying their time with us. Yeah!

We all love doggie camp !!

Until next one!

“Teachers’ Day” is today in Mexico (May 15) and we were very proud because all our students did their lessons very good !!

And We really did our obedience training homework in a very big, busy, fun & full of distraction classroom!

Good Job !

Good Boy + Good Girl !!

Who said we can not have a “Happy Wet Camp” and more when the campers have a whole Lake for themselves !

We were planning to come to this fantastic place since last week but we needed to postpone because of the ‘bad weather’ … haha how little did we know…! But the truth is that we finally had an awesome day at Performance Pup Center (www.performancepupsinc.com), Thanks Sally and Neil to make it possible!

All the campers enjoyed running and  swimming and some were brave enough to jump off  the dock. No restrictions – free to play and explore. The entirely place for us and we took advantage of that!

Of course, they did not know that we were observing and taking notes of their behavior and interaction with the rest of the pack as they were feeling complete by their own spirit. Well, with a couple “Comes” here and there but overall we were a very cool group enjoying our time together.

Time flew and we knew that this place will be one of the Top Ten to repeat in future camps.

So around 2pm we packed up the pack and we went to another park for our formal training session. Beautiful park full of shade . A perfect spot to practice and advance our obedience…. drop ding dang drop one, two, drops of water. ” the sky is a little bit gray, don’t worry, will not rain hard…… run !!   run!!! “.  we got really wet!!

We are sure that all our four legged friends are still laughing at us, like when you are a child and ready to have your lesson after a really really fun break and suddenly surprise! there is no class!!! Happy Camp!!

Happy Camp was a Happy Camp  today !!

It was a real success and we had the best of the times at FreeSpirit Center. Thanks Chris !

16 dogs and 5 trainers together celebrating the Connection.

What a beautiful day to be at the beach having a doggie camp!

We had fun fun & fun!!

We all love camps days!

And the fact that after a wonderful day we can sit with the 14 dogs, from a 100 pound bullmastiff to a 6 pound poodle all together, happy and relax like a good happy family its incredible rewarding…. Thank you!!!

Finally we made it to Ocean Drive. We had been thinking to add this place to our camp’s adventures and today we did it and for sure this will be a must to return place.

Not only we had so much fun strolling up and down the road at the cafes and restaurants full of people, tables, waitress, music, food, but also  we walked along the beach side  full of runners, skateboards, bicycles, motorcycles, rollerblades, baby-strolls, other dogs and all type of people – perfect scenario for a perfect dog training and socialization camp day!

We had an intensive practice on “heeling” in group and we squeezed between the people and tables making our campers to deal with small spaces without being reactive. We also had our moments of  ”pet the doggies”  :) and reviewed  the obedience basics down and sit stay while the bicycles were passing by. We  ”had a break” so your dogs needed to squeezed once again but now under the table while we drank an ice tea!

Lovely day!

And all your dogs did fantastic!! Each on their on level and with their own challenges.

Finally we returned home and we had an extra hour of free-playing time!!

Today was the last t.v. shooting of the program Mi Mascota _ Hablando Perro. (Channel V-ME ( PBS ‘ s spanish))

(Hoy fue la ultima grabación del Programa Mi Mascota_Hablando Perro. (Canal V-ME)

There are so many reasons why I am super super happy:

(Hay muchísimas razones del porque estoy tan pero tan contenta:)

*During the two programs we talked about  why is so important that dogs have toys and play with their owners and also we discussed about dog’s separation anxiety and how we can prevent it, modify and understand better our dogs.

(*Durante los dos programas hablamos sobre la importancia de que los perros tuvieran juguetes y jugaran con sus dueños y también sobre la ansiedad por separación en los perros; como prevenirla, modificarla y entender mejor a nuestros perros).

If one or two person in the whole country change how they  interact with their dogs and make a deeper connection with their companions then a lot of what i dream is reach.

(Si uno o dos personas en el pais cambiaran como interactuan con sus perros y tuvieran una coneccion mas profunda con sus compañeros, entonces, alcanzaría mucho de lo que sueño).

* Almost twelve years ago i rescued Venus and Gea from the middle of no-where in Mexico. At that time people thought i was crazy rescuing dogs that look like “mexican market-street dogs”.  Today VENUS was the STAR of the show. She did all. Good girl, bad girl, relax dog, anxious dog, happy dog!!!  I am soooo proud of my girl.

(*Hace casi doce años rescate a Venus y Gea en medio de la nada en Mexico. En aquel entonces mucha gente pensó que estaba loca por adoptar perros de mercado. Hoy VENUS fue la ESTRELLA del show. Ella lo hizo todo. Buena chica, Mala Chica, Perro relajado, perro ansioso, perro feliz!! Estoy súper orgullosa de mi niña!!!)

Last week she was really sick as she had a bad reaction to an allergic medicine, and today even she did not look yet her best she was the best!  ” I love you Venus – thank you”. I am bless to share this day with her and work together to create awareness of how to become a better multi-specie family!

(La semana pasada ella estaba muy enferma ya que tuvo una reacción terrible a una medicina contra las alergias pero hoy aunque no se veía aun muy bien estuvo perfecta!  ”Te amo Venus – gracias”. Que bendición compartir este día contigo y trabajar juntas para crear consciencia en como ser mejores familias multi-especies!

I want to thanks the extra talented dogs: Gea, Lucy and Scout. They did great!!

(Quiero agradecer a los perros extra-talentosos : Gea, Lucy y Scout.)

And of course all the Plural Crew (JAvi- Director and Cris, Hernan, Rafael. And Carolina that is not still with us but she is).

Y por supuesto a todo el equipo de Plural (JAvi el Director, Cris, Hernan, Rafael. Y Carolina que aunque no esta ya con nosotros aun esta).

Merci mon amour Ludovic pour être avec nous !  

(Thank you my love Ludovic to be with us. Gracias Ludovic mi amor por “ser” entre nosotros!)  :)

What a beautiful day to train at the park near to the water, with the wind refreshing everybody while some of the dog’s ear were waving like flags !

Today was one and one clicker training. Beside reviewing and advancing the obedience that each dog already has we also teached them a new command: leave it!

The ”leave it” command is a very important communication to teach to your dog. It will help them learn what is inappropriate to chew, and it may keep them from eating something harmful or toxic. You will be surprised how often you will find yourself saying this command! The goal of the command “leave it” is to to bring your  dog’s attention back to you, away from any object (food, cat, skateboard, etc) that attracts him/her, so you can reward her/him.

Learning something new is always challenging and fun. We will continue work in the command in a more advance level.

After the hard work at school, time to play!!!

It is almost 12 years since Venus, Gea and I started our journey together.

Agility is fun!  that’s why it is one of the activities that campers like the most.  It also reinforces the complicity between us and your dogs. It is ideal for energy drain in those dogs that are very active, but is also highly recommended to help dogs that are shy or timid with new environments to become more confidents.

Thanks Chris- “FreeSpirt” for letting us spend the day at your center !!! We all had a fantastic time.