Allstar Canine Solutions

A company who knows that our precious canine friends are the center of our worlds.


Techniques

Allstar Canine Solutions© #1 goal is success between you, the handler and your dog. The next goal in all our dealings with dogs whether it be boarding, grooming or training is that the dogs are having fun. We work towards healthy, happy, emotionally stable and confident dogs. We, as well as many trainers we know, are like sponges for information on how to get better and better at what we love to do. We definitely disapprove of hanging, kicking, beating or any devices that can cause pain. In fact, we believe that you really don't even need to yell at your dog, get angry or even get frustrated. If you learn how to be a great teacher with love, patience and the correct communication you will develop a dog that is anxious to please you. They love the work. It keeps them from getting bored. Dogs want leaders. We have changed the toughest, dominant, want to be rulers of the household into respectful pets for their owners.

There is a whole spectrum of personalities from dogs who are very slow learners to dogs that are so terrified that they hide behind the owners feet constantly. Dogs who lunge out biting and snarling at everything they see to dogs who are overly excited with certain things. The techniques are different for all.

As in clicker training we do focus on rewards for good behavior. Many clients have said that our praise level is much higher than other methods and programs they've been through. But we also have many different levels of corrections for the hundreds of clients per year who have tried other classes that just did not work for their particular dog.

In any training finding out exactly what motivates your dog to learn is very necessary. Some dogs don't like food treats, others could care less about a squeaky toy. We know that some dogs, for the sake of their owners who could spend either tons of money training or a year of their time getting a response, need some manipulation and/or correction only at levels that are correct for that particular dog with perfection in timing. We prefer not to use devices but voice and body work for many reasons.

Commitment

We find that many times students who have not reached the goals that they came in for is due to a lack of follow through and commitment. Either from other programs they have gone through or with us. This is a very common thing. Training a dog takes some time, repetition and a willingness to fit it into your schedule to get the job done. It doesn't matter what we do in life. A football player, skateboardist, ballerina, gymnast, horseman or an entertainer, they all must rehearse in order to get results. The chart below was put together fifteen years ago to help students get a picture of commitment. EVERY person that comes to class wants to see their dog do off leash work and mind them perfectly in just a month. We always tell them to think of training lasting about a year. After we help you get the basics down and help you see how to do the advanced work, you still need to give your dog monthly reminders.


Many of the clients we see are those who are frustrated after going through classes at the most popular places. We think that if a dog is allowed to do his obedience on his terms and not yours, that this is not called obedience.

We have expectations of getting your dog to get to you in the middle of a squirrel chase if you asked him to. When you take our Private/Adv. Pkg., we will show you how to accomplish that.

CAUTION
FAT DOGS

Be careful of treating so much during training. Make sure that the treats are no larger than a pencil eraser. You can train a dog just with a smell on your finger.

What are your goals?

A good sit? It usually takes a week. A good sit with a stay just around the house? It might take a couple of weeks. A sit, stay and down just around the house? It can take a couple of weeks. A good heel off leash? Some dogs can take several months. Commands with a few distractions? Maybe a few months. Coming to you from 100 feet away with a duck or squirrel crossing his path? Maybe a year. There are a lot of factors. It depends on training techniques, the dogs personality type and your commitment.