Paws & Frolic Academy
@pawsandfrolic.bsky.social
Compassionate, positive training for anxious dogs & their neurospicy parents 🐾
Specializing in separation anxiety relief, empowering you to leave home worry-free while building trust, calm, and joy
Let’s create confidence & freedom for you and your dog 🏡✨
Specializing in separation anxiety relief, empowering you to leave home worry-free while building trust, calm, and joy
Let’s create confidence & freedom for you and your dog 🏡✨
4️⃣ I no longer subscribe to the LIMA dog training philosophy. I am a part of the LIFE (Least Invasive, Functionally Effective) training club. LIMA allows for pain and fear to be used in certain circumstances, and LIFE is more ethical.
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The least inhibitive, functionally effective (LIFE) model: A new framework for ethical animal training practices
The ethics of animal training procedures have seen dramatic changes in the last few decades, with a movement toward reward-based training methods. The…
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January 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
4️⃣ I no longer subscribe to the LIMA dog training philosophy. I am a part of the LIFE (Least Invasive, Functionally Effective) training club. LIMA allows for pain and fear to be used in certain circumstances, and LIFE is more ethical.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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3️⃣ Jax & Tara don’t sleep in my bed—and here’s why: I wear a CPAP, and the noise + tubes don’t make for restful nights. Instead, they have cozy spots of their own, and we all sleep better this way! It’s proof that the right sleeping arrangement is whatever keeps you + your pups happy and rested. 😴
January 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
3️⃣ Jax & Tara don’t sleep in my bed—and here’s why: I wear a CPAP, and the noise + tubes don’t make for restful nights. Instead, they have cozy spots of their own, and we all sleep better this way! It’s proof that the right sleeping arrangement is whatever keeps you + your pups happy and rested. 😴
2️⃣ I knew I wanted to be a separation anxiety specialist when my dog Tara was struggling with it. 😢 I've been through the training process, & know how hard it can be to implement. My favorite part is helping people figure out creative solutions to what we call "managing absences" 🏡
January 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
2️⃣ I knew I wanted to be a separation anxiety specialist when my dog Tara was struggling with it. 😢 I've been through the training process, & know how hard it can be to implement. My favorite part is helping people figure out creative solutions to what we call "managing absences" 🏡
1️⃣ Of course, we're starting with a quick intro to my dogs 🐾
Jax: My first dog, my best friend, & the one who licks my tears away.
Tara: My best girl, who probably shares my ADHD diagnosis. If ever there were a neurospicy dog, it's her.
My dogs are far from perfect, & as a trainer it can be hard.🐶
Jax: My first dog, my best friend, & the one who licks my tears away.
Tara: My best girl, who probably shares my ADHD diagnosis. If ever there were a neurospicy dog, it's her.
My dogs are far from perfect, & as a trainer it can be hard.🐶
January 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
1️⃣ Of course, we're starting with a quick intro to my dogs 🐾
Jax: My first dog, my best friend, & the one who licks my tears away.
Tara: My best girl, who probably shares my ADHD diagnosis. If ever there were a neurospicy dog, it's her.
My dogs are far from perfect, & as a trainer it can be hard.🐶
Jax: My first dog, my best friend, & the one who licks my tears away.
Tara: My best girl, who probably shares my ADHD diagnosis. If ever there were a neurospicy dog, it's her.
My dogs are far from perfect, & as a trainer it can be hard.🐶
I love the name of your training package! I've been working on coming up with more fun names for mine too 🙂
January 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love the name of your training package! I've been working on coming up with more fun names for mine too 🙂