Starting to get better and better

Working thru some minor issues but all the while building her drive back up

Same side doubles and going on the word back

Pond work Same side double- BACK

Doing a good job

Started dog josie

Running some singles and steadying up while holding our drive Josie also came in heat today

Josie doing well and starting to steady her up, she’s got a lot of drive and that’s great

Talking about josie while she cools down

Josie clip

A look around josie and feeling her out

Josie- I got videos of Josie that will be uploaded soon

Sire pictures

Pictures of the Dam

Pups at almost 3 weeks of age in these photos

In this video we have Steel off leash some. His overall response to me is getting better every day. You’ll notice he sits faster, when he should, and is off leash but we still have a short leash on him to use when need be.

A little trouble sitting but that’s okay. We were in farm and fleet for about 45 minutes. We people watched and worked on heeling and sitting the whole time. Very proud of Steel!

So everything is new for Steel here. He does pretty good for the most part but distractions make listening difficult ( not just for Steel but every dog ) Carts being pushed around, the intercom going off, the hustle and bustle of people, other dogs, the list goes on. I didn’t let anyone pet steel…   Continue

Steel going to farm and fleet for some training and then a picture of him tired on the way home! Lol

No Leash! Steel is completely loose and free! You’ll notice even with his big surroundings he still wants to be next to me, and is trotting over to me when I say “come” now- great job buddy!

Not much here just talking about how we’ve practiced and little things like taking the collars on and off, and how he has developed patience and being okay with have my hands on him!

In this video I talk about the importance of how the e collar is used, the different levels of it , and how we can expect Steel to respond to it. And what our goals are.

Walking and explaining Steels progress

So the concept here is that when I say “come” he gets a very light nick on the collar and that is the same thing or even less pressure than jerking the leash- he will learn that when he’s told to come that he should, and will. The collar is the bad guy and we…   Continue

Steel in the process of learning that when he’s told to come, it’s not an option. So Using the collar and leash to get him to come to us!

Talking about the importance of having Steel be 110% on the same page us before we start moving to off leash

Play time with Kirby

Steel has met numberous people and numerous dogs- every time he gets better. Sit and heel with Bill

This is a good friend of mine Bill Suchy. He has dogs of his owns and comes out on the weekends to hang out. I had Bill walk steel to get him use to another person. They did great

Steel starting to lighten up around me! Good to see

I wanted these two to get together. It’s important for Steel to know that no matter who has him, that they are in charge. Right now Steel is ready to be controlled 100% of the time but we can take baby steps towards that by having Sarah just give short tugs on the leash and…   Continue

More of the formal obedience – this will start to be the new normal- pretty soon he will learn that when I stop, he sits and then we will continue to grow- keep in mind this is only day 3 Baby steps are gunna make him an even better dog than he already is

A start to our formal obedience – between this clip and the second you’ll see Steel actually key into me a couple times, meaning he looks up at me, licks his lips, or exhibits a behavior that says “your in charge, what’s next” This was very good to see and a step in the right…   Continue

A walk outside with Steel- still getting to know one another

Just a walk around Steel and getting to know each other

In this video I believe Steel is just exhibiting barrier frustration or barrier aggression, he’s unsure of what’s happening and is protecting his small space. Like we talked about on the phone- I don’t see this as an issue right now and it’s not something I’m going to do a lot to correct- once I…   Continue

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Wilma and William

Alice loves to work and loves to please- we couldn’t be happier with this Golden Retriever

Lou learning the ropes from Poppy one of our dogs we started here at Massbach Kennels

Emma is super focused and runs with a lot of heart!

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Boots is a finished dog that lives on the banks of the Mississippi River in Iowa. He is a great family dog as well as a great hunting dog. He has a great on/off switch and is pleasure in the home and in the marsh.

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