Back to the Basics with Christine Collins

05/06/2026

German Shepherd training lately comes in twos🐾🐾🥰

🐾 Training Tip
Always train separately, after skills are met ~together is easier.

Enjoy your pet dog , control and obedience is needed but perfection is Not !
~keep perfect mindset for show or competition

05/05/2026

Evaluation Day 🐾🐾🤗 always my favorite

Meet the Boys~they love their owner and will rock any lessons.🐾🐾😘
Cicero & Maximus, six year olds learning new skills. 🐾

05/05/2026

When your cat is bigger than your dogs
🐾The relationship ~that tail flick , the pups know.

05/04/2026

More on social training for your pet dog🐾🤗They need to be ready!
Want to learn? Read on🐾🤗

First 🐾Nova worked social training at home

Second 🐾she came to the farm and worked on manners.

This Video is her owner having a lesson on corrections if any is needed. Nova is a very verbal, reactive pup. Every small win adds to the foundation we are building to create that awesome family dog.

I worked with Nova on her reactive behavior ➡️no pain, no shock collar, no prong collar , just Understanding Her and what she needs. Added energy work 🧘is she perfect?
No "she's IN TRAINING"

➡️every trainer has their own beliefs on removing the growl or correcting the bark.
I correct the growl. Why?
Obedience and understanding
The owner has to understand their own dog and provide a safe relationship and control

To me it's a teaching tool.
Why are they growling? Fear? Aggression?
Those teaching tools, are the owners pieces to understand about their dog and control any situation.
This also ties into a dog's Resource guarding.

My training is one on one with the owner
🐾No harsh tools
🐾No hidden secrets
🐾Pure honestly
I do believe that Any dog can change given TIME!
Proper training by their owners when they understand why their dog behaves the way it does.
⚠️Some can not be changed when the human has damaged them beyond repair

⚠️ Training is Not fast food🐾it takes time and consistency.
⚠️ Taking your pup to a "puppy class"? if they are insane they are Not ready. Most do awesome, but some just need Homework first! It's all a relationship with you first, build that trust.

05/03/2026

05/02/2026

Social training at a public place is only done when a dog is ready. Nova & Bruce (pups still) had their first public outing at Weatherford First Monday Trade Days today.
I would say they rocked it🐾🤗 for the stage of "in training " they are at.
They came across
🐾 Very Reactive dogs😵‍💫😵‍💫
🐾 Some very well behaved dogs🤗
🐾 awesome children that asked to pet the dog instead of thinking they just could ~awesome job parents that taught their children this safe value. And No I did not allow the dogs to say Hi. Why? Because they are in training for manners and calm .
🐾Lots of movement and some running kids

"In Training" is progress, Not perfection, being safe for all. Use a leash, even the best trained dogs need to have a leash in public.
⚠️ Social training is done when the dog is ready.
Push the mind and you create a dog that pulls you everywhere and reacts to everything.

05/02/2026

Have a restful weekend 🐾🤗
Sassy enjoys being blow dried.

04/30/2026

➡️Dog training by the Owner with help from me or any trainer

"Nothing good worth having ever came easy, right?!"

As an owner working through training your own dog, be proud of the hard work and consistency you put in through the ups and downs of training.

The results will feel so much better because of the struggles you have overcame to realize our own strength and what You can truly do.

Consistency in today's crazy world can be hard.

Change is hard.

Perfection to Not needed

Just a small amount of your time

And no matter how much we try to enjoy the process, there will be obstacles and struggles that feel like massive sacrifices that make us want to quit.

Days we just really don't want to care or try...

But we do it anyway.

Because we know that by pushing through, by falling down and getting back up, we build the strength to keep moving forward.

Because this animal is yours and you care and love it.

Because it's your responsibility to handle Your dog
This is why I truly believe in the Owner.

This is also what makes achieving that "Small win" become better results and feel so freaking GOOD.

You really can't know the good without the bad.

🐾So whatever you encounter this week, keep going!
Keep practicing with Patience, even just one minute of your time.

This dog did not come to you Knowing your lifestyle or wants ~You have to train.

To learn it to be taught, with Consistency and Patience

This is what builds the change you want to see!

➡️Believe & Achieve

Back to the Basics with Christine Collins 🐾🤗

04/29/2026

Round two😭another bad storm
Prayers to the ones hit hard yesterday.

I hope everyone is ok. That was a Monster of a storm last night. 🙏 For All

04/28/2026

A therapy dog, has the ability to give back. A balanced dog can be a dream. Juno is both.

I do miss my Juno girl (not my dog) Thank you Teresa and Kim Mauzy for always sharing her.

I've had the opportunity to help her with her mission to give back to others at nursing homes and start Team Juno🥰
Her owner is continuing this mission.

Juno has helped me in many Nursing homes, Alzheimer's facilities, Veterans visits with Weatherford Chapter, NSDAR - Weatherford, TX
She has also helped with my reactive dogs in training.

Even enjoying a great day at my favorite coffee shop The Full Cup

She is that awesome balanced dog. 🐾🤗

04/28/2026

Life can be exhausting
When you fall asleep chewing on your kong💤