Lauren Kelley CDBC, CBST, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, & FFCP

I am now a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant via IAABC! 🥳

#dogtraining #dogbehavior #caninebehavior #behaviorconsultant #collieandcorso #caninereinforced

Less stress and better outcomes with cooperative care Cooperative care in veterinary medicine can help create lower-stress experience for pets, leading to better patient outcomes.

Thank you to Colette Kase and the American Animal Hospital Association for their generous article that features our group collaboration with Team Dash.

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#ExploreTheJoyOfLearningTogther

One of the many reasons I love having a Collie: We went for a one mile run and he is totally content 😂

#collie #smoothcollie #dogsofbluesky

Normalize setting your dog up for success: Make the behavior you want easy and the behavior you don’t want, hard.

Reinforcement drives behavior! 🐾

#dogtraining #dogtrainer #behaviormodification #dogtrainingtips

A smooth Collie wearing a BioThane leash stands outside with a double rainbow in the background and the wet ground reflects his paws and the rainbow.

Waterproof dog gear for the win! 🌈☔️

#collieandcorso #smoothcollie #dogsofbluesky #biothaneleash #adventuredogs #handmadedoggear #smallbusiness #womanowned #dogtraining

A black brindle Cane Corso stands with a double rainbow in the background and a leash hanging down from her harness. The rain on the ground reflects the horizon, making for an ethereal portrait.

🌈 biothane gear 🤝 rainbow weather 🌈

#collieandcorso #canecorso #dogsofbluesky #biothaneleash #adventuredogs #handmadedoggear #smallbusiness #womanowned

If you type any of those initials + “dog trainer” into Google you will be able to see the certifications they correspond with. Additionally, all of those certifications have international trainers. Due to character limits on Bluesky I can only type so much information into each response 😊

Yep! I said you could request to train with me OR I recommend working with a CDBC 😊 You could also work with a CTC, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, or Dip.CBST… but those certifications don’t necessarily mean the trainer has behavior consult experience. CDBC is specifically for behavior consults.

Demonstrating that Cane Corsos and other similar large/XL breeds can not only learn but also THRIVE with good FF/R+ training is a passion of mine.

#canecorso #dogtraining #dogsofbluesky #positivereinforcement #forcefree

International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants

Assuming you’re talking about dog/cat issues, yes that is something I do! You can follow the link in my bio and select “request to train with me!” or I recommend looking up a CDBC on IAABC.org ✨

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Three dogs standing on a tree stump among a forested background, facing the camera with all of their mouths open with happy expressions. Two smooth collies (one tricolor and one sable) stand on the right and a blue merle Australian Shepherd is on the left.

I love Sniffspot - the app you can search for privately listed spaces available to rent for your dog(s) by the hour. Great for novel outings without having to go out to the woods, and great for rest stops on road trips too!

#sniffspot #collieandcorso #smoothcollie #australianshepherd #dogsofbluesky

A smooth Collie stands happy looking at the camera in front of a blue, snowflake-themed backdrop with decorative rats sitting next to him. A sign displaying “RATI” is displayed above the rats, indicating “Barn Hunt Instinct” title has been achieved. A large blue Barn Hunt branded ribbon hangs from his collar.

Harvest Moon found a rat this weekend! We had a great time at our first Barn Hunt trial. As a trainer who works with behavior cases and everyday-type manners, trying out new sports is a fun challenge! 🐀

📍Albany, OR

#collieandcorso #dogsofbluesky #dogsports #dogtraining #barnhunt #smoothcollie

Coastal Corso 🌊

#canecorso #dogsofbluesky #pnwdogs #adventuredogs #biothane #collieandcorso

Happy Holidays from Harvest Moon and Vetiver 🥰🎄🐾❄️

Idk why both their sweaters ended up looking low-cut/shoulderless 😂

#canecorso #smoothcollie #dogsofbluesky

Love it! 👏

A black brindle Cane Corso and grayish-tan AmStaff/Pittie mix of sorts stand side by side on a concrete traffic barrier, both wearing harnesses with hot pink leashes connected to them. The Cane Corso has a closed mouth with a serious facial expression and the Pibble’s mouth is open and relaxed while looking slightly off to the side.

Dog people! I make BioThane leashes and am doing a winter solstice sale of 21% off using code SOLSTICE21 on my website, collieandcorso.com through 12/21. Waterproof & high quality 🐾 Reposts are super appreciated!

#dogsofbluesky #doggear #hikingwithdogs #biothane #smallbusiness #handmade

A tricolor (black, white, and tan) smooth collie stands atop a rain-soaked picnic table against a foggy background. He’s wearing a high visibility orange harness with a perfectly matching waterproof BioThane leash.

Pro tip: Get a longer leash! Especially a BioThane one 😘

Our dogs’ movements are more erratic than ours; they tend to follow scents vs marked paths. A longer leash helps them explore with less opportunity for leash tension.

#dogtraining #leashwalkingtips #positivereinforcement #collieandcorso

A black brindle Cane Corso and grayish-tan AmStaff/Pittie mix of sorts stand side by side on a concrete traffic barrier, both wearing harnesses with hot pink leashes connected to them. The Cane Corso has a closed mouth with a serious facial expression and the Pibble’s mouth is open and relaxed while looking slightly off to the side.

Dog people! I make BioThane leashes and am doing a winter solstice sale of 21% off using code SOLSTICE21 on my website, collieandcorso.com through 12/21. Waterproof & high quality 🐾 Reposts are super appreciated!

#dogsofbluesky #doggear #hikingwithdogs #biothane #smallbusiness #handmade

Pretty excited about the new leash aesthetic I’ll be releasing this weekend! Follow @collieandcorso on IG for further solstice celebration details ✨🕯️🖤🕯️✨

#collieandcorso #biothane #biothanedoggear #doggear #dogtraining #waterproofleash #dogsofbluesky #hikingwithdogs #adventuredogs #dogsofthepnw

Origin Conference 2025 - Functional Dog Collaborative Join us for the Origins Conference, a two-day event dedicated to the future of dog breeding and well-being

The Functional Dog Collaborative is proud to announce we’re having a baby!

(Okay, it’s really an online educational conference, but it feels like our baby.)

In partnership with the IAABC Foundation:
Origins Conference
April 5 & 6, 2025

Info & Registration
functionalbreeding.org/events/

Three Collie dogs are looking at the camera. On the left is a sable rough, the middle is a tricolor smooth, and the right is a tricolor rough. The one in the middle has a leaf and drool stuck across his face, but seems unphased.

It WOULD be my son with the leaf and drool across his face 🤦‍♀️

#dogsofbluesky #collie #collies #roughcollie #smoothcollie

This was one of my favorite courses I’ve ever taken. Highly recommended 🙌

Ah yes, another perfect day to set my dog up for success by reinforcing smaller approximations of an end goal behavior 🥰

#dogtraining #dogtrainer #positivereinforcement #dogsofbluesky #dogtrainingtips

Yellow square with black text says "You don't have to 'catch them in the act'" with a small logo for Kiki Yablon Dog Training

This is something that our culture doesn’t teach us about dog training, or behavior in general: You do not have to set up problem behavior to occur in order to then do something about it. Instead, you can: (1/6)

A sable smooth Collie stands in the middle of a muddy and leaf-laden trail surrounded by dark green trees. The Collie is wearing a teal colored harness with a bright, hi visibility yellow long leash attached to her.

Found myself out on a walk through the woods with a smoothie that wasn’t mine 🤔 (This is Solstice and she is such a good girl!)

#collie #smoothcollie #collieandcorso #biothane #biothanedoggear #biothaneleashes #hikingwithdogs

POV-style hand holding up various snacks ranging from chewy & fruity candy to meat sticks, both real meat and vegan options. The background is a wall of the dog training facility with a black leather-type couch against it. On the wall is a wood-burned floor to ceiling portrait of a French Bulldog.

Gotta bring goodies to reinforce my human clients for getting to training class on time! 🍬

#dogtraining #dogtrainer #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementdogtraining

A tricolor smooth Collie and black brindle Cane Corso stand side by side with their front paws up on a downed log with snow around them in the middle of the forest. The Collie sports a hi-vis orange harness and the Corso is wearing a black harness with a light blue sweater underneath.

There is 0 BioThane to be seen in this first post, but what better of a first post than the Collie and Corso behind our name?! 🐾❄️🖤 Welcome!

#collieandcorso #biothane #biothanedoggear #waterproofleashes #oregon #hikingwithdogs #pnwdogs #smoothcollie #canecorso #dogtraining