lady priscilla method
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This CGC Advanced story starts with a water break, a seatbelt boop, and a dog who knows exactly what matters most. She didn’t want water. Not until the seatbelt clicked. We had just pulled over after CGC-A class. I gave her a nice sniff walk, got her back in the car, and offered the water…
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Like Barbra Streisand in the movie Yentl, Lady Priscilla stepped carefully, nose lifted to catch the wind. The air smelled like everything she’d never known—salt and distance and sky. Her paws shifted in the sand, testing the give beneath her toes. One small shell crunched. She paused, curious, uncertain, breathing in long and slow like…
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Sometimes, when Lady Priscilla flops into a Lay (our cue for “down”) with too much flair or strings together a combo of tricks no one asked for, we catch ourselves grinning. It’s not disobedience… not really. It’s declaration. Like Haley in the Stick It movie, she’s showing us she knows the rules well enough to…
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How a variation on the Maslow hierarchy for dogs grounds the Method in science When Lady Priscilla first joined our family, she didn’t know how to feel safe, let alone thrive. She flinched at the gentlest touch, avoided eye contact, and curled into herself like she was trying to disappear. Today, she’s a confident service…
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The Lady Priscilla Method began the day we brought home a Dutch Shepherd who didn’t know how to feel safe. We weren’t trying to invent anything. We were just two people standing in front of a shelter kennel, staring into pleading eyes, and wondering, “What now?” Lady Priscilla didn’t arrive with confidence. She arrived as…
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Lady Priscilla completes her canine good citizen test — the AKC’s first step toward becoming a trusted public companion. We’ll walk you through how it went. If you’re just joining her CGC training arc, start with Five Feet, Four Dogs, where her breakthrough moment in class changed everything. It didn’t feel like a test. Not…
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People often ask, “How do dogs show affection?” The answers are as varied as the dogs themselves. Some lean. Some lick. Some follow you from room to room. In our home? My dog hugs me. Most people will tell you dogs don’t like hugs. Especially not dogs with trauma histories. Hugs, after all, mimic restraint…
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Some dogs grow up too fast. But what if they get a second chance to grow up again—this time with joy? A happy puppyhood for rescue dogs is possible, even when they’re already grown. Lady Priscilla didn’t come to us as a floppy-eared baby with a waggy tail and a teething ring. She was two…
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Lady Priscilla Earns Her AKC Trick Novice Dog Title and Conquers the Tunnel We weren’t expecting a breakthrough. Honestly, we thought it would just be a solid private lesson: some confidence-building, a few laughs, maybe a little agility. But in 30 minutes, Lady Priscilla didn’t just meet expectations—she shattered them. First came the tricks. Jenny,…
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When we first brought Lady Priscilla home, the shelter described her as “shy but sweet.” That was accurate. What we didn’t realize—what we couldn’t have realized—was how deeply shut down she truly was, or how much patience rescue dog recovery would require. She spent the entire ride home curled into a tight ball in the…