It’s been another challenging week but thankfully we have had a lot of members come to see us and use our services. We are being very careful with our common areas, practicing social distancing, and making sure we protect your health as well as our team’s health.

As I type this up, there are a couple words I am tired of hearing…. COVID 19 and SOCIAL DISTANCING. We need to be smart but I am tired of all the negativity. Don’t get me wrong, this is a very serious issue and everyone’s health is very important. I have the attitude that I am killing negativity with positivity. Each day when I wake up I appreciate five things. When you start your day off being positive I have noticed I show up better at work, with family, and when visiting with customers.

Personally, I am not going to dwell on the negative effects of this virus. My five positive appreciations today are:
1.) Family time- I have been able to spend more time with my family getting away from the “busyness” of life.
2.) We are able to still operate and provide a service that encourages “social distancing”. We aren’t able to host our larger corporate groups but we have been blessed to host a lot of our members and provide them a place to get outdoors, exercise, and enjoy Mother Nature.
3.) Accountability- I have a few accountability groups that I report to daily and being an athlete for 20 years of my life has taught me to welcome accountability in all areas of my life.
4.) I appreciate the Owner of PB Lynden Tennison- along with hundreds of thousands of other business managers, I am carrying a lot of weight and I appreciate the way Lynden is handling this trying time. Lynden could have had me shut the doors and minimize all additional expenses but instead he wants to keep operating and keep pressing forward.
5.) Our PB Staff- I appreciate my staff and my family often in my daily appreciations. Without the staff, we wouldn’t be the great place PB is. They do a lot to go above and beyond to accomplish that. Operating during this time requires a lot of extra cleanliness, off the clock hours, and extra positivity. Our staff has been very positive during this tough time and I’m very thankful for them!

I wanted to touch a little on dog training. Now is the perfect time to get your dog trained! We offer gun dog training, obedience training, and socialization. My children wanted to do a quick commercial for their socialization. See the video here. 

I need to teach the kids a little more about the commands and consistency but they have truly loved being at home and they are socializing dogs daily as part of their homeschooling. If you have any interest in having our professional dog trainers, Chris and Chuck, train your companion, please reach out as soon as possible as we have just a few spots left for April-May. Training is defined as, “the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior.” Repetition and consistency is very important in training. If your dog is not responding well to training, 90% of the time, it’s the trainer. Dogs learn and respond differently than humans- they don’t reason as well as humans so it’s very important that you are consistent and provide ample repetitions for a behavior or action. When training dogs, it only takes around 100 repetitions to make a fresh habit but around 800-1,000 reps to break a bad habit, so it’s important do it right the first time.