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As featured in Local Umbrella April 2021

How one rescue dog started EZ Pups

In 2021, Local Umbrella asked to feature Davin. Families still tell us how much they loved reading it, so here it is, just as it ran in print.

The short version

  • Davin grew up with a black lab named Lilo, fell for the Belgian Malinois, and volunteered as a "decoy" with the Oceanside Working Dogs Club.
  • He saved Declan, a Malinois who'd been adopted once and sent back, with less than a day before he'd be put down. Declan became the first of many foster dogs.
  • Angelee, Davin's friend since grade school, got hooked on training Declan too.
  • Davin's training videos had friends and strangers asking, "Can you please help me with my dog?" That's how EZ Pups began.
  • His advice then is how we still work: be consistent, make training worth it for the dog, and never punish a dog for something it doesn't understand yet.
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Build a better relationship with your dog through communication

By Henri Migala. Local Umbrella, April 2021 (Volume 6, Issue 4), pages 20–21.

Page 20 of the April 2021 Local Umbrella feature: Davin, kneeling on a turf field, laughing as Declan the Malinois jumps up to greet him, above the headline "Build a better relationship with your dog through communication" and the start of the article
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Page 21 of the April 2021 Local Umbrella feature: Declan curled up on a large stuffed animal, Davin's advice on choosing a dog, puppies, fear, crate training and consistency, and a photo of Davin with a German Shepherd
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Reproduced from Local Umbrella (LocalUmbrellaNews.com), April 2021. Story by Henri Migala. This ran in 2021, and a few details have changed since. How we train today »

Since then

Same idea, bigger crew

Declan's story turned into a family-run crew of 11 and more than 100 reviews on Google. Dogs now move in with us for 4, 6 or 11 weeks of board and train.

The basics haven't changed: be consistent, make training worth it for the dog, and never punish a dog for something it doesn't understand yet.

How we train today »Our methods and tools, and how we decide what fits your dog. Board and train »What the stay is like, what's included and what it costs. Meet the crew »The people who'll know your dog by name.

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  • Hear what's going on, in as much detail as you've got
  • Tell you which program fits your dog, or if something else would work better
  • Walk you through exactly how we'd train your dog
  • Give you the price and answer every "what if"

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