Meet Circus Stella's Rescue Dogs!

Our pack of performing pups includes Stella, Adrian, Louise, Mabel & Clarice. They are first and foremorel our pets and beloved family members. They also get to work alongside us as we flip and fly on down the road touring our family circus show.

Photo by Emily Breeden of Paws, Pose & Play

This year we'll be at the Jefferson County Fair in Brookville, Pennsylvania for the first time, and their savvy social media director requested a video. Together we decided a video featuring our K9 companions would be the most fun, so without further ado, I present to you...The Circus Stella Dogs!

Thanks so much for watching! 

Let me tell you a little bit about our girls, because of course they all happen to be girls (poor Dextre!) and what their lives are like.

Our dogs get to spend a lot of time with us, whether that be hiking in the woods, cuddling on the sofa, or performing in the show. They're pack animals and like to stick together, which is great because one of the original reasons they ended up in the show in the first place was a desire to have them backstage with us. So that worked out awesome.

Mabel and I backstage at the Pickle Festival 2017

Dextre does most of our dog training. He uses positive reinforcement to reward sought after behaviors and will just ignore and quickly move on from incorrect behaviors. It's more complicated than that. Someday I will do a whole post on training and the resources and programs Dextre used to gain his expertise.

Our dogs LOVE training. In fact, I think they like it even more than performing. It's really fun for them. They love to use their minds, solve puzzles, and display their physicality. Not to mention the chicken. They also love the chicken.

Adrian can ignore a false cue to begin and wait for the real one...in style!

We use these training treats in this type of baggie you can clip on to your belt. During the show we usually use chicken, and once in a while, all beef hotdogs! Dextre recommends this book for basic training.

Louise walks across two boards at Spay It Forward's annual fundraiser.

I'm hoping to make a few training videos in the future, so stay tuned if you want to have some fun with your dog!

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