Franky’s Walk and Train

10/31/2025

🔎Donations Needed: Large, XL & XXL Wire Dog Kennels 🐾

Thanks to several amazing new (and returning!) fosters joining our Paws Crossed family this year, we’ve been able to move more dogs from the shelter into loving homes while they wait for their furever families. 💕

Crates are a big part of helping our dogs succeed in foster care — keeping them safe and giving them a quiet space to relax as they adjust to home life. But with so many dogs heading to foster, our stock of larger kennels has run low.

If you have a large wire kennel you’re no longer using, we’d be so grateful for the donation! They can be dropped off directly at the shelter. Every crate helps another dog take that next step toward home. 🐶💖

10/28/2025

These two dogs in Minnesota had been in a cycle of fights that left their owner feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward.

Even though I’m in Brandon and we couldn’t meet in person, I offered to help virtually — using cameras and video calls to observe their day-to-day interactions.

Instead of keeping them separated, we focused on rebuilding trust and neutrality. The goal wasn’t just to prevent conflict, but to teach them that they’re on the same team. That meant fulfilling each dog individually, asserting calm leadership, and giving them structured opportunities to exist together again — walking, playing, or just being in shared space under guidance.

The first big win? Both dogs were able to rest next to each other calmly — not perfect, but a huge step forward for dogs that once couldn’t share space without tension.

Real behavioral change isn’t instant. It’s built one calm, cooperative moment at a time.

10/27/2025

Choosing a trainer? Don’t overthink it. Watch the dog. Their attitude during training will tell you more than any words or credentials ever could.

10/26/2025

Where others see simple obedience between play, I see chances to strengthen the bond, build cooperation, and establish clear leadership! 🤘

10/26/2025

Moving the training up another level 💪🔥

🐶 If you love dogs, this could be the most impactful message you ever read 🐶

For years, the rescue and shelter dog industry has faced significant issues.

Overcrowded shelters, unadopted dogs, and staff burnout.

These problems have become so persistent that most people just accepted it as the norm.

Training Without Conflict® Expert Trainer Dylan Jones refused to accept this and set a path to not only challenge, but begin to solve these once-thought impossible cases.

Through the knowledge gained through the Training Without Conflict® Program, Dylan has created a program that will revolutionize the rescue and shelter dog industry.

By utilizing PLAY, Dylan has been able to save countless dogs and allow them to thrive in homes with happy and loving families.

The techniques and methods he shares not only save dogs, but also reinvigorate trainers and owners who felt trapped by an endless cycle of dogs who could not make progress.

We are happy to share that these methods are now available in video form in the Training Without Conflict Academy!

A few months ago, Dylan presented a unique workshop where he discussed many of the cases that have allowed him to see success with rehabilitating dogs.

He not only shared cases he's done in the past, but he also worked live in person with 4 dogs and showed everyone in attendance how drastic progress can be made in short time.

One of the dogs there, ironically named Lucky, was thought to be potentially aggressive and incapable of play.

He had been in the shelter for an extremely long time and had no potential adopters in sight...

After he worked with Dylan at this workshop, Lucky not only played, but absolutely LOVED it!

Lucky's trainer from the shelter returned home and shared the concepts and techniques she learned from Dylan's workshop and Lucky was able to play and communicate with more and more staff and people.

Because of this newfound ability to cooperate and communicate, Lucky was adopted shortly after Dylan's workshop.

This extremely powerful information is now available for a very limited time and we are offering it at a discounted price of $197 (regular price $497).

We cant wait to see what trainers and shelters do with these techniques and concepts.

Now that we have the knowledge we can challenge ourselves to answer an extremely important question...

How many dogs can we save?

10/21/2025

Sometimes, the best training isn’t about commands or structure — it’s about connection. Today, Maya found courage through comfort. Surrounded by her foster family, she learned that the world isn’t so scary after all. ❤️🐾

Reminder! Maya is adoptable through Paws Crossed Animal Shelter & Adoption Centre

10/20/2025

Once you really understand that a dog’s emotional state drives almost every behavior, everything starts to fall into place. Obedience has its place, but if you’re not addressing the dog’s emotions — how they feel — you’re not changing how they behave. Give a dog a reason to think differently, and the behavior follows.

10/20/2025

Final session for Enzo! From learning the basics with his toy to confidently working around other dogs, he’s made such amazing progress. Today we challenged him with distractions, worked his heel, and practiced impulse control with recalls before grabbing the toy.

This is just a few highlights of our incredible session today. I’m extremely proud of this team — the consistency, time, and effort they’ve put in have really paid off. Watching Enzo’s transformation has been such a rewarding journey ❤️