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Join our brand-new 6-walk socialization package!🌟 Early Bird Price: $450 (reg. $495)What’s Included:✔️ 6 monthly group p...
22/06/2025

Join our brand-new 6-walk socialization package!

🌟 Early Bird Price: $450 (reg. $495)

What’s Included:
✔️ 6 monthly group pack walks (you pick which ones!)
✔️ Curated outdoor locations across the Lower Mainland
✔️ Small group setting for real-world training & socialization
✔️ Hands-on guidance from Kelly & her dogs (Cooper, Boogie, Wall-E & more!)
✔️ Ongoing support, structure & fun!

🗓️ Walks run every second Sunday @ 11am
📍 Limited spots available — reserve early!

🎟️ DM us or click the link in bio to grab your Early Bird spot!

Everybody say hello again to Michi who had his third session out of his five package training program with Kelly. Owner ...
21/06/2025

Everybody say hello again to Michi who had his third session out of his five package training program with Kelly.

Owner concerns: Dog reactivity, Human reactivity, Leash manners, Socialization

How it started: Michi is a very typical stubborn and independent Shiba Inu and he was running his parents and his home. He was given way too much freedom and zero accountability for lack of respect and compliance to house rules or direction. They were using a harness that was far too big and giving them almost zero control and communication.

What we did: adding some more tools to the toolbox in the form of a slip lead as a house leash and a prong collar for walks with a much smaller, thinner and lighter leash.
We created more structure in the home and started implementing protocols for guests arrival to show him how to appropriately engage.
We also did some controlled situations outside with other dogs to practice handler leadership skills and direction and times of close to or overthreshold.

How it's going: Today we started with practicing door protocol before moving on to some great engagement and confidence and building indoor games for mental stimulation. We then headed outside to practice leash manners with and without triggers.

Stay tuned: between now and next session Michi is off the couch and going to be utilizing his new crate on the main floor more often.

In honor of Bogey and the drain tube he's currently rocking because he can't avoid any sort of conflict without jumping ...
21/06/2025

In honor of Bogey and the drain tube he's currently rocking because he can't avoid any sort of conflict without jumping in like a tag team wrestler from the top rope, we thought a Jack Russell joke would be appropriate 🤣

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Everyone say hello to Athena who had her initial assessment with Kelly this morning. Owner concerns: dog reactivity Our ...
20/06/2025

Everyone say hello to Athena who had her initial assessment with Kelly this morning.

Owner concerns: dog reactivity

Our assessment: Athena Is a 1-year-old Dogo Argentino and lives with an older dogo bully mix with her family in a fairly busy Vancouver neighborhood.
She started developing reactivity around 4 months old and due to her size and mom's inability to control her, they have completely stayed away from other dogs since.
She is currently using a slip chain for walks but struggling greatly especially when dogs are present.
She brought Athena out front to meet me, which I think is a great idea with a Dogo because they are naturally very protective breeds and wary of strangers. Once Athena knew I was okay, she was in my lap licking my face constantly, which while cute, is also not appropriate behavior.
I was happy to see that there were crates for both dogs, all day they were only used at night and when they left the house.
When we went outside for a walk with no stimulation, mom was giving her no direction and there was no handler relevancy. Of course we talked about how that was important as she certainly wasn't going to develop those things when triggers came out if they weren't there for the foundation of a walk.
When I brought out Cooper she put on quite the production, it seemed all of the feelings combined; frustration, excitement and fear and being her size and the noises dogo's make it was not a cute look especially because Mom was really struggling to control her.
While I rarely switch tools at an assessment, I knew that a prong collar was going to be a much better tool to help Mom control and communicate with her and safer for Athena. We sized a 3 mm with Katie's buckle and then did another pass with Cooper and Mom was absolutely shocked at how much easier it was to handle her - which is the whole point.

Stay tuned: I told Mom to create some more structure, rules and boundaries inside the home and on walks. She's also to create a standard protocol for guests arrival and she will be using the new tool paired with a custom order .collective leash she will be ordering.

Five package training program coming down the pipeline!

If everyone say hey to Black Bean again who just had his second canine cognitive behavioral therapy session again with M...
20/06/2025

If everyone say hey to Black Bean again who just had his second canine cognitive behavioral therapy session again with Mais

Owner concerns: human reactivity

Background : Black Bean, cattle dog, shepherd, boxer, lab rescue 3y. basically has four humans in his life. His mom, dad, one family, friend, and Kelly when he boarded with her. Bite History

How’s is it going? During our first session, Black Bean barked and lunged aggressively at me in the backyard and was not tolerant whatsoever of me being there.

This session there was a huge shift in energy. He came out of the house on lead jacked, but only had a few barks and settled quickly. We went for a short walk to neutralize. Then came back to the home and I was totally able to be in the backyard within a 2 foot proximity and he decided to lay down on the grass 🤸🤸

I was even able to sneak in too quick pets on the walk. We were not sure if he thought it was Mom or me, but we snuck them in anyways 🖤 that was pushing it enough for mom and dad and we are finished on a good note

Check out stories for details

I equipped mom and dad with some new techniques to move things forward and they have their homework to practice greetings at easy times with people he likes and then move it forward to more difficult.

This is moving very fast because mom and dad are very dedicated and happy doing their homework. Plus they know how to read their dog.

Yes, there was some welling up of the eyes in the session.

More work to be done stay tuned for his progress.

What is your dogs ideal weight? See chart above for some general information. Check with your vet if concerned. Although...
19/06/2025

What is your dogs ideal weight?

See chart above for some general information. Check with your vet if concerned.

Although it can vary by breed, you basically want your dog to have a visible waist I can feel the ribs, but they’re not visible.

Why is it important? Health of course. Same as humans, good food, exercise, and a healthy weight allows you to enjoy life and promotes longevity. 🩵🧡💛

Be mindful of too many treetos. Love them with affection, and attention.

See what I’m working on with Cypress and stories today .

Say hey to Riley who just finished his third cognitive behavioral therapy session with Mais - Rye Guy is almost ready fo...
19/06/2025

Say hey to Riley who just finished his third cognitive behavioral therapy session with Mais - Rye Guy is almost ready for Pack Walks with Kelly!

Owner concerns: dog reactivity, human reactivity, leash manners

How is going? We got off to an amazing start when Riley responded quickly to the platform exercises. Then we plateaued, or try to advance too quickly to situations he was not quite emotionally ready for yet. After troubleshooting, Mom’s hard work, dedication, practicing and doing her homework. He did amazing in park that was medium saturation last night! Great job, kiddo. You did amazing with the tennis players, the bike riders, and most of the dogs except for those fluffy fast moving ones. Mom is now equipped with the tools, and can practice and advance on her own to get ready for a van full of dogs of all sorts, - a.k.a. The Pack and Kelly 💫 watch for them in July!

JIMMY IS ADOPTED!! 🥳 Aftee we got him back from the horrendous conditions he was in, so many people came together to hel...
18/06/2025

JIMMY IS ADOPTED!! 🥳

Aftee we got him back from the horrendous conditions he was in, so many people came together to help him get back on his feet mentally, physically and emotionally. Not only us, but .shey_west.coast (.by.brixton ) and his long term fosters who worked so hard on his training and . They loved him so much in the months he was with them.and provide such a safe and structured environment for him to thrive alongside their dog Grecko, who's also a dog.

Mom has graduated university and the two of them have a long and happy life ahead ❤️ 🐾

THANK YOU Dr. Melanie Uhde 👏🏼 FINALLY a PhD holding scientist and trainer calling out the bu****it peddled by the FF/R+...
18/06/2025

THANK YOU Dr. Melanie Uhde 👏🏼

FINALLY a PhD holding scientist and trainer calling out the bu****it peddled by the FF/R+ community.

Science is based on asking questions, tearing down and breaking apart theories, changing opinion with new information and most importantly being UNBIASED.

When these so-called studies done on "aversives" and tools are paid for by the organizations with an agenda, conducted by scientists with no experience with not only the tools being tested but dog training in general while not conducted to true scientific protocols and standards, they cannot be used as examples.of evidence.

Many don't know that I am actually a biochemistry major, yes it was just a bachelors degree and yes it was a million years ago, but I know how to conduct a scientific experiment by definition and I know how to read a scientific study - because I took classes to do so. These people trying to pass surveys and opinions off as true science are lying to you, and are doing so because they have an agenda based on their feelings not fact.

Once again we will remind everyone that THERE IS ZERO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SHOWING THE USE OF CORRECTIONS AND TOOLS - LIKE PRONG COLLARS AND ECOLLARS - CAUSE ANY HARM TO YOUR DOG IN THE SHORT AND LONG RUN and in fact most rod the time produce faster, long lasting results in dog training when used appropriately and correctly.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk 😁

Say hello again to Luca Dogo Argentina/Cane Corso cross rescued by a couple of weeks ago and placed with a wonderful fo...
18/06/2025

Say hello again to Luca Dogo Argentina/Cane Corso cross rescued by a couple of weeks ago and placed with a wonderful foster ⭐️

The Pack of course wants to set him up for success with some training, to ensure he gets off to a great foundational start in life. Especially important for the breed. 👍👍👍

We sent our puppy specialist Mais from out free of charge for a session to help him forward to the straight and narrow. She will be helping out when needed, however Foster’s mom cecelia is doing a fabulous job!



check out stories for the fabulous job Foster mom Cecelia is doing !

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How Kelly became the Crazy Dog Lady

Kelly has always had a love for dogs, and grew up in a household where she had four that were her best friends. After she graduated with a biochemistry degree from California State University at Fullerton, she moved to Washington state where her love for pitbulls began. She started PB and Chi Dog Rescue Society in 2012 and worked hands on with over 500 dogs and felt rescue dogs was her true calling. Seeing the issues the dogs coming out of the shelters had, she got her certification in dog training and started working hands on with the reactive and unsocialized ones in particular as there was so little training willing and able of working with them. Through the course of her rescue and training experience, she built a pack of her own dogs that she worked diligently to balance and work together in harmony. She now uses her own skills, along with those of her ten pack, to help dogs and families all over the lower mainland to find their family harmony too. She always says “whatever your issue, I have a dog for that!”