The Loyal Canine

The Loyal Canine Bridging the communication gap between humans and their dogs

Dogs are amazing creatures! 🥰😳
11/25/2025

Dogs are amazing creatures! 🥰😳

Fubar loves his kiddo, and we use walking to the 🚌🛑 as a training opportunity to work on loose leash walking and an off ...
11/21/2025

Fubar loves his kiddo, and we use walking to the 🚌🛑 as a training opportunity to work on loose leash walking and an off switch while we wait for her to come home from school.

Turn everyday activities into training opportunities, and soon they will no longer be training, but a way of life 😁

❓How long does it take❓❓How much does it cost❓❓Can you guarantee success❓These are questions we get with almost every si...
11/20/2025

❓How long does it take❓
❓How much does it cost❓
❓Can you guarantee success❓

These are questions we get with almost every single phone call.

Our trainer chats with (human) personal trainer this evening about what makes a training program successful, and what our roles are as coaches, both human and canine.

Have you worked with a personal trainer before? Have you worked with a dog trainer before?
Be sure to join us this evening and share your thoughts and experiences.

⏰ Tune in tonight, November 20, at 6:00 PM to IG Live

11/20/2025

Don’t miss our live on IG tomorrow at 6pm. When I have a discussion with my (human) personal trainer about the success of training programs, guarantees, and quick fixes in both the human and the dog world!

11/19/2025

Had an important conversation with my trainer at the gym this morning. and I were talking about training programs, and the likelihood of success. This is a conversation I have on the regular with my dog training clients.

I know lots of you guys have used coaches or trainers in some capacity in fitness/sports, and have likely had similar conversations.

Drop an emoji in the comments if you’ve ever had a coach, for fitness or for your dog. I’ll post a little later today the details of our conversation in a follow up reel.

11/18/2025

🦃🐾 Thanksgiving Foods Your Dog Can & Cannot Eat 🐾🦃

From all of us at TLC Dog Training, here’s a quick guide to keep your pups safe this Thanksgiving:

✅ OK in Small Amounts (Plain & Unseasoned):

🍗 Turkey meat – plain, cooked, no skin, no bones

🥕 Carrots – cooked or raw, no butter or seasoning

🥦 Green beans – plain only (no casserole, onions, or creamy sauce)

🍠 Sweet potatoes – plain, cooked, no sugar, marshmallows, or spices

🎃 Pumpkin – plain, cooked or canned (NOT pumpkin pie filling)

❌ Do NOT Feed Your Dog:

🍖 Turkey bones or skin – can cause choking, blockages, and pancreatitis

🧅 Stuffing – often contains onions, garlic, and too much salt

🥧 Pumpkin pie, pecan pie & desserts – sugar, spices, fat & sometimes xylitol

🍇 Grapes & raisins – toxic, can cause kidney failure

🍫 Chocolate – toxic, especially dark chocolate

🍷 Alcohol – very dangerous, never okay

🧂 Rich, fatty foods (gravy, buttery dishes, casseroles) – hard on their stomach and pancreas

If you’d like to share a taste of the holiday with your dog, keep it simple, plain, and in small portions. When in doubt, leave it out and stick to their regular food or dog-safe treats. 💛

Drop a photo of your pup in the comments enjoying a safe Thanksgiving snack! 🐶📸
— TLC Dog Training 🐾

“Ma, why are you making me do this pet dog s**t. I wanna bite some stuff” Fu is learning to find that work/life balance ...
11/13/2025

“Ma, why are you making me do this pet dog s**t. I wanna bite some stuff”

Fu is learning to find that work/life balance ⚖️

Living in the country with big fields to run in has its perks, but the pups still need to know what it’s like to go into regular society. That means taking trips into town and seeing sidewalks and foot traffic.

These trips are not just to work on obedience, but exposure to different sights, sounds, smells, environments, and pictures. Even dogs from the best breedings, with solid genetics and temperament, can be freaked out, overwhelmed, and shut down in such a drastic change of environment if they are not property exposed early on.

Fu’s biggest challenge today…puffy jackets and sweatshirts 🚫🟰 bite equipment 😅

🎓 S.T.A.R. Puppy Graduation! 🎓👏 Congrats to our newest group of graduates and another round of well behaved pups 🐶 These...
11/11/2025

🎓 S.T.A.R. Puppy Graduation! 🎓

👏 Congrats to our newest group of graduates and another round of well behaved pups 🐶

These pups have a good foundation of skills under their belts, and are on to prepping for the CGC.

👀 Keep an eye out for our next puppy class!

Happy Veterans Day to all of those who served both 2 legged and 4. We’re thankful for the years that dedicated to prote...
11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all of those who served both 2 legged and 4.

We’re thankful for the years that dedicated to protecting our country, and now the continued years of helping owners and their dogs.

Say Hello to Ruffles!Ruffles is looking for her forever family, while staying with us in our Raise and Train program. We...
07/21/2025

Say Hello to Ruffles!

Ruffles is looking for her forever family, while staying with us in our Raise and Train program. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks getting to know her, and working on confidence building and social skills, and now it’s time to get to work on her obedience.

If you’d like more info on Ruffles, you can contact us or her breeder, Fortuna Farms

And be sure to follow along for her training videos!

What her breeder has to say:

🐾 Ruffles is a five month old, bilateral hearing, female puppy out of health tested, champion parents with EXTENSIVE and IMPRESSIVE show careers. With a pedigree full of the names we know and love, and a super affectionate and willing demeanor, this little lady is ready to make you fall in love.

🎾 Ruffles expected adult size is 50 lbs and 21” tall.
Dalmatians are a highly intelligent, highly active breed with specific dietary needs. Ruffles will NOT thrive in an environment that does not prioritize enrichment and ongoing socialization and training. When her previous committed family opted for a major downsizing into big city apartment for a new job opportunity, we knew Ruffles was better off waiting for the next right thing.

🐶 Ruffles is good with children, other dogs, and cats. She is UTD on all age appropriate vaccines and deworming.

👀 So... whats the catch? No catch! Ruffles Is a well bred, well socialized, well trained, older puppy with additional training skills, additional vetting, and additional adoption incentive perks for NO additional cost.

🥰 As preservation breeders, we live for our dogs, NOT off of them, and we are proud to offer Ruffles to the public at this time.

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07/15/2025

We’re hanging out at today from 5-8

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25755 Tilly Hawk Lane
Brooksville, FL
34602

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Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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Who Is The Loyal Canine?

Kim Brewer and Lewis Collins have both had a passion for dogs their entire lives, and have worked with dogs in different aspects for many years. Then they came together, learned from each other, and formed TLC Dog Training.

Kim is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences, and a certified Professional Dog Trainer from the Tom Rose School for Professional Dog Trainers in St. Louis, Missouri. For over 10 years, Kim has worked at boarding/daycare facilities, Humane Societies, and as a Bed Bug Detection Dog Trainer. After completing the Professionals and Masters programs at the Tom Rose School, she worked for a prominent training facility in St. Louis. In moving to Florida, she worked with her former classmate for over a year, training with his in home pet training company. Kim is currently competing with her dogs in AKC obedience and the sport of Schutzhund. She continues to add to her training toolbox by attending classes/seminars, and working with and learning from many of the best dog trainers and behavior specialists in the world.

Lewis has recently retired from the Air Force, where he was a Military Working Dog Trainer/Kennel Master for a majority of his career. While in the military, he acquired a variety of different certifications, specializing in scent detection and protection work. After several years and deployments as a K9 handler, he began training new dogs and handlers, working his way up to Kennel Master. During his last year in the military, he began training with Kim, and learning to apply his military dog training knowledge to the pet world. Upon retirement, he continued to work with Kim, and began training with their company. He is currently training his puppy, Ziva, with the goal of obedience competitions in her future. He continues to build on his training foundation by working with some of the top dog trainers/competitors in the world, and attending training seminars.

After working together for several months, Kim and Lewis decided to form a business of their own, focusing on personalized training to meet the needs of the individual dogs and their owners. From puppy imprinting, to behavior modification/problem solving, to advanced obedience, TLC Dog Training strives to maximize the relationship and communication between a human and their dog.