Fall Line Dog Training

08/07/2023

Lucky working on his skills in the face of a pretty big distraction - our dog training cat, Bax. Lucky lives with two kitty siblings, so good behavior around cats is super important!

07/29/2023

Saturn wants me to tell you all how unimpressed she is with all this rain. Saturn is hanging out with us for a few days while her person is out of town! Ask us about exclusive client boarding!

07/23/2023

Hey everyone! Just a couple of quick notes for August!

We are taking August OFF to spend time with family as well as rest so we can continue to provide the best service to you and your families. We will pick back up with our schedule in September.

We have TWO boarding spots available for the first week in September!

Thanks for your patience and continued support!

06/27/2023

It’s that time again, so here’s your twice-yearly reminder that:

1. You should never bring your dog out to see fireworks. Seriously. Don’t do it. I go out of my way to desensitize my dogs to loud noises including gunfire for the sports we do, and I still don’t risk it.

2. If your dog already has issues with fireworks, the time to go talk to your vet about that is now. Like, today. 🙂

Here’s a great article on puppies and fireworks from one of my favorite online resources.

Fireworks and Dogs. Fireworks can screw up a dog faster than anything.Everybody needs to be careful with fireworks around their young dogs and older dogs that have not been properly conditioned to gunfire. Fireworks are unnatural. You don't have a lot of control over when or where the noise happens....

06/27/2023

Buddy Bootcamp pup Addie!

06/26/2023

Keowee is hanging out with us for boarding while her humans travel! She’s having more fun than her face suggests, I promise.

06/17/2023

June group class is a wrap! Thanks to all who came out!

06/05/2023

Hey everyone! Just wanted to post a few updates for some things we have going on!

🤎Our next group class for existing clients is going to be held on Saturday, June 17th at 12pm. This class is open to any of our existing clients whose dogs are at least leash-trained and comfortable in public. Please bring your dog's tools and have high-value treats that your dog likes and will eat in public. Remember, no on-leash meetings! Please comment below if you plan to come! We'll update with the location as soon as we have an idea of how many people are planning on making it out.

🤎Along with boarding, we are going to start transitioning away from our current lesson-only format and start offering board and trains again. This will not affect anyone currently enrolled in lessons and we will still offer a lesson-based program, but it will have a smaller travel radius than our currently enrolled students enjoy. Unfortunately the driving is just taking its toll and our trainer really needs to be able to spend more time with family.

🤎We have always offered this but never really publicly advertised it, but we are going to begin offering a puppy selecting/raising service in earnest. Stay tuned for details!

As always, thanks so much for your support! Your business keeps us going, and we love seeing your smiling faces and your pups' wagging tails!

06/02/2023

We are officially open for client boarding again! Contact us for details! Limited availability.

06/02/2023

Keowee and Lindsay working on real-life skills!

05/24/2023

Due to an increase in recent late cancellations and no-shows, we unfortunately will have to begin a policy of charging $25 for cancellations or no-shows made less than 24 hours before your appointment time. More than two no-shows or late cancels will result in your access to our scheduling system being removed. Once this happens, you will need to reach out to us at 478-227-0484 to schedule your future appointments. Fees must be paid at least 24 hours prior to your next appointment or that appointment be canceled as well.

Missed appointments take away opportunities for other clients and cost us time and money. Thank you for your understanding!

05/20/2023

Working on distractions this morning with Arnie and Andrea!

04/24/2023

I used to joke about giving people gold stars for doing well with their homework, in lessons, or good choices. Now it’s not a joke anymore! Okay, maybe it still kind of is, but you will actually get stickers now if you want one.

12/30/2022

Still under the weather here, but taking a moment to speak about something extremely important that should probably be done twice a year at least.

Please, please, please do not take your dog out to see fireworks. Please. The majority of pets are lost in the United States on days that coincide with heavy fireworks usage.

Keep your pets safely secured indoors, with secure collar tags. Consider having them microchipped if they aren’t already

Our dogs are properly introduced to loud noises to include fireworks. We still don’t risk it, because our furry friends are much too important to us.

If you’re interested in ways to prepare your dogs for the NEXT holiday with fireworks, feel free to ask us at your next regularly scheduled lesson.

12/27/2022

We’re running a little behind on responding to forms due to personal illness, but will hopefully be back to normal capacity soon.

Thanks for the support through the last year, and hope everyone had a great holiday season!

12/13/2022

Tried to get a nice photo of Max while I was visiting with him and his family the other day, but he was feeling camera shy I guess.

12/10/2022

Adventures with friends! Bustelo and Fig and our Shoresy and V***n enjoyed a fun hike in Macon today. Trained dogs have more fun!

📸: Serenity K9

11/25/2022

Scrappy and his humans Lindsay and Andrew, working on “down” out in a public setting. Scrappy is one of the happiest little guys I’ve ever met and he’s a joy to work with, and so are his people!

Want to be able to trust your dog not to embarrass you at the park? Like the idea of not having a dog trying to steal your cousin’s plate at Christmas? It’s not too late! Reach out to us today to find out how!

11/16/2022

A lot of folks worry about training their dogs because they don’t want to “turn them into a robot,” “take away their freedom,” or “make them miserable with control.”

This is so far from the truth. Trained dogs have more fun, because their people can trust them to make good decisions.

We started working with Jay and Saturn when Saturn was just a puppy, and we started working with Koa, Kai, and their family a few months after. Today, all three dogs joined two of ours - V***n and Shoresy - to play in the park off-leash.

It’s more doable than you think! If off-leash play dates with dog friends sounds like a great time to you, reach out and we’ll show you how!

11/11/2022

Charlie and his humans Heather and Elise enjoying a beautiful day on the trail! Charlie is a youngster and full of energy, so fun walks out in nature are right up his alley. Thanks to training, Heather and Elise can enjoy time with their pup without worrying about whether or not he’ll listen and be respectful when they see other folks out on the trail. Good job guys!

11/01/2022

Baby Hank working on confidence building! He’s more excited than he looks, I promise. His mom Andrea started with our Well-Mannered Buddy and has now upgraded both her dogs to our Adventure Buddy program.

10/25/2022

Adventure Buddy Jude showing off his climbing skills!

09/02/2022

Hi everyone! We’re currently out of town at a Protection Sports Association competition! We’ll pick back up with responding to your inquiries next week when we’re home. Thanks for your support!

📸: Black Dog Imagery STL; Courtney and her dog V***n at a mock trial earlier this year

08/26/2022

Happy national dog day! Drop your favorite photo of your pup in the comments!

08/14/2022

Client dogs Kai and Koa working on focusing on their people in public!

07/14/2022

Introducing Shoresy, the newest member of the Fall Line Dog Training team. Shoresy is a 9 week old black Labrador from and we couldn’t be more pleased with him. If you need a solid field lab, Blackfoot’s program is top notch. Shoresy will be in training for hunt tests, obedience, agility, and more!

05/17/2022

05/17/2022

Valkyrie's Myrrdin Wyllt CGC
March 10, 2010 - May 15, 2022
💙💙💙

05/06/2022

Due to personal illness, response time on forms is delayed. We will catch back up to everyone as soon as possible. If you haven’t heard back by the 17th, feel free to resend your form. Thanks for your continued patience!

02/20/2022

Shep enjoying some good quality country smells this morning. Shep was one of our first clients and we’ve known him most of his life. He’s also off-leash trained and doesn’t really need a long line for backup anymore, but we always add the extra step for peace of mind with client dogs.