Raising Pawtential

10/19/2025

Tali made her first non-housemate friend with Strider the other day! She gets scared seeing other dogs on walks. Strider did an excellent job letting her approach him and giving her space when she needed. He gave her lots of play bows during the walk, telling her he wasn’t a threat and they could have lots of fun together. They had some off-leash time in her yard afterwards and Tali kept trying to play with him!

It is one of my greatest joys as a trainer to help fearful dogs come out of their shell. Some puppies are already fearful when they go home at 8-12 weeks old, like Tali. With early intervention, many of these puppies can learn the world isn’t such a big, scary place and start making new friends!

09/09/2025

Oliver wants to remind everyone that some dogs get hot very easily and need breaks in the shade on walks. It was about 70F on our training walk yesterday. After 15 minutes in the sun he need a few minutes to cool off.

07/08/2025

Sprout has a PSA:

“It’s hot! When out on walks PWEASE make sure there is shade and let us take breaks if we sit or lay down. Some pups like me get hot easily and need a few short walks instead of one long walk. Also, try to walks us early in the morning or at night when it is cooler. Last thing: make sure we have plenty of fresh water to help us stay hydrated and cool throughout the day. Thanks for listening friends!”

04/10/2025

Little Ivy needed my help with confinement anxiety and learning basic manners. When I arrived, her older sister Poppy showed significant fear of this new person in her house. Their people said that was normal for her. Within a few minutes I taught Ivy to sit and Poppy was excited to hang out with me! They gave me this adorable photo op and of course I had to take advantage!

I have the best job in the world!

03/31/2025

Franklin has come to Fearless Vet Visits 3 times and has had 2 unrestrained nail trims thanks to all his training!

He is quite the wiggle worm when restrained, so we’ve been working on cooperative care to help him be okay with procedures without restraint. We are also working on comfort being restrained as well in case that is necessary for emergencies in the future.

If your dog struggles at the vet, reach out or schedule a Fearless Vet Visit. Link is in my bio.

03/26/2025

I’ve been training this adorable guy, his big sis and their mom the past few weeks. This photo is from his solo confidence-building walk at the park the other day. He’s slowly getting more comfortable outside of the home and without his sister.

Mom thought he would be challenging to train. He picked up every training exercise in a few minutes and is confusing dad on their walks with his loose leash and frequent check-ins. Foodie dogs make my job easy!

03/19/2025

Mini is a ling-term client. She has a lot of fears and big expressions for such a tiny dog. We’ve been working on making her more comfortable with the everything in the world. Last week was a lot of hanging outside her house and letting her know the big trucks aren’t so scary.

03/08/2025

We got a big snowfall last night. We didn’t think we’d have any kore snow this year. I don’t mind when it makes our home this pretty.

03/06/2025

Sadie is getting repeat xrays today. She gets anxious waiting in the exam room, so we do lots of tricks to keep her occupied.

02/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out for my talk on Tuesday! What topics would you like me to address in future talks?

Thanks to those that came to our talk this evening with Erin of Raising Pawtential! What are some future training/behavior sessions that YOU would like to learn about? Are there any wellness or medical topics that you would like Dr. Misner to cover in a future session? We love educating our clients!