Chambers K9 Training

07/24/2024

Stay dirty.

(Yeah that’s a dirt nose print💀)

07/02/2024

Chas Fire Fighter, Cpt Ryan Criscio’s dog Beau ran off today at John’s Island County Park. Beau is a sweet and friendly 2.5yo Rottweiler. Please keep an eye out for Beau and share this post! You can contact us here with any info and we’ll pass it on to Ryan.

11/09/2022

Good points for our members getting ready for our trial!

09/17/2022

Guys, we have some news. Some awesome news.

✨WE HIRED A NEW TRAINER✨

And not just any trainer, we hired someone who loves dogs and training them as much (MORE!?) as we do.

Tammy is a huge pit bull advocate and has multiple AKC titles on her own pit bull, Moose. But she loves all dogs and loves to see them grow and learn. She knows how to help you with those stubborn dogs who just don’t want to listen, and with the ones who are bouncing off the walls and chewing up your carpets.

We take training your dogs seriously and only want to put the best people in front of you and your dog, and Tammy is 100% the best people. Not only is she cool and calm in stressful situations, but she brings a lot of fun to training as well.

When she’s not training dogs (but, like, when is she not??), you can find Tammy with her own three dogs, Moose, Luna, and Grover, her horses, or her brood of chickens.

We are so excited to introduce her to you.✨

08/02/2022

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Your dog is a living breathing creature with wants, needs, and drive. He also has confidence issues, bad habits, and stressors.
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How do you work through your bad habits, bad experiences, anxieties, or stressors? Do you expect them to change without putting in effort somewhere to change them? No, not if you actually expect to see changes. You get up earlier so you have ten more minutes so you can eat a decent breakfast and not binge whatever trash food is easiest when you realize you’re hangry and snapping at your coworkers and can’t go another second without scarfing down that stale donut in the breakroom. Or you go for a run to relieve stress instead of watching that 4th episode of Better Call Saul.
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The same is true for you and your dog. If you’re not willing to add a little structure, which means possibly making changes to how you feed, walk, and interact with your dog, your dog won’t change. If you’re not willing to be consistent, fair, and clear, your dog won’t change.

07/24/2022

This is what you can get with the right training and the right dog.

Moose is a sweetheart who came to us for continuation training. He and his owner Tammy, just wanted to refine what he knew (a lot!) and have fun (guess what, they did!).

After a few sessions, Moose gained a few AKC Titles for obedience and can go pretty much anywhere and he’ll behave.

CGC is the Canine Good Citizen title. It means your dog behaves, heels, and doesn’t reacts to distractions while out in public places, like Lowes, the park, the beach.

Urban CGC is the Urban Canine Good Citizen title. This means Moose can do everything the CGC title covers, plus calmly ride a form of public or private transit, waits patiently in lobbies and aisles, and will ignore that half a hotdog someone dropped on the sidewalk, among other things.

As you can see, his titles helped him out big time here, at a shower at a friend’s house. Big distractions- food everywhere, kids, strangers, etc, and all he cares about is being a good boy (and maybe getting a snuggle or two in 😅).

We are so proud of Moose and Tammy!

Posted • Well behaved boys can even go to party’s!!

07/23/2022

Be careful out there in this heat😂

07/20/2022

I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone for their support these last few weeks.
Thank you for nominating us, getting us into the final round, and for helping us get to where we are today.

We don’t do this for the plaque and the accolades (though they are nice and encouraging), we do this work for the dog who needs manners so he can keep his home, for the family who needs help so they can have peace, for the person who wants to be teammates with their dog instead of roommates.

What winning this title does mean, is that we can get in front of more people and more dogs and do more good.

If you believe in us, voting ends 7/24 (this Sunday). The link is in the comments.

As always, if you need help with your dog, we’re here for the long haul.

You can reach us at 8437798303 or [email protected].

07/11/2022

You helped us win last year because you believed in us. We are so humbled and grateful for that help.
Can we do it again?
We are beyond proud to be your go-to trainer in Charleston. We love helping you and your dog grow a better, less stressful, more fun relationship. And we love helping your pup learn new things.
We want to help give that to everyone and this will get us just a little closer to that goal, and by helping us, you’re helping all dog owners in Charleston.
Whatever happens, though, we’ll keep helping people and helping dogs.
Voting ends July 24, and in the meantime, we will continue Bringing Out the Best in Man's Best Friend.
Thank you!!

07/11/2022

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for helping us win Charleston's Choice last year and for nominating us through these rounds so far this year. We are proud to have helped so many of you.
Please help us win again this year by voting for Chambers K9 Training as Charleston's Best Dog Trainer 2022.

We look forward to training with you and your pup today, tomorrow, and for years to come.
In the meantime, we will continue Bringing Out the Best in Man's Best Friend.

Thank you!!

Nominate your favorite business now through July 24!

06/29/2022

What do we mean by “engagement”? We mean a dog who is excited to work with you, attentive, and motivated.
THAT dog will do almost anything for you, because you’re giving them something, and someone, to work for.
Here’s how:
🎾1. PLAY WITH YOUR DOG- Easy, right? Get out there and have fun with them. Just mess around, enjoy them, and make sure they’re having fun too!
🦴2. FIND THEIR FAVORITE TOY- and ONLY pull it out when you’re going to play with them. This drives up the value of the toy, and adds value to you and your time spent. The toy goes away when you’re done (think in the closet/drawer/training bag).
🥵3. DONT MAKE THEM WORK TOO HARD- seriously. Your favorite activity probably wouldn’t be so fun if you had to run the length of a field, or grapple with someone for two minutes every time you wanted to have some fun. You’d be tired and wouldn’t enjoy your fun thing, right? Same with your dog. Let them enjoy just having the tug or ball for a second.
🏆4. LET THEM WIN!- this is right up there with not working them too hard between playing. If they’re always losing the toy, then who cares, they don’t even want it anymore. You’ve basically monopolized the time spent with the toy and it isn’t worth it. Instead, let them win almost every time. Dopamine central! And then when they do “lose” they toy, they want to work even harder to get it back. Think a ratio of 4:1 win to lose.
⌛️5. KNOW WHEN TO QUIT- depending on your dog’s drive, they may seem like the energizer bunny- never tiring. However, if you look closely, they’re probably sending you signs. We want our dogs to be excited when they play with us, but if we push them too hard for too long, they’ll come back to that activity either uninterested or apprehensive. Play with them, then put that toy away and let them look forward to tomorrow’s round.
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🐕Building an engaged dog is beneficial in all areas of dog training. The more attentive and excited a dog is to hang out with us and work with us, the better work/obedience/behavior we get out of them. An engaged dog is fulfilled & confident.

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🌟Do YOU want an engaged dog?
Reach out to us at 843.779.8303 or [email protected] to get started!

06/27/2022

07/12/2021

Reminder! We have a week to secure 1st place! Will you help us out? We’re so excited to be your favorite & we want all of you to know how much we love our jobs, your dogs, and you!

Check it out now!

07/09/2021

You guys!! Ryan and I are beyond words. We are so thankful for being nominated Best Pet Trainer in Charleston. We couldn’t have done it without the amazing clients and dogs we’ve had over the last few years. You guys ROCK and we’re so proud of all of you and we absolutely LOVE doing what we do.

Please help us with Post&Courier’s “Best Of” by voting for us here (the pet trainer category is near the bottom of the page):
http://pnccontests.secondstreetapp.com/ChasChoice_2021/gallery?group=385215

Thank you all again! I know it’s cliché but we’re truly so honored to even have been nominated.

Now let’s win!

Check it out now!

09/20/2020

Kris and Gail just finished their program with Ellie and Lucca. Every dog has its own set of challenges and these two were no different. After creating a system for training they did great learning basic obedience commands and leash skills. Keep up the great work!

08/18/2020

Jax finished his basic obedience. When we started, Jax was a wild one. Now he walks calmly on a leash and listens to his owners. Great job Jonathan!

08/07/2020

Rosie graduated basic obedience! She's a super smart dog and did amazing. Keep up the great work Angie and Sal!🙌

07/23/2020

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Hi all, here is a quote from one of our IACP Members, Maryna Ozuna of Arizona Doggy Dude Ranch

She explains; "Movement, or the lack thereof, is how dogs speak to each other and make sense of the world around them. It is their deepest, genetic heritage that still exists even in the most disconnected suburban fluff ball. "Speaking" movement back to them is like watching the joy of a tourist in some far off land, discover a speaker of their own language. It is the key to understanding, really understanding, what to do, how to do, and when to do the many component pieces of our job as trainers."

07/18/2020

06/09/2020

This is Asher. He's a cool little pup who needs a home. We did training about a year ago for resource gaurding. He still has some of these issues. We will do 3 sessions with him for free to whoever adopts him. He needs a home asap. Message me for details if interested. He would make a great addition to the right family.

05/04/2020

Ivan speaking the truth

04/30/2020

A discussion of what science has to say about the use of aversive events in dog training.

04/16/2020

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03/25/2020

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In December 2019, Michael Ellis traveled cross country to Wisconsin for our one of a kind event-The Michael Ellis School: Road to Leerburg-3 Day Workshop - n...

03/25/2020

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03/16/2020

Grady working with his dog Bella on some off leash skills. Here they are practicing down in motion.