Falls Lake Kennels - Obedience & Behavioral Training

10/21/2024

10/20/2024

This is Bear ready for a training session at Tractor Supply! Click on each picture for details!

09/18/2024

I met "Blu" this afternoon. She's a 14 month old German Shepherd. She enjoyed meeting my Pyrenees (Belle and Caleb) through the fence. Everyone was very polite and mannerly.

Hope to see her again soon!

09/13/2024

This is going to be an adventure! Meet Autumn. She is a Pyrenees/Poodle that will turn 5 months old in a couple of days. Her energy level is off the charts. She has a very committed owner.
Autumn is a bright, sweet girl. We will be working on the basics as she matures. The long term plan is for her to become a Service dog.

09/09/2024

Devastating news coming from the Creedmoor Police Department

Creedmoor Police Department has lost its newest member, K9 Dex. Dex was a 19 month old German Shepherd and joined the department on August 19, 2024.

The Creedmoor Board of Commissioners agreed to fund a K9 partner in the 2024-2025 budget for the police department. K9 Dex began his training on August 19, 2024 and was set to graduate at the end of September.

“The loss of Dex is devastating to our entire department, especially his handler Officer DeSantis,” stated Chief Troy Wheless. “Dex was the first dog that I saw when I went to pick the K9 for the department. I looked at several dogs that day but came back to him because he was the perfect fit for our mission and to participate in our commUNITY events.”

We are waiting on the results of the autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A memorial service will be planned, and the details will be announced at a later date.

Please keep Officer DeSantis and the rest of the department in your thoughts.
RIP Dex. We thank you for your service.

08/21/2024

Zinnia can be a social butterfly when out in the public. She wants to say hello to everyone and tends to pull on her leash like she is attached to a freight train. Her owners are very patience with her. They have been instructed (by me) to stop and not allow Zin have any success getting where she wants to go as long as there is pressure on the leash. They have done well. Only problem is that Zin is determined to meet everyone.

So what did we do? We had a session at Lake Rogers! There is a play area for children. The ground is slanted. There were a number of people of all ages enjoying the morning. Some people are fishing.

Zinnia was taking it all in. She was quietly watching until we headed across the parking lot.

Long story short -- by the time we finished Zin was walking much better with none to very little pulling. She got to investigate the play area and had a blast!

Distance from people and objects helped tremendously. With Zinnia showing us where her limits were we could reward for the behavior we were looking for. Distance is important when trying to teach a dog that is excited. Great puppy and committed owners. We opened the door to the beginning of success.

08/17/2024

Harley was a sweet girl at Tractor Supply today She was pulling some on her harness but we can help her get over that. Overall she was quite the "little" lady. Good girl Harley!