Dog Training Academy of South Florida, Inc.

06/26/2025

Can anyone take in a hospice foster ❤️ she deserves peace

🌸 HOSPICE FOSTER NEEDED FOR FIONA 🌸

Fiona is a 12+ year old Pomeranian who was pulled from animal control last week in heartbreaking condition. Her fur was so severely matted it was painful for her to walk. After a much-needed makeover, she felt better… but we discovered something else, a mass in her abdomen.

We don’t know how much time Fiona has, but right now? She’s still full of life. She’s eating, drinking, going on short walks, and soaking up every ounce of love she can find. 💛

We’re looking for a compassionate hospice foster to give Fiona the comfort and dignity she deserves for whatever time she has left.

🐾 We provide everything: food, medical care, beds, and supplies.
💗 You provide the love, safety, and warmth of a home.

If you’re interested, please come meet Fiona in our Puppy Room during shelter hours or email us at [email protected] with any questions.

Let’s make sure Fiona’s final chapter is filled with comfort, kindness, and love. 🐾

06/10/2025

Broward county students that need service hours can foster animals and receive up to 100 hrs! Check it out 👇🏼 food and vet care is provided.

As Broward County Animal Care continues to face a severe overcrowding crisis, local students now have a unique opportunity to make a life-saving impact while earning community service hours.

06/07/2025

Mini me 🥹❤️

06/02/2025

Check out Broward County Animal Care program… take out dogs from the shelter for an adventure ✨🐶. This allows them to be seen by others and get out of the shelter environment for a little while.

05/28/2025

We specialize in puppy training!

Starting as early as 8 weeks old! Send a DM or text for more information on our puppy programs!

05/28/2025

This is probably the most COMMON mistake people make when teaching their dog the PLACE exercise.

You use their bed.

Beds don’t have rules. They are there for comfort. Your dog will have a hard time remembering if they were told to get on by you or if they are resting on their own. When you use a dogs bed as a place they most likely break/ prematurely get off before released because they forget.

A place is something you put out when you want the dog to get on and stay on until released. If you’re not using it you put it away. This makes it easier for your dog to understand. You’ve taken the guess work out.

Your dog should have both a bed and a place. But they aren’t the same thing.
Some trainers teach it as the same thing. I don’t.

And when you teach place correctly there is ZERO need to tell your dog to stay on top of it. Or maintain a certain position.

First set of teaching place coming up next 🐶

05/27/2025

This is soooo easy to teach and sooooo useful in real life!

Do you want to see the very first part? Do you want to see how to advance this to make it RELIABLE? Drop a comment and tell me something about your pup 👇🏼

05/27/2025

IMPLIED DOWN STAY

Long story short: down means stay until you are told to get up again.

❌down doesn’t mean quickly lay down and pop up right away.

Down. Hold position. Release.

05/26/2025

Teaching a dog not to run out doors isn’t as hard as it looks! It’s simple boundary training that is a necessary LIFE SKILL.

Does your dog run out doors?

05/26/2025

If your puppy has a jumping problem… especially directed at your kids… try this simple game!

Give your kid a treat and tell them to back up while keeping their hand down at the puppies eye level.
After a few steps they can stop and raise their treat hand up and ask the puppy to sit.
Repeat!

This will start to teach your puppy to approach your child in a calm way and keep their feet on the floor or sit when they get close to your kid.

This is a super way for kids to interact with your puppy instead of just getting them all hyped up, jumping and nipping!

Play the game with your puppy first and then have your kids give it a try. You’ll notice a big difference soon!