SUNSTAR All-Breed Dog Training

01/12/2025

This is a great, uplifting article~ I have done certified Therapy Dog visits with many of my dogs over many years, it is such a wonderful experience for everyone involved- the folks we are visiting, the staff, and for us and our dogs of course!

“Her story, from what she was to what she is now, it’s pretty incredible,” said Sue Gibson, Rosebud’s owner.

01/11/2025

We started a new six-week Basic Obedience/Good Manners group class last Wednesday, and are excited for this great group of doggos and their families to learn how to be "Kind, Calm, Confident Pack Leaders" and have fun training every day! I also like to remind folks that "a tired dog is a good dog", so DAILY home and yard play, leash walks, interactive toys, physical and mental stimulation, and good manners training are key! Here is my Holly on one of our almost-daily walks- even in the rain (this is PNW, after all!) we make sure to do a few miles or so. Have a great weekend everyone! Daisy, Violet, Holly, and Jan~ 🥰🐾🐾

12/21/2024

Holly, Daisy, Violet and I wish you all Happy Howl-idays!
Our January "Basic Obedience/Good Manners" class is full, and our February class has just one more opening before we are full, so registration for our April class is now open (we always fill up ahead of time as we are popular! 😊) Please register early so you can join us for our group class, as you and your doggo will have lots of fun and learn a lot too! Here is the link to online register https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/ #/online/desmoines/activity-finder/programs/8/levels/1228? or you can call the Field House during business hours 206 870 6527 to register over the phone. Thanks, and we hope to see you and your pup in 2025~ 🐾❤🐾

Professional Dog Training and Showing since 1975- Group Dog Obedience Classes and Individual Training

11/25/2024

I will be sharing at booth with Soggy Doggy at Normandy Park Winterfest Dec. 7, 2024- it will be so fun again this year, we hope to see you there! 😊🐾🐾

Winterfest News! Here’s the entertainment schedule for Winterfest on Saturday, Dec. 7th!

Manhattan Village QFC:
17847 1st Ave S, Normandy Park, 98148
10:30am-12:30pm: Santa photos! St. Philomena Catholic School Des Moines, WA Choir and The Dickens Carolers of Seattle

Normandy Park Towne Center:
4pm-7pm
Thank you Alaska Airlines for making it possible for us to provide an amazing music stage!
• 4pm-5pm: Festival opens. The Dickens Carolers of Seattle
• 4:15pm-4:45pm: Cascadia Brass Band
• 4:45pm-5pm: Seattle Thrillers holiday dance!
• 5pm-5:25pm: Local singer Patrick Harold
• 5:30pm: The 12th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony begins! Stella Sun KOMO, the Seattle Mariners Moose, Normandy Park’s Mayor, the DubSea Fish Sticks mascot, and more lead the countdown!
• 5:40pm: Santa arrives like a rockstar!
• 5:45pm-6:15pm: St. Francis of Assisi School Choirs
• 6:15pm-6:25pm: The Seattle Thrillers holiday dance
• 6:25pm-6:45pm: Momentum Irish Dancers
• 6:45pm-7pm: DJ Christmas music
• 7pm: Festival ends. See you in 2025!

Friends of Normandy Park Foundation The B-Town (Burien) Blog Rite-Line Tax Service, Inc Burien Chevrolet Burien Toyota Port of Seattle Alaska Airlines Groundworks U.S. Bank Helena's Cleaners The Soggy Doggy Normandy Park Northwest Ace Hardware QFC Sound Auto Care Ancient-Trees WM Marina Mercantile Lil J's SuperDawgs Luna's Jewelry & Accessories City of Normandy Park, WA - Government Lone Jedi Farm SUNSTAR All-Breed Dog Training

11/21/2024

We had such a fun final class last night for our six-week group class! Everyone did great on their individual Heeling, Figure "8", and Recall, plus group Sit Stay, Stand Stay, and Down Stay. We presented certificates and dog biscuits, took these cute pics and did a final wrap-up. Great Job Everyone, I hope to see you around town on a dog walk! 😊❤🐾🐾

11/14/2024

I have had Holly six months now (she is about a year of age here) and she has come a LONG way from the sickly, starved, traumatized, scared puppy she was in her awful past. I felt that she was all Doberman, but I had her DNA tested on Embark to check and Yes, she is 100% purebred Doberman Pinscher. I have also reached out to several folks on there who have Holly's relatives, as I am curious to find out about her pedigree. One messaged me back, and we have discovered that Holly has Champion show dogs in her pedigree (I thought she probably did as she has a steady temperament and sound, balanced conformation). We don't know how she ended up in such a horrible situation, abandoned in Chowchilla, CA, and we likely never will.
I am so happy I can give her the caring, loving home she deserves...I LOVE her~ 🥰🐾🐾

10/27/2024

We are having some really nice small victories with Holly lately! Now that she has been with us for five months, and I have been doing lots of daily training, exercising, socializing, and desensitizing with her, I had her spayed, and she is almost a year of age. Just within the last few weeks she has settled down when in the house, so I can leave her kennel door open (when I am here!!!) and she can go in and out as she pleases. She is learning to calm down some and not be going "100 mph" constantly! She goes into her kennel all by herself to take a nap, with the door still open. Here are my girls this morning, relaxing on a lazy Sunday. I am so pleased with Holly, and she has come a very long way from the awful puppyhood she had in CA. We love her so very much~ 🥰🐾🐾

10/17/2024

We have just opened registration for two "Starter Classes" at the Field House- the class is a one-time, two-hour class to get you started on the "Right Paw" with your puppy or dog. We wanted to make it affordable, so is $50 for the single class! We will discuss basic obedience and good manners, help with problem solving, and do some actual training too. This is a great way to get started before you join our group sessions (our January group session is already full, we are currently registering for our February group session). Please register soon as we are popular :-) and we always fill up our classes ahead of time! Thanks, Jan- and Daisy, Violet, and Holly~ https://apps.daysmartrecreation.com/dash/x/ #/online/desmoines/activity-finder/programs/8/levels/1232?

10/13/2024

Cute article to make us all smile today~

“I do not plan on stopping,” said Doug Owen, who set up the treat dispenser last month. “I don’t want dogs mad at me.”

10/10/2024

We had a fun graduating class last night, everyone did super on their final exercises! They all did individual Heeling with stops, turns, about turn, and figure 8, then group Sit Stay, Stand Stay, and Down Stay! Great Job- Boone, Abby, Yogi, Bodi, Dolly, and Opie, and their families! I am looking forward to seeing you all around town sometime soon on dog walks~ ❤🐾🐾

10/02/2024

This made me laugh, it's so true about so many of us! 😄🐾🐾

08/29/2024

Congratulations to our wonderful August graduates of our Basic Obedience/Good Manners class! Everyone did great last night on all their individual and group exercises- let's keep up the good training all! Thanks to all the sweet doggos and their families- Murray, Romeo, Presley, Teddy, Rogue, Finlay, and Rosie! 😊

08/28/2024

Here is a good article from AKC- https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/when-dog-training-falls-apart/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_org&utm_campaign=20240828_posting&fbclid=IwY2xjawE8hKFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeo7NX2luhtU3QoXepiyl7PxOnPzQMK27zSMLNypPRiwhecWOIA4J1Ojrg_aem_xf2UPFh8YaRXMdgK3864EQ

Sometimes, your dog may need to go back to school. Here's what to do if your training falls apart and your dog regresses in behavior.

08/27/2024

EVERY day is Dog Day at our house~ ❤🐾❤🐾❤

08/16/2024

This is a really sweet story to make us all smile today~

“He wanted on the bus badly. He was doing everything he could to get on with the other dogs,” said Tyson Cash, who was driving the doggy day care bus.

08/08/2024

Holly is learning to be my Demo Dog in my dog training classes- I brought her last week and again this week, she is already improving and I am so very proud of her! I tell my training clients that I am in "the same boat" they are with all our Wild Child puppies! 😄🐾🐾❤️

08/06/2024

Please come join us! Lots of fun, and all for good causes! 😊

The 2024 Poverty Bay Blues & Brews donates 100% of the net proceeds to the causes powered by Rotary.

Today’s sponsor shout-out goes to Sunstar All-Breed Dog Training. Professional dog trainer and Rotarian Jan Maguson has been raising and showing dogs since 1975. Sunstar offers dog obedience classes and private evaluations/consultations,

Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest tickets are on sale at www.DrinkToMusic.org. 100% of the net proceeds from Blues & Brews go to Rotary projects supporting our community. .