Your Dog Knows

06/23/2023

Cold Nose College isnt all work and no play! Exposure to nature is a huge part of puppy socialization. Running through the woods, climbing over logs and g in the creeks build stamina, coordination and confidence!

06/15/2023

2023 Cold Nose Nose College students....Eddie, Remy, Alba, Murphy,
Luke, Midas. Marigold from back left to front right.

05/31/2023

2023 Session 2 of Cold Nose College is well underway with 8 pups enrolled.....quite a handful! They pups hit the creek, the beach and the pool yesterday and then learned that baths and blowdryers are a package deal with having a lot of fun!

05/02/2023

It has been a while since we have been on Facebook. We had a few technical challenges in 2023! But we are stil here and starting some fun summer classes in the next few weeks. If you want to have some fun with your dog this summer, why not try a new dog sport like Agility or Nose Work? Or find a way to benefit others with your dog by trying out Our Therapy Dog class! Maybe your dog needs a little work on his recall for your summer vacation. Join our Recallers class. Or just come out and introduce your dog to a pool! He might learn to love dock diving! Contact me at [email protected] if you are interested in any of these classes.

10/28/2022

10/28/2022

Our first week of training for Cold Nose College Session 5 has gotten off to a great start! We have 5 new students from Loveline's most recent litter, the Baker's Dozen.....Buc-ee, Brady, Loli, Betty and Nilla. The pups and I are having a blast as they explore the farm and build lots of confidence and agility on all the obstacles and challenges along the way. And they are also learning some new behaviors to show off to their new families when they go home for the weekend! Got a new puppy? Consider enrolling him in our next session of Cold Nose College, our puppy board and train program!

06/26/2022

Congratulations to Doctor Murphy on his graduation from Cold Nose College this past week. Not only did Murphy complete thecrequirements for Cold Nose College, he and his handler, Dr. Ken Harper, passed the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test. Once Murphy reaches the age of 1 year, he and Dr. Harper will attempt to become certified as a Therapy Dog team and Doctor Murphy will begin working in Dr. Harper's clinic as a Therapy Dog for the patients and staff there! Way to go, Doctor Murphy!

05/15/2022

Cold Nose College has kept us busy thus far in 2022. We have begun our 3rd session already and plan to begin session 4 in July! These puppies definitely keep us hopping. Our graduates from Session 1 were Bo Johnson and Honey Parr, a Golden and a Golden Doodle. And even before Bo and Honey graduated, we began Session 2 of Cold Nose College with our most recent graduates, Justice(now known as Max), Liberty (now known as Tucker), Loveline's Dodi (AKA Georgia) Loveline's Simba (AKA Bama) and a female red Labrador named "Rocky"! Now we have begun Session 3 and I think we have the 2 cutest Cold Nose College students ever.....Loveline's Banner and another Australian Labradoodle named Doc Murphy! Graduation from Cold Nose College involves each puppy actually demonstrating all of the skills and behaviors that they have learned during the 6 week training period. Then the owners are required to take the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification test to ensure that the puppies will respond to their owners. Cold Nose College is our Board and Training program for puppies ages 8 weeks to 6 months. If you have recently gotten a new puppy or will be in the near future, consider letting us do the training for you! Puppies stay with us Monday through Friday and go home on Friday afternoon to spend the weekends with their families. Cold Nose College ensures that your puppy gets the consistent training, exposure and socialization needed during those first 6 critical months for your puppy that is sometimes hard to make happen when life keeps you too busy!

04/24/2022

Got a new puppy? Finding it hard to find the time to train that sweet puppy to be a great family member? Let Your Dog Knows help you! We do all the house training, socialization, and behavior training for you and you get to enjoy your time playing with your puppy! 2022 Session 3 of Cold Nose College will be starting up on May 9. Cold Nose College is our Board and Train program for puppies ages 8 weeks to 5 months. The pups stay with us Monday through Friday for training, socialization and other "camp" experiences and then go home on Fridays to spend the weekends with their families! At the end of the 6 week program, the pups go through graduation with their family member handler and earn their S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification! All breeds of puppies are welcome!

04/23/2022

Your Dog Knows will be starting some new classes this summer. We have some interested in the Introduction to Scent Work , Starting the Hunt. This is a great way to burn energy and build confidence for your dog. We also will be offering another Scent Foundations Class, which introduces your dog to the competition of Canine Nose Work. In addition to our Scent Work classes We will also be starting up our Agility Fun Class and our ongoing Puppy Foundations Class for puppies 8 weeks to 5 months and an older Puppy Foundations Class for puppies 6 months and older. And we always have lots of people asking for another Therapy Dog Class. Please contact us if you are interested in any of these classes.

04/19/2022

Our Introduction to Nose Work Class ended the spring session of classes by taking a road trip to North Carolina to participate in a National Canine Scent Work NW 1 Trail in Moncure, NC! Hosanna and Boone did very well in the trial with Boone earning his NW 1 title! Congratulations to Boone and Tricia on a job well done! Hosanna missed her title because she shut down in the exterior search and could not search. But this is why Hosanna is doing Nose Work. She has some "sensitivity" issues that we are working through, so even though she didn't get a ribbon, she got some great exposure to "scary" things and actually did a great job in the other 3 elements of the trail. She will get it next time! Nose Work is a great activity for dogs to burn lots of energy, but also to build their confidence!
Hannah also earned her Elite Division 1 title the day before in Ashboro, NC. The Elite trials are significantly more difficult than the NW1 level trials and Hannah rocked it! We had tons of fun with our dogs and on or road trip. If you are looking for something fun to do with your dog this summer, come join us in our Scent Work classes!

03/22/2022

The Cold Nose College pups love recess at the beach digging for treasures!

03/22/2022

Session 2 of our 2022 Cold Nose College is well underway. The 5 pups, Justice, Liberty, Simba, Dodi and Rocky and having a blast on the farm and learning a lot!

11/29/2021

For 2 weeks before Thanksgiving we had a celebrity in training at our kennels! Dooley is a 3 year old Golden Retriever who is the "fill in" subject of a series of Children's books entitled, "A Dog Named Munson". The real subject, Munson was Dooley's brother, but passed away soon after the series was published. So now Dooley is being groomed and trained to take be Munson's stand in at book fairs and book signings! The setting of the series is The University of Georgia's campus, as well as some of the other college campuses in the SEC. The Thomas's, Dooley's parents, are huge Georgia football fans, this the name "Dooley" after the legendary UGA coach, Vince Dooley. If you are an SEC fan or have children or grandchildren, you should check out these books! They are both entertaining and educational!

10/31/2021

Congratulations to Letty, our most recent graduate of Cold Nose College. Letty is a 4 month old Golden Doodle and is now an AKC S.T.A.R Puppy! Letty showed off all the behaviors she has learned in Cold Nose College in the middle of very distracti g traffic at Academy Sports in Douglasville. Thanks to the store managers for hosting our Cold Nose College graduations this fall!
If you have a new puppy coming into your home, consider enrolling him in Cold Nose College!

10/12/2021

We are having doodles of fun here at Your Dog Knows! We have 2 Irish Doodles here for boarding this week, 1 Australian Labradoodle here for training, and 1 Golden Doodle here in Cold Nose College! It is an interesting mix of temperaments for sure! The Aussie mix is a bit obstinate, the Irish mixes are dumb and happy, and the Golden mix is sharp as a tack! LOL! Not a bit prejudice!

10/03/2021

Congratulations to our most recent Cold Nose College graduates! Nicholas, Ellie, Emma and Rosie celebrated their last day in college enjoying the farm, the creek and the agility equipment. Then their graduation event took place at Academy Sports in Douglasville. Thanks to the manager for letting us invade the store with our puppies! The pups did a great job showing off their leash walking skills and their ability to sit to greet any customer who was willing to pet them. All 4 Golden puppies passed their AKC S.T.A.R Puppy certification test with their owners. Then they received their Cold Nose College Diploma!

09/07/2021

We added another pup to our Cold Nose College classroom last week. Letty is a 12 week old Golden Doodle. I was a little apprehensive about Letty joining the Hurricane puppies because she only weighs 9 pounds.....the Hurricanes all swirl around at 27-30 pounds! But it didn't take Letty longs to win the Hurricanes over and show them how spunky little dogs can be! We spend a lot of time at the pool last week and we worked hard on leash training so that the pups are ready to go out and meet the world this week!
If you have a new puppy, it is not too late to get in on Session 4 of Cold Nose College. It is a great jump start in your puppy training. The next session will not begin until January 2022!

08/30/2021

We had a great start for 4 of our new Cold Nose College students, all from Loveline's Hurricane Litter! We spent the first week introducing the pups to the farm, building their confidence with new experiences, teaching them to recognize their names in the group and beginning their training in puppy manners. Hurricane Ida is one of our students, but fortunately, she is not living up to her current hurricane namesake! We are looking forward to 5 more fun weeks with this group!

07/03/2021

Congratulations to Loveline's Murphy and Quigley for completing our 6 week board and train program for puppies, Cold Nose College. Murphy and Quigley demonstrated all of the skills and behaviors they had learned over the 6 weeks and then took the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test with their owners and passed with flying colors. Both puppies were challenged by the surrounding events taking place during their graduation and testing. The graduation took place at Pine Mountain Gold Museum Park. During Murphy's testing, there was a large church group of children at the park and they poured into the pavilion where Murphy and his owners were testing. Murphy behaved fabulously, obviously distracted by all of the children, but was able to calmly sit and watch the kids, and then refocused and completed his test with no trouble at all!
During Quigley's test, there was a huge thunderstorm and downpour on the pavilion, which had a metal roof. It was extremely loud. Quigley did shut down for a few minutes during the heaviest part of the storm, but as soon as the rain eased up, he jumped up and performed all the behaviors that he was asked to do like nothing had happened. Quigley is the more sensitive/soft dog of the 2 brothers so it was a huge success for him to be able to work through the noise of the storm! Great job, Murphy and Quigley. Now they go on the greater challenges and an awesome life with their families! They will be missed at Loveline!

05/30/2021

This week was the start of Session 2 of Cold Nose College. We have 2 new students, Murphy and Quigley, both 10 week old puppies from Loveline's Leprechaun Litter. The pups had a great first week, honing down their newly learned skills, establishing a feeding, pottying, playing, resting schedule and learning about the farm. Of course, their favorite activity this week was playing in the creek and on Rey Rey's Beach! And therefore, the pups learned to "love" bath time! LOL. These 2 pups are a lot of fun and so easy to work with! Couldn't ask for better students! If you have a new puppy, consider bringing him to Cold Nose College and let us do the training for you! It is not too late to get in on 2021 Session 3 of Cold Nose College. The next Session won't begin until mid August.