Hund + Soul

08/27/2024

Happy National Dog day!✨

How lucky are we to come home to unconditional love everyday as pet owners 💜🐾

08/23/2024

It’s a good day to have a good day! Happy dog training 🐾💜🌞

08/22/2024

⭐️ puppies Gabi + Beckham really enjoyed their first socialization and exposure field trip! Chula the foster dog tagged along 💜

08/19/2024

Help us find this sweet gal a place to call home!

I think she would thrive in a sport home (whether that be SAR, hobby sports such as disc, agility, flyball etc she is busy!) but a very active home could also be fulfilling.

I don't see her getting much bigger. She is going to be a petite gal with alot of gas in the tank. She does appear to be Long Coat and GSD something.. we just can't quite put our finger on it!

If you'd like to schedule a meet and greet, reach out to me directly.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-s2rl5vb4U/...

08/17/2024

A little private dock rental for half of my personal dogs this beautiful Friday afternoon! Who’s cuter?! Jocko or Extra 🤪😂

If you haven’t noticed, we LOVE dock 🙌🏼💙🦈

08/16/2024

September Group Classes are now open for enrollment! 💜🐾

We will have a few workshops as well next month TBD, keep your eyes peeled or share below something you'd like to see offered again 👀

I have availability for (2) new Adventure Club Clients! Reach out for more details if interested.

I have (1) Board and Train availability for the month of September.

As of now, I am not taking on any new private lesson clients but don't hesitate to inquire!

08/16/2024

It’s not often that I get a message or a phone call to see if I can complete a CGC test for a dog that hasn’t trained with me but this morning I had the pleasure of evaluating Mr. Snickers. 💙🦈

Congratulations Becky and snickers on your accomplishment! If anyone would like to complete a canine good citizen evaluation with me, I charge $25.

I offer CGC, CGCA and CGCU. These evaluations must be done in person. I can and will also evaluate videos for VHMA and all trick titles! I charge $15 for those evaluations and will mail a ribbon!

08/16/2024

Adventure Days are the best days!🌅💜🐾 (Pro tip! Instead of booking a two week board and train, consider booking a month of Adventure outings! 😇🤪)

08/10/2024

Congratulations to our July Canine Good Citizen Graduates! 🙌🏼✨🎓

07/26/2024

Summer was a blast but we’re preparing for Back to School! 🤓✏️🐾

There is still limited availability for the August group classes! Enroll today! 💜

07/15/2024

August is almost here!
Open Enrollment for next months group classes are live!

𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁 𝙿𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚢 is open to all puppies under a 11 months old!
In this class we will cover all puppy basics, work on confidence building, cooperative are and proper socialization.

𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝙳𝚘𝚐
(open to all dogs 12wks and older)
In this class we will work on Novice to Advanced tricks. Titles can be attained in class.

𝚂𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝙺9𝚜
(open to all dogs 12wks and older)
Does your dog love to sniff? Are you looking for a way to work them out mentally and physically with an activity that is still easy for you to do and fit into your busy schedule? Do you need something to help build your dog's confidence or curb unwanted behaviors stemming from boredom? Great! In this 6-week course, we will be covering the basic concepts of Scent Work as an activity, how to get started and what foundation skills are crucial.

𝚁𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙺9𝚜
Retrieving exercises are fun to do with your dog. That’s why we’ve chosen to use play as the foundation of our training of the retrieve. When teaching the dog to retrieve we always begin by playing with the dog, because through the act of playing we get so much for free: The dog grabs the toy and gets to win the toy when the grab is distinct (taking). The dog holds on to the toy while we try to distract her by throwing treats (holding). The dog delivers the toy to us and immediately gets it back as a reward (delivery to hand), and so on. We teach the dog that it always pays off to retrieve things so that the she, as soon as she finds something in her mouth, ”thinks” that she has to bring it straight to us.

07/15/2024

Does this look like a good time or what?! 💦

Another local trainer has FINALLY opened their dock and we are so excited!! 😍

Visit Pleasant Pooch Dog Boarding, Daycare, and Training to schedule a swim lesson or to learn about dock diving! 🐾

I will be offering trips to their dock as a part of adventure days for the remainder of summer! ☀️

& while you're at it, add on a private photography session with Geraldine Cummings Photography for memories!

06/24/2024

Worth listening in! 🐾💜

FREE Heat Injury in Working Dogs Webinar from Veterinary Tactical Group

How hot is too hot? When is it too hot to work a dog? What body temperature is too hot for a dog? How long should work-rest cycles actually be to prevent heat injury? What is the best way to cool a dog if they seem overheated? These are all great questions, but difficult to answer for all dogs. In the past few years, research and new insights into heat injury in working dogs has given a new way to think about how to prevent and treat heat injury in working dogs. Join Janice Baker, DVM, DACVPM, expert on occupational hazards in working dogs, for this interactive webinar to discuss these questions, and learn key ways to recognize and mitigate thermal stress in the elite canine athlete.
Our webinar has been viewed 700 times since we decided to make it no-cost to view. That's at least 700 working dogs that are working more safely in hot conditions; 700 canine handlers, veterinary and EMS personnel who are that much more prepared to allow dogs to work at their top potential while keeping them safe from life-threatening heat injury.
You can find the no-cost webinar here:
https://attendee.gototraining.com/79tm0/recording/7747588114524157953

06/21/2024

If you’ve never been to a dog show, come check things out! 🐩🏆

I think you’ll all be amazed by how many different fun things there are to do with your dog out there!! It looks like they have a super line up of vendors, too! 👀

Come out and watch me compete with Jocko, my German Wirehaired Pointer! 🐾💦💜

06/13/2024

𝖩𝗎𝗅𝗒 𝖦𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗉 𝖢𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀!

Is your dog a real firecracker? Join in and learn about the freedom associated with a well trained dog 🎆💜🐾

05/25/2024

Fluffs! 💗
The 4 month old Bernedoodle 🐩
Joined in for a Puppy Jump Start B+T targeting confidence building, potty training, leash manners, 💩 eating and that gruesome puppy nipping.

She graduated with so many new tools in her toolbox! From being a zoomie queen to portrait mode poses and a well mannered lady. ✨🎀

05/23/2024

Why should your pet dog take the CGC class?

The AKC Canine Good Citizen test isn't just another title to add to your dog's collection. It also helps build crucial life and obedience skills.

05/21/2024

Puppy Aptitude test days are the best days!

On your hunt for a new puppy? Consider inquiring with your breeder on how they place puppies in appropriate homes.

Ask questions like “What kind of puppy temperament tests do you implement in your breeding program?” or “Do you place puppies by compatibility?”.

I would throw a major 🚩if they weren’t sure what you were talking about or didn’t care and let you pick your own puppy.

Breeders, this is something I offer to the public!

I utilize the Avidog Aptitude test but am familiar with a few other tests as well! I have a wide variety of breed experience.

For more information, check out this link:https://www.avidog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/APET-Packet-Extract.pdf

05/14/2024

𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈! 💜🐾
Reach out directly to solidify a spot in class.

Puppy Season is here! Offering THREE STAR puppy Group classes next month due to demand. If you're a new puppy owner and wanting to give your pup the best start, this is the course for you! 🐕‍🦺

The Family Dog course is suitable for puppy graduates or dogs that may not have much of an obedience foundation.

The Advanced Group is ✨new✨ and will be a challenging class building engagement and trust via handler and dog. We will cover out of motions, distance commands, formalized heeling and proofing in very distracting environments.

05/13/2024

Taking your dog for a one-on-one walk is a way to give them undivided attention and show them how much puppy love you have. But sometimes, getting out with the gang ticks all the boxes, especially for an outgoing dog who thrives on being with canine friends. 💜🐾

Pack Walks happen every weekend! They’re open exclusively to past clients and they are✨free✨!

Walks provide great low-impact exercise for dogs of all ages and their owners. It also allows dogs to explore the wide world that exists outside of their own backyards.

Oh and not to mention added benefits include improved cardiovascular fitness, lower blood pressure, stronger muscles and bones (built up by walking regularly), and decreased stress for us humans 🤓

AKC now offers “fit dog titles” as well! Read more about them here: https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-family-dog-program/akc-fit-dog/

05/08/2024

Meet Stevie, the Chi! 🌸
She joined us for training right after her pup sister Charlie and has officially graduated as a Puppy Jumpstart B+T program! 🩵☀️

This girl has been challenging to say the least! She was already exhibiting a few naughty behaviors like toy hoarding and resource guarding her human 🤠

The thing with challenging dogs … is that when something clicks it’s THAT much more rewarding.

One of the most important things to do with small dogs is to give them the same opportunities to learn that you would a larger dog.

Because toy breeds are small, people sometimes ignore their training needs, which sets these dogs up to have a much less balanced and enriched life.

Sometimes people make the mistake of sheltering toy breeds, but they need the same level of socialization as any other dog.

Don’t give up on your toy breed! They may not be a working line German shepherd or a field bred lab but I can promise you they will benefit from your efforts in more ways than one! 💜🐾

05/06/2024

New here?!
Then you probably don’t know much about the face behind this company.

I’m Destiny! I own and operate Hund + Soul solely.
This is NOT my full-time career. I offer dog training to the public on my free time because it is something I thoroughly enjoy!

Outside of Group Classes, Workshops, Private Lessons and Adventure days, I am a full-time mom to an 8-month-old.
I work for my family’s business during the weekdays. I am a volunteer coordinator for the Oklahoma German Shorthair Pointer Rescue. I am a member of Red Dirt Oklahoma Search and Rescue, OKMETRO DVG Club, Cimarron Vallley HRC and Oklahoma NAVHDA Chapter. In short, though all of my schedules are flexible, I am a VERY busy individual.

With all of that being said, a perk to independently running my business is that you will never be dealing with anyone but me directly… and maybe my husband here and there. I think this alone is something that greatly sets me apart from competitors. I do not have trainers working under me, I do not have kennel techs, no content creator or front desk assistant… I am all of those things!

A downside to this is that I do have boundaries when it comes to communication with clients. We live in a culture full of urgency.

I admittedly do take time to respond and I greatly appreciate follow up texts. Unless you have a dog boarding with me or in my direct care, I do not typically respond to clients on the weekends.

Moving forward, I would like to reiterate communication boundaries - I can be available Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm. Thank you for understanding! 💜

05/06/2024

All! Please be safe and weather aware today. Have a plan for your pets and your family moving into this afternoon. Get home and stay home if you can! 💜🐾

TIMELINE: These are the main zones for the supercell/tornado risk. That being said, it is not outside the realm of possibilities that storms fire early in the "warm sector" as early as 2PM in central Oklahoma, to include OKC. 🌪️

Today is not a silly weather day for Oklahoma!
Don’t be outside like this 😲🤳, stay inside and safe like this 🙆🏼‍♀️

Make sure your pups are prepared with

🐾 Calming Chews

🐾 Up to date name tag

🐾 Busy Bones

🐾 Crates and Slip leashes readily available

05/03/2024

May group classes began tonight and we are off to a wonderful start!

It’s not too late to join in 💃

There is room for one more puppy in the Thursday night class (tonight’s!) and availability in the CGC Prep class otherwise we are FULL! 💜🐾

05/01/2024

Surprise! 🎉
After many client requests of starting a small scale doggy daycare program (just not my thing, head to Kannons Kabins!), I came up with the Adventure Day Club. Dog Training + Nature? Definitely right up my alley!

What are Adventure Days?🐾🥾💜
Dog Day Training and Socialization Services
Adventure Days are a popular alternative to doggy day care.
I've given it a trial run and am now excited to offer this publicly!

🪻 2hr Adventure $50
🌼 Monthly Adventure Club $500 | 12 Adventures
🌷Unlimited Monthly Adventure Club $1200

If you're interested in this service but live outside of the mileage cap, you can still join in at an additional mileage fee!

For more information on this new service, check out the website: https://hundandsoul.wixsite.com/dogtraining/adventure-days

05/01/2024

National Purebred Dog Day! Celebrating the Purpose-Bred Dog (featuring Jocko, trainer Destiny's beloved GWP) 💜🐾

Share below your purebred(s) + why they were the one for you!

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/national-purebred-dog-day/

04/22/2024

Private lessons are getting ✨ popular ✨!

In-home is hands-on and owners get to learn how to be skilled handlers of their dog.

It allows one-on-one time with the dog, and I am always there to demonstrate, assist, and address any questions or concerns the owner may have regarding the training or behavior that is seemingly only present at home.

Best of all, the in-home training will allow the owner to become more familiarized with the training and being able to successfully integrate into their regular schedules, rather than letting it interrupt their normal lives. In-home training is personal, it can be private, and it gets results!

With our private dog training lessons, we not only teach your dog the skills it needs to improve their life, but we teach you, your spouse, your kids, and anyone else how to best use those skills so you can learn and grow together in your training journey. 💜🐾

04/13/2024

1st Annual Spring Scurry 5k! AKC Fit Dog Event completed! ✅🌸🏅

Couldn’t make it? You can complete it on your own or over the month joining in on our Adventure days! It’s based off of an honor system.

Chasing FIT dog titles? Well this counts!
Learn more here: https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-family-dog-program/akc-fit-dog/fit-dog-2024-spring-scurry-5k/