Dog-Abilities LLC

11/20/2024

Let's welcome Stobie, Sailor, and Goose to Puppy Fundamental Skills class! Stobie and Sailor are Littermate Portuguese Water Dogs. Their owners did not know they lived in the same area until they got their puppies. Goose is training to hopefully become his owner's next Service Dog.

In this class, they worked on surface exposure and trying out a variety of interactive toys (not shown). They all did great and had a fun time.

Our next Puppy class (under 4.5 months) will likely be in January. This is usually a 6 or 7 week class. If you're getting a puppy in the new year, email us at [email protected] to get on the list. AKC S.T.A.R. puppy will also be available as an official title starting in January 2025.

11/18/2024

If you want to try Fast CAT or just want to let your dog run, K9 Splash Zone will have one this Sunday in Brookville, OH from 10am - 2pm. No experience required but do need you bring a releaser/catcher or ask someone who will be there.

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THIS Sunday (Nov 24th) from 10am -2pm at K9 Splash Zone in Brookville OH, we are offering Fast CAT Fun Runs for $10/run or 2 runs for $15. No experience required. Please bring your own releaser - we will not have enough volunteers to supply releasers.

11/17/2024

Basic Foundation Skills students are working hard on recalls, loose leash walking, mat/stay skills, and leave it.

11/14/2024

In case you need a laugh today. We remember when this video came out. Maybe we laugh, because, well, we've been there so can relate. Maybe not chasing so much but the JC part!

But seriously, recall really is important, and it is important to practice these a lot with your dogs.

Fenton the Labrador, not Benton, chasing red deer in Richmond Park, London.Buy Fenton merchandise now at the official Fenton webstore: http://fenton.firebran...

11/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather yesterday to come to our event. We hope everyone had a good time despite the less than pleasant weather. Congratulations to all that titled and had passes. We had a number of titles in Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. We were close in Retriever too. We know for some of you, it was your first venture into dog sports, so hopefully you found it fun and welcoming.

Thank you to all our volunteers who were amazing helping with set up from early morning in the pouring rain to saving tents from wind gusts to keeping test sheets dry to tear down at the end of the event. We know we could not do these without them.

We are already planning our spring FETCH Test with a theme of Birds, Bees, and Butterflies! Stay tuned for more information next year.

Here are a few photos. Feel free to add yours.

11/05/2024

Congratulations to Teams Hines, Baxter, Virgie, and Agatha for completing Intro to Scent Work class. They all did great and had a fun time. Dogs were definitely worn out after the classes.

Next Intro to Scent Work class is likely in January.

11/04/2024

New Puppy Fundamentals class starts November 11th at 7:00pm at Doggie Paddles

11/02/2024

Dog-Abilities and Poised Paws FETCH Test on November 10th at Bicentennial Park in Cincinnati, OH is getting close. Pre-entries close November 3rd at 11:59pm EST. Day of show will be available for $35. But pre-entering, you save money!

We will run all levels and have two judges, so you can title in a day! We have Blazing Good Bites joining us as a vendor. They make yummy jerky type treats for your dog. We have fall themed swag for all participants and pretty rosettes for those who title.

We hope to see you there!

10/31/2024

Let's welcome Hank, Ryder, Birdie, Sage, and Ollie to Basic Foundation Skills class. They are all having a great time.

10/28/2024

FETCH Drop in class Tuesday at 6:00pm Doggie Paddles in Florence, $20. Round Robin format. Let us know if you plan on coming.

10/24/2024

Intro to Scent Work students continue to build their skills. This week, they worked with 2 hides.

Next Intro to Scent Work class and Intro to Odor 1 is tentatively set for January based on interest. Your best option is to email us and let us know.

10/24/2024

Intro to Odor 2 students learning vehicles and exterior hides. Jackie and Taru are having a lot of fun in this class where they learn about patterns, wind, distractions, and more.

10/19/2024

Do you ever wonder why we try to break down skills for a behavior? This is a great video example why.

10/19/2024

Do you ever wonder why we try to break down skills for a behavior? This is a great video example why.

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10/14/2024

FETCH Drop in class this Tuesday. Starts at 6:00pm at Doggie Paddles in Florence. $20, Round Robin format. This is a good session for asking questions, setting up a training plan. and practicing as much as you need.

Let us know if you plan to attend.

10/08/2024

We are running an Intermediate/Beyond Basics Class starting Monday at 6:00pm. This is a great class to work on more distractions and work on CGC Prep. Email us at [email protected] to register.