Kilo and Frei K-9

11/06/2025

🐾 LIVE Q&A: Dogs Afraid of the Vet – Tips, Tricks & When a Muzzle Makes Sense! 🐾

➡️ Date: Friday, November 7th 2025
➡️ Time: 8PM CST
➡️ Where: Right here on our page!

Is your dog a nervous wreck at the vet? You’re not alone — and we’ve got your back! Join us for a live discussion all about helping your pup feel safer during vet visits:

✨ Why so many dogs fear the vet
✨ Pre-visit prep and calming techniques
✨ What to do (and what not to do) during exams
✨ Load and condition the space so it feels less scary
✨ How and when a muzzle can be a smart, safety-first tool in high stress scenarios
✨ Open Q&A: Your specific case, your questions

🔗 Plus: Check out this TikTok video ahead of time so we can talk about it together during the live session:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Daa9jC/

🎥 Watch it, think of your own pup’s reactions, and we’ll dive in on what’s going on and how to make it better.

👋 Bring your experiences, questions, and concerns — whether your dog is mildly nervous or full-on panic mode. I’ll walk you through practical, vet-clinic-friendly strategies that you can try before your next appointment.

See you live — let’s make vet visits less scary for everyone in the room. 🐶❤️

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11/05/2025

🎃🐾 Check-in time for Klaus the Great Dane! 🐾🎃

Our big guy is growing fast — and not just in size! Klaus showed off some serious leash manners during trick-or-treating this week, proving that all his practice is paying off. 👏

He’s still got a few things to work on (puppy focus can be tough when the world is full of candy, costumes, and compliments 😅), but he’s getting there one step at a time.

We’re proud of you, Klaus — keep strutting those long legs like the gentle giant you’re becoming! 🐶💪🖤

11/05/2025

🐾 The Great Holiday Decoration Debate! 🎅✨

Okay friends… we need to settle this once and for all! 😆
When do the decorations go up at your house — November 1st 🎃➡️🎄 or December 1st 🎅?

And the real question… how do your dogs and house pets react once the holiday magic appears?
👀 Do they admire the tree from afar like perfect little angels?
🎯 Or are they the reason you’ve had to get creative with your decorating this year?
🚧 Do you have a clever setup to block off the tree or stockings from curious paws and tails?

💬 Drop your photos in the comments — we want to see your holiday setups, pet-proofing masterpieces, and furry “decorators” in action!

📸 The photo here is how we had to protect our tree last year from Leonard the Menace himself. 😂
or — which side are you on? 🎁👇

11/04/2025

When your best friend comes home from school and self-control just… isn’t in your vocabulary 🐶💥💛 🐾❤️

OH. MY. GOODNESS. IS THAT—WAIT. IT IS! IT’S HER! MY FAVORITE HUMAN! SHE’S BACK!

Okay okay okay—play it cool. Nope. Can’t. Tail’s already wagging. Legs are moving. HEART IS POUNDING. SHE’S HOME!!!

MUST. GET. TO. HER. BEFORE. ANYONE. ELSE. DOES.

Whoops! Okay maybe I didn’t mean to knock her down but now she’s on the floor and that means…

🩵 LAP TIME. CUDDLES. FACE LICKS. PURE JOY.

I missed her so much. Every bark, every nap, every squirrel chase—none of it mattered ‘cause she wasn’t here. But now?
NOW THE PACK IS COMPLETE.

Mission accomplished: human safely covered in fur, slobber, and love.

11/04/2025

🐾 Futures POV:

Guess what? It was time for private session #2 today, and I brought my other human with me this time! 😎 Gotta make sure they learn, too — can’t have me being the only one doing all the work around here.

We practiced commands, focus, and teamwork… and I think my human did pretty good (with a little help from me, of course 😉).

Can’t wait for our next and final session to show off everything we’ve learned together! 🐶💪

11/03/2025

☀️🐶Zoe, the adorable Cocker Spaniel puppy decided that this beautiful weather was too nice to waste! Instead of just soaking up the sun, she put her little paws to work learning her place board skills today. 🐾💪

She might be small, but she’s already showing big focus and determination — plus, she looks way too cute doing it. 😍

We love seeing our pups make progress while enjoying the sunshine! 🌤️
Let’s hear it for Zoe — the perfect mix of brains, beauty, and floppy ears! 👏🐾

📸 Drop a 🐕‍🦺 in the comments if your dog loves training days outside too!

11/03/2025

When someone asks how much experience Aaron has in dog training… this picture of baby K9 handler Aaron at McKinney PD pretty much says it all. 👮‍♂️🐶

That was three decades, countless dogs, and who knows how many bite sleeves ago. From green rookies to seasoned pros (both dogs and humans), he’s seen it, trained it, and probably laughed about it later. 😅

11/03/2025

Big thanks to

Justin R. Vazquez, Shayla Valles, Kaleena Davila, Rylee Stephens, Daniel Trowbridge, Bill DeMatteo, Justin Hicks, Ronnie Davis, Nastia Adams, Chris Miller, Jeannene Xanthus, Erin Brewer, Katherine Alverides, Dana Duckworth McGuinness, Edie R Summerford, Becky Howell Smith, Donny Tarter, Jason Brown, Daniel Moore, Andrea Mccrory Garner, Andrew Elaina Deyo

for all your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

11/03/2025

🎄 Holiday Boarding PSA from Your Favorite Trainers! 🐾

Hey friends! We’re officially heading into the busiest (and furriest 🐶) time of the year, and we wanted to give everyone a quick holiday heads-up!

Because we are primarily a Board & Train facility, we only accommodate boarding for our past clients — and as of today, our boarding-only spots are completely full for November and December. 🎁

👉 For the remainder of 2025, we’ll only be accepting Board & Train programs — so if you’ve been thinking about jumping in before the year ends, now’s your chance!

Our remaining session start dates are:
🗓 November 18th
🗓 December 2nd
🗓 December 16th

⚠️ Please also note: we will be closed to all intakes and discharges from December 30th through January 1st. While we’ll still be here working with the pups, we’ll be taking a few days to cozy up with our families and recharge before kicking off an awesome new year. ❤️

We appreciate everyone’s understanding (and early planning!) — we’re so excited to help our last few 2025 trainees finish the year strong. Let’s wrap up the season with wagging tails and happy training wins! 🐾🎅

11/03/2025

🎓🐾 Graduation Spotlight: Kylo the Rottweiler! 🐾🎓

Big round of applause for Kylo, our handsome Rottweiler grad! 👏 When Kylo first joined us for his Board & Train program, this big guy had a limited routine — he mostly hung out in the backyard and knew how to sit… when he felt like it. 😉

Fast forward to graduation day, and we’ve got a whole new dog! 🙌 Kylo now leaves us with an incredible foundation of obedience, structure, and confidence that will help him continue to thrive at home. He’s learned not only how to follow commands but how to stay engaged with his humans, focus even around distractions, and enjoy life beyond the backyard. 🦮💪

For those who don’t know, Rottweilers are intelligent, loyal, and powerful working dogs. They thrive on leadership, consistency, and purpose — all things Kylo has shown tremendous progress in mastering! Once known for guarding the Roman Empire, these dogs are happiest today when they have a job to do and a human to look to for guidance. ❤️

We’re so proud of how far Kylo has come — from a backyard lounger to a focused, well-rounded partner. His family now gets to put all those new skills to the test at home, and we can’t wait to see how he continues to shine! 🌟

Drop a 🎉 in the comments to help us congratulate Kylo on this amazing accomplishment! 🐶👏

11/02/2025

🐾 Let’s Talk About “Check-In Syndrome” 😅

We get it — your pup is your baby. You miss them. You wonder what they’re doing, if they ate their lunch, if they made any new friends, and if they’re being good in class today.

But imagine walking into your kid’s kindergarten class every hour on the hour like:

“Hi Ms. Smith! How’s little Tommy doing? Did he nap? Did he share his crayons? Did he learn sit yet?”

You’d probably get that teacher look. 👀

Now imagine that times 10, with 10 different Tommys and Suzys (all with paws). That’s us! Every time we pause training to answer messages, calls, and emails, it takes time away from working with your dog — and everyone else’s.

We promise — we’re not ignoring you! ❤️ We send regular updates because we want you to see the progress, but in between those updates, we’re nose-to-tail busy making sure your pup is learning, growing, and thriving.

So if we don’t reply right away, it’s not because we don’t care — it’s because we’re too busy teaching your fur-kid not to eat the couch. 😉

Thanks for trusting the process, respecting the time we dedicate to each dog, and for letting us actually train instead of just talk about training!

11/01/2025

🐾 Welcome, Tennessee! 🖤
Say hello to Tennessee — pronounced “Tensie!” This gorgeous German Shepherd has joined our training program to work on a few very important goals!

Tensie is naturally protective of her home and family (as any good Shepherd should be 💪), but she’s here to learn how to channel that drive — becoming calm and confident even when guests come over.

We’ll be focusing on:
✅ Building reliable obedience and recall
✅ Strengthening her responsiveness to her humans’ cues
✅ Teaching her when it’s time to protect and when it’s time to relax

With her intelligence, loyalty, and a little guidance, we know this girl is going to thrive. Welcome to the Kilo and Frei family, Tennessee — we can’t wait to see your progress! 🐶✨