Abbey the Dog Trainer

09/16/2025

Chester boy you have stolen my heart!

09/15/2025

Gimme all the basenjis🥰😭

08/29/2025

Friday: the dogs are ready for the weekend, and so are we 🐾😅 A little training, a lot of tail wags, and the perfect way to wrap up the week!

08/27/2025

I hope to spend every day for the rest of my life doing exactly this🐶🐾

08/14/2025

08/12/2025

The teefs, the ears, the PERSONALITY 😍 Bolt is the whole package!

08/08/2025

Who needs coffee when you’re this excited for the weekend?

07/28/2025

Happy Monday from me and my new board and train Shadow 💕

07/08/2025

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😅 Dog training is totally a breeze.💪

07/03/2025

Today was one of those days that reminds me exactly why I do what I do.

Sweet Pearl went home today. When she first arrived, she was deaf, terrified, and fear-aggressive — completely shut down and unsure of the world around her. Watching a dog like that pancake to the ground at the sight of a human is heartbreaking. But something incredible happens when you show them trust, patience, and love.

As a dog trainer, you learn to keep a certain emotional distance. Dogs come and go, and while you love every single one, you learn to tuck those feelings away so you can do your job. But today… I couldn’t do that. It’s been years since I cried at a go-home session — but Pearl got to me in the best way.

Over just two weeks, I watched her transform. From wanting absolutely nothing to do with me, to snuggling next to me on the floor, tail untucked, eyes soft, sneaking little kisses. The bond that forms with deaf dogs is something different. You become everything to them — their guide, their voice, their advocate. They lean into you with a depth of trust that’s hard to describe. And watching that trust bloom into confidence? That’s the kind of reward no paycheck could ever match.

Every morning she made me smile — the moment she’d see me wave across the room, that tail would go crazy, her whole body lighting up, ready to train, to connect, to shine.

I’m going to miss you, Pearl. I’m so proud of how far you’ve come, and I can’t wait to see how far you’ll go. Keep showing the world how amazing you are. 💕🥹

This job is hard. But it’s also the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. And dogs like Pearl make every second worth it.

06/20/2025

If you know me, you know my heart belongs to my deaf dogs! 😍 Meet Pearl, my new board and train buddy for the next two weeks. I’ve already fallen head over heels for her! 💕

06/17/2025

Kayce may or may not now have a big pink chalk-butt now😏😂